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) pl an " Fay | District Doings 3 | * » k 4 - 3 LT = pt PETA hw RS LES 0 2% Bt | "¥ . +N ORS ELEY ¥ eo F ERR ed Cog tal Median of The Conadies Weekly Newspapers Assodlativa THE STAR / ER EDITORIAL PAGE BEE ASC OL SENT EIS ARTE E QIN A Le A 5 4 2%' Ee ARAL IT, Sy EEC PE Fi ee ' on. Loita medi st. ie dears ane et ------ T rida ee . 23 Ee a 4 Ral BAe VFL BARON rd SS oy Aan ' od | dh od © NOTES AND COMMENTS World Round-Up In" the United States, the most powerful country in the world to-day, a furious prestige is waged' with the presidency at stake. 1966 the tumult and the shouting will rise and rise until with a final burst of frenzy the struggle will come to an'end . . . but fight for personal what end none can say. ¥ * * * being 'In . ~~ 'France in the frothy turmoil of political ~~ skulduggery fights frantic futile defensive rear-gdard actions to hold on to her dwind- Jing empire and vanishing prestige. Mendes I'rance has a slim chance to bring order out of chaos but this week's election may. have blasted that to smithereens. The comic opera truce between Israel and Arab States continues to occupy the world stage and both the East and the West seek two delinquent juve- to nigke use of these - nile powers to "strengthen «coming events, 6 * [J] * Afterthoughts | So we have put away the Christmas and end of the year holiday season once again, And now just before we get to take the hurdles of 1956, we pause a moment to look back and reflect for a spell on what the last week of 1956 meant. "It meant for far too many tragic and The mounting toll of ae. cidents and fatalities involving automobiles is rapidly getting the officials ~ with responsibility for highways near state of collapse and hysteria. It meant booming sales for the merch- ants and a new record of spending on the sudden death, part of consumers. From a - of view Christmas this year was a h successful project worth all the planning, 'and work that went into it. expense, short Christmas paid off. For 'children it was the time when" imaginative dreams became almost real. Never is the dream world of the child and tee ce eae + their hold on J * * In Great Britain Hugh Gaitskill is set- ting about the giant-sized job of rebuild- ing the Labour Party and what a Herculean task he has on his hands only a Bevan _ knows. into our stride 'and the bliss. charged into a business point ghly gone In our harsh world of reality quite so close to a complete communion than at Christmas. Adults, too, for a short time recapture in the high emotion of the Christmas-tide some part of the precious past. does not mean the children do their disappointments, their heartbreaks and hurts -- but even these are the true stuff of dreams But that not have just as much as the joys And the holidays mean greetings from friends, old and new--from the distant and ~ the near--and the holidays mean family re- unions and comings and goings and senti- ments and excitement. And over and above all wé are glad that Christmas and the New Year is come and . . . and we congratulate ourselves on having got through it so well . . Thank goodness it's over, and even as we exclaim we begin in a very tiny, 'tiny way to plan for the Christmas Holiday season of 1956 for seed is hope in the human breast. TEXTILE FIRM STARTED IN WEDDING YEAR, SEND GIFTS TO. LOCAL COUPLE mil do LANDS AY im Bera Mats Folin _G. Robeson were proud and grateful for. a letter of congratulations re- ceived from Mr. G. B. Gordon, Presi- dent of Dominion Textile Company, Limited, Montreal, and also a beau- --tiful souvenir gift of two combed per- cale pillow cases and a bed sheet, in recognition of their Golden Wedding "Anniversary. . The year 1956 was also the 50th _ Anniversary of Dominion Textile Co. Limited. Mr. Gordon's letter is as follows: Rev. and Mrs. James G. Robeson, May I take this opportunity of con- gratulating you upon the happy event "of your Golden Wedding Anniversary as reported recently in The Watch- man-Warder.. pap This year is also the 60th Anniver- sary of Dominion Textile Company Limited, which was established in 1905, 'the year you were married. © As a token of the gratitude our Company feels for the support given by you and other Canadians over the past half century, I am taking the liberty of sending along .a souvenir gift under separate cover. My sincere good wishes to you both, i Yours truly, ' G. B. Gordon. Rev. and Mrs. Robeson thank the Watchman-Warder for the fine cover- age of their anniversary through which Mr. Gordon learned of it. a ADDITION STARTED.ON STOUFFVILLE TEL PHONE 'OFFICE. | Work was started on Wednesday of this week to add another storey to the existing building of the Stouffville and Bethesda Telephone Company. Ken Betz, a local builder, in the gen- eral contractor. S ; The new addition will "extend the full length of the present building, with a new staircase to be built to give access to the tap storey. With the completion date set for the middle of next April, the staff of the ex- change will be presented with the problem of moving the switch-board upstairs, This will be a difficultitask, said Mr; Thomas [Rae, local manager, who explained that the maze of wir- Ing/would be moved in suth a wey that there would be no interruption of telephone service in the process. Following the change.over, the aper- ators will be located on the second storey, and two new switchboards will | be installed, Long overdue, the ex- tension of facilities is welcomed by subscribers and staff alike. In addi- tion to the new equipment, more room will be made available for office space and for the use of the operators. EY IS ANGRY ABOUT DEATH REPORTS gd LINDSAY--Crown Attorney Lorne Jordan said recently he is angry about press-and radio reports that Earl Seri- ver, 39, fatally wounded in a Christ- mas Day shooting, absolved his wife in a death-bed statement. Mrs. June Scriver, 388, is charged with the murder of her husband, who was shot in the chest with a shotgun. Police said reports that Scrver ab- sloved his wife of blame in the shoot- ing were incorrect. The reports, Mr. Jordan said were prejudicial to the case. : He said in an interview: "I'm going to -find out where the report came from. It was definitely prejudgment." Police said Mrs. Scriver told them she accidentally shot her husband as he drunkenly threatened to beat his 'two children, Lorette, 16, and Teddy, 12, ) ESTABLISH PARK IN LOVELY SPOT NEAR OSHAWA A new provincial park and wild fowl sanctuary will be established on Lake Ontario about two miles east of Osh- awa where the lakeshore is broken by a beautiful sheltered lagoon clearly visible from Highway 401. An order-in-council_ is being pre- pared at Queen's Park which will transfer 262 acres of excess land of the Highways Department at that point to the parks division of the Lands and Forests Department. The land, bought in 1844 for No. 401 Highway, is immediately east of Osh. awa, It includes about one mile of Lake shore, Edad Ye! As soon as the parks division gets title to the acreage, it will reforest Inrge parts of it. It will be carefully planned for recreationnl use, but will not be of much value to the park- hungry area for about 10 years---~when the trees are big enough to cast some shade. 5 : To hpeed this, Parks Director W. B, Greenwood {8 planning to use 10 ft. stock for planting. A mixture of evergreens .and hardwoods. Also planned for the area are plenic groves, 'bathing beaches and possibly trailer 'alten, ) 'Cost $100 Per Acre In 1944, the Highways Department pald approximately $100 per acre for ithe land. It formed the front of se- veral farms to the south and east of | Oshawa. A block of 60 acres Is being CA turned over to the city for develop- ment as an industrial site. Between the industrial site and the | park site, is a private dairy farm. The 252-acre park runs east from the dairy, south of the C.N.R. tracks, Ac- cess to the park will be a road direct. ly off the Simcoe St. overpass. ~The park includes = large slough which will form a wild-fowl sanctuary. The parks division is also investi- gating other sites along the route of No. 401 Highway. SAY SIX MAY SEEK WARDENSHIP It is reported that six members of Ontario County Council may this year seek the highest office in the county, that of Warden, at balloting in the new year. At the first meeting of the 1956 County Council in January, the first item on the agenda will be the election of a warden and already six members of the council are being named as possible contenders. ~~ First name to crop up this year was that of Reeve Wilfred Hart, of Rama Township. Last year Mr. Hart made a bid for the office fut lost out to Harry Peel, Reeve of Port Perry vill- age. Another reeve who last year contested the warden's chair was Geo. Todd, Reeve of Pickering Township. This year Mr, Todd retires from mu. nicipal politics and therefore will not be in the warden's race. Others named as possible entries are Deputy-reeve Pat Duffy, of Mara Township; Reeve Russell: Morrison, of Thorah Township; Reeve Morley Bain of Scott Township; Reeve John Mills, of the town of Ajax; and Reeve Cyril Morley, of Pickering village, None of the above have been polled but other members of council have named them as possible entries in the contest in January. a-- DEPUTY-REEVE ELECTED TWICE IN DARLINGTON Garnet B. Rickard, new Deputy- Reeve of Darlington Township for 1966, has the unique distinction of having been elected to the position twice within one month, He was elected by acclamation at a special nomination 'meeting Tues- day noon which was made necessary by a technicality which upset the re- sults of the regular Darlington elec- tion on December 6th. In that elec- tion Mr. Rickard defeated his oppon- ent, Cyril H, Mumford, by 1,389 votes to 609, Mr, Mumford's name was not pro- posed again at the special nomination meeting Tuesday and there were no other nominations, The technicality which made it .ne- cessary for Mr. Rickard to disclaim his right to the Deputy-Reeve's poal- tion following the regular December election: was that he had submitted his resignation from the Durham Dig. tricg-tligh School Board, an which he servéd during most of 19565, to the Darlington Township - Clérk rather "| than the Secretary of the High School | Board: Ta straighten out this point he submitted a writ to the clerk dis- claiming his right, to hold the office, and the Darlington Council called for the new neminatio. meeting to fill the one position. : HONORED SCIENTIST ALLISTON, ONT.---This town has unveiled a -portrait of its favorite son--=Sir Frederick Banting, co-dis- coverer of the insulin treatment for diabetes. An associate of the late Sir Frederick, Dr. C, H, Best, was present at the ceremony in the high school which is named after Banting. Cli 5 pped Comments THE ROAD BACK WILL BE LONG John Atkins. in The Rural Scene claims that if the governments of this continent had released their control of prices as soon as the war crisis was ended, and had allowed prices to re. tyrn to their natural levels, instead of trying to maintain them at levels the world could not pay, the countries that normally buy our surplus farm products would not have been driven to attemptingto grow their own food and to protecting their own farmers from our competition by excluding our products from their markets, If the farm organizations of this continent had recognized the need for, and the inevitability of a return to normal prices, and had directed their efforts toward reducing production | #0sts on this continent, we would ne- ver have accumulated such unsaleable surpluses, and our farmers would now be in a better position to adjust them. selves to the new conditions, ' If the American Government had never started supporting the prices of a few farm crops, and thus making it profitable for their farmers to con- centrate on the production of those crops, the incredible increase in the production of those crops would never have occurred. The situation now is that nothing short of a complete reversal of gov- "ernment policies can bring an end: to the accumulation of unsaleable farm surpluges. But wha prospect is there of the American Congress antagoniz- ing the farm vote hy discontinuing to subsidize the prices of unneeded farm crops? And what prospect is there of the Canadian Government antago- nizing our farm organizations by tell- ing them the plain truth, that the fu- ture of Canadian agriculture depends on our ability to sell our products at prices the world can pay? The road back to what we used to consider normal international trade, will be long and hard, for markets, once lost, are hard to recover, and peo- ple don't readily forget attempts to take advantage of them in their hour of need. : i -- Canadian Statesman. FRANK HALL VS. ALL OF CANADA Bowmanville is a town that the railways pass through. But Bowman- ville would not amount to much if it were not on a railway. Therefore Bowmanville has a vital interest in whether or not the railways run. Mr. Frank Hall, chairman of the negotiating committee for 17 unions of non-opérating employees of rail- ways, has adopted his annually tru- culent attitude toward the raflway companies in the matter, of wages and working conditions. - Mr. Hall, in his zeal for hig people, apparently wants a hundred million dollars ($100,000, 000) or so from the railways and wants it on a platter and now. knock out any other champion, in- seem at first glance, pute be submitted to an fmpartfal ar- bitrator and the companies have, in advance, offered to implement the de- cision of the urbitrator, whoever he may he. Mr, Hall, without consult- ing even his own committee, his per- emptority 'vejected this offer. This: leaves the 'whole yuestion up to Mr. St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada. He has intimated that there comes" a' fime when public interest If My, Hall's group of unions wish to bitration law, Mr. Hall will reconsider what seems to this newspaper to be an extremely fadr offer by the ome ployers. Mr. Hall had his strike several years ago. He shouldn't be permitted the luxury of a second one. The public of Canada was seriously inconvenicn- ced for move than a week inorder that Myo Hall could demonsteate that he is a powerful person. Everyone who remembers that strike can remember that Mr. Hall still is a powerful pei son and, like John 1. Sullivan, he does not again need to prove. that he ean cluding a Minister of Labor. --Canadian Statesman. Of Many Things Ry Ambrose, Hills A NEW YEAR When the bells ring and the whisct- les blow, I intend to quietly take my wrist watch off my left wrist and slide it onto my right All through Janu- ary of 19561 shall werr my watch on the right wrist, I have a good reason. © I'want some- thing to remind me many times a day of the resolutions and they sound casy; but ['know from past experience that they are more difficult than they In 1958 I propose to he kinder, slow- er to critlze, more generous with praise. I hope to remember the other fellow's birthday once in awhile, I propose to talk less in 1956 and do more. This, 1 fully realize, will be a tough discipline for a_gabby fellow. I propose to examine with a critical eye many of my nrost firmly-held con- victions, for I know myself to he ex tremely opinionated. In 1956 1 hope and firmly resolve to cultivate the spiritual side of my nature, for 1 know myself to be over- fond ofthe material things of life. (Phere is also among my resolutions' a word or two about health. Becalise I am dead set against national health plang is no reason 'why [I should neg lect personal health. Exercise and a sensible diet, plenty of sleep and a clear consience will be the health rules I set for myself. } I have made such resolutions before and broken them promptly. But this time I shall have a reminder. Every time I look at' my svateh; these resolu. tions will flash before my mind. Ashburn Migs Glenys Stephen, of Port Credit spent the holiday week with her par- ents Mr, and Mrs, Fred Stephen. Miss Ruth Richardson, of Toronto spent the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. Richardson. Mr, and Mrs. Robt. Sutherland, of overrides even the inteyest of unions. remain free from a compulsory ar- |. GREECE -- LEGEND AND SONG Writer Babs Brown, composer Ri- chard Johnston, and consultant Wal. ter Graham have collaborated to pro duce seripts for the new CBC radio childien's series "Legends of Ancient week on the Trans-Canada Network, Greece", which will be heard sveril BN I The Greek vase, drinking cup and ladle they are holding are from the sixth century; the design on the vase shows a story which will be the sub- Jeet of one of the broadcasts. The theme music on the Greek program has been taken from one of the few surviving fragments of authentic an cient Greek songs, Miss Fern Stephen und Miss Fur. ris, of Toronto, spent a couple of days during the week with Mr. and Mys, Fred Stephen.' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Durdan and fa. mily, of Niagara; Dr. and Ms. Jas. Langstalf and family of Richmond Hill; spent New Year's Day at the home of Mr. John Miller. Mrs. M. Sparks spent the Christmas | week end with her son My, M. Sparks and family at Angus, . Myo and Mrs, I, Dawning and daugh- ter Miss Frances Downing of Toronto, spent the week end with Mr, and Mrs. Fred Daw. : Mr. Walter Brown. spent the holi- days with his parents at Smith Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Routley and Helen were Sunday guests of Myr. and Mrs. Thos. Lilley, of 'Markham. : Mr. Elmer Milne, is spending a few days with his brother in Chicago" ™" Mr. and Mrs. Henry Doble and Miss Florence Doble spent Christmas at the home of My. and Mry. James Doble, in Tofonto. . Mrs. Wes. Routley and Helen, were Friday dinner guests of My and Mrs Milton Jenkins, of Little Britain. Mroand Mrs. Win, Heron, of Brook- lin, Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Doubt, Terry and Judy of Peterboro; My, and Mua. Wi MeAndless; of Wexford; and Mr. und Mrs. Nelson Ashton were Monday guests of My, and Mrs. Ed- guar Heron. i : i Cedar Creek Mr. and Mos, Wie Blain, Mr, and Mrs. Roy Blain and Douglas and Mr. and Mrs, John Greenwood, l.conard, Bobby and Sandra were. Chyistmas Duy visitors of My. and wn Ross Smith and girls at Stouffville Me sard Mes. Bruce Cummings and Jackie and Melburn Mills of Manches- ter and Mr, and Mes" Munson Woods and Brent of Prince Albert Christmas Dayivisitors of Mr, and Mrs. Victor Larocque and family. Mio Frank Hortop, Mr. and Mrs, Maurice Winter and Mr. iimd Mrs, Ray Bint and Debboria, all of Oshawa and Mr. and Mrs. John Dowson of Port Perry were Christmas Day visitors of Myc and Mrs, John Holthy and hoys. were Utica; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ashton, Wayne and Allan were Sunday visit - ors with Mr. and Mrs, Nelson Ashton. Mr. and Mis. W. A. Kerr, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs... Howard Stiver; of Unionville. > N There is no indication that Mr. Hall is aware of the fact that the trucks have been cutting into the rallway in the cost of operating railways will mean further decreases in the number in the rate of -increase in the number of railday jobs, The CNR, as a gov- ernment railway, has lost money con- tinually, if not continuously, for 86 years, The CPR's rate of profit on- ita rallway operation has been about the lowest on the continent, although it is one of the most efficient railways on the continent, Therefore, Mr, Hall should beware, The railway Jin have madé an offer to Mr.| Hall and his group. this offer is that the questions in dis- business at a great rate for many | years. And that a further increase of rallway jobs. Or at least a decline CK lk le mit i Rac is Improved performance and -George Parm spent Boxing day in Lindsay. Mr. and Mrs, Eugene Trepanier and family of Toronto were Boxing day visitors of the Larocque family. ' Mr. and Mrs, Win, Steele of 'Raglan and Mrs, Kilpatrick and (ieorge were Boxing day supper guests of Mr. and ! Mrs. Frank Harrls, Mr. and Mrs, John Greenwood had their sixteenth wedding anniversary on December 29th. Mrs. Wm. Blain had a birthday on December 30th and Saundra Greenwood had a birthday on December 31st, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Johnson and son Joe of Raglan moved into their new house that they are. building on the toad 'south of the School last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Middleton and family of -Port Peiry moved into the 'new Moslenko house last Friday. We welcome the two new families to the district. : : Mrs. George Spencer and Mrs. Les. Gibson of Columbus were Saturday | visifoys of the Spencer family. Mr: and Mrs. Ross Smith and girls of Stouffville were New Year's visi: tors of the Blain and Greenwood fa- milies. ; Mr. and Mrs. Grant Kilpatrick of Oshawa called on Mrs. Kilpatrick on Monday afternoon. Greenbank : The Greenbank Hall Board are Friday Jan. 13th. All are welcome. Mr. Ralph Wilkinson of Queen's University Kingston visited with his grandpraents Mr. and Mrs, W. St. John last week. We are glad to report Mrs. Herb. Mook is home from the hospital and able to be up. Mr. and Mis. C. I. Wilkinson Hamilton visited Mr. and Mrs. Wil- bert St. John. ) Mr. and Mrs. Ted Balfe and Joan of Newtonbrooke visited with Mr. and Mrs, Ton Bushby. 2 : Don't forget the Annual Sando School meeting will be held in thi Church basement on Wed. Jan: 11. kno little mining town out, West, there was an old man who had lived in the same white frame house for 40 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Manns and Miro and Me Norman Birkett and boy of Raglan were Christmas Day visitors of the Spencer family. Mr. and Mra. Elgin, White of Port Perry were Boxing day dinner guests years. One day he surprised all his neighbors by moving Into the house next door. Reporters were sent to sec why he had moved. When they asked him, he replied, "I guess it's just the of Mrs. Kilpatrick and "George. i Bi qu i AE gypsy in me." . a freshness In styling that extends throughout the three séties of pas- senger cars headline advances in 1950 Chevrolets, The nine-passenger station wagons.and two four- door sport sedans will be new. comers among 19 models Front Appearing in a re-design of grille New colours, unique two toning and tasteful interiors give each of Engine choices include VB: and a more powerful six cylinder Modern lineg ot the 1956 Chevrolets are evident in the Frontal appearance has Leen smartly altered by new sheet metal and brightwoi k. Loy ; above view of the Bel Air sport sedan ends will be made more rugged and forward sheet metal. Models have a lower, longér look the series complete distinction [ { * sponsoring a. Dance in the Hall on. of - "oy