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9 HE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE L LC ROSNER RIE SEO Reape tt gg Tl J gf AF Sea it a a EB FLERE gd ad Sha wit [Ba a hn Fira TAIN ea ot . v2 ee id bE Loaaut fins ae soa EE BE emit be ¥ 3 2 APART EE rey Sesdadpaieni Ee 0 Feds FA BAKA = [on shaded ies, SA OLR Thursday, June 21st, 1956 © NOTES AND C The Public Library - -How fortunate we are to have in our town. a public library! places in Ontario the size of Port Perry that can boast a library. Most of them have to be content with a regional library ser- vice or depend on a travelling library. The & greatest library problem in that of the rural area. } support a library, Usually less than one dollar per taxpayer. And yet see what we get for that dollar. The library is more than a mere col-- lection of books on'shelves, collection of books offering reading matter designed to fit the needs of our community. The librarian has the. difficult job of se- lection, and-wise selection is necessary if 'Woman's Influence Mr. Vincent Massey, Canadian Governor- General, maintains that women can do much to strengthen the whole fabric of our society by doing a better job in the He does not; believe that woman's place is in the home; he does state that the home is the most important of all human organizations and he is fearful that many women have ceased to regard it as such, home. He believes that women society through the home, with her qual- ities of order, quiet industry, devotion, hu- mility, self-sacrifice and spiritual aware- These he claims are essential to all But these he argues are "most necessary in .the home and 'here women do their most valuable and lasting work--and this work is impossible to the man for he is incapable of doing it. But these views many women refuse to ness. fields of service. But though our library is a good one, we spend too little on it and its services. We spend it on expensive motor cars, modern kitchens, costly television sets. We grumble about taxes and seldom stop to figure out how little is taken from them to There are few * chosen should tion." Canada is still section. it works out at It is a special because they at Home pa it is not. contribute to the library is to work out well. Every hook be of actual service to some- body either in inspiration or for informa- And inspiration is particularly import- ant in the building up ofthe children's Who can begin to evaluate the benefits of that stems from arousing in children a love of good books. best out of a library the school faculty and the librarian should co-operate closely. Too often textbooks are almost wholly devoted to facts; the library can supplement these with books that stimulate the imagination and stir up curiosity. : Andrew Carnegie in speaking of libraries *° said "free libraries are the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, To get the give nothing for nothing. They only help those who help themselves." And these are wise words for in a world full of things designed to make us poorer, books from free library can only enrich. - entertain arguing that the added income from their work outside the home is neces- sary. Sometimes this is true, more often Often it is just an excuse to escape from a role that has not been suf- ficiently respected by either men or wom- en.....Better home life would do much to reduce many of our most common social ills and do much in the way of adding to the happiness of people, too. home life requires that we develop these special qualities of which speaks and in the meantime: there is ex- citement, demanding appetites, and aimless impulse pulling us in other directions. Good homes are not the result®of luck or accident--they are developed in a slow pro- -cess of striving to achieve what is worth- while in human living, But a good Mr. Massey Clipped Comments | LAW-BREAKERS ARE MANY "Driving to Toronto one day last week we conceived the idea of acting as a private traffic spotter to note be- haviour of motorists. ' "With a pad and pencil on the seat beside us, we were able to make a check: mark for each violation. For ourself we were, careful to keep the speedometer on "50", to: observe all road signs and special speed limits, On counting the check marks at the end of the trip we found there were 43. Most of the violations were of the speed limit. These were drivers who passed while we were at the limit. 'Other violations included crossing double lines, passing on hills, etc. One of the most glaring violators was a member of the fair sex who shot out past a truck-on a blind hilltop and nar- rowly missed meeting an oncoming car. . Incidently the oncoming car was a provincial police cruiser. In at least three cases cars came out of private driveways without stopping. " There were 27 cars exceeding the fifty-mile-an-hour speed limit. A half dozen sped past in the 30-mile zone. Speeding was estimated from sixty to eighty miles an hour. : The O.P.P. are-stepping up patrol duties we understand and if this is a sample of what they have to contend with, it would appear to be high time, . ' --Stouffville Tribune WOMEN'S GROUPS HAVE THEIR PLACE Bowmanville, as a town, has always been reported a being over-organized as far as male organizations, institu- tions and clubs are concerned. It has reached the point where members of these organizations cannot possibly at- tend all the meetings and so conse- quently the attendance suffers. A man can be out every night attending some type of organization and still not attend all the functions he should in order to be a loyal member of them all,' Now it would appear that the women --- of Bowmanville are getting to be as greatly organized as the men. The wonder is how the ladies can attend to all their clubs and organizations and also carry out the duties of house- wives, but they do it. The women have their private social.clubs, their Wom- en's Institute, Businesg and Profession- al Club,, Club 16, Veterans' Auxiliary, Women's: Missionary Society, Red Cross, Home and School Club, fratern- al. societies, lodges and chapters, Women have the faculty of assuming many tasks and doing their work well, Work undertaken by wowen links up thing the men discovered and that is no matter how busy the women are give them a job to do and they do it well. Many of these women work in- dustriously from day to day at some daily grind and still have time to attend -to their household duties as well as to community work. While a man possibly works from sun up until sun down, a woman's work is never done. --~ Canadian Statesman SAFETY IN SMALL BOATS Ontario possesses an abundance of waterways suitable for pleasure craft, and the season boating enthusiasts en- joy is again at hand. Unfortunately it will bring, as always, fatalities which could be avoided by use: of pro- per equipment and ordinary safety practices. | Many accidents are caused by speed- ing powerboats, colliding with smaller boats or upsetting them with their wash. A motor boats has no special privileges and, aside from the legal aspect, they are required: to maintain a speed reasonable in the circum- stances. Reskless operation comes un- der the Minor Waters Navigation Re- gulations, which provide fines up to $200. The Ontario Provincial Police, enforcing all applicable laws, operate a number of patrol boats on water- ways in Ontario summer resort areas. The Provincial Police also check power boats for registration and in re- gard to lifesaving and fire-fighting equipment. Only.boats of over 10 h.p. need be licensed, but even small motor- boats are subject to the rules regard- ing lifejackets or lifesaving cushions. While there is no law saying lifesav- ing equipment approved by the Board of steamship inspection must be car- ried in vessels not power-driven, it is only common sense to do so. Overcrowding of small boats has been the cause, direct or otherwise, of many accidents. The Department of Transport, Ottawa, which publishes an informative booklet, Safety Afloat, re- commends a maximum of two persons or a load of 410 pounds for a 10-foot boat, three persons or 676 pounds at 12 feet, and so on, Owners of boats, including those who operate private pleasure craft, would do well to make sure they are familiar will all applicable laws and regulations, since they are on-the spot if anything goes wrong, A weak spot in the safety setup is lack of super- vision over boat livery gperators. Not all take the trouble to prevent over- loading or the use of outboards too powerful for small boats, The Trans- port Department points out: "'Own- ers and those who make a business of renting boats are responsible for see- ing that they are properly equipped". with all types of community life. One a Co Er a fa ------ | i: ~The Telegram, Toronto. Prospect The W. A. met at the home of Mrs. Jack Holtby on Friday evening. The devotional period was conducted by Mrs. Burnsell Webster. Following a Hymn and repeating the Lord's Prayer in unison, two minutes silence was observed in memory of the late Mrs. Cochrane. Mrs, Les. Smith gave a fine tribute to thé departed member and offered a prayer of gratitute to a faithful friend. Miss Flossie Spen- cer read the Scripture Lesson. Mrs, B. Webster gave the Lesson Thoughts and _closing prayer. : The president conducted the busi- ness session. A donation of $10 was voted to the Bursary Fund of the United Church Training School. There will be no more meetings until Sept. 'During a pleasant social hour, the hostess was assisted by Mrs. B. Web- ster, Mrs. Byron Holtby and Mrs. Ewart Diamond. Mrs. G. Webster was entertained at her home. on the week-end, to a sur- i prise birthday party by her family and close relatives. * We are pleased to learn that Mrs. Geo. Smith is enjoying a motor trip to California with Whitby friends. Pine Grove Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Catherwood calling on Mrs. H. Armstrong and Clarence one evening last week. Mrs. Charlie Johnson and Miss Del- la Johnson visiting Mr. and Mrs. Al- lin Holman of Brooklin Friday even- ing. } "..The neighbours and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Davis and Thelma ga- thered at the home of Mrs. H. Graves 'on Friday evening and presented them with a lovely table lamp and Boudoir lamp on their departure from our Community. A very pleasant even- ing was enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. A. Handel spent the week-end in Toronto. Mrs. Jim Philip and Mrs. E. Bal- lard journeyed with the Utica W. A. to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burtch of Scarborough on Saturday for their June meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ballard and Mr. and Mrs. John Locke and family of Port Perry spent Sunday afternoon at Sunnybrook Beach, Lake Simcoe. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clarke, of Pinedale visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Jack Hill, Kae Evans; Walter Kerry and Rae Johnson attended the Provincial Jr. Farmers at Guelph on Saturday, Mr. Orvill Gourlie spent the week- end with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gourlie. Mr. and Mrs. McLeod and girls of Toronto spent Sunday at their cott- age on the town line. | Comm. Centre Disirict Doings STOUFFVILLE TAX RATE IS 88.5 MILLS Ta An increase in school costs was re- sponsible for the striking, of an 88.6 mill rate for the Village of Stouffville at the regular meeting of Municipal Council on Thursday evening. This is a jump of 8.6 mills over the 1956 figure. The largest increase was in Public School rate which moved up from 27.2 to 32.0 mills, an addition of 4.8 mills. The High School rate was up .8 mills. The general rate was the same as in 1956. The tax roll this year will amount to $120,20¥d3; based in an assessment of $1,368(860.00.The rate will be as follows: Mills County Purposes .... General Debenture .................. 6 High School coven, . 93 H.S. Debenture .......ccovevevrenennnn.n.. 9. Public Library ......coovvvvivneennnn, 1.3 Public School ....ccvvunnnncrerenrrinieres 32, Relief Purposes ........ccococvevevennnn... 1, Stréet Lighting ... 1.1 Village Purposes . 19.8 TOR eee eeireirenrinirenreernreerereseegerer ns B8B FARMER CHARGED ON ROT CHARGE UXBRIDGE.-- An Ontario County farmer was this week convicted on a charge of having on his premises po- datoes that were infected with bac- terial ringrot. Potatoes with this rot are to be all disposed of before Dec. 31st in order that they will not be used for seeding. The. potatoes are affect- ed for eating. -- The conviction carried a $256 fine. Considered as the most infectious and destructive seed borne' disease. on the North American continent, there are strict regulations the farmer must follow when he discovers ringrot in his crop. : He must dispose of al] his potatqes produced on his farm by December 31, must label each bag "Table Stock only", and must send in a detailed re- port to the Department of Agriculture informing them where the potatoes were disposed of, He must also dis- infect his storage bins and everything that had come into contact with the disease, i ; COUNTY PARK OFFERED TO. PROVINCE SUTTON-- The Province of Ontario has been given the opportunity to purchase the 430-acre York County park on Lake Simcoe, it was announced last 'week. The offer has been made in a letter to Lands and Forests Minister Maple- doram. York County Warden Marshall Mec- Murchy of Vaughan township said the county may be willing to sell the the lands for $120,00, the original pur- chase prjce, on the understanding that it would be maintained as a public play-ground. The park is located east of Sutton. The park is owned by the former York County, which included 14 rural municipalities and the 12 suburban municipalities which now form the new county. The vested interest is 85 percent Toronto suburbs and 15 percent rural municipalities which now form the new county. ) WHITBY START INSTALLATION OF MERCURY LIGHTS Competition with the blue moon of popular song will be supplied on the main sstreets of Whitby with the in- stallation of 66 mercury vapor lights on Brock and Dundas streéts. Work of installing the lights was started on, Wednesday morning by the Public] Utility Commission crews. The new blue lights ("They really make you look terrible, Mable") will extend from the cloverleaf on Brock street south to the CPR tracks, with the exception of the business area which is supplied with ornamental standards. On Duhdas street the lights will extend from the CPR subway to Cochrane street. The business section will again be by-passed. The new lights give twice the candlepower for the amount of ower consumed. It is expected that the total installation will cost in the neighbourhood of $1,400. UXBRIDGE TWP, TO ASSESS 'DOG OWNERS FOR SHEEP LOSSES At the meeting of the Uxbrigde twp. Council Monday night, it was agreed that the owners of dogs killing or that have killed livestock in the areas, will be assessed full damages by the Township of Uxbridge, and any dogs chot in the act of killing livestock, the person killing same will be paid $10 and if the dog's ownership can be proven by the person destroying the dog, he will be paid an additional $15. ROWS, VANDALISM; REPEAT - 19556 STORY POLICE WILL ACT SUTTON.--Repetition 'of the-hooli- ganism and vandalism which plagues the district last year has occurred al- ready. On by eb ago Saturday there near brawl at Keswick; while at Moss- ington Park vandals tore down signs and tossed thém into the lake. "= Last year the district was plagued area looking for trouble. flared practically every week-end until the beginning of July, 4 In all probability the same persons are responsible this year. Police de- partments of the three local munici- palities are expected to stage a crack- down next week-end. This year there are more constables in the district, giv- ing a better chance to curb the mis- chief-makers. Seven constables look- ed after law and order last year, while there are nine this year. Police chiefs request that residents notify them immediately trouble breaks out. That, they say, gives them a chance to act at once and is highly preferable to waiting until next morning to report. Last year gang wars reached major proportions, and this year police haope to curb disturbances before they get out of hand. AIR FORCE BAND TO PLAY CONCERT AT NEWCASTLE CENTENNIAL The famed Central Command Band 'of the Royal Canadian Aip Force, based at Ottawa has béen--Secured to play in the Newcastle Community Park on Sunday evening, July 1st, as part of Newecastle's Centenary observance, according to word received from John M. James, M.P., for Durham County. The Centennial celebration which will commence on Friday evening, June 29th, with Opening Ceremonles and a monster street dance will continue for four days. A parade at 2 p.m. will get festivities off to a good start on Saturday with floats, bands, antique cars, ete, In the evening, a softball game featuring the Ladies' National Torches of Toronto, meeting Clarke All-Stars (men), will precede the an- nual Lions Club Carnival and Draw with many added attractions for this great occasion, Of Many Things By Ambrose Hills NO TRAIN TO MARIPOSA I went out home by train the other day. The trip reminded me of Stephen Leacock's little piece about the train to Mariposa. We all dream of taking the old train back home some day; and we all expect that at a certain hour, the same old train of yesteryear will toot its way along the tracks to our home town. Well, my train tooted along, all right--much faster than in the days when I was young. It stopped at all the little towns -- and the conductor yelled "Hi, Joe," to the station agent just as before. But there wasn't much express to be unloaded. ' I asked the conductor about it. "Yes, he said, "not much to unload these days. Trucks can take it cheaper. And not many passengers, either--they've got their own cars. Kind of rough on the railways!" Rough, too, I'd say on the towns. On many lines, service may have to be cut. And if wage rates climb by $80 millions, as threatened, there may have to be further drastic reductions in service. It would seem to be time that the small towns put some pressure on either the railways or the governments to see that any settlement of railway wage disputes bears direct relationship to the railways' ability to pay, without failing in its responsibilities to the public. | ' After all, there are many things that trucks can't carry to market. Mari- posa needs railroad service for more than sentimental reasons. True, every one would like to see railroaders make more money. They already earn some 49 above -the na- tional average; but it is likely that gmall-towners would willingly see them make 6 or even 10% above the average--but beyond that, the small town man feels he has a justifiable complaint, : These are points both railway unions and railway officials should keep in mind when working for a settlement. Mariposa has its eyes on them, nn Traffic Officer (stopping motorist): "Sir, your wife fell out. of the car three blocks back." Motorist: "So that's it! I thought I had gone stone deaf." were two brawls at Jackson's Point, 4' by summer visitors who came to the | Violence | by youR A term which is used very frequent- ly when we speak of hospitals, and cer- tainly it is one which I have used many times in these articles, is "good patient care". It will likely be used many more times, too, for good patient care is the hospitals' stock-in-trade, and is as prominent in hospital parlance as "bread" or "cake" in the vocabulary of the baker. Good care for hospital patients, how- ever, is made up of many parts. First and foremost, of course, is the know- ledge, wisdom, and guidance of the doctors, for almost every service the patient receives--and certainly every treatment that is performed--is done by, or on the instrniéfions of, the patient's doctor. The hospitals' part is to supply the specially-trained per- It is the latter--the maintaining of facilities and supplies--that is my sub: ject in this article. oe One of the busiest desks in a hos- pital's administrative office is that of the person responsible for purchasing. His is an important job, and he and the keepers of the hospital's storeroom are among the unsung heroes of the hos- pital. Can you imagine the embarrass- ment--not tao mention inconvenience a hospital suddenly ran out of one or more of the many different types of hypodermic needles=--or sutures--or drugs--or. electric lamps--or any one of the myriad items that hospitals must always have available for use at a moment's notice? Such apparently simple needs as a voll of gauze or ab- sorbent cotton are never missed until they aren't readily available. Have you ever tried to find these things--or adhesive tape--when Johnny cuts his finger? 1 have. And it's amazing how often they are missing, when need- ed. Well, multiply that many, many times and you have some idea as to the importance of purchasing and stores departments in a-hospital. Figures issued by the Ontario De- partment of Health in its hospital Blue Book show that in the year 1954 the hospitals of Ontario spent $8,000,000 for drugs, medications, surgical instru- ments, sterile supplies, et cetera; $6,- 000,000 for housekeeping and main- tenance supplies, and over $9,000,000 for other things necessary to care for the sick and administer the hospital. In addition to this, the cost of food supplies amounts to $10,000,000. This. is "more than meets the eye" in purchasing and maintaining hos- pital supplies. First, the purchasing agent must become familiar with the tremendous variety of requirements and be able to recognize the differ- anees between the good quality ma- terial and manufacture from the in- ferior. He must know the needs and preferences of the various hospital de- partments and must know the merits, and shortcomings, if any, of the dif- ferent firms from whom purchases may be made, As in the case of the industrial purchasing agent, he must consider the cost when he makes a purchase but never sacrifice quality for price. Then there is the problem of obsole- scence. Because medical science and the inventiveness of industry are con- stantly striving to improve upon exist- ing hospital equipment, it is important that hospital purchasing agents be up to date on what is new and better. As mentioned before, stocks of existing items must always be adequate hut never so large as to entail extensive loss if any items or number of items suddenly 'become obsolete. This, of course, is orfe of the bugbearers of maintaining a hospital, as a piece of equipment or a shipment of supplies can be out-dated quite suddenly by a new discovery. Sudden change, of course, will not affect many of the more staple items such a bandages and aspirin tablets but it is a factor to be reckoned with from time to time. Food supplies purchased are usual- ly from specifications of the hospital dietitian who must be well versed on the needs for her department. Here again quality must not be sacrificed for price but,as every housewife knows price must be considered. Guided by her professional training and exper- ience, the hospital dietitian. makés sure that the lagging appetites of the patients and their dietary needs, as prescribed by the doctor, will be ade- quately met. Hospitals, of course, do not expect their patients to be concerned about the complex organization that is be- MRS. CHARLES McLEAN "PRESIDENT, ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION sonnel and the facilities and supplies | necessary to the care of the. patient. and distress--that would be caused if | hind them when they are receiving treatment, for the only thoughts the patient should have are confidence in those who are treating them, freedom from worry, and a desire to wet well again. The better the job hospitals are doing in such glamourless depart- ments as purchasing and stores, the greater the confidence and peace of mind of the patient, : BETTY JEAN.FERGUSON Tovonto columnist Alex Barris heads a new CBC Television variety show, "The Barris Beat", every weck. Handling the vocal chores is Betty Jean Ferguson, the lovely former Miss Canada. The orchestra is under the direction of pianist Bill ISbister. Scugog News You are invited to attend the in- duction service at Grace United Church on Friday, June 29th at 8.00 p.m. Rev. W. C. Hutton in charge. Rev. Jackson of Tyrone will preach the sermon, Rey. Wylie of Port Perry will address our new minister, Rev, Mr. Braham and the congrega- tion. Rev. Mr. Hutton will perform the Induction. Come and get acquain- ted with our new minister. ° The June meeting of the Head W. A. held at the home of Ruth Heayn on June 13th. Fifteen mem- bers were in attendance. The presi- dent, Clara Dowson, opened the meet- ing with the hymn "Breathe on me, freath of God," which was followed by the Lord's Prayer. The roll call was answered by our favourite laun- dry soap. Following the minutes of the last meeting, and letters of thanks Betty Reader read the scripture les- son and the story based on the life of Martha. It was decided to have a supper on Thursday, June 21st and to charge Hoe. per person and- 20e. for children. The Literature sent' from the «Presbytery was looked at with much interest. The program continued with a hu- morous reading by Rita Rodman en- titled "Bringing home the Bacon'. Mrs. Collins gave a reading on the "Strange Habits of our Generation." tita and Carol Wilson sang the duet "Tell me the Stories of Jesus." Betty was Reader gave a contest which tested our Memory, and Marie Healey was the winner. Lunch was served by Rita Wilson's group. Our next meet- ing will be held in the evening. Mrs A. Ashbridge and Mr. and Mrs. Don Ashbridge attended the wedding of Mr. and Mvs. Hislink in Clifferest United Church at Scarboro last Sat- urday. Mrs. Hislink is a neice of Mrs. A. Ashbridge. Mr. Stuart Nesbitt spent last week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Angus Wilkin- son and Mrs. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Travell spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. S. Rodman. i ---- Sign over a garage door in a west- ern state reads: "We weld everything except a broken heart and the crack of dawn." . yess "Since I have my new automobile I don't have to walk to the bank with my deposits." N "Drive over now, eh?" "No, I just don't make any." : re 0. NEU J TA TT # bina Ata opm A