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(" for Pickering village began last week [+7gbe occupied by Mr. Harold Richard- 2 THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, May 10th, 1956 a a NOTES AND COMMENTS 3 Heredity or Environment : The: age-old. argument about whether - heredity is more important: than environ- 'i ment received a shot in the "when a meadow lark was s like a cardinal in the vicinity of a Port Credit residence. Experts say this is really staggering for a meadow lark's song is en- tirely different from that of the cardinal. Their only explanation to-date is that the meadow lark must have lost its parents at an early age and been raised by a family cardinals. On the other hand the American Scien- tific Monthly devotes considerable space this month to an article about newts, and the evidence here is for heredity. discovered that the optic nerves of the eyes of the newt could be cut turned or rotated through a hundred and To Sweeten 'Living A Lions counsellor has developed a pro- gram which he claims will help brighten up your life. It-consists of five rules-of-thumb, namely : Why not grin and bear it ? that sounds sensible until you suddenly find a hundred reasons for not grinning and not Why not get curious (Good question that! But one involves the intellect and the other which unfortunately get one for bearing it.) instead of mad? the emotion smack in the road of your thinking.) (Good, too. sort of sets you a being apart from the not think: first? rest) Why not try" a little (Now this is a really good: you realize that appreciation is thé 1 thing ;to learn. - Most of us Z arm this week things upside heard singing eyes restored and the visio eighty degrees. "The optic nerves 'then heal- ed and the newt was proved to be seeing down. 'When the operation was performed for the second time and the to 'the normal position the vision 'once more became normal. . So here we have it. lark with cardinals and it will sing like a cardinal; tamper with the eyes of the newt Bring up a meadow does not adjust. Perhaps this meagre evidence indicates that some learnings like singing are in- seeing, aren't. grow? not. It was and the eyes self too well.) (Well, : Why But this appreciation? question mn don't get th : far and our. appreciation is confined to our own merits or faults.) Why not have con- fidence in yourself? Well, why not? Well, why not? With startling insight the an- The trouble swer swiftly comes . . don't work when they should and they do work when they shouldn't. fluenced by environment and some, like Would this then argue that artists are born that way but singers Might be, or then again it 'might In the meantime many bird-watchers are flocking to Port Credit to hear the meadow lark that sings like a cardinal. because I know my- The trouble with programs is that all too often they offer neat little formulas 'based on the false assumption: that life is a fairly simple proposition. solved in terms of simple rules we would . never develop those incalculable resources which make human beings unique. don't face the same situations day after day for each new day: brings its new chal- lenges and if it didn't we wouldn't be able to grin and bear it; nor would there be any . curiosity about it; and thinking first would be a contraditton, appreciation a hollow - sham and of what use confidence in a world where formulas did the trick? "If it could be We with programs is that they «District Doings DIAL PHONES FOR SUTTON | IN 1957 Plans to establish a dial telephone 1Sxehangs at Sutton are now underway, E. Blosdale, Bell Telephone man-] Ler for this region, announced last week. ~ Mr. Blosdale pointed out that the change to dial operation is an extenZ sive project and a definite completion date cannot yet be set. - Property on which is built a dial. exchange building was purchased re- cently at the corner of Dalton and High streets. Former owners are Mr. and Mrs, Harold M. Marshall. Construction of the dial exchange building is expected to get under way about the end of this year and to be completed by summer of 1967. After the building has been erected, crews of highly trained techniciahs will begin the painstaking installation of intri- cate dial switching equipment and as- "sociated apparatus. This will involve making thousands of soldered connec- tions and placing many miles of wire inside the new building. Other crews working outside, will extend the : wire-and-cable network serving the community and adapt it for use in 'the dial system. All tele- phone sets have to be changed for dial operation, . "Long before the installation begins, the equipment must be engineered and manufactured to meet the specific needs of Sutton," Mr. Blosdale said, "explaining that every dial exchange must be tailor -made to fit the com- munity. * The whole program must be care- fully co-ordinated so that all Sutton telephones can be switched over to dial operation within a minute or two on the cutover date, with virtually no ruption in service, er Ey NEW LG.A. FOR PICKERING Groundwork for a $25,000 groceteria on the land where the former Metho- dist church stood. Local contractor Garry Bekkevold will be the owner. Mr, Bekkevold said last week the new bujlding will be open about August 1. The new store will cover an area of 40 feet wide by 102 feet deep and will son's I,G.A. store, The building will be one story. The front will be glass and vitrolite, There will be parking | for 67 cars on the east side. Mr, Bek-| kevold has been given assurance that natural gas will be through the village by early fall and plans to heat by that "means, There will be a small base- ment at the rear of the building. Mr. Richardson said last week that he has no immediate plans for his pre- gent building, He added he hasn't de- 1 UXBRIDGE STORES BEGIN NEW HOURS - The merchants of Uxbridge will be- gin their new store hours this week and remain open until ten o'clock both Friday and Saturday nights for the convenience of the shoppers, Beginning next Monday the stores 'will remain closed all day but will in turn, be open all day Wednesday. These new hours were agreed upon by a majority of merchants who met with -other Chamber of Commerce 'members during the past month. APPROVE EXPANSION PLAN FOR LINDSAY HOSPITAL * The Hospital Board of Governors met last week to consider the ways and means of starting the campaign to raise the necessary $1,183,000 for the approved expansion plan. The plan was approved unanimously two weeks ago by the Hospital Asso- ciation's annual meeting, and the Board directed to start work imme- diately to implement the plan at the earliest possible date. The plan, known to the Board as J- 5, was presented by Board Secretary E. N. Gregory as the culmination of a year's: work and study by the Board and the Medical 'Staff. He outlined the details in slides prepared for the meeting, and quoted figures in con- nection with the plan. Total $1,183,000 : The plans exhibited, he said, con- tained 633,000 square feet in the ad- dition, exclusive of a waiting room provided in later drawings. At a cost of $1.60 per square foot, this would total $799,000, Other costs would in- clude $60,000 for boiler room and laundry alterations, $45,000 for kitch- én alterations, $16,000 for drives and landscaping, $60,000 for fees, $40,000]. for contingencies, and $90,000 for equipment. The complete plan, includ- ing waiting rooms at the south end of the new addition, would, he said, cost a total of $1,183,000, The addition would be build to the each of the present Hospital, down the grade from the east driveway. It would be connected by a link the height of the building, to maternity wing. All treatment beds would" be located in the new wing or the mater- nity wing, with the old, 1902 section of the hospital being used exclusively for administrdtive purposes. Accommo- dation would be: 122 active treatment beds; six recovery beds, three labour beds"and 84 bassinettes, WORK: 'STARTS ON ADDITION WHITBY COMMUNITY ARENA Work started this week on the $9000 addition to Whitby Community Arena. The addition which will consist of a gpacious. lobby, men's. and women's washrooms, will be built to the south of the main building, adjacent to the present south wall. The addition will be one story high. . A member of the Arena Board stated that this is the start of several improvements which will be made to cided whether to sell or rent. the arena, Eventually there will be ~ y lean-to walks, along the east and west walls of the building, to facilitate the passage of spectators from one-end to the other. These walks will:leave the present alleyways free for standing space, and will have storage space built below them. The general contractor for the ad- dition at present being built, is Car- men Foster, a Whitby firm. The ad- dition will be built of brick, with the south wall being almost entirely glass, enhancing the appearance of the main entrance to the building. The double doors, at the existing south wall, which compose the present main entrance, will be left as they are, to provide-access to the new lobby. The windows, to the east, and west, of these doors, will be cut down, to form archways between the two parts of the building, As lacrosse, and wrestling will be under way while the construction is being carried "out, the west fire-door will be used as a main entrance. It is expected that the addition will be com- pleted by July 1st, When the addition is completed, the arena will have cost almost $130,000. To help raise money for the addition, the board will hold a dance, on the main floor of the arena, sometime in June. The dance will feature square and round'dancing, and the music will be supplied by "big name" bands. C. of C. CONDUCTS SURVEY ON USE OF PARKING METERS BOWMANVILLE--Continuing their survey on the Parking Meter situation in other municipalities, the Bowman- ville Chamber of Commerce has con- tacted the towns of Cobourg, Port Hope, pnd Whitby. The results shown by these towns from the use of park- ing meters is, in all cases, a standing source of net income. The town of Whitby, for example, netted $2,000 after all costs including maintenance and collections, for last year, Cobourg showed a gross of $7,000 for last year with revenue of close to $7,000 for Port Hope--a figure that has been rising since 1953, Characteristic of each municipality was the open opposition against the installation of parking meters, but to- day agreement is held that the meters do curb illicit parking and allow for mobility and range in shoppers. The parking meter question is ex- pected to come tip before council at their. May meeting, STOUFFVILLE SEEKING SANCTION FOR SEWER PIPELINE THIS SUMMER The tender of the Malvern Construc- tion Co. Limited for $236,384.00, was accepted by + Stouffville Municipal Council for sewer pipeline. This ten- der covers approximately two thirds of the pipeline work which would be completed this year. " The tender also carried an estimate of less than ong hundred thousand dollars for comple- tion of the pipeline in 19567. The con- tract calls for 130 days work in 1956. Tenders will now be called for the | fast food and other merchandise. Jand anxiety. construction of the sewage disposal plant which engineers made an early estimate of $100,000. All 'tenders accepted are subject to the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board and will be presented there | shortly for sanction which could see construction commence the latter of June, Fourteen tenders were reecived in all for the laying of the pipeline, How- ever, several firms were unable to provide the required five percent qualifying cheque and others could not guarafitee to commence operations be- fore late fall. part Clipped Comments SOMETHING-FOR-NOTHING POLICY In a panel discussion of a recent meeting of the Ontario Section of the Canadian Retail - Merchants: Associa- tion, a representative of the Canadian Association of Consumers condemned the practice of premiums, giveaways and trading stamps being given away in. the merchandising of 'goods. This practice, it has to be admitted has now reached large proportions. on the theory that people like the idea of receiving something-for-nothing. Thus many firms, both manufacturers and retailers have thought up ways and means of pandering to this wenk- ness of human nature, Mrs. R,-W. Morningstar, of Toronto, representing the Canadian' Association of Consumers, made a strong attack on the something-for-nothing policy. 'She pictured Canadian housewives be- ing loaded up with unwanted articles given away with soap powders, hreak- She said: "Consumers feel products should | stand on their own merits without use- less gimmicks. It is unethical to bring up a new generation thinking they can get something for nothing." There is much in what she said. We have long left that the competition in giving premiums to hoost the sale of a particular brand of any product was being very much overdone. We have felt that it would be more in the inter- est of consumers to eliminate the pre- miums and giveaways, and deduct the cost of such articles from the price of the product, so as to enable the buyers to save money. This could make a substantial reduction in the cost of living if all those now giving away premiums were to follow that sug- gestion. ; --Oshawa Times-Gazette. STRESS AND WORRY OF MOST ILLNESS-- It is a fact that most physicians, as well as patients, agree on- worry ahd extra strain and stress is the basic cause for many of the ills and ill health of today. It appears that peo- ple, especially women, just cannot help worrying. Many times their worries are trivial and they worry when there is no real reason for doing so. The terrible manner in which so-called sane people are commiting desperate crimes especially in connection with innocent children cause mothers great worry Hlness in the family gets mother all excited. ather, on the other hand, worries more than the average person realizes and he. does not always tell his family about such matters. He, too, worries about the welfare of his offspring, but probably more about his inability to save money in this day of high standards and he worries about insecurity, This is true more particularly with the man on salary. Dr. Hans Selye, Director of the University of Montreal's Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery has made a study of those who have worries and are under strain and stress. The "stress" theory of human ills, according to an article in the January Reader's Digest, was first proposed by Dr. Selye some years ago. The theory has had substantial support in the doctor's own experiments with animals, and has recently become the centre of a great deal §f attention by leading medical men. "If future events prove this concept correct," says the Journal of the American Medical Association," it will be one of the most significant medical advances of this century." Selye holds that the principal job of the pituitary and adrenal glands, and the hormones they secrete and distii- bute is to adape the body of all kinds of stress. Attempting to adjust to the constant hurry and worry of present- day life, these glands pour out excess hormones to keep the body going. For a_ while they succeed, but in the end the mechanism breaks down. Arteries harden, blood pressure rises, heart dis- ease develops, arthritis strikes, "The apparent cause of illness", Selye says, "is often an infection, an intoxication, nervous exhaustion or CAUSE i It is based | "old age". But actually a breakdown of the hormonal-adaptation system ap- pears to be the most common ultimate cause of death." Li - By injecting overdoses bf certain hormones into rats, Selye has produc- ed some of the worst "diseases afflict: ing min: heart apd kidney disease, hogh blood pressure, diabetes. Rea- soning that other hormonés would counteract these ills, Selye undertook further experiments. The result fore- shadowed ACTH and cortisone five vears before their discovery. If Selye's concept proves to be true, the day may come when people will gzet periodic cheeks of chemical bal- ance, just as they now get checks of metabolism, blood pressure and urine If hormones can restore an imbalanced body to normal, Selye sees no reason "why 'our life span shouldn' t be upped to 100 years or more" Lindsay Watchman-Warder Report From Parliament By Michael Starr, M.P. Ontario Riding Another motion to go into Supply was introduced on Monday, April 80, and the Conservative Party submitted an amendment for the consideration of the House which urged the govern- ment that immediate consideration should be given to measures to assist the municipalities of Cgnada to meet their mounting financial problems, and in particular the immediate introduc- tion of legislation which would pro- vide for the exemption of all muni- cipal councils and school boards from the payment of excise taxes, including the 10¢¢ sales tax, and which would further provide for payment to muni- cipalities of the equivalent of full municipal taxes. _An amendment to this amendment was made hy the CCF Party in the House, which en- dorsed this amendment and-added that consideration should be given to legis- lation to provide for Federal aid to education without interfering with provincial control thereof, This debate lasted for two days ac- cording to the new rules of the House. When the vote was taken .on both the amendnient and sub- amendment, they were both turned down by the govern- ment. In taking part in the debate, I"inance Minister Harris rejected these demands and said that tax exemptions generally are undesirable. He said that the best type of tax is one with no exemptions. Thé financial . pro- blems -of municipalities were 'empha- sized by all those participating in this debate from the Opposition side. They were described as the place where in fact democracy finds its greatest strength. They are the closest forms of administration to.the people. "How- ever, all of these pleas and presenta- tions were of no avail, The Special=Committee on Estimates has completed its work on the De- partment of Labour with the exception of the two clauses relating to Unem- ployment Insurance. These have been deferred until May 15, or soon after, in order to give the Unemployment In- surance Commission an opportunity to reclify and bring about a solution to some discrepancies now existing in the Act. The Minister of Labour is:.ex- pected to make a statement in the House of Commons in respect to these adjustments on or before May 16th, The latest estimate of the cost to the taxpayers of the oratory of Mem- bers of Patliament comes from a Lib- eral Member of Parliament who in- dulges in it rarely. He has announced that by his calculations the high cost of speeches in the Commons runs to about $1800 per hour. His opinion is that it is not worth it. He further stated that he doubted whether he had heard one speech this session that was worth $1800 an hour. There is a great deal of talk at present that a solution to the Trans- Canada Pipelines; as far as the gov- ernment is concerned, may be found in the arrangement whereby the Fed- eral Treasury would provide funds for an immediate start on the long-stalled Trans-Canada Natural Gas Pipeline. liven although the Prime Minister denies this rumour, it is being said that legislation is being drafted under which $80,000,000 may be loaned to the sponsors of this line to build the Al- berta to Manitoba leg this year. This amount would be in addition to the $83,000,000 the government plans to put up to co-operate with Ontario in creating a $118,000,000 Crown Com- pany to finance construction: of the 676 mile Northern Ontario link. What- ever the amount 'of the loan, it is cer- tain that it will provide more am- munition for critics of the govern- .ment's pipeline planning. It will be argued that the private company ls asking the public to take an even larger share of the risks, meanwhile retaining control of the venture. 'land do so many chores. -] pose we were all wondering the same -- Of Mény Things LIFE'S FABRIC He told me about it as we rode to. gether on the train from the small town where he was: born to the big city where he worked. He'd been called out home because his mother, at 81, suffered a severe stroke, and he had watched her fighting for her life. "As 1 watched her" he said, "I kept thinking of her as a little girl,; sally May Jones, walking miles and miles to school, then home to milk the cows It is only when the end seems near that gne be- comes so 'concerned about the begin- nings. I thought of her marriage, and the struggle to raise a family, and all the dreams she must have had in those days, And I. wondered what regrets must be in her mind now, with the end threatening and many of the dreams unfulfilled. "We were at her bedside at the little hospital--her three sons--and I sup- thing. Then we noticed that she was trying to tell us something, although paralysis had made speech difficult for her. We leaned forward anxiously, and finally we were able to understand. "She was trying desperately hard to tell us that at home we would find oat- in the cupboard, and that there was meat cooked and ready to eat. 'Bring up a sealer of fruit from the basement --anything you like,' she said. He told me that it took them back somewhat to think that at this hour, when they thought her every energy was devoted to her fight for life, that instead, her mind was on supper for her boys. Her life had taught her that the mind is best occupied with the small everyday things. that form the fabric of a" good life -- the oatmeal cookies and supper for the boys. The dreams lose substance, but these daily things are real and immediate and im- portant, She is recoyering from her stroke, he says, and should still have some summers in the sun, to sit and look back. Not to dream: of what might have been, but to savour the countless things that really were. Gardens planted, meals served, a useful life fully lived, and many sorrows and dif- ficulties met ' courageously. Little Sally May Jones had much that was worthwhile to look back upon. Epsom Miss Pauline Beacock and Mrs. Ma- rie James of Uxbridge were hostesses at a shower at the home of Mrs. W. J. Beacock recently, in honour of Miss Wilma Willis, prior to her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Cracknell and. Mrs. Neison of Toronto were visiting with Mr. and Mra. Rogers Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Medd, Betty and Elaine were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Strong and family at Manchester on Sunday evening. Sorry to report that Mrs. Chas. Geer underwent an operation in Port Perry Hospital on Saturday morning. We wish her a speedy recovery. Mr. Murray Garrick of Coldsprings visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beacock. Mr. and Mrs. John Moore of Oshawa spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gor- don Jeffery. - Mrs. C. Johnson and Della of Pinegrove visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Medd recently. Eighteen tables of euchre were played at the school on Friday even- ing. Prize winners were Ladies 1st --Mrs. Amell, 2nd--Robert Taylor Jr. Con.--Diane Jordon. Gents 1st--John Birkett.- 2nd--Oliver Lane, Con.-- Arnold' Kerry. Lucky draws were won by Mrs. Eva Catherwood and Chet Geer. . Lunch was enjoyed by all. Dancing was enjoyed to th good mu- sic provided by Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and Mr. Birkett with David Prentice calling for square dancing. It was deé¢ided to hold another party on Fri- day, May 18th. Everyone welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Ore Jeffery spent Sunday with his sister Mr. and Mrs. M. Bailey and family. Mr. B. Muirhead of Toronto and Mr. James Muirhead of Agincourt were visiting recently with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Medd. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rogers and fa- mily of Bowmanville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, W. Rogers. meal cookies in the earthenware crock |: HEIDI Maxine Miller plays the title role in a 13-week CBC radio series about Johanna Spyri's great children's clas- sic of life in the Swiss Alps, "Heidi". Maxine is well-known to youthful viewers as the Princess on the "How- dy Doody" program. heard as "Heidi" every week on the Trans-Canada network. Prospect The Prospect Committee of the Women's Hospital Auxiliary _appre- ciate the interest of those who attend- ed their recent euchre party at the Township Hall, Manchester; also for donations from persons unable to at- tend. Part of the proceeds will pur- chase a prize for the forthcoming Penny Draw. The cuchre prizes were won by--Men's 1st: Wm. McCartney, also for Lone Hands, Consolation: Christie Hardy. Ladies' Ist: "Mus. Clare Vernon, Lane Hands, Mrs. O, Lane, Consolation: Barbara: Amell. The door prize was:won by Mrs. Beacock. » Mr. and Mrs. Dearborn and Harvey attended the Graduation Exercises.of Ryerson Institute, Toronto, on May 4th. Their son Ray Dearborn received his diploma in Technical Engineering. He has accepted a position in Belle- ville. Congratulations. The teachers of the S.S. ave train- ing their pupils for a special Family Day Service," May 13th, at 10 a.m. Revv. Hugh Crosier; of Whitby, will be the special speaker. Mr. Jack Griffen, of Port Perry, cupied the pulpit on May 6th, and gave an inspiring message. 'Glad to report that Mrs. Garnet Cochrane is convalescing favorably in Oshawa Hospital. Miss Elaine Yeo of Oshawa Hospital staff of nurses, is holidaying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Yeo. Les oc- The -death of the late Ewart Dia- mond removes another highly respect- ed member of Prospect community. Our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. and Mrs. birth. of a Congratulations to Mr. Byron Holtby on the daughter. Greenbank Church and Sunday School will com- bine their sessions on Sunday, May 13 for" special Mother's "Diy service at 11 o'clock. There service also. The Sunday School Anniversary will be held the following Sunday, May 20 with Rev, Mr. Dyer as guest speaker. The sympathy of the community is extended to the relatives and friends of the late Mr. Bruce Sommerville. The funeral was held at the chapel in Uxbridge, then to Bethel cemetery. Mr. John Howsam was visiting in the village last week. Mrs. E. Clements, Miss Isabel Cle- ments and Mr. Lloyd Sommerville were in Hespler over the week-end. The Pilot boys report a good even- ing at Uxbridge last Saturday night. Their next Minstrel call is to Yelver- ton. ' A bee was held by a few of the mon last Saturday afternoon at the church shed and a real clean-up was accom- plished. Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Foster attended Lodge Church Service at Orono last Sunday. N nd Mrs. L. McGregor of Beamsville visiting with her mother, Mrs. Boe, on Sunday. Sorry to report that Mrs. Art Ree- ves had the misfortune to slip and in- jure her foot and is confined to Port Perry Hospital. Port Perry Hospital, Miss Aletha Cragg passed away on Tuesday morn. sing. The sympathy of the commun- | ity goes to the relatives and friends. will be baptismal She can be After an illness of a few weeks in = EERE ANU @ 0 % "4 i y RAL 5 ih ' LR hy 3 hoe