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cr A le i me -------- - : Clipped Comments heat known throughout the world, ~v-gives advice to a correspondent, whom Just Out of College." "haps, Clarence, the best thing. for you ~ ghorts and head gear, saya the Kitch- Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assodiaiion THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE f 1 ' The custom of giving thanks to God is so, ~ old that we are unable to trace its history. The little family of Noah surrounded hy its possessions standing on dry ground at last '--after the waters had receded from the - - earth--Kknelt and gave thanks to God. 4 All about them lay the devastated land covered with broken bones and rotted vege- table matter. Mud must have been every- where--a wilderness forsaken--no neigh- bours--no homes--no harvest--yet they prayed with a great paen of thanksgiving rising out of their hearts that God had spared their lives. The rainbow came they were healed and had courage to begin life anew; to till the fields and struggle toward. . a new harvest. Thanksgiving by contrast! What had they to be thankful for? A bit of muck out of which they must scrounge enough to keep them alive until they could organize their resouces--no cars, no television, no can-openers! Yet we. do not doubt for a moment that they were really thankful. Their minds had been stretched to a new ~ A Harvest of Sport _ That section of our population interested in sport has been treated to a golden har- vest this fall, 'On television they- have watched the Dodgers and the Yanks battle it out and the struggle has been a homeric one. The type of baseball has been really top-league. The sensational fielding of Duke Snyder must have provided a thrill that spectator sport seldom achieves. : Then, too, the Big Four in Rugby has provided unusually exciting play that has featured one upset after another, Last Saturday's game in which the Argos bowed to the Alouettes in a disastrous second half 'had just about everything a football fan could wish for and in full measure. Before baseball and rugby are finished for the season, hockey will be in full swing. Already sport ballyhoo is being drummed up for the opening whistle. ) Professional sport certainly plays a real part in our life and its appeal is so great that every aspect of it must be reckoned in terms of really big business. = So big in NOTES AND COMMENTS oP ersonal Thanksgiving iii wl a --- Thursday, Qeteber 6th, 1955 ", -vision of praise by realizing the horror of what might have been. ~ As long as we can hold fast the contrast of the good and*the hetter in comparigon with the evil and the gross, we have that opportunity of going forward; of making a new' life that is broader and richer than the old, If we can recall at will some of the nights out of which our history has risen-- the plagues, the floods, the fall of great civilizations, our own two wars, the starv- ing homeless children, the menace of the wrong use of atomic power -- all these which are breath-taking escapes for you who live -- then we have a chance of being so genuinely uncomfortable about the world that we will keep on trying to improve the lot of humanity. : We will be truly thankful for the little handful of grace that has been given to us in this year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-five--this tiny breathing space to gather anew our resources as a people; to muke a covenant with our God that will: bring His rainbow out in benediction over our earth, - fact that the. time cannot be far distant when the Sonshines of sport will be boast- ing that their expenses are to be figured in the millions. To-date they are only in hundreds of thousands which is, of course, mere 'chicken-feed', ST 'But a question disturbs us. If sport is to be so high-priced how in the world are we going to carry on amateur sport from whose ranks we must draw our heroes for the professional arenas. Perhaps, we should start rearing a spe- ; cialized kind of human being who after having been selected for the sport world in early infancy would then be care- fully. trained apd reared to provide the highly expert ang specialized abilities which we demand in professional sport. The thing could really be worked out most scientifically. And there isn't any doubt that it would pay off. For sport sup- ports more for less with greater liberality than any business we-can think of. We could well afford to invest in a homo genius. sportitus to the delight and satis- faction of all, TE Of Many Things 'By Ambrose Hills STEPHEN LEACOCK'S ADVICE In his book "Short Circuits", Ste- phen Leacock, the Canadian author :he describes as "A Parlour Bolshevik Here is Steph- en Leacock's conclusion,--"In short, my dear Clarence, when I look all a- round you, I find it very hard to give you any advice that can lift you out of your present perplexities, It seems that all the people who have succeeded in front of you had some sort of ad- vantage, Thomas Edison came along just when people began to need elec- tric light; Henry Ford hit exactly the moment when motor cars.were wanted. "Do you know, I think that per- to do is to try the old-fashioned plan of getting a job on a farm at $20.00 a month with your board, or starting as a school teacher at $40.00 a month. Has it ever occurred to you that that may be about your size? Your own city was advertising yesterday for twenty 'good men on sewers'. Per- haps you woild be a peach in a sewer. Go and try it. You'll feel more con- tented anyway!" --Canadian Statesman, HOW COLORFUL CAN WE MEN GET? : It took a long time to get men to broaden out in regards to type. of dress and color of clothes. But, when they did depart from the black and white style, they went whole hog, es- pecially in sport shirts, Bermuda ener-Waterloo Record, and we more than agree, 1 Recently, the pink shirt waa herald. ed and there were more than a few sneers, But there were also more than a few wearers of pink shirts and socks, daly ef was. wolfing a huge sirloin, LOVE YOURSELF A BIT 'Would you mind sharing a table?' the restaurant hostess asked -sweetly, and I was reluctantly led to a far corner where a big, red-héaded fellow He beam- ed at me. I realized that I had been seated with a 'talker', but as it turned out he had something really valuable to teach me. He carved off a portion of juicy steak, chewed with relish, and looked down his nose at my fruit salad. 'Fast- ing ?' he asked, in such a pleasant tone I had to smile, too. And that started it. . 'I don't act gluttonous every day,' he said, calling the yvaitress to bring a side order of French fries." And then he added, 'I'm kind of fond of myself today, so I'm giving myself a treat.' . . I wish I had room here to report verbatim the rest of his conversation, but I can only summarize. "He said his life had become exceed- ingly pleasant since he had learned to love himself a bit." Only then was he redlly able to love others. He wished that he had grown fond of himself earlier in life. - 'At one time," he con- fessed, 'I was so deadly serious about Life, and about doing Good in the World, that I must have been a com- plete bore, My kids even stopped running out to meet me, and my wife tells me now that our-family life was getting mighty grey and grim. I was so intent on being A Good Citizen that I forgot to be good to myself.' 'Interesting,' I gaid, and beckoned the waitress who. agreed to remove my salad and bring a steak instead. My table mate beamed approval. And he said, very geriously, 'Believe me, do-gooders are a curse on man- kind, Be merry, love yourself a bit, and the people around you will feel it and respond to it, Mind your own business, keep yourself joyful, be good to yourself --and without half trying, yon will make others happy too' He colate nut sundae and disappeared. I called the waitress, 'Who was Now, British manufacturers are producing pink and: green shoes for | that chap?' I asked. 'Isn't he nice?' she beamed, placing men and they will be shown at the= yo guper banana split (46¢.) in front Olymplie Fair-in-O¢tober. If the fashion experts ean put these over, then the sky is the limit, + «Canrdian Statesman. of me. 'He's our boss--he owns this restaurant, and business is booming!' My cheque came to $3.26. But I think it was worth it. We have a lot of fun around our home these days! District Doings "during the last few days in: the lay- finished the final spoonful of his cho- | QUICKSAND PLAGUES STOUFFVILLE SEWER PROJECT Work has slowed down considerably ing of sewer pipes for the new Stouff- ville sewerage system, due to the pre- sence of a layer of quicksand extend- ing through the entire area of opera- tion. . The engineers stress that bore-holes made prior to commencement of the work revealed that the quicksand would be encountered, but it has been more difficult than "anticipated .to drain this layer, which is only about a foot 'in depth. Generally when quicksand is met with, a series of sand-points is driven into the. ground, connected together and the. water drained from the sand to leave a dry, hard surface. In this case the layer is' not sufficiently deep for this pur- pose, and instead, the method has been altered to dig with a clam type of ex- cavator instead. of the bhack-hoe. -- KIRKFIELD PUPILS ATTEND CLASSES IN ORANGE HALL, SUNDAY SCHOOL ROOMS Kirkfield's 87 public school pupils are back at their classes, in unfamil- iar surroundings, following the fire | late Sunday afternoon which complete- ly destroyed the school building in the village. : i At an emergency meeting of the area school board on Monday, it was decided to send the senior pupils to / classes in the Orange Hall and the juniors to the Sunday school rooms. A spokesman for the board said no, discussion was held regarding the re- building of the "school. The fire was noticed late Sunday afternoon by Mr, and: Mrs, Cegil Ni- | cholls, of Bolsover, The Beaverton Fire Brigade answered the alarm, but ran out of water while fighting the flames, - > 1 : Considerable equipment and furni- shings were saved from the school; it is reported, but the interior of the two-room structure was gutted, | The. school building was the last of the three donations to the village made by the late Sir William McKenzie, re- maining standing. The skating rink he built collapsed under the weight of anow on the roof, and the village's 1st town hall also burned to the ground, ? TO TERMINATE OPP CONTRACT Uxbridge-~The Town of Uxbridge will terminate their agreement with the Ontario Provincial police it was 'decided at council on.Tuesday night. It is expected the present police, Cst. C. G. Wilton, will remain here until December 81st when the existing con. tract expires, ++ This decision hy council appeared to be based on a letter received from the Commissioner of the Ontario Provin- cial Police which informed the town the salary of the police had been rais- ed as had the mileage rate for use-of Car, _ Some time ago when the OPP de- cided _to curtail the use of its police force in towns of more than 200 popu: lation, there were several applications for the position of police here and it is expected the town will look into the possibility of hiring one of these.' EXHIBITION RECEIPTS, ATTENDANCE INCREASED Lindsay -- With good weather pre- vailing, except for one evening the Central Exhibition reported a banner year at the gate and box-office, Manager I. Walter Wilson said last week, "We are most happy with the results of the Fair. Our attendance was close to an all-time record, and vecelpts were also well above last year. : ; "The public was magnificent in their patronage of the fair this year," he concluded, li COULTER FIRM INTERESTED IN LOCATING IN STOUFFVILLE The Coulter Mfg. Co. located in Oshawa and Uxbridge is interested in locating a plant in Stouffville and a representative was in town last week in this. connection. The firm is pre- pared to erect a building if a suitable site can be found. The firm' manu- builders. Word of the Coulter firm's interest in Stouffville was passed on to the Planning Board for any action possi- : ble in the matter of sites, Scugog News tion met at the Foot School for their September meeting. After our regu- lar business, films and film discussion was enjoyed. We hope to have Cedar Creek H. & S. with us for our Octo- ber meeting at the Head School. There Is to be a Family Film night at the Community Hall on Friday evening, Oct. 7. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Mrs, Keith Crozier and Mrs. Glen Hood in charge of arrange- ments. At our October meeting there will' be a suggestion box posted and everyone is asked to bring forth any suggestions to further our- work in the Home and School: Wednesday evening we enjoyed a delicious roast beef dinner prepared by the ladies of group 3. After our meal we all met in the church to say farewell to our minister Rev. J. D. Me¢Kinnon. Rev. Joblin of Port Perry was master of ceremonies for the ev- ening. A sing-song conducted by Mr. J. L. Sweetman and Mrs. Cam Aldred, began' the program, junior choir sang several hymns, Miss Gloria Fralick played a lovely piano arrangement, and Misses Bonnie Jeffrey and Linda Fralick sang a duet. Rev, McKinnon was then called to the platform and the following addresses were given. Mr. Cecil Fralick on behalf of the con- gregation, Mr. Maurice Fralick in be- half of the Sunday School, Mrs. Ca- meron Aldred on behalf of the W. A. Gifts included a purse of Money and a blood stone ring from the congre- gation ,Mother of pearl ucfflinks from the Sunday School, presented by Miss Heather Demara, and twin reading lamps from the W.A. After these presentations Rev. McKinnon thanked one and all and bid us farewell. On Sunday Mr. R. Newman, a "stu- dent from Toronto University deliver- ed a fine sermon. » The junior. choir added much to the service. Over the week-end Mr. H. Hall of Richmond Hill and his sister Mrs, H, Munroe of Calgary and Mrs. Fred Harvie of Vancouver visited with Mr, and Mrs, C. L. Fralick. Dr. and Mrs. R, F. Fralick, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fralick and Mrs. John Ro- binson of Toronto visited with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fralick recently. Don't forget Family Film night at the hall on Friday, Oct. Tth. Friday evening, the community met together at the. hall to honour two newly married young couples, M¢#, and Mrs. Art Dowson and Mr. and Mrs, Glen Dowson. Both couples received many lovely gifts and everyone enjoy- ed an evening of dancing. Our Church service will be with. drawn on Sunday, in deference to the Prospect Church Anniversary. Theré will be Sunday Scliool in the Church, however. Scugog Home and School Associa- factures parts used by motor car Bi --- ---- SUA ER © GF TaBANCIR o i a ¥ § J FOR THE YOUNG IN HEART Jackie Rae now has his own televi- sion show every week, That's him with two of the show's dancers, Glen- na Jones and Gayle Gibson, setting off for rehearsal at the CBC-TV stu- dios where they will be met by the gL others on the show--Frank Peppiatt, Jack Kane and his orchestra, a vocal group called The Grads and a well- known guest. The show is rapidly gaining favor with the keen coke crowd who enjoy its fast-moving, free- and-easy pace, by Thousands of women. throughout Ontario play a major role in helping to keep the doors of their respective community hospitals open 24 hours a day--T days each week. And without monetary reward, too. The great interest of these public- spirited women and the importance of their work has prompted this particu- lar article which will deal with Wo- men's Hospital Auxiliaries. No doubt, at this point, some one will remark: "Why write an eulogy about women? They can speak for themselveg." Well, that may be true in general. But the fact remains that in Ontario we liave about 135 different Women's Hospital Auxiliaries with a membership of approximately 36,000, vet it is amazing how little the gen- eral public knows of their existence, or of their work. Women's Hospital Auxiliaries are considered so vital to hospital welfare that it has happened that an auxiliary has been formed even before its hos- pital was built and even before the first sod was turned. Members of Women's Hospital Aux- iliaries take part in many activities on behalf of their community hospitals. Money raising projects are high on their program of activities, But, in addition, they also devote many hours of time and energy, often at great personal sacrifice, to help with volun- tary work and services in their hos- pitals. These services are varied but include sewing, operating a canteen, working in clinics, reading to patients; operating a travelling library for pa- tients, acting as escorts to patients being admitted, supervising children while: parents are visiting patients, managing gift shops and so on. 'Their efforts are of tremendous help to a hospital, whether in times of war or peace. During' World War'II the value of free service given to hos- | pitals by both men and women, and particularly the latter, was' inestim- able. In fact some hospitals might not have been able to serve meals to patients had it not been for such gen- erous voluntary help. "When it comes to fund-raising to help, finance the operation of their community hospitals, the auxiliaries have done a magnificent job.- In 1954 in this province alone they raised in excess of $286,000. This is no small accomplishment when one considers that almost all of it was obtained (of- ten in small amounts) through social activities, bazaars, garden parties, af- ternoon teas, rummage sales and so on. The largest sum of. money raised by any one auxiliary over the year was $21,904. The amallest auxiliary in the Province, with only 28 members raised G. HARVEY AGNEW, Mm. PRESIDENT, ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION "Over the years a Women's Hospitul Auxiliary in one smaller city in this province has been responsible for rais- ing over $260,000 for the use of its hospital! "Never underestimate the power of a woman." 'The Women's Hospital Auxiliaries' movement is _ gradually growing in stature and in importance. - It received its great impetus in this Province; es- pecially during- the formative years, from the late' Mrs. Margaret Rhynas of Brantford and Burlington. She was later to become the key person in es- tablishing the National Council of Hospital Auxiliaries of Canada, Most auxiliaries try to get a good representative cross-section of women in their community interested in this worthwhile work. Most have a mo- dest membership fee although one suc- cessful auxiliary is unique in this re- spect . . . . it has no membership fee and membership is determined solely by service rendered in one or more of a variety of projects. In many hospitals the president of the Women's Auxilary is ex-officio a member of the Board of Trustees. This is as it should be and is a well- deserved recognition of the place the Women's Auxiliary can take in the direction of a hospital. It is interesting to note that the largest auxiliary in Ontario is that of the Civie Hospital in Peterborough with a membership of . 6371. This just goes to prove that, éven though a hospital is municipally owned, the general public does give it their wholehearted voluntary support. This is as it should be. } Today there arc auxiliaries in gen- eral hospitals all across Ontario as well as in tuberculosis sanatoria, con valescent hospitals, hospitals for the chronfeally ill and even in mental hos- pitals. ) In this province the auxiliaries are affiliated in a provincial organization. The annual meeting is held in conjune- tion with the annual convention of the Ontario Hospital Association. The presence and enthusiasm of the ladies, I might say from personal observation; add greatly to the success of each year's get-together of hospital per- sonnel, et It is not uncommon on such occas sions to see groups of auxiliary mem- bers in the exhibit halls inspecting or selecting pieces of modern equipment which they plan to donate to their hospitals. Yes, the hand that rocks the cradle does more than is @ealized to keep the the impressive sum of $2,578. iY ») LO" y c: hospital wheels turning, too. Little wonder they say, | Seagrave "The W.M.S. was held at the home of Mrs. Matthews on Wellnesday evening with a good attendance, The meeting The topic was very ably taken by Mrs. E, Clements. Prayer was then taken by Mrs. A. Bruce. A hymn was sung. The Study Book-on India» was then taken by Mrs. 'Eagleson which was very interesting. Minutes of last meet- ing were read, roll call and collection taken, A showing of articles brought in by different members, dolls being dressed, bootees and other clothing made and more quilts to be quilted. All being prepared for the October hale. Arrangements were made to at- tend the W.M.S. convention in Bobeay- geon on Tuesday, November 1. Every- one commenting on the bus trip that all had enjoyed so much to hear Billy Graham in Toronto, all wishing that they could go again. A hymn and prayer closed the meeting, + Mrs. Charlie McKague and Mrs, Mary McTaggart spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. S. MacFarlane. Mr.and Mrs. G. Ewen and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. MeTaggart spent Sumlny motoring up through Brechin where the autumn leaves are a picture these days. Mrs. Bellingham and Mr, Wright spent Sunday at Bolton with Myr, and Mrs, Adam Wallace. Miss June Bellingham of Toronto, spent the week-end with her mother Murs. Coli Bellingham. : Mr. and Mrs. Wally Keene, of To- ronto, spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. W. Keene, . Mr, and Mrs. Tom Walker and My, Ken Bellingham, of Toronto, spent Sunday at the Moon's home. «Mrs. Rennick, of Toronto, spent a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Bert Wanamaker. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Crosier and fam- iily spent a-day al Markham Fair and showed a grand champion. cow, Con- gratulations. Miss Shirley Crosier spent the week- end at her home here. . Mr and Mvs. J. Tobin and family," Mr. and Mrs. A. Moon and family, Miss Shirley Coolsson and Miss Phyllis Keene spont Sunday at Midland. Brirre Albert The Woman's Association met in the evening of September 28th, at the home of Mrs. Will Brown, with an at- tendance of twenty ladies. The presi- dent, Mrs. Gi. R. Smith, presided, and opened the meeting with a hymn. The Bible reading Crom Ephesians 4 and Tésson thought Mrs. A. Robertson. The treas- arer's report was goratifying. During a lengthy business period plans were made re the catering for the wedding to be. Group leaders to be the com- mittee for making arrangements. It was decided to continu: our evening weetings till the end of the year. Two fine donation: «f print pieces were received from Toronto and dis-» tributed, to be made up for the future bazaar, A hymn and the Mizpah benediction closed th heeting, Group® 2 served lunch. Wc were pleased. to have Mrs. I. Renniell, of Toronto, and - other visitors present. - My. and Mra. Wo Mao vn spent Mon- day with Mr. and My. on Scugrogr Island, Mrs. MePhey on and brother Meld.' Maik, of Linasay, viiit 4 Mr, and Mrs, Wii. Muaityn on Sunday, . Wo sveleome Mr. and Mes, R. Hood and Mr. and Mrs, Dole and family who have moyed to ow village. da art Brown, Larry avd Ken motored . Louis Bond, Ler daughter Mrs, to Tonawanda, U.S. \.. for the week- TLR Icing this time Mrs. Bond took ill and is confir.o:1 to hospital un- able to retwim home nt present, A nuniber of folk from here attend- od Markham Fair, others enjoyed the autumn scenes in Minden and Dorset areas over the weel-ond, ,-of Chippewa, wen few days, Mi and Mrs, Pitch at Mre, LL. Smith's 1. Miss Helen Clark ankford, spent the week-end with le. and Mrs, Wm, Heayn and family, Congratulations to My, and Mrs, (3, Skerratt on the hirth of a now son, Miss J. Doupe, Toronto) spent a few days with her' brother Mr, Jas. Doupe, and family, ) Mrs. Pearl Davis, Mr. and Mra, Wm. Wilds, Hamilton, enjoyed a few days with their cousins Mr. and Mrs, Alvin Hunter and visited other relatives while here; Even excluding its seasonal woods workers, pulp and paper is by far the largest industrial employer in the land. opened with a hymn after which every-.' {one repeated the Lord's Prayer, were given by YS oe Alex. 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