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9 ad TOTS ee i Pt : ron Air SN a - ot mm oe TRE AR Re LT en wl © Of Many Things { A) Privilege A clerk retiring from a government office 'What makes you call this place little? eye. Q: a chain-store merchant choosing cial highway in the area, i Member of " The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE y hixE eA rath ( ah ; 4 ASSES IEE RE ESRB LH WOAH RE on i Er map wa ii ; = > 1 Th se 3 4 << a Thursday, June 9th, 1955 The Defense Department on Defense Hy Three recent speeches by persons high- placed in_the Army and the "created a minor furore in the Canadian Pai- liament. The first in the ser ent attributed 'to Lieutenar which he publicly adVoca military sevice. The seco Marshall Roy Slemon who sta and the United States were headed towards. a unified air defense system commander. The last and most provocative, coached in rather irresponsib by Air-Vice Marshall J, L. Plant, who, speak- ing in Toronto opined that the Army should be scrapped and the air-force strengthened. Some members of parliament have taken the stand that a military clique is interested in the possibility of using public opinion as- a base for their determining Mr. Campney, Minister of Defense, is ap- parently most disturbed by t thinking aloud on the part of his senior of- Publicly he has stated that they have. no authority to speak as they have done; what he told them privately cah well be left ficers. to even the feeblest imaginati What's behind all these publicity ensnaring speeches from our high ranking officers? | " the other day was entertained and staff members at a delightfub luncheon. The table was beautifully flowers and tapers; speeches were made in a very appropriate vein, the presentation of a fine jade ring and a cheque for sixty dollars 3 brought the affair to a tlose. modestly but-charmingly dressed and return- ed to a modest home filled v art, and good friendship. She 'privileged and yet very simply. In another Ontario town where the head : offices of a large company are located you dare not drive a certain type of car if you do not hold a certain type of must.not go to certain functi occupy a job at a certain level, "if you dare own a frigidaire o == _«arenot within a certain salary she lived, Well, perhaps, Air Force have ies was a state- it Guy Siponds ted compulsory nd was by Air ted that Canada" with an overall Churchill. le English, was good one. mon sense"? defense policy. his outburst of on. by her friends arranged with The clerk was vith books and is wealthy and by the large, who" will try to read into the situation sin- - 'ister motives and palpably absurd, NOTES AND COMMENTS ] very little. There are those a play, but this would seem ~~ Experience should have taught us that the army and the ajr force are poor proving grounds for making good . public speakers. It has always been thus with few exceptions, the one. which comes to mind is Winston ~wGeneral Eisenhower and other illustrious soldiers are more famous for their bad speeches than Is it that military life for some reason or other ered McArthur, President ' = _ is not conducive to good com- There are two occasions when military men appear to speak out of turn to the embarressment of governments . times of war and in time of peace. seem advisable that the government should review any public addresses military person- nel intend to give if it touches upon military matters or policy. twofold. We would be spared some very poor speeches and the government would avoid unnecessary embarrassment. Campney has intimated as much to those officers whose public utterances have stirred up the present hornet's nest. - a . Lin It would The benefits would be No doubt, Mr. 4 L + SE "are so few distinctions left to-day between the very wealthy and the middle class or even the labouring man that those at the top of the heap in this town feel that they keep their prestige throtigh a kind of tyranny that has no place in Canada. : must Our country was founded on the prineiple, of freedom from classe distinction. ability to enjoy the finest kind of living de- pends a good deal on.you. the cheap and the tawdry or you may choose the better things of the mind and the spirit. Chryslers and TV sets may be owned by any- Your You may choose - Co. one who can pay for them, even some who position. You ons unless you - We wonder rr TV set if you bracket. There laziness and ty don't. "Real character of a fine, generous, wholesome naturé cannot be bought with money and is still the hallmark of true ari- stocracy. Those people with position and power who feel they must keep it through ranny are sorry citizens for a country which possesses the abundance and beauty of Canada. ) By Ambrose Hills > VISION-- _ I am going to tell you about a fel- low that I went to school with. He lives in a small town, physically; but in a Big City, spiritually, He is rich Not because he ever cheated; he is the soul of honesty. I had all the opportunities he had, but-he had more vision, : he Last month I met him on the Main Street of opr home town, 'Listen here' I said, 'let's go have a cup of coffee together. _I want to find out how you made yourself such a pot of money in a little place like this.' : Settled in the coffee shop, 'he aid, I think it's pretty big.' 'Big? My gosh, it is less than a thousand,' I protested, ; He took.a map and a pencil from his pocket. He drew a circle with a diameter of 60 miles, At least seven "other small towns fell within the area of the circle. 'I can be in most of those places in half an hour--about an hour and a half to furtherest. How long does it take you to get to work in the city ?' I confessed I was lucky to make it in half an hour through traffic, "You see," he said, a twinkle in his 'This is my city. I have outlets here and here'. . " He began putting X's within his circle with all the zest city street corners. Lie If you have vision, you can look ata small town in a big way. ' ASK HIGHWAY FOR FORTY MILES NEWAMARKET -- York County Council has decided to ask the Ontario Government for an east-west provin- A Approximately 40 miles in length, the highway would link Highway 9 at Schomberg with Highway 7 near Greenbank, 3 th Chairman Alfred LaMasurier, reeve of Markham Township, presented the resolution at the recommendation of the special roads committee. It was explained there was no east- west highway across the county north of Highway 7 and it was felt the new highway would relieve congestion. A copy of the resolution is being for- warded to the County of Ontatio, in which a section of the proposed route .| Thompson read the Scripture lesson Manchester Mr. and Mys. Fred Christie were among those: attending the Holstein Field Day, at} Guelph on Friday. Remember the date, June 10, when that fine play "The Old Man's Money" 'produced by the Wick young people, will be given in the hall here, Mus. Montgomery, Brooklin and Miss Helen Innes, Manchester, will entertain be- tween acts, We promise you a fine 'evening's entertainment, Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Christie and Miss Cathryn Christie, Baltimore, Md, are at their summer home here. Plans are under way for a men's choir at Church on Sunday morning, June 19th, Father's Day. Mrs. Gladys Archer was with her daughter, Mrs. Bryden and family, at Brampton over the week end. W. I. Crosier with, Messrs. Stanley and-Walter Lynde, Ashburn, attended the Swine Breeders' Field Day at Guelph on Friday, ; } The Woman's Association met at the home of Mrs. Fred Lamb last Thursday afternoon with-an attend- ance of eighteen members and sev: eral visitors, The meeting opened with hymn and prayer. Mrs. Lorne and Mrs, Lambe the topic, "Jesus The Vine". President, Mrs, Archer, took charge of the short business period with the regular procedure. Twenty- seven dollars and seventy-five cents was realized from the bake sale, The correspondence was read & discussed, Ten' dollars was voted to the flower. committee, Mrs. Mutton who is leav- ing our Association was presented with a lovely cup and saucer. Mrs. Archer introduced the guest speaker, Mrs, Laurel Hamer who gave a most instructive and Hospitalization and Credit Union, The committee in charge served a de- licious lunch and a pleasant social hour was spent, ! 3 On Saturday evening friends and neighbours gathered in the hall to do honour to a recent bride and groom, Mr, and Mrs, Ross James (nee Marie Sonley). After an hour of dancing, Master of ceremonies Ralph Wilbur, asked Marie and Ross to accept chairs by the stage which was decorated with tall baskets of spring flowers, Mrs. Steer read an address in rhyme, 'and a table and matching chairs, a table lamp and a hassock. The bride and groom expressed their thanks and ap- preciation, Lunch, coffee and danc- ing brought the happy event to a les, i comma ot $Ren atin At caibar interesting talk on], - Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Crosier and C. Harrison visited Mr, and Mrs. W. S. Taylor at Stouffville on Sunday. Mr.and Mrs. W. H. Martyn, Sutton, were guests of Mrs, Gladys Archer on Monday. Mr, George Leach and Mr, Lloyd McKee are in Oshawa hospital. We wish them a speedy recovery. Mrs. Grant Christie and Mr. John Christie attended the funeral of a re: lative at Fergus on Friday. < White Grubs While preparing the soil for plant- ing and seeding this spring many growers have observed numbers of white grubs, . These grubs are the active larval stage of the June beetles' which were so numerous during late May and June 1953. Since then the grubs have been feeding on the roots of plants, The injury which they caused potatoes, strawberries, grain and. grasses during the summer of 1954 'was tremendous. The grubs are now almost full grown and will soon stop feeding. They will then enter an-inactive périod during which they will prepare for, and pass through, the pupal stage. In August the pupae will transform into the adult or beetle stage. These beetles will remain in the soil over winteg and in the spring of 1956 will emerge from the soil, fly about, law eggs and give rise to a new generation of grubs, Mr. W. C. Allan of the Department of entomology, 0.A.C. states that in most parts of the Province little or no damage will be caused by white grubs this season. Growers are, therefore, advised to continue with planting and seeding operations regardless of the presence of these pests. If the soil is heavily--infested, Mr. Allan recom- mends that growers seed and fertilize a little heavier than usual to compen- sate for any damage -which might take place before the grubs stop feed- ing, The use of insecticide in such areas is not recommended as these are slow, in killing and expensive to use, ; Where the soil is light and where some injury from white grubs has been prevalent every year, insecticide stich as aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin and hep- tachlor should be applied to and work- ed into the soil. Growers in these areas should see the 1956 Ontario Vegetable Protection Calendar for de- close, tails of treatment, ~ | year. - < i ff - Clipped Comments - GREAT PRAISE DUE SERVICE CLUBS . . In recent weeks the thive local ser- vice "clubs--Rotary, Lions and_Kins- men--have observed anniversaries and he reports of theii celebrations have appeared 'in the news columns of The Statesman. These reports have been somewhat different from those of their regular weekly or semi-monthly re- ports when considerable humor is in- terspersed during the meal and pro- gram, . ; The real value of these groups to the community has been brought out most impressively at their anniver- saries when the many activities and accomplishments of - the clubs have been itemized and reviewed, After scanning these reports one wonders what the town would be like today had there been no service clubs estab- ished in Bowmanville during the past thirty-one years. We could' list the many commendable philanahropic and humanitarian achievements that have been accontplished by these clubs, but they have already been published in the excellent reports, Truly it has often been said that the work done by service clubs is practical Christianity. There is another important point about service clubs which hasn't ap- peared in the reports, but it left to be read between the lines. That is the fact that many members, who before commonly referred to as "one-cylinder | men" who went their own selfish, happy way, having little or no interest in helping a neighbour, or being their brother's' keeper. Many names could be listed of these sames men who threugh association and inspiration in "their service clubs have become com- munity-minded in the particular wel- fare of_their club, as well as more active members of their church. In other words it has been a real course -in Christian citizenship. It is also to the eredit of the ser- as is' shown by the semi-annual get- together they enjoy. Don't forget that service-clubs could not carry on without the generous sup- port of the public in the money-raising projects they ¢arry on from year to So keep this in mind, the ser- vice clubs are trustees.in administer- ing=the funds-vou contribute to, help those citizens who are less fortunate than yourself. : --Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville THREATEN TO WITHDRAW FROM UNITED COUNTIES With the threat that the United Counties of Northumberland and Dur- ham are on a spending spree to squander $1,600,000 of the taxpayers' 'money to build a counties office build- ing and also a counties home for the aged, sueh a movement is causing quite an .uproar among the towns within the United Counties." Some of the urban civic officials have al- ready pa so far ad to urge that steps be takén at once to withdraw from the United Counties before their munici- pality gets roped in to paying the lion's share of such extravagant .ex- penditures. ) The Statesman has for years con- tended that the Counties Council has long since served its usefulness as an cconomic cog in the wheel of legis- lative and civic administration. It is therefore hoped that this latest move- ment, which appears far from unani- mous, will be the means of discarding Counties Council entirely, and not just stop half way by having the towns withdraw frer counties, Other towns and cities across Ontario shave taken such. action years ago, to their ad- vantage so it is not a new idea. The majority of the administration of county councils is now directed from the Ontario Legislature, making the county boards nothing more than rub- ber stamps. The town councils and township councils, which are the elosest civic elected bodies represent- | ing the ratepayers, are well able to assume any management. of "left- overs" should the county councils be abolishéd. So get busy, you members of towns and township councils, cnt our your reeves and deputy reeves making their quarterly. joy-rides to Cobourg; and let them take up the civie slack on the home front, --Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville North Ontario G. HARVEY AGNE 'Every hospital in Ontario is built, maintaited and operated for the peo- ple and by the people. The "people" means YOU, your family, your neigh- bours, your business: associates, your acquaintances. . ; a Every public hospital, according to government enactment, must have a board of governors or trustees in some form or other. The hospital in your community_is no exception. The in- dividual by-laws of each public hos- pital clearly inditates how divectors or trustees ave to be elected or appoint- cd. Furthermore, these by-laws must hntve the approval of th& Minister of Health for the Provinee of Ontario. In your community, as in every other community, the directors or trus- tees are selected from amongst the citizens who are known to be inter- ested in the community welfare. Some represent the municipality, some the supporting or other voluntary organ- ization, some have contributed gen- erously of their substance and others are just deeply interested, willing workers who wan to do something for their hospital. . These public-spirited men and women who give freely of their time, thought and cnergy to keep your hos- pital functioning 24 hours daily, shoulder a hEavy responsibility, They are the ones who' establish policy and are responsible for its aministration, usually through the superintendent and his assistant, In the case of a municipally-owned hospital apd non-Catholic voluntary hospitals, the boards of trustees are almost invariably in full control of the general policies. Catholic hospitals' are owned and operated by various orders of Sisters; here the board is composed of laymen and women who usally act in an advisory capacity only. a. Ll er Contrary to the belief of many peo- ple, men and women who sérve on a hospital's board of trustees receive no reniuneration -or recompense, Their only reward is the satisfaction which comes from serving others and from the knowledge that they are making your' community a better and safter PRESIDENT, ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 4 W, M.D; penalized by serving, "for most hos- pital boards take great care that there can be no suggestion that a member might, even indirectly, make any pro- fit from the hospital. Accordingly; a member who could -provide a product or service which the hospital ¢ould use, usually steps aside for a competitive firm. Opinion varies as to the size of a hospital board. Generally speaking a board that is too large becomes un- wieldy and the work falls large on an executive committee anyway, If a board is too small, its work and effec- tiveness can be handicapped, especially during the holiday season. to sixteen or eighteen is a good range, Much of the work of boards is con- ducted through committees; chairmen and members akef often selected be- cause of their recognized ability and background of training. If any of our readers aspire to this honour--and it is a real honour--let me warn you that it should not be lightly" undertaken. It means lots of work and many long afternoon and evening sessions, The courts do not generally consider a hospital liable for the individual action of staff doctors, provided due care and judgment has been exercised in their appointment. Hence medical staff appointment' must he approved by the board of trustees and are us- ually. for one year only. It is cus- tomary to. base such approval upon the recommendation of a credentials committee of the medical staff. This is sound. From my own experience. over the years, 1 know that frequently hospital trustees have to dip deep' into their own pockets to meet" deficits or sup- plement other funds to reach an ob- jective. Furthermore, if elected, be prepared to devote this extensive time, muclhi in the way of a "thank you" from other residents in your commun- ity. - If you are a trustee and your com- mitments prevent you from pulling your weight, it might really aid your hospital if you let someone who has the time and energy take your place. place in which to work and live. In some instances they are actually In these days trustee boards need all the help possible. . W. I. Annual The 46th District Annual meeting of Ontario North- Women's Institute was held at Beaverton on Wednesday, May 25th, morning and afternoon sessions held in Beaverton Town Hall, with branches represented from Ath- crley, Udney, Gamebridge, Sandford, Zephyr, Quaker Hill, Sunderland, Beaverton and Beaverton Juniors, A good crowd was on hand when the morning sessions opened with the Dis- trict President, Mrs. Earl Ward pre- siding, Miss T.aura McBain, Secretary- Treasurer looking after reports. The 'meeting opened with the Ode and Mary Stewart Collect, # The minutes of last meeting were given and Treasurer's report showing the financial report of each branch in the district, which was very gratify- ing. The total for the year ending was $6,265.04, showing a very busy year for the Institutes, The address of welcome was, given by Miss Hazel Caves, of Beaverton, who gave all a very hearty welcome to their thriving town. The reply. was given by Mrs. Norman Smalley of Sandford, The President's address and report given by Mrs, Earl Ward, showed that she had visited every branch dur- ing the year, and reported the wond- ing the same; alsq the wonderful table of home-made .dooking and fruits, jellies and so on that she had seen at a Christmas meeting, When the mem- bers at sueh a busy time of year stop- ped to help others in bringing such an array of things for the sick: and shut-ins showed that they really had "Home and Country" in their hearts, and made her glad that she belonged to such an unselfish organization. She also "said she "would like to see every branch put their reports of their nieetings in the papers. It is the only way we can let others sce. what our work really is. Murs, Elton. Armstrong, of the Home Economics Branch, Toronto, spoke next and gave her report on the ex- tension Service of the Dept; also a very interesting talk in-Institute work in general. She said the individual member was the most dmportart mem- ber of the branch, you have an obli- gation to your officers as soon as you pay your dues, Let us keep mouths shut when we leave our meet- ings, and do not talk on the street as to what should have been done and should not. Sily what you have ut your meetings, as that is the place to discuss all business, not after you leave. She said Miss Ethel Chapman was taking over Miss lewis' work for the 'time only, and then a new Secretary would be put -in for the office. She brought a special mes- sage from Miss Lewis, saying how our erful interest shown in the work, and re said how much she had learned during her year's work, how at one branch they had studied the Mary Stewart Collect during the whole year, and she suggested other branches do- 7 SAY, I THOUGHT ROONEY WASN'T CONG TO CHRISTEN HIS BOAT Tikl SATURDAY. Neary : ITS JUST A 4 { REHEARSAL.,,, o taking it as their motto, or theme,' sorry that she was not able to attend our District Annual, as she was to have been our special speaker this yem vif-she had not married. Mrs, George Johnson, Blackwater, then say two lovely solos, "¢ 'hristopher From nine | thought and energy without expecting | Robin says his Prayers", and a Scotch Song, Confirmation. of District Directors was "conducted by Mr&Rlton Arm- strong. Report of, the nominating committee was given by Mrs, R. A. Armstrong, of Uxbridge, after which the election of officers was conducted by Mrs, Elton Armstrong. Officers Mrs, Earl Ward, Black- water; 1st Vice President Mrs, Rus- sell Morrison, Beaverto; 2nd Viee-- Mrs, Angus Lewis, Atherley; 3rd Vice Mrs. W. Carruthers, Uxbridge: Dis- trict Secretary--DMiss Laura McBain, Beaverton; Federated Representative "Mrs. Wo. IH Burns; Beaverton: Fed, Representative (Alternative) -- -Mys, Harold Shier, Sunderland; Nominat- ing Committee "Mrs. R.A, Armstrong, Uxbridge; Resolutions- ~Murs, Smalley, Uxbridge; Junior. Convener--Marlyn Ross, Beaverton; Agriculture and Canadian Industries-- Mrs, S. Jewell, Sunderland; Citizenship and Educp- tion--Murs, Percy Adams, Blackwater. Historical Research and - Current Events--Mrs. Elmer Robertson, Ud- ney; Home Economics and Heatlh--- Mrs. Leslie Snodden, Udney; munity Activities and Public Relations --Mrs. Wallace Barton, Uxbridge; United Nations-- Mrs, 1H. Funiss, Brechin; Delegate to the Convention Mrs. Earl Ward, Blackwater; Alter- nate, Mrs. RoAL Armstrong, Uxbridge. Com- .The report of the United Nations was then given by Mrs, Furniss, She said she was sorry that so few of the branches had taken up same this year, but hoped that next year would be different, Miss Ruth Shaver was un- able to be present to give the Junior ;and Home Making Clubs report, so - in her absence Miss Marlyn Ross gave the report of the Juniors for the year, after which Miss Elizabeth Alsop of Beaverton gave avery interesting dis- play of their studies on the wheel of Citizenship, Education, Safety, Oc- cupations, Nutrition, and Health, six headings to study. All journeyed to the United Church for a lovely dinner served by the. W, MLS. ) Before the afternoon sessions open- ed all viewed the wonderful display of ITobbies exhibited by the different branches. Mrs. Ward then welcomed all those who were not able to attend the morning sessions, She said it was by these little gatherings, or get-to- gethers that we learned from one an- other, and exchanged ideas and in that way helped to make our own meet- ings more interesting. Also nice to meet those friends who we only see once a year. 5 "Roll eall was answered by "Our special project for the coming year" and by all reports it is sure to be a very Mnteresting and educational year for the Women's Institutes. Murs. W. H. Burns, our. board member then gave a very interesting report from the board meetings and the report of © the bd. mecting held in Guelph. She said to try to cut the meetings short er and try and have more social times over the cup of tea and it would make members want to-come to more meet- ings, when there was not much business to attend to. She said to try and have a Friendship link with an- other Province and in that way we would learn what our other neighbors were doing. Mrs, Curries then gave the remainder of the report the Guelph meeting, : A very touching "In Memoriam" was put on by Mrs. Brown, of Zephyr, for seven-departed members, including the late Mr. Hale, of Orillia, a wonder- ful follower of the Women's Institutes. The report of the standing commit- res too tees were given pnd showed 10077 Many helpful suggestions The ques- porting, were received from same. tion box was answered by Mrs, Elton Armstrong, ton Good Will Songsters, put on their "Garden Roundalay "representing the different seasons with their songs and . flowers, for same, and was a wonderful closing for a very successful day. Beaverton ladies did a marvelous job and must he congratulated this marvelous pageant in song. Mrs. Croft at the piano and Mrs, Whalen as ras well ag all members were much appreciated by all visitors on from near and far, Courtesy remarks were ably given by Mrs. Dudenhoffer, after which the "Oueen" was sung, Meeting for 1156 I be held at Atherley, - | THAT WAS ONLY A BOTTLE OF WATER,..ON SATURDAY HES GONG TO USE REAL INGER ALE// pe E TP for the new. term - were as follows: | President ---- After which the Beaver-