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--_-- Le ee a Ll we i 0 ie "coming general across the Western <® 'os Saba Shae eg hy L PAGE Thursday, July 5th, 1956 NOTES AND COMMENTS n Marriage This week marriage has figured promi- nently in the daily newspapers. did .we have an unusual spurge of June weddings which made extra pages neces- sary, but in the other sections of the papers marriage was much in the news. 2 he brought into the world. ing news. Then, of course, much married tycoon who take his tenth. wife stoutly maintaining that this was the last . . ., . and well it might be. But one of the most interesting items had to do with the marriage counsellor in Massachussets who was making a special . report to a state committee on marriage. He said that records showed riage in four becomes bankrupt and that in his experience only one of the other three is a reasonably happy marriage. others stay together because of children, because of cowardice or inertia, because of Tourist Time i ~. Port Perry has its share of tourists for Each year we strive to improve our own outlook on the problem of making these visitors happy and at the same time trying to further the best inter- a good many years. ests of our community. For years the lakefront was an eyesore but responsible citizens worked manfully and Palmer Memorial Park It was gratifying to see the overflowing with "happy visitors during the Dominion Day week-end. for their comfort could still be improved. Better public washrooms could be had, for instance. Port Perry has made a splendid start in a broad over-all vigion for the future by establishing a Chamber of April of this year with Mr. Storey Beare as President. The object of this body is to 'promote the civic, economic and social welfare of the people of Port Perry and vicinity." Already Port Perry has been far-sighted enough to become a member of a. special group under the auspices of the Ontario Government for the improvement of areas There was the marriage of a 67 year old doctor and a twenty year old girl. whom There was the marriage of Marilyn Munro to the play- wright Miller which became news in their very frantic attempts to keep it from be- 1] Not only a bad record. marriage and prove. there was the was about to of impulse . that one mar- The + Association". 'obstinacy. He further elaborated that it was little wonder that our marriages have He pointed out that we do' not let minors drink but the law permits them to mary, people married too young; that they mar- ried with false Hollywood conceptions of He claimed that too many its respongibilities. He be- lieved that not until the home and school- did something about a more realistic ap- proach to marriage could the record im- And whatever we think of what he said most people are ready to agree that a more intelligent approach to marriage not only enhances its romance but adds immeasur- ably to its chances for success. is no whim to be indulged in on the spur Marriage . too much is at stake and too many lives are involved. But we know how to teach safe driving much better than we know how to teach the ways and means * of making marriage work and in spite of driving courses and safety compaigns the accident fatalities on our highways keeps on climbing. How do we go about making marriage work? Now, there's a question. such as ours: "The Lakeshore Development This Association has an aim very much in line with that of our own Chamber of Commerce and our Reeve Mr. Harry Peel and the President of the Cham- ber.of Commerce automatically become re- is the/result. park filled to and Durham, Facilities wd Commerce, in area. able' to you. merce. ° Any presentative members for our district. Actually Port Perry is included in the branch of the Lakeshore Development As- sociation which covers Northumberland ~ Peterboro and Haliburton * and Victoria counties because the Toronto Metropolitan area (to which we would act- ually belong) is not yet properly developed. The Association is concerned with pro- moting the best interests of industrial and the tourist trade. communication in these areas is a major concern. The potentialities of each district are brought out by a practical study of the Posters, maps and folders are avail- In fact for almost any in- formation of a practical nature that you could wish consult this association. It works through the local Chamber of Com- Transportation and qualified member will be - only too glad to supply you with details. Clipped Comments WHY PRICE OF BREAD IS GOING UP, Although, generally speaking, the price of white bread in Canada has remained unchanged over the past 3 years despite the rise in labour costs, hourly rates, fringe benefits and other costs, apart from flour, price increas- es of one cent per loaf are now be- Provinces, the Province of Quebec, and in some parts of Ontario. The National Council of the Bak- ing Industry point out that the natural tendency in many reports is to em- phasize stable prices for wheat, and to disregard all the other ingredient, labour and stribution costs which are necessarily} part of the cost of a loaf of bread.) They point out that ~economists frefijuently stress that la- bour, in one firm or another, repre- sents perhaps er cent of the price which the consumer pay for the goods and services bought. . The baking industry in Canada is becoming increasingly unionized and the traditional pattern of manage- ment-labour negotiations, especially over the past three years, is for high- er wage rates and other labour bene- Afits to be granted annually on each © Jontract renewal. It is, according to the National Council, this continuing increase in hourly wage rates and other labour factors, together with increases in raw materials other than flour, that| have made necessary the recent price increases for bread. Canadian Statesman. a "FARMING 18 BIG BUSINESS We have often wondered [in recent years how a young man cgn finance his adventure into farming since most of the .operations are by mechaniza- tion, A. M. Barr, President of Kempt- ville, , Agricultural School, gave a little "light on this subject last week -when addressing the Ottawa Kiwanis Club. He said: Farming has become bigger business than it used to be, requiring capital investment of $36, 000 to $20,000 some 20 years ago. Between one-third and one-half the capital goes toward machinery and equipment required to operate the farm. % "The trend is toward larger farm units because of the overehad neces- sary for equipment to replace manual labor." A resulting problem in agriculture to farm, but lack. capital, have diffi- culty in getting started. Unless they are-able to fit into the farm: set- up at home, they are in to many cases unable to branch out because of' the high capital investment needed. Some of the graduates of KAS for the last year or two have taken em- ployment inthe agricultural field at the Dominion Experimental Farm not necessarily farming, Mr. Barr said. --~Canadian Statesman. DISTRESSING INCIDENT involving closed shop in municipal government is reported by authoritative British weekly, "Time & Tide". Entitled "Blackmail in: Bermondsey," incident involves Miss Isabel Sidey, employed in April by socialist-controlled Ber- mondsey Council, * Says Miss Sidey, "Terrific pressure was put on' me to join either the Na- tional - Association of Local Govern- ment Officers or the National Union of Public Employees. One of the Union secretaries even planked an-ap- plication form on'my desk and said, 'Sign that by 9 o'clock on Monday, or else--."" Refusing to be bullied into union membership, Miss Sidey says, "I was determined not to join, not because I object to unions in principle, but because I think that compulsory mem- bership and closed shops. are unjust." The Letter-Review, July 2/2 LUNACY of wage-price in UK is re- vealed in British Ministry of Labour Gazette, which reports that in first 4 months of .this year wage increases totalling 5,126,000 million pounds ster- ling a week were granted' Official British labor publication points out that this is almost exactly same figure by which wages rose in whole twelve months of 1966. Tempo of wage inéreases has beén today is that young people who want | J ference is that Government at Ottawa, instead of warning against untoward consequences of wages so rapidly out- stripping output, as has UK Govern- ment, has chosen instead to maintain stony and irresponsible air of silence. : - The Letter-Review, July 2/'52 ' Just a Minute or Two of Precaution TORONTO--Last summer in Ont- ario, 928 bolts of lightning set the forests flaming, while 1324 human agencies were engaged in the same business, says a statement of the Canadian Forestry Association of On- tario. Campers, enjoying their woodland retreats, let loose 390 fire tragedies that cleaned up 91,000 acres- of green countryside. Smokers, unwilling to devote ten seconds to snuff their lighted tobacco, set the forest ablaze on 208 occasions, with 6400 acres turn- ed to a smoking barrens. Because of the dual attack of light- ning and human recklessness on the public-owned forests of Ontdtio, tax- paying citizens paid a bill of four mil- lion dollars for extra fire-fighting, supplemented by a loss to the pro- vincial treasury of $2,700,000 in Crown dues that now are uncollectable on the devastated areas. The high fire-fighting costs, says the Forestry Association bulletin, re- flected not only the severity and dura- tion of the fire season but the great- er efficiency of the Ontario Forest 'Service which held timber losses to a third of those incurred in the bad years of 1936 and 1948. "Every year, Ontario's treasury of forest resourses adds to industrial strength and broader employment. Except for lightning, the timberlands would remain evergreen and ever- growing were it not ior the gross negligence of those who enter the woods for work or recreation, A min. ute or two of precaution this summer can head off a runaway conflagra- 000 to $40,000 as compared with $10, ----- almost as rapid in Canada. Only dif- ai | BAA AW i a RA tion, » 'have District Doings a 4 SPL IT OVER QUESTION OF BE ER OUTLET MARKHAM--A large delegation of spectators" attended the meeting of the Markham Village council on Tues- day evening expecting fireworks over the proposed beer outlet in the town. However, they went home dissoppoint- ed after Reeve 'Jos, Fry announced that there would be no discussion by Council on the subject. The Keeve 'stated that Council had not been offi- cially approached on the matter. Last week, government representa. tives working through the Wignall and Shepherd Real Estate agency, purchased property, on No. 7 highway for a brewer's warehouse. The news caused quite a stir in Markham and nearby towns and unofficially 'the village council is split over the ques- tion. : Reeve Fry told The Tribune that he favored a vote of the people. Councillor Comfort said he opposed the brewers' outlet on moral grounds, "There are other commercial establi- shments more desirable than this," he said. Deputy-reeve Walker said that news came as a surprise, but she was non- committal on her view. Councillor McCarthy said he was neut- ral until he had more time to think the matter over. Councillor Schout- en favored the opening of the ware- house. He said it would bring more business to town. "If people want it, they're going to get it whether it's in Markham or Toronto," he declared to The Tribune. Rev, Geo. Thomas, pastor of St. Andrew's Un#ted Church is leading the campaign against the proposed outlet. "There are enough outlets around now without having one on our doorstep," said Rev. Thomas. He agreed it would bring in outsiders but the wrong kind. Following the service on Sunday morning the congregation favoured a vote of the ratepayers on the issue, Council expects to deal with the sub- ject July 3. COUNTY COUNCIL FAVOURS COMPULSORY AUTO INSURANCE WHITBY--Ontario County Council has gone on record as favoring com- pulsory automobile insurance. At a '| meeting of council in Whitby, mem- bers approved a resolution calling for insurance in the Province. The recommendation came in the county road board's report to council. Sent to council was a recommenda- tion from the Hastings County Council asking that county councils in the pro- vince endorse their resolution and forward it to the provincial govern- ment. The resolution favored by Ontario County Council is as follows. "That this Hastings County Coun- to implement compulsory public lia- bility and property Damage Insurance on all motor vehicles in the Province of Ontario. And a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Minister of High- ways, the local members of the Pro- vincial Legislature, and to all County. Councils in Ontario." LOW WATER LEVELS BRING CRITICISM The Department of Transport, es- pecially the representatives of the de- partment serving at Peterboro on the Trent Valley system, which also cov- ers the Kawartha Lakes, have been severely criticized because: of the low- ering, of water in lakes and streams in this area. Early this spring the water in Stur- geon Lake was very high and in some cases gravel and stone from the lake washed up on low lawns. During the past few weeks the water has been lowered some six in- ches and as a result many boat owners suffered. Boats have - been pounding on the lake bed and it is also reported that in some cases boat houses have suffered. The general appearance of shore lines is deteriorated today because of the low levels. Dirt and debris, ugly stones, dead fish and other barnacles can be noticed along the shores of Sturgeon Lake. There are many who believe that the low level has been due to the demand put on the Trent System be- cause of shortage at _poper plants in Peterboro and at other points adjacent to the Kawartha Lakes. In the meantime, cottagers and boat 6wners on the lakes are suffering. Ja day, which will mean the erection of $1,000 REWARD The Township of Markham has posted a-$1,000 reward for informa- tion leading to the apprehension of ville. This move was confirmed in a resolution by council on Monday even- ing. Since then the Attbrioy General's Dept. has also offered $1, 000 reward for the killer. EXPECT BOOM AT BOBCAYGEON Residents of Bobcaygeon, particu- larly business men are all agog re- garding the report that the Caven- dish Uranium Mines Limited has re- ceived its- first big contract for ore. Mr. J. Harris consulting engineer and geologist, was out of town and could not be contacted to confirm the report. It is understood that the contract calls for production of some 750 tons a huge mill, a modern structure to house highly expensive machinery, at a cost of over a million dollars, At-present the company operates a large shaft. Recently the firm suf- fered the loss by fire of several frame buildings on the site. It is expected that when the mill is in full operation a small town will mushroom. As a result it is antici- pated that the village of Bobcaygeon will experience a lively boom, since the village has already experienced considerable benefit as the result of operations to date. Of Many Things "By Ambrose Hills cil petition the Provincial Government |. FUN I feel sorry for the man who didn't enjoy a bit of fun yesterday. Livery day ought to bring at least a few minutes of real fun to every human being. : Iiven in the realistic business world, fun pays off. Business conversations spiced with a quip or two, linger lon- ger in the memory than those which are deadly serious from beginning to end. One leading business man I have the pleasure of knowing always tries to inaugurate a business conversation with a few pleasantries. It's fun to deal with him. I also like the pixie quality of some humor. For 'example, the fun a U.S. taxpayer had with the department of internal revenue regently. The busi- ness man had a $200 refund due him, but when the time came to file his 1955 return, the refund had not ar- rived. With develish good humor, he simply listed the $200 as a bad debt. Back came a cheque for the $200 in a hurry with a pleasant letter of apo- logy from the head of the department. Politicians often suffer from a serious lack of humor. If they had more of a sense of fun in them, they'd gee the ridiculous position they are in at election time, when they promise to spend more and tax less. Quebec's present premier, of course, is an ex- ception; he hag a sense of humor, and that may account for hig ability to get re-elected. In the midst of the recent election campaign, he told a political rally: "Any money the gov- ernment spends comes from the taxes you pay. Don't let any one tell you differently." A sense of good fun enables a man the murderer of Wm, Nash of Union- ion of the Opposition the Government had lost the confidence of the people of Canada through their actions in the pipeline debate. This debate is limited to two days and a vote was taken on Tuesday night with, of cour- se, the usual result of the Govern- ment with its large majority defeat- ing the Opposition. During the debate varied matters were brought up by those participat- ing, ranging from a demand for re- form of the Senate to a rehashing of the recent Provincial elections in Que- bee and New Brunswick. It is un- fortunate that speeches cannot be made on a good sound basis of criti- cism without the calling of names on both sides of the House. In my o- pinion it is regretable that the tone of the debate could not be kept at a high plane and voiced with dignity as is expected in the House of Com- mons. It has been disclosed by Trade Minister C. D. Howe that the first cash advance to Trans-Canada Pipe- lines Limited out of the Federal Treasury which amounted to $6,776.00 did not go forward until June 18th. This has raised fresh doubts about the validity of the June 7 deadline set by the Government for pnasage of the pipeline legislation. . There has been some kriticism raised by a Member of the C. C. F. Party of Canada's participation in the Colombo Plan, although the majority of the Members of the C.C.F. are in favour of this participation and have insisted on this increase. This Mem- ber states freely that he does not be- lieve that you can make friends by giving away the resources of the country to other countries on a re- lief basis. He just did not believe in this business nor did he believe that giving aid whether Colmbo Plan or any other variety are going to do us any good. It is fortunate, however, that the balance of the Members of the House of Commons of all parties do not agree with him in this respect and feel that Canada's participation in the Colombe=Plan, which gives aid to underprivileged countries is some- thing worth- while and should, if pos- sible, be increased as the situation demands. Even though the pipeline debate has now ended, the work of the House of Commons is far from being finish- ed. We have at least fifteen depart- ments whose estimates have to be passed and fifteen Government Ord- ers that must go through the House of Commons routine, in order to be enacted into legislation. As usual we have twenty-four public bills and orders submitted by: private Members which are left over on the Order Pa- per and which will again appear dur- ing the next session of this Parlia- ment when it reconvenes. The period for discussion of these bills has pas- ged dnd they will not-have an oppor- tunity to be presented to the House of Commons again until that time, The questions that are submitted by private Members seeking information on various topics and matters has been kept up very well during this session of Parliament. There only remain at the present time some four- teen that come under this category that have not been answered by the various departments of the Govern- ment. One of these is the one sub- mitted by myself on March 21, which requests an answer. to a question as to whether any province requested Federal aid for educational purposes since 1946, and if so, which provinces and with what result. They scem lo to avoid looking the fool. The fellow who slips on a banana peel, but laughs just ag heartily as do the onlookers retains, somehow, his sense of dignity. Are you having any fun? If not, friend, you are driving with the brak- es on. Let go a little and enjoy your- gelf. ' wl Report From Parliament By Michael Starr, M.P., Ont. Riding We have had another debate on a motion to go into supply. This mo- tion is for the purpose of submitting a number of estimates of various governmental departments for passing by the House of Commons. The sub- mission of this motion provides the opportunity for the Opposition to move an amendment projecting some need of national importance. The a- mendment is actually one of non- con- fidence in the Government. At this particular time the amendment was couched in the form of a demand for be having some difficulty in supply- ing the answer to this question. Time Flies Summer holidays means leisure to write letters among other things. We would like to hear from you so woiild your friends who read this column. Mr. Wallace McMillan, manager for Purina Feeds, has been attending a convention in Ottawa. Wallace lives in Orangeville and has a family of four boys. Our deepest sympathy Douglas and Erie Nasmith in the loss of their mother Mrs. Alice Purdy. The Rev. W. C. Smith has accepted a call to the United Church in Port Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. Smith moved from Grand Bend on June 28th. Mr. and Mrs, Clifford Love and Barbara visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Slemon in Ottawa. While there they attended the Governor-General's garden party at lideau Hall. Barbara is now at the Montreal Y.W.C.A. camp Oolahwan. Barbara is waterfront director. Mrs. (Geo. A. McMillan flew to Van- district goes to an immediate election as in the opin- couver recently to visit her daughter Florence--Mrs. Frank Turner, We are sorry to learn of the death of Ethel Douglas (nee Figary). Ethel was killed in a motor accident near Toronto. She was thirty-four. Mr. Gary Boyd, 6f Ottawa has left. by plane for, Resolute Bay where he will" be stationed for the summer months. Mr. Boyd is working on lonospheric propogation for the Can- adian® Government, Congratulations to Milbert Howsam on his promotion to Lieutenant-Col- onel. Milbert is with the Departmerit of Armament Development in Ottawa. Milbert is married to Grace Rundle, of Port Perry and they have three children. The eldest is a boy, a grad- uate of R.M.C. who is now in Germany and hopes to return to Toronto Uni- versity in the fall to complete his studies in Engineering. Shirley is with the Dept. of Agriculture in Ot- tawa. Barbara, the youngest, is nine. Mr. Lloyd Rundle is now living in Cobourg, The many friends of Helen Lucas (Mrs. Salter) and Edith (Mrs. Hol- lands) 'wish to express their sympathy in the death of their father Mr. Hugh Lucas. Helen is living in Oshawa. Edith in Burlington. Scott Beef Clubs Meet at Robi. Bairds "Storage of Quality Hay and Feeds . and Digestion" were the topics dis- cussed last Thursday evening, June 28, at the June meeting of the Scott 4-H Beef Calf Club at the farm of Robert Baird & Son, Blackwater. Meeting with the 4-H Club. was the Scott Junior Boys and Girls Club, The evening's events commenced with Mr. Sidney MacDonald, Associ- ate Agricultural Representative, giv- ing a resume on "Beef Type", follow- . ing which the members judged and gave reasons on a fine class of Short- horn heifers. He was assisted by the Club Leaders, Alan Ball, Duncan McTavish and Hugh Baird. Mr. Ball gave the official placing and reasons. Mr. McTavish very competently dis- cussed the points one should keep in mind when fattening a steer. Following the showing of a film on the storage of quality hay, Mr. MacDonald discussed digestion and feeds stressing the importance of quality hay in the ration of any rumi- nant, and in lowering the cost of pro- duction. Mr. Keith Thompson, president of the Scott 4-H Beef Calf Club, took charge of the business part of the meeting. The Junior section of the Peterborugh Fair on August 9th was discussed and it was suggested that anyone interested should contact the leaders or the Agricultural Office, Uxbridge, before August 1st. The July mecting was set for Tues- day, July 24, at the farm of Mr. David Beath, Oshawa. - A vote of thanks to the Baird's was moved by Keith Davidson and the meeting adjourned. NEW SHOWMAN Herewith Alex Barris, master of all that takes place on " The Barris Beat" over the CBC Television network each week. Barris, a Tornto neavspaper columnist, heads a variety show in which he is featured doing everything from comedy to musical numbers, with the exception of cowboy ballads; be- ing a cowboy is definitely not one of his talents, and he's unhappy even holding a western hat, Ne Wr mp Vr RE a oe fhe