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Hember of - The Canadian Assosiation Weekly Newspapers THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Port Perry, Ontario, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1954 L 4 No Trick At All Some people are taking seriously what some 'doctors :have said about cigarettes and lung cancer. After thinking the mat- ter over and giving due consideration to the opposing school of thought which. claims that there is no harm in cigarettes (a very weak school it is, too, which makes some of the more suspicious of us think that its faculty is in the employ of the cigarette corporations) 'a great many of - us have decided to give up cigarette smok- ing. '- 'Now there's a really noble resolve! But 'like most noble resolves it's easier to put it into words than it is to put it into action. Of course, when you decide to stop smok- ing you realize that you have a real battle on your hands. The habit isn't an easy one fo 'break. You keep putting off the final moment when you will smoke your last éigarette.~ You start figuring out what lis the best time during the twenty- four hours to make the break. You start fortifying yoursélf with gum, chicklets, cough drops or whatever appeals to you. You try not to visualize the endless succes- sion of Sgeralis less days stretching out before ydu. 'You decide 'to experiment with eutting down on them'--tapering off. Of course, this dodsn't 'work. Others tell me the same thing. You determine to smoka only after.supper; and the next day you feel like.a drug addict on a desert is- land until supper finally rolls around. This is too 'hard on the nerves so you abandon the 'after supper dodge.' ] You seek professional advice, 1 wish I had ardollar for every article I've read .on how to give up smoking! 'Tooimuch of this advice comes from ex- perts "who may 'know their specialty but they certainly never smoked cigarettes the way I do, This advice .isn't worth the paper:it's printed on. ; ButiI've discovered how to.give up cigar- Sir Winston's Portrait Sir Winston's birthday portrait by Graham {Sutherland has upset the apple- cart of a good many 'loyal Britishers and equaly loyal Canadians. For years the press has gone about build- ing up Sir Winston's personality for us. We have been piecing him together little by little during that time. Sore of us . thought we saw one kind of person in Sir Winston. Some of us thought we saw an- other'but by theilarge we all cherished the idea that our hero'was benign. We knew he was strong. 'We knew he was ruthless. We were also sure he was jolly and kind. His rotund body and big cigar linked him with Santa orsome equally jovial saint. Graham Sutherland had appointments with this man quietly: 'probably alone in. the studio. He learned to see another side "of him. He chose to show that side to'the public. "Bomeone has said "Art is nature seen through a tenipgerament", ' .Graham Sutherland 'had the kind 'of temperament that made him see Churchill 'as 'this huge ungainly rather frog-like man. We are re- minded with a shock that. Churchill was a ruthless 'enemy ; «perhaps a loyal friend but at any rate'a ruthless enemy. His greatest hour was during 'the 'war. The strength 6f the Marlboroughs seemed to surge again through his veins. He herd- . is over. 4 : 4 ettes. 1 think my scheme is fool-proof - and 1 want to share it with others, on a free basis, of course. The secret of how to give up smoking Sirateties is after all a rather simple thing. I discovered that it isn't difficult to cut cigarettes out completely (that Ys if you were a moderately heavy smoker-- - between one and two large packages a day). I don't know where my scheme will work for light smokers. There isn't any difficulty at all in giving up cigarettes. The real difficulty is in making up your mind to give them up. Why so many men have a terrible time trying to break the habit is because they won't make up their minds to quit. Of course, since, their minds are not made up, cigarettes present too much of a tempta- tion to them and they can't resist just one more. Let me assure you that orfce you have really made up your mind . . the struggle cigarette smoke and smokers and you won't feel a single:twinge. You can carry an open package 'of cigarettes around with you and offer 'them to your frienda and not have the slightest urge to smoke one yourself, It's easy. just quit. made:up your mind. The rewardsiare immediate. Clean ton- gue, new: enjoyment of food, energy that you didn't dream of,' a nose that can taste the "wholesomeness and .the .freshness of air, freedom from heagache. All from cig- arettes .. . Oh, no from having made up your mind and doing the thing which the But make sure that. you have 'time youigave to cigarettes: prevented you from' doing. And just imagine I've discovered this all in the last twenty-four hours. ed us all/into the breach with 'his tongue and we were proud 'to go. He did this for a world torn in shreds and ready to be scat- tered to the four winds, - He,:almost alone, with that mighty ruthlessness welded us into a competent fighting whole. We won the victory. Churchill did not:do this without paying a price himself. 'His own charadter must have taken on /the "very 'weapons with which he fought in his own mind. If we do not like'this side of our giant we ought to remembér that no man can do what he did and not be influenced by it. Brock CHisholm has made us see that we cannot afford to pretend we are children of 'the time. There are days and hours when we ought to face situations stripped of all 'glamour .take them for what they are worth-and have the courage to go back * and build a: whdlesome: world .for ourselves and posterity. 'We ought to build it with greater 'strength and loyalty because of our 'experience, Graham 'Sutherland has made us see something wemiight have forgotten during this Christmas :season. He: has made us see that'war is ugly ; that. it. has done ugly things to.all df us. Perhaps the men and women of 'the/future will need to remember this also'and Graham Sutherland's portrait of Churchill will be tiere.in that hour. You can walk into a room of . :| POLICE BREAK UP HOCKEY If you want to quit, GAMB BRAWL ; OR el | Be - nm - District Doings = : COPPER STRIKE IN MINDEN ARBA* ~ .) The village of Minden and 'the sui- rounding territory to the north are in the spotlight this week, a few days after the announcement of what may be another 'major 'strike in the Bra~ dey's Lake district, in Hindon Town- ship. : Reports from Orillia last week start. od the story of 'the strike spreading through Central Oritario, There, pros' pectors. of "every description were cleaning logal stores of supplies and dquipment for their trip to the Hall} burton Coutity area, where, during thd past two months, a great deal of ac- tivity in staking claims on urantum and other base metal sites has been experienced. 4 af 41 The reports were soon confirmed by those in the Minden area, Cars and trucks werd: streaming into the arew on Thursday and@®#lday, and over the week-end the villagdbecame the centre of the new wrea of discovery, Rum- ors were rampant, and only a trip to Bradey's Ike could determine the true pleturd "The new afrike is reported not to be in the same area as the:prospecting Department of Lands and Forests in Linds8y reported .that .most of the a¥el 'fmmdédiately surroumting Brad- ey"s Lake had been staked during a recent rush, Residents und summer 'restdenitd OF theiaréa: reported much activity 'duting thie latterspart of ithe summer. NEW INDUSTRY 'FOR COBOURG An important new manufacturing industry for Canadawillibe eptablish ed. in-Cobouxg, it was-announeed. re- cently bythe Honsurable W. K. War- render, Q.C., Minister of Planning and Development. An old established Bri- tish Company, P. Leiner & Sons 'Ltd., 'the 'world's' largest manufacturer of 'osséin' gelatine, 'Will "set up 'an opera- tion in Cobourg which will eventually duplicateifor North Amerieaiitargeln- tine industry in Wales -known aa Tre- forest Chemilcal"Co. Id. © =~ = Treforest Chemical Co. Ltd. is uni- que in the gelatine manufacturing field in that It maintaths its own wour- ces ofthe two'prifi¢ipal raw matetials --boné-and"aéld: "Bone 1s supplied by two subsidiary companies located in India:and Pakistan whichiare controls ded by Leiner Overseas Itd. of Bom bay. The 25,000 tons of hydroclorie acid used each year is supplied by an- other subsidiary, iAlkall- and Acid Co. Ltd, in Wales, of the past six weeks, Officials of the \ GRANT %1,000 FOR COMMUNITY CENTRE AT KINMOUNT Coutity' Council, sitting in' committee of Finance and Assessment last week, approved a grant of $1,000 to the Kin- mount Community Centre, recently ob- tained and 'refurbished by the Town. ship of Somerville aga'local commun- ity hall: It wag formerly Hopkins Hall. x : : Reeve C. 0. Hodgson, of. Somerville Township, told . Council the grant' would be in lieu of a grant made ieay- lier 'this year 'for the 'building ¢f a public rest room in Kinmount. The Hallihad been 'bought during the sum- mer, he 'said, and local labor used to recondition it, to its present' good shape. Ah . + "It's an absolute necessity for the young .people of the. area to have a hall where they can gather to hold their dances and parties", commented Mr. 'Hodgeon, Council 'approved the grant unani- mously. MILLION GALLONS WATER PER DAY IN MARKHAM TWP. * Reéve Alf IéMasurier of Markham Township announced on Tuesday night at a meeting (of the Markham Twp, Property Owners Association that a 'big water strike had been made on the 'Harold Boyington 'property, west of Don Mills Road and south of No, 7 Highway. The well is expected to 'produce one million gallons of water per day, a sufficient quantity to sup- ply 10,000 persons, The quality of the water is reported to be very good. Mrs. Kathleen James and Mr. Archie Little, members of the water and sani- tation committee for the Township, have been working on the project for many months, The tests have been cayried. out by International Water | Supply headed by Mr. Gordon Kirk. -- HEIFER ATTACKS HIRED MAN Stouffville -- Twenty-six year old Peter Derek, a hired man on the Ross Winterstein farm, 6th concession of Whitchurch, narrowly escaped death on Tuesday afternoon when a Holstein heifer went wild and pinned the young man 'against the stable wall. Dr, F. J. Button of Stouffville treated the .Jinjured youth for shock and a possible fractured skull. The accident occurred immediately after the horns had been removed from the heifer's head. Derek was removing the ropes from the animal when it suddenly charged, knocking him unconscious. The youth is a na- tive of. Holland and has been working on the Winterstein farm for nearly two years. He was removed to hospi- tal for x-ray treatment and observa- tion. f -- On Saturday night in the Stouffville Arena near the end of the Clipper- .] Lynhurst game a wild two-man brawl broke 'out .on the ice between right- winger Don Claydon of Stouffville and Hughes of East York. The two men exchanged blows and when finally separated, Claydon appeared ready for the showers with much of his uniform torn from his back. Hughes of Lynd- hursts took exception to referee Lor- ing Doolittle intervening in their pri- vate feud and lashed out a well-aimed right. uppercut to Doolittle's chin. The 'referee promptly called for the police and O.F.P Constable W. 8S. Hil- liard escorted the enraged player to the dressing room. Clipped Comments THOSE GUARANTEED ANNUAL WAGES We don't believe for a minute that those labor leaders who. are demand- ing guaranteed annual wages for all regular employees of-industry are so blind as to believe that such wages could be paid without reducing the wage rates of all workers. Nor do we believe that these same leaders would dare suggest that their members accept a cut in their wage rates in order to make guaranteed an- nual wages possible, What then have they in mind when they urge their followers to press such demands? Our guess is .that they shink the employers, when confronted with such impossible demands, might be fright ened into supporting the unions in pressing the government to 'assume the burden of paying the extra cost that guaranteed annual wages would involve. This would be the longest step Can- ada has yet taken towards state so- cialism. . If private industry allows it- self to be inveigled into any such po- sition as this, it will be sealing ite own doom. --The 'Rural Scene. AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK After listening to C,C.F. calamity howlers continually spouting about:the country going to wrack and ruin, as well as some misguided labor leaders everlastingly - trying to keep their members in a nervous jitter about the future it was a bit refreshing to see one of Canada's prominent industrial- ists who employes thousands of people speak gptimistically of future 'econ- omic conditions. In an interview last week H. M. Turner, president of Canadian. General Electric'Co., Limited, made these pre- dictions regarding the future of his great company: : "The levelling off evident during the past year will not, we believe, ma- terially deteriorate beyond its present levels, Indeed, we foresee a remewal of gains in production and consump- tion next year. "Lobking two years ahead to 1950, we expect the Canadian economy to surpass fits performance of any pre- vious year, : "Beyond that we are anticipating that gross national production will rise rapidly (not necessarily without interruption) until 1964, at which time the economy will be on the verge of Tr gad RPI RIA FTC RAPYRT SEE TE aR Ae RSE a further expansion based on a drama- tic increase in household and family formation," 4 It is our*humble opinion, as a grass- roots editor, that industry has a story to tell, but too often refrains from giving their side of the story. They leave it to irresponsible agitators; set on stirring up trouble, to create public opinion, which to say the least, is pre- judiced and lopsided in influencing an ignorant and gullible public, : So let's have more opinions, expres- sed in public, from men like Mr, Turn- er who continues to build more fac- torles and create more employment to keep Canada in the.front van of pro- gress and prosperity. --Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville ARE YOUR HOME ARTERIES HARDENING? Maybe the world is moving too fast for us, but we had always thought of a 10-year-old house as practically new, Yet electrical experts now tell us that at such an advanced age it may have hardening of the arteries--its electri- cal arteries, that is. : These experts figure that the elec- trical needs of a family increase more than 10 per cent each year. Thus, in ten years, the demand on wiring has almost doubled. In the case of really old homes, the residents are therefore lucky to be able to make a plece of toast when lights and a few applian- ces are turned on. In 1930 you no doubt owned an elec- tric radio, toaster and refrigerator, along with the electric range. Today, we are told, there are more than 60 electrical appliances available. These include such modern inventions as broilers, garbage disposers, clothes washers and driers, deep freezes, ra- zors, mixers, fans, air conditioners ete. --not to mention the television. In most cases we are trying to run 1964's electrical conveniences on wiring de- signed for 1930's needs. It is no wonder therefore that the experts are concerened about the in- adequate wiring found in more than 80 per cent of the nation's homes. A modern toaster or coffee maker (about 1,100 watts) puts as much load on the wiring as the whole lighting system required before the days of push button living. Thus, if fuses are blowing out in your house, or the lights are dimming, 'or the toaster heats to slowly, your home is warning you. Its electrical arteries need pro- fessional attention. And it's time to do something about it for safety's sake. --Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville HOSPITALS ARE NECESSARY TO YOUR COMMUNITY-- Almost every boy and 'girl in Ont- ario today began life in a hospital. This is quite different from twenty or thirty years ago when most babies were born at home. Through the years the hospital has hecome more and more important in the community. As medical science has progressed in its ability to heal the sick, so hospitals have expanded their facilities to give doctors up-to- date "workshops" in which to treat their patients, No one would want to live in a com- ménity 'where: there was no hospital, for even though we often fail to notice it when we are well, it quickly becomes the centre of our existence when we, or someone we love, become ill or meet with an accident. Yes, hospitals are truly guardians of the people's health. Long after factories and other busi- nesges have closed for the day, the hospital in your community continues its never-ending fight for life. Twenty four hours a day, every day in the year, the doctors, nurses, technicians, and other workers in your hospital continue their dramatic work ushering new lives into the world and return- ing health to the sickiand injured. Because of the wonders of modern medical care and the'highly scientific équipment in your 'hospital, people live longer today than ever before. Many physical ailments which once would have meant long suffering are now cured quickly and surely." There are still types of sickness which chal- lenge the skill of doctors and the facil- ities of hospitals, but great strides have been made, and continue to be made, for, the betterment of the health of 'each one of us. Sometimes people wonder who owns our hospitals and makes profits out of them, The:answer is simple--hos- pitals are owned by the people of the community in which they are located, and they make no profits. The money to build hospitals comes, in the main, from the people themselves. The most that hospitals ever expect from the money which patrons pay for care is enough to cover the actual costs of providing their segvices. Hos- pital officials are happy if the money ~ 5 Se A 3 These bright stars of the CBC-TV version-of the popular "Howdy Doody Show" help keep the program moving at a lively pace. Old Scuttlebut, a | is saying. somewhat boisterous pirate with a' speak. generous heart, can tell tall tales but has also picked up some astounding Canadian television. gts SN | true stories (in his' travels. Percival Parrot is always interested in them, but his chief job is to interpret what another chafacter, Clarabell, the clown Clarabell, you see can't "The 'Howdy Doody Show" nay be heard five times a week on they take in each year is just enough to pay the expenses for wages, sup- plies, and equipment. Very-often, in- deed in most cases, hospitals do not take in enough to pay all the bills, Thus they end the year with a deficit which, must be made up by public con- tributions or grants from the munici- pality. Hospitals do not operate as com- mercial organizations; they provide a community service. --Watchman-Warder, Lindsay. 0f Many Things by Ambrose Hills OPEN SECRETS A the request of a national maga- zine, 1 spent yesterday interviewing the executive vice-president of a new oil company that has been opening service stations in Eastern Canada at a rate that makes your head swim. The editor wrote: "The petroleum industry was supposed to be so highly competitive that a newcomer in the field wouldn't have a chance. Yet this man organized a new company, found the money to finance it, and is obvious- ly making a thumping success of it. Find 'out what kind of a man he is. Try to nail down his personal philos- cphy and give our readers a glimpse of his success secrets. If you have difficulty getting in to see him, wire me and I'll try to arrange it from here." I had no difficulty getting in to sce this man. I had him on the telephone personally within ten minutes. I read the letter from the editor to him. His exact words were: "Come on over, but you'll be disappointed -- so will many of your readers. I have some secrets, but they're open secrets." The first thing I discovered about this man was his blunt honesty. He says precisely what he means. In the course of the day, I asked him what he weighed. He said, "Well, now . it's quite a while since I weighed my- self . . . but I usually run around 145 pounds." Quick as a wink, a public relations man on his staff*suggested, "You'd better make that 156 pounds--" He smiled. "The other sounds a bit . . small." "Just a minute there," said the ex- ecutive vice-president. "If 1 weigh 145 pounds--that's what I weigh! And I see no special virtue in bulk!" A slight thing to judge a man by? Maybe--but when you've interviewed as many men as I have you discover that it is on such areas that you are able to separaté the phonies from the real men. This man was no phonie! About success secrets," he said, "I hate to rehash what everybody else says. But the fact is, most of the copy-book maxims are true. The man who stops. merely paying lip service to these truths, and starts to act on them, is sure to succeed. "Take the well-known saying Can- ada is a land of opportunity. It is true. But how many act on it? Our company fs merely 'a symbol of the trith that this is a land of oppor- tonity. --- T was told, when I started this company, that it 'didn't have a chance-<that the big fellows would squeeze 'us out, I didn't beMeve it. Not as long as we have freedom. In a free economy the newcomér alwnys has 'a chance if hé has faith in his freedom. Bigness catries its own discipline. = The newcomer can mot more quickly, often mdre 'efficiéntly, Everybody knows these secrets--too few have the faith to act on them!" Scugog The Head W. A. held their Christ- mas meeting at the home of Mrs. H. Martyn on Dec. 1st. Twenty members and two visitors were present. All were delighted with the Christmas decorations through the house, which set the stage. for our especially happy Christmas meeting. Betty Reader presided, and opened the meeting with the hymn "O: Little Town of Bethlehem, followed by 'the Lord's Prayer. The Christmas story from the 'book of Luke was read by Mrs. Alex Martyn. Mrs. Ashbridge read the story "No Room in the Inn", from our study book. The minutes of the last meeting were read and the roll call was "What Christmas means to us". > We were reminded to take jam or home baking for the baking sale to be held by the Hospital Auxiliary on Dee. 11th. It was moved and seconded that we donate $10 to the Hurricane Relief Fund. To conclude the program Clara Mar. tyn sang the lovely Christmas Carol "OD Holy Night" and Mrs. Barry read an inspirational story called "Let's Keep Christmas." Christmas gifts were then exchan- ged among the members, following which Mrs. Ashbridge's group served a most delicious Christmas lunch. Mr. and Mrs. John Reader and fa- mily spent last Sunday at the home _ of Mr. and Mrs, Laverna Martyn. Mrs. A. Ashbridge returned home Sunday after spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. C. Harrison, in Toronto. The Head Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Redman last Monday evening to discuss a National Health Plan. Our next meeting! will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Carter. A : The Christmas Concert of the Head School will be held in the Head Church on Friday evening, December 17th. Mr, and Mrs. Angus Wilkinson and Mrs. Graham spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tremeer at Little Britain. Mrs. Grace Teel of Prince Albert visited Mr. and Mrs. Angus Wilkinson and Mrs. Graham last Monday. . -All W, A, members please remember to take either home baking, candy or jam to the Hospital Auxiliary baking sale on Saturday afternoon, Dee. 11. Manchester Rev. Mr. Mutton preached an excel- = lent sermon on Sunday morning. His theme was "The Courage of Jesus". On Sunday, December 19th there will be a special White Gift Service, church and Sunday School uniting. The Women's Association met at the home of Mrs. Josh Dobson last Thursday, with an attendance of 25. The meeting opened with hymn and prayer. Mra. Howard Franklin read the Scripture Lesson and Mrs. R. Steer gave the Lesson Thoughts. Pres. Mra. Roach conducted a short business session. A demonstration of Tupper Ware was given. The travelling bas. ket realized over eleven dollars for that afternoon. The January meet- ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Grant Franklin. The meeting closed with Theme and prayer. The group in charge served the usual delicious lurch. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Howsam and Miss Vera Howsam motored to Ot- tawa last Saturday and spent the week end with 'Mr. and Mrs, Millbert How- gam. "Mra. Alex Hewitt 'and Mr, Harry Cowan of Carnarvon were week-end guests of 'their sister Mrs. A. Réach and family. 3 i { ey