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Ras So PI SIA STINT Fp ec pointy! EB i rs NN PT THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE gaat am ne nae Port Perry, Ontario, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1955 r 03 Janudry 8, the Honourable George Doucett submitted his resignation to .Premier Frost in the form of a letter. The letter is a long one in which' George Doucett expresses ap- preciation for his association with Mr, Frost and reviews the highlights of that associa- tion, But the really important thing ingthe letter is contained in the following quotation from it: : "....it is an element of democratic process that an elected representative, charged with the direction of a government - department, must accept full responsibility for that department irrespective of the light in which the dictum may be viewed. (THIS HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF RE- SPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. (ours) In this respect, the recent disclosures of ir- regularities in the Department of Highways have given me very great concern and, under the circumstances, I would 'ask you to relieve me of the responsibility of the office of Minister of Highways." ' This is proper procedure and Mr. Doucett is to be commended for his honest and forth- right action, : The Fickle Stock Market Few things are more illogical than our stock market. Speculation in investments is, apparently, necessary to our present type of economic enterprise. The selling of stocks to raise capital to initiate and carry on busi- ness seems to 'be a very effective way to - maintain our industry as it was an effective means. for building it up in the first place. But the temperamental nature of the think. ing and the activity of those who participate as bulls and bears, as-benefactors and vic- tims of the system defy intelligent explana: tion, : The Americanigovernment restrained mar- ..ginal buying by raising the cash percentage to 60 from 60, and. precipitated a wave of selling the like of which had. not been seen since the panic daya of 1929. Now this was strange, almost as strange as the Teatparty in Alice's Wonderland. But it wasn't any tea-party, at least for thousands of in- vestors. Losses ran into hundreds of mil.- ~ . The Right Thing At the time the irregularities were first "discovered this newspaper wrote an editorial setting forth in almost the identical words used by Mr. Doucett the responsibility of the Minister.. This was not a mere co- incidence. Responsible government. is founded upon responsibility and the state- ment'of the responsibility is clear and simple. In Great Britain resignation from office is~ mandatory upon disclosures of irregularities in a ministerial department; in Canada we often try to circumvent such action by cover- ing up and the shifting of responsibility to those actually responsible for the irregulgr- ities. That is a matter of justice quite apart from the procedure of responsible govern- ment, The Liberal government in Ottawa was guilty of this procedure when disclo- sures were made in the Defense Department. It is heartening to see that the Hon. George Doucett did the right thing and nicely ex- ""presssed his reason and the necessity for his action. It is to be hoped that his example will serve as a basis for thosé charged: with the responsibility of high government offices. 2 \ 3 lions.. And all this in spite of the fact that only an insignificant number of stockholders had stock on a fifty-fifty basis. It was esti- mated that less than 2 per cent of those in the market had such margins. Why the un- precented selling? No one knows. . One of the experts in discussing the drope said that it was far more important to be a psychologist: than an expert in Dow Jones Averages if you wanted to clean up in the market. He was, of course, referring to the kind of psychologist who specializes in ab- normal behaviour. The stock market gy- rations have been proved time and time again to be anything but normal or predictable. . not even the laws of chance function here and all the intelligent things said about -playing the market can be taken with a very "large grain of salt . . and there is no argu- ment about that . . . at least with us . . . for haven't we $20 worth of worthless stock to prove our point. What in? Why, uran- ium=and oil, of course. me Codfish may well be classified as "game fish" for during April and October last year the government re- "search ship, Marinus, caught 10,000: of them, tagged them and let them go in the hope that:they would be caught again. .. but if they are caught a second time, they're it. Hee Creighton, dean of foot ball, 4 referees in Canada, said that the * ~~ game was ruined by American ims ports who did nothing but fill the air with passes . .. personally, we think the game was ruined when it became big business instead of sport . . . and that goes for hockey and baseball, too. * oo ° i The government announces in its throne speech that it is undertaking a public works program and 'plans to spend a large sum on developments «PASSING SHOW By M.A.C. We saw a title in the paper the other. day that: struck a responsive chord \, . IT'S FUN. BEING WEAK- MINDED... . . now we think that we could write a really good editorial on that and someday we must have a go at it . . . but, of course, we would want it to 'be anonymous. . . or is that being weak-minded? * ¢ The reports from the Toronto 'papers indicate thatithat city 'has be- come art conscious... . we nude -it would happen. : *« 5 @ We see where the United Nations is now trying to solve a Chinese puzzle + + + time was when Chinese puzzles were pastimes for. the children , . . now they even have the United Na- tions licked . , . Oh; we shouldn't say that . . . after all the affair in Korea and Viet Nahm ended :in as draws . . . 8 good move, but late as usual. didn't they . . . No, as withdrawals. District Doings POPULATION 10,107 --HISTORY'S HIGHEST Lindsay's population. for the first time in history, has exceeded 10,000 + + ++ to be exact, it 18:10,107, 2 "This 'statement is made by assess- t Commissioner Harold Baty in as report handed in to Lindsay's ~.1'Council on Monday evening, - Mr. Baty prefaced his annual report for the Assessment Department for 1954 with some notations, The census, according to the com- missioner, was taken by two field workers who were out for approxi- mately ten weeks, and thereby, a much more accurate count was able to be taken, He said that few call-backa were necessary, as the census was taken before people left. for their sums mer homes; also there was more time available to check the work before closing the rolls, Mr. Baty noted that-he proposes to make a separate report on Poll Taxes in the near future, : MARKHAM BUILDING , LABT YEAR WAS NEAR $3 MILLION MARK ~~ Township in the year Just ended was close to three million dollars. for an + #all-time high. There were 874 per- mits issued with an exact value of The value of building in Markham. field in total dollar value, commercial and industrial building was up.from former years, amounting to nearly half a million. THere were 194 new houses erected plus numerous alterations to old build- ings and residential construction was valued at $2,160,487. The value of accessory buildings was $50,876 and conimercial and industrial $481,900 Value of permits for public build- ings amounted to $194,500, These were made-up of.one. church and four schools with a total of 18 classrooms, This report was submitted to council this week by Walter Craig, Building Inspector, © POLICE FORCE TO COST $6,960 PLUS MILEAGE STOUFFVILLE: Municipal Council meeting for their inaugural session on Monday evening, unanimously voted to sign a contract.with the Ontario, Pro- vincial Police for 1066." The contract price for the two. full-time conatables will be $6,960 plus 6c. per mile for 'the cruiser. This is an increase of $360. over last year's figure and re- presents an inerease of $180. in-salary to 'each constable, Total police costs. in Stouffville for 1964 amounted to $7,798.80. From is amount can be deducted Stouff- to approximately $500 which brought the police costs: down to $7,208.89. Reeve 'Elmer Daniels stated that $2,886,762. While dwellings led the ville's share in fines which amounted that the two men were necessary to do a full job, Councillor Wagg commented in the advisability of having one local man and stated that he was given to under- stand much of the constable's time was taken up in making out lengthy reports. Councillor Ratcliff comment. ed that most constables are not too an- xious:to spend time in making out re- ports 'and that actually little time is required for this duty in the overall picture. SURVEYORS ARE LOCATING NEW PIPE LINE The new 2,000 mile gas pipe line extending from Edmonton to Toronto will cut across farms in Pickering and Markham Townships. : Surveyors working on the project have notified the farmers who will be effected by the large scale scheme. They have obtained permission from the property owners 'to trespass on their land, The line will cut through some of the larger centres in Northern Ontario and will extend down to Orillia. From there it will cut in Brooklin then west between Markham and Stouffville to Highway 400. It will then proceed to Toronto where it will be linked up with a similar line extending up from the United States. The huge mains will measure 24 inches in width and will be buried b feet in the ground. Workmen will construct the line in sections using heavy equipment to do the job, A few hundred miles of pipe has already been laid from Edmonton in an east- erly direction, -- BUBY BUG BAFFLES BIOLOGIST Lindsay--A sign of a possible pre- 'mature spring came to light recently when a caterpillar was brought into the office of "The Post" by Mrs. C. Gerster. Mrs. Gerster, who lives on Needham 8t. said that she spotted the furry bug crawling over the snow in her yard and was somewhat surprised to see such a sight out of season, Checking for details with Mr. Weir of the Dept. of Lands and Forests it was learned that caterpillars are very seldom seen at this time of year, as they usually pupade into a cocoon in the fall, remaining dormant until the spring when they emerge as an in- sect with wings, Mr, Weir said that there was no logical explanation for its presence, and since they usually eat only vege- tation, it would seem odd that it was while the figure seemed high, he felt still alive, Clipped Comments . | TELEVISION, RADIO and PUBLIC The Canadian Broadcasting Cor- poration announces a surplus for the fiscal year 1953-64 of $6,567,862, "Nice going" some will say. cured, of the following: licence fees.) J 2. An excise tax on radio and televi- sion receiving sets and parts which amounted to $16,760,000. 3. Commercial broadcasting (adver- tising) revenues which amounted to $3,806,000. Thus without the $6,250,000 grant from Parliament (which of course comes out of taxes) and without the excise taxes on radio and television sets the entire CBC operation would have shown a loss of at least $15,000.- 000. And the CBC it must be remem- bered is exempted from corporation income tax, does not have to pay 47 percent. of its net earnings to the Government. --Ottawa Journal CARS THAT DERAIL TRAINS At Beeton CPR crossing, described as affording an unrestricted view, a 'motorist drove into a speeding freight and derailed eleven cars. The automobile was dragged 200 yds., but the driver crawled out; the news report states, announcing, "I'm fine." Well, that's just dandy, but lives of the train crew were endangered, fly- ing - wheels just missed the station agent's living quarters, and damage .| to the cars is $50,000. The engineer of the CPR Dayliner, which hits 80 mph, sounded warnings in vain: to a car approaching a cross- ing at Hornby. The driver, 82, was fatally injured. The train, with 70 passengers, swayed but kept the rail: It would be easy to list numerous instances of the kind, including de- railment by a truck of a through CN R passenger train east of Montreal. The company sued for $250,000, and a settlement out of court was reached. Another car-train collision in Quebec resulted in a suit by the CNR for $117,000 damages. Haward B. Chae, a member of the Transport Commis- sion and former railway man, said re- cently that one crossing crash in every two: or three is the result of a car being driven into a train. Trains cannot swerve nor stop as quickly as highway vehicles. In gen- eral, the responsibility for care at crossings rests with the operators of motor 'vehicles. A jury award of $40,000 damages to car passengers in a TH&B collision was thrown out by the Appeal Court. Indeed, the rail- ways sue and collect a sizeable sum annually over crossing' crashes, but nothing like full reimbursement. One: would expect that: newspaper pictures of automobiles after encount- ers with trains would deter drivers from taking chances. Crossing acci- dents point up the {desirability of stricter driving tests, and of much heavier penalties for drunken and im- paired driving. --Toronto Telegram NATIONAL UNITY OF STRENGTH AND PROSPERITY Although we often hear that Canada has national unity, Hon. Edouard Masson, member of the Quebec legis- lative council, claims we have never enjoyed national unity. At the same time; Mr. Masson was quick to point out. that Quebec was most anxious to realize national unity to insure the strength and prosperity of the nation. It might be a good time to determine what we believe national unity to be. For some, undoubtedly it would mean that everyone would think alike on the great issues of the day. Yet there must always be the thought that this may not prove to be as ideal a state as we imagine. It would be a dull ex- istence indeed, if we were not per- mitted to give expression to our dif- ferences. It would be equally dull if we had no differences to express. As Canadiang, we must always ex- pect differences in our country. There is; first of all, the difference in lan- guage, which is not likely to be erad- fcated. Both English and French have played a large role in the present de- velopment of Canada, and together they will carry the nation on to great- er: heights. There is also difference of opinion, but this cannot be con- strued as harmful to national unity. There is a greater degree of na- tional unity today than many people suspect. It lies not only in purpose, but also perhaps of greater impor- Yet before any of us start throwing hats in the air over such a seemingly fine achievement it might be well to take a look at how this "surplus" was se- The Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation's income for the fiscal year 19583- 64--the year reported on--consisted 1. A direct grant from Parliament of $6,250,000 (this an annaul grant to take the place of dropped radio . "LIVING" WITH ELAINE In a gay mood is vivacious Elaine Grand, the editor-in-chief of "Living", A CBC television show, it covers the gamit of subjects from fashion to furniture, from cooking to carpentry, The show is carried three times a week on stations of the CBC televi- sion network. tance, in desire. Mr. Masson has said that residents of Quebec desire nation- al unity. Other provinces are-equal- ly sincere in that desire. The great lesson we must learn is aid we should never confuse uniform- y and unity. If we think of these as synonymous, we are making a big mistake, and incidently, lacing a stumbling block in the way of true national unity. Unity which produces strength and prosperity can only be made through mutual appreciation of the various elements that go to make up our coun- try. Without that respect of tongue, other opinions, other thought forms, we cannot expect to sce our Canada acquire its full stature; ---Canadian Statesman. of Many Things DAVE I don't know what church Dave be- longs to, but I know that he carries in his wallet a prayer, and that he reads it often, and it has done some- thing very remarkable for him. Dave was once a veritable stumble- bum, an alcoholic outcast, a denizen off skid row. Though he came from a fine family, they were unable to do much with him. He was wedded to a bottle. A leading Montreal psychiat- rist eventually treated him, but with- out any results. Today that same psychiatrist refers to Dave as, "My most successful failure," One Easter, at Number One police station, Dave realized that. he was completely licked. Somehow, he found his way once again, and made a long-distance call to New York to "Nobody can stop you drinking," they said, "unless you want to stop for yourself. Do you lionestly want to?" He said he did, and this time he meant it. They wrote to him every day for a year. He became the founder of AA in Montreal. Thousands of former problem drinkers have been helped by him. He's one of the most highly respected men in town today. Yet he's extremely humble. One thing everybody envies in Dave is his tranquility. Nothing seems to rile him or disturb him or put him into a tailspin. He has genuine peace of mind and soul. Ask him how he attains it, and he's likely to take from his wallet (a very thin wallet, inci- dentally) a crumpled bit of paper with the prayer typed on it. I thought that even in this "gimme" age you might like to have a copy: Here it is, the Prayer of Saint Francis: LORD, make me an instrument of Thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there ia doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to to eternal life, : the offices of Alcoholics Anonymous, console; to be understood, as to un- derstand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it Is in dying that we are born Manchester Mr, and Mrs. Bud Black and Nancy of Toronto spent the week end with Mr, and Mrs. A. Roach. Mrs. Jessie Robertson, Port Perry visited Mrs. Gladys Archer on Sun. day, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ireland, Bruce and Karen were with Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Fralick over Sunday. Billy Thompson of Brantford spent a week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Munro. ; Mr, and Mrs. Jack Ronald, Ajax, visited Mr. and Mrs. W, F. Crosier on Friday evening. Mrs. Josie Bain was in Toronto on the week-end, ' Mr. Arnold Roach spent a few days in Detroit last week. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Thorne,. Osha- wa were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Munro on Sunday. With the Franklin family recently were Mr, and Mrs. Austin Franklin, Oshawa, Mr, and Mrs. Harold Bentley and family, Ajax, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Croxall and daughter and Mrs. Jessie Weir, Sunday visitors at the home of- Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Munro were: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Holtby of Manchester; Mr. and Mrs. Marry Thorne of Osh- awa; Mr. Ed. Mole of Manchester. Scugog Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fralick are motoring to Lakewood, New Jersey and Tom's River, N, J. for two weeks visiting relatives, : Mrs, Beryl Gregg and John of Ux- bridge visited with Mr. and Mrs. Cam. Aldred on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fralick visited with their daughter Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rowland and family in Ajax on January 8, on the occasion of Mrs. Fralick's birthday. Sunday School at Grace United Church had a good attendance of 64. This attendance is a record and is very gratifying to the teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Aldred and Bev. erly visited in Toronto on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Down and family. Mrs. Wm. Nott of Port Perry visit- ed with Mrs. Alf Prentice on a quilt- ing bee. The first meeting of the Head W. A. for the year 1956 was held at the home of Mra. L. Martyn on Jan. 6th. Sixteen members were, present and one very welcome guest, Mrs. Stevens of Sask. The meeting opened with "Jesus the very thought of Thee", followed by Betty reading a prayer for the New Year. ° Dorothy Martyn read the Scripture. Mrs. Alex Martyn then gave a very inspiring reading-- "Thoughts for the New Year." The roll call consisted of a short verse or thought for the year ahead. Thank-you letters were read by the Secretary, then the Treasurer, Myrtle Manns gave the financial report for Eg Utica Communion and 'baptismal service will be held at Epsom church next Sunday afternoon at 8 p.m. Rev. Mr. Kennedy of Uxbridge Uhited Church will be in charge. There will be no church service at Uticaibut Sunday School will be at 1.30 p.m. The date is January 16. The January meeting of the Utica W. A. will be held in the basement of the church this. Thursday afternoon, January 18, Visitors in the neighbourhood are few because of the icy condition of the roads. Mrs. R. Sutcliffe is getting along nicely following an eye operation. Hillis Wilbur and Jim Aird have been to Orillia, Peterboro and Whitby recently to play basketball with the Port Perry High School teams. Several from around here attended a skating party on Midgley's pond last Saturday evening. Mrs. Frank Kendall visited Mrs. Roy Hart, Epsom, one day last week, Mr. Handel fell on the ice and broke his collar bone. He is home now af- ter spending some time at Fort Perry Hospital. : Mr. and Mrs. S. Prizeman of Tor- onto were Sunday visitors with Mrs. N. Ackney. : Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clarke of Tor- onto are staying with her mother Mrs. Toogood at present. Rosa Diamond has been ill for some time at the hospital, Port Perry. Prince Albert Please note that at a Church meet- ing Friday night, it was decided that Sunday School will be at 1.80 o'clock and Church Service at 2.30,'commenc- ing January 16th, This will be much better for the winter months, when the roads are slippery. The Misses Holman spent New Year's with friends in Toronto. 1 Mrs. Graham of Port Perry is stay- "ing awhile at Mrs, Pearce's home. Master Bryan Beacock spent three days with his grandma, Mrs. Wes. Beacock and other relatives of Black- stock. Our sympathy to Mrs. Bonnell in the passing of her mother, Mrs. How- ard. Martyn of Prospect, and at one time a resident here. - Sorry to learn Mrs. B. Midgley 1s a fracture patient in Port Perry hos- pital. . Mr. and Mrs. L. Beacock, Don and Grant were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Beacock, Nestleton Wed- nesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. N. Wilson and family with her brother Mr. and Mrs.. Clay- ton Miller and two girls, Raglan. It-was most encouraging to see in- the past year. It was decided to start working on articles for this year's ba- zaar, and to bring something to our next meeting for it. Another hymn, "Just as I am" was sung. Rita Wilson read a very en- joyable poem' called "Made-Overs". Two short contests were led by Dorothy Martyn, they were won by Clara Dowson and Reta Wilson tied with Mrs. Ashbridge as winners of the second contest, Due to the very stormy afternoon meeting was concluded earlier than usual, and Mrs. Rodman's group serv- ed lunch. The Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carter last Monday evening. Some of the good and bad points of our agricultural fairs proved a very interesting dis- cussion. The next forum meeting will be held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Don Gerrow. Pine Grove Mr. A. Handel had the misfortune to fall on the ice breaking his should- er. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery. The sympathy of this community goes out to Mr, and Mrs. Bob Banks im the loss of their infant daughter. There were no Church services Sun- day last owing to the slippery roads. Mr. John Criss of Toronto visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs, Jack Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Nesbitt Sr. vis- ited Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Albright. : Mr. Davisoh will take the services next Sunday. Mr, and Mrs, Clark and family of Toronto and Miss Lorraine Toogood visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. Toogood. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ballard had sup- per Sunday with their daughters In terested folk of this church circuit who attended the special meeting that was scheduled for last Friday night in our 8. 8. parlors, but there were still the absence of the many faces that we had hoped to see. Mr. Wylie ably acted as chairman for the evening. Many serious church problems were discussed. . Numerous ideas and suggestions brought to light. Future plans are in the making which it is hoped will pay off dividends for our church area. Mr. and Mrs. L. Bond celebrated their 87th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday with a family gathering. Roast duck was the main course on the menu, Film Council News PROGRAM For ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of the Ontario & York Counties' Film Council is to be held next Wednesday, January 10 at 7.80 p.m. in St. Andrews' United Church hall, Markham. (One block north of No. 7 highway, % block west of main street). The program is as follows: 7.30 p.m.--Film. -- 8.00 p.m. --~ Refreshments (ple, 'cake, cookies, coffee, etc.) ~ 8.30 p.m.--Guest Speaker--Mr. Stew. art Reburn, Toronto Manager Crawley Films Ltd. 9.00 p.m ~Feature film (a recent pro- duction of Crawley Films Ltd.) 9.30 pm~--~Mr. Wm, Graff and Mr. Ron Ward. Subject: "The Eastern Ont. Federation of Film Councils" --Reports of Librarians, committee chalrmen, and officers (2 min. each) 10.00 p.m. =Report of the Nominating Committee & Elections. 10.80 p.m~~Adjourn. Ticketa are available from librari- Port Perry, 8 dian Hwa ue Shhh ff oh pr. af ans, officers and committee chairmen. ¥ 3 er a Pt