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RE ees aetlead? Member of The Casadian Weekly Newspapers Association - 0 » THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE ....Thursday, September 18th, 1956... ~ NOTES AND COMMENTS The Suez Affair One aspect: of the Suez situation has not received much publicity. So much has "been written about Colonel Nasser and about his tie-up with the Russians and his attempts to consolidate the Mohammedan world and so little about the actual condi- tions in Egypt itself. - For some time now the people of Egypt have been working themselves up to a feverish war-pitch, The amount of war propaganda that has been loosed upon them is characteristic of what took place in Ger- many in 1934-85. Strangely enough much of .this propaganda is being prepared by former Nazis. Perhaps this isn't strange at all for if Nasser is to lead the Moslem world, the Arab Federation, its focal point of attack must be Israel. ~ A few foreign correspondents who have been in Egypt in the last six months tell us that the war fever of the people is tre- mendous. Against such a background it is difficult to see how Nasser would be in any position to negotiate with the other countries of the world concerning inter- national control of the Suez Canal. Strange Celebrity Elvis Pressly is not so much a person as he is a phenonemon. A deluge of publicity has turned an illiterate truck driver into a national celebrity whose yearly income ex- ceeds a million dollars and whose presence turns teen-agers into slithering, twitching exhibitionists. His performance as a musical entertainer is riotous and indecent in that all human dignity is outraged by his gyrations. Elvis Pressley can't sing. Even his manager does not know how to classify the sounds he makes and compromises: with calling it a new kind of western. He can't play any musical instrument and he can't act, his interviews, always supervised now, show him to be incapable of even talking - . reasonably correct English. His ideas are _ superficial and cheap. He is not so much surprised 'at 'his own fame as he is stunned by it. He's given up trying to think it _ through. : Intelligent people are driven to ask by what perverted sense of human accomp- lishment does such a figure achievé fame and fortune And there seems to be no easy answer Teen-agers say he is just - happening in Egypt. No doubt it 'is the war-like state -of Egypt that has precipitated the movement of British and French troops in the Medi- terranean. re & Negotiations with Hitler proved disas- trous. As a matter of fact he welcomed negotiations because each fresh new ne- gotiation strengthened his hand with his own people. Apparently the same thing is Nasser is now a world figure who has to be reckoned with in the councils of the nations, His timing is fortuitous. The United States is cer- - tainly not ready to take any hand in the affair at the moment The election in the States is to be fought upon a peace -and prosperity campaign, Anything that smacks of the use of force in world politics would prove most embarrassing to the Eisenhower Republicans. If the dispute goes before the United Nations Russia will use all the influence of her satellites to strengthen Nasser. 'At this moment the Egyptian president is holding a winning hand, and apparently re- 'cognizes its potentialities. wonderful but they can't tell you why or how he just wonderful. He has mo expla- nation himself. And yet there it is. Perlfaps he is a symbol of the uninhibit- ed. Perhaps, he represents in a very tan- gible way all the muddled emotional con- fusion which teen-agers are at some pains tg, suppress and "he: becomes a kind of estape valve for all their pent up feelings and rebellion. Droopy-eyed, untidily dress- ed, sensuous, without talent, uneducated, little troubled with intelligence he makes an ideal hero image for confused youth. They clothe him with their adulation and find him glamorous and irresistible. Apart from all this Elvis Pressley is good busi- ness and those who control the entertain- ment enterprises know a good thing by the amount of money he or she can make for them. In this respect Elvis is a star of the first rank--a singing gold mine--a thing to be cherished until the gold begins to run out. The Pressley craze will one day go as quickly as it came and we can't help hoping that the day comes rather soon. 2 Clipped Comments THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST The fiasco of the lastest swimming race across Lake Ontario from Nia- gara-on-the-Lake to Toronto heaps up evidence that such swims should be entirely discarded as sports attrac- tions. It proves that such a swim is not in any sense a sporting event or even a test of swimming skill. If ever there was a race of its kind in which there seemed to be reasonable chances that it. would be a success, this was it. Ten swimmers were chosen from the long list of aspirants to enter the race. They were selected as the 10 most likely to complete the long and arduous swim. None of them was successful. All of them were dragg- ed out of the water in various stages of exhaustion and. unconsciousness long before the goal was in sight, "It was in every sense a fiasco. - Marathon swims of this type, in very cold water, and under conditions which make their completion an im- possibility, have no place in the Can- adian sporting calendar. They become tests of endurance and will-power, rather than of skill. They leave the contestants in a state of collapse with- out having achieved anything. It is our opinion, .and it has been expressed before, that such swimming marathons should be abandoned entire- ly. It matters little that three swim- mers, two of them girls, have com- pleted the swim of Lake Ontario. Without detracting in any way from their performance, we feel that the money offered as awards could have been much better spent in the pro- motion of swimming classes and in broadening . the activities of groups like the Lakeshore Swimming Club. These organizations are rendering a very useful and worth while service in teaching young people to swim and inculcating in them the habits of water safety. This serves a much greater public need than the wastage of strength and endurance in trying to swim across Lake Ontario. Times-Gazette, Oshawa ---- BRITISH INVESTORS SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES IN CANADA The trouble in the Middle East has had one effect which was not anticipa- report which appeared in the Scottish Daily Express, British investors are seeking Canadian outlets for their capital. The article dealing with this sudden interest in Canadian invest- ments is as follows: . "A flood of British money is pour- ing into Canadian investments. Every day the volume rises. It is the most remarkable stock market movement since the war. Three things make Canada a highly attractive place for British capital at this moment. "The first is the booming Canadian economy. In every direction, this strong young nation is expanding with the utmost vigor. ang "The second is the undeveloped min-| eral wealth which lies beneath the ground over vast tracts of Alberta and north towards the Arctic circle. "The third and temporarily more compelling reason is the desire to place money as far as possible from the seething political cauldron of the Middle East." This movement of British capital in- to Canadian investments is one which should be welcomed by Canadians. While in the total it may not amount to as much as the volume of United States capital coming into this-coun- try, the fact that it exists is in itself a gratifying sign that Britishers with money to invest are again looking to this country, just as they did in earlier days of Canada's development. And should the Middle East trouble result in any curtailment of the supplies of oil which Britain derives from that area ,we may see an even'greater flood of British money for development of the great latest resources of oil in Western Canada. --Oshawa Times-Gazette ¢ -- ONTARIO SHERIFFS PROPOSE INCREASED JURYMEN"S FEES The Ontario District Sheriff's As- sociation takes a dim view of the a- mount of remuneration which is paid to citizens called upon to do jury duty in the courts of the province. At a recent meeting it put forward a pro- posal that the government should give serious consideration to increasing the amount paid to jurors from $6.00 to $20.00 a day. In this we are sure they will have the support of all citi- zens who have found themselves con- siderably out of pocket because of do- ing their duty as jurors. Citizens called upon for jury duty face a real problem in this regard. ted, and which is highly beneficial to Canada, According to a stock market ERA CRI Fe OS EA Frequently, they have to lose three or at supreme court sessions. At: pre- sent, they receive $6.00 per day, plus mileage, but this does not by ny means compensate them for what they have to lose in income by being away from their normal work. The fee-of $6.00 is quite out of line with present- day earning power, and in the case of a prolonged case, there might be real hardship in performing jury duty. Under our democratic system, a man can be expected to undergo some inconvenience for the sake of his res: ponsibilities as-a juryman. However, the state should not force him to lose three or four days' pay and to take care of his own expenses during his juryduty in another town or city. Remuneration should be provided on such a scale 'that the average man can perform this public duty without penalizing himself financially. The fact that some men are so situated that they could-afford to serve with- out recompense does not alter the picture so far as the majority are concerned. : --0Oshawa Times-Gazette Pine Grove Mrs. A. Rothwell visited Mrs. Green- ing of Ajax, on Friday. Mrs. Russ Ballard and Mrs.. John Pearce attended the Institute meqting at Port Perry on Thursday. Mr.:and Mrs. A. Handel spent the week-end in' Toronto, Many neighbours and friends of Pine Grove attended the Open House at Mr. and Mrs. 'Ed. Johnson's 'who celebrated their 26th wedding anni- versary Saturday evening. Congrat- ulations. Mr. and Mrs. Beaton of Blackwater, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hill, . Utica W.A. will meet at the home of Mrs. Handel on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Redshaw, Clare- mont, visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Talbert Evans. Mr. Lowden will take the service next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Charlie Gourlie! spent several days in Toronto last week, W.A. was held at the home of Mrs. Tindell on Wednesday last with a good attendance. A very pleasant after- noon was spent. Mr. and Mrs, Walker and David, of Port Credit, visited his sister Mrs. Robert Banks, and Mr. Banks on Sun- a four days work while in attendance day. District Doings MAYOR, ALDERMAN POSSIBLE ENTRIES Oshawa -- Alderman Walter Lane and three-time mayor W. John Naylor left the door open for entry into this year's imayoralty race this week. Both men said they were interested, but did not wish to commit themsel- ves either for or against running this early 'in the game, The possible entry of Ald. Lane and Mayor Naylor into the race brings to '| nine the number of people--aldermen and former mayoralty candidates-- who have shown some interest in run- ning this year. None have committed themselves to running. Possible' aldermanic candidates for mayor so far from statements made last week are John W. Dyer, Gordon B. Attersley, Lyman A. Gifford, Ce- phas B. Gay, and now of course, Al- derman Lane. - former mayoralty candidates -- Hay- ward Murdoch, Finley Dafoe and J. W. "Wes" Powers. A tenth prospect could be ex-mayor Norman Down. He has not commit- 'ted himself either way and withholds comment on the situation, Here is Alderman Lane's statement of intentions. "I-am interested but I am not in a position to state my availability at this time." Here is Mayor Naylor's statement. "Although it is too early to make a definite decision yet, I will certainly give serious consideration to running again. I am not in a position to say definitely one way or the other yet." 'Mayor Naylor has already been no- minated as the CCF candidate for Ontario riding in the next federal elec- tion, sometime in 1967. SHORGAS BUILDING NEW PLANT AT PORT WHITBY-- TO EMPLOY 25 : Whitby -- Whitby Industrial Com- mission has been authorized by the General Manager of Shorgas Limited, Mr. P. V. Bourne, to announce that his company is building, at once, a bulk Propane Gas distribution plant in Whitby to serve the Oshawa-Whit- by-Ajax general area. Land formerly owned by the Emslie Brothers and located on the south side of Victoria Street and south of the sewage disposal plant, has been pur- chased by Shorgas Limited and work has already begun in preparation for the bringing in of the necessary rail- way siding from the C.N.R. main line for the tank-car unloading facilities. The present buildings will consist of a service building and a filling building, which will be fed from the large storage tank to be installed on the site. Completion of the new plant is expected to be achieved by middle or late November. Although the site is not more than two acres in area, the compact plant leaves space for the provision of offi- ces and showrooms which will be built later. Until offices :and showrooms are erected here, the Company's offi- ces and showrooms at 16 King Street East in Oshawa, will be maintained. Employment for this operation to- tals 26 persons. The propane Division is now sep- arated from the piped gas supply and Ontario Shorgas Ltd.--as the comp- any was formerly styled--disposed of interests in that type of supply to Consumers Gas Co., who will be serv- ing Whitby with natural gas within the next few weeks. J ANNUAL FALL FLOWER SHOW PRESENTED BY BROOKLIN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Quite a large crowd of flower lov= ers and those interested in gardens gathered at the Whitby Twp. Hall, Brooklin on Wednesday evening, Aug. 21, to attend the annual Fall Flower Show, held by the Brooklin 'Horticul- tural Society. i The quality of the flowers, and ar- tistic arrangements, brought forth many compliments, and all voted it 4The best show ever". Mrs, Van Hoone, and Mrs. Burns, both of Whit- by acted as judges. -- MAKES GOOD SHOWING Congratulations to two district girls who made excellent showings in the Dairymaid contests at the C.N.E. Ruby Leask, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Roy Leask, Seagrave, won the second day's milking contest over four others on Saturday. Shirley Ann Crosier, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Allan Cro- gier, Blackwater, competed in the fin. als for the title of Dairy Queen, on Wednesday. Although neither of the Also showing some interest were 3]. attractive girls won the erown, they made exceptionally good showings and the district might well be proud of its efficient, talented daughters. ---- S-- END APPRECIATION DAY IN TWO COMMUNITIES The final Appreciation Day draw will be made in Markham this week thus ending the scheme which was to lure more business into the commun- ity. According to reports, business people have decided it was not accom- plishing its purpose. Orillia merch- ants have already ended the scheme in that town and in Aurora citizens are being asked their opinion on whe- ther it should be continued for another year, GEORGINA PLANS LIQUOR VOTE ON DATE OF CIVIC ELECTIONS: Two Questions to be Asked-- Sale of Liquor with Meals and Cocktail Bars Involved Sutton, Ont.--Residents of Georgina Township are to be given the oppor- tunity to vote on the sale of liquor in their municipality. The vote, by au- thority of the Ontario Liquor Control Board, will be held on the same date as civic elections--December 10. +, There are two methods of bringing on a liquor vote in a municipality. One is that a municipal council, if presented with a petition for a vote signed by the required number of electors, must order a vote. Second is that the council itself may order a vote, if a majority of its members decide thereon. In the case of the forthcoming Georgina vote the coun- cil has taken the initiative and has decided to put the question to electors. CAESAREA GET FIRE TRUCK: Showing exceptional initiative and consideration for their customers the business men of Caesarea recently took on the job of protecting cottag- ers, business properties and area far- mers from the hazards of fire. Until this year, they did this unusual ser- ASSIGNMENT Bill McNeil and Maria Barrett dis- cuss the first script of ASSIGNMENT --the hour-long week night show which will be heard Monday through NT Friday on the CBC Dominion Radio Network starting October 1. Maria and Bill have been signed as hostess and host of the show, which will coup- le the "magazine" concept of radio with the finest in actuality coverage. -In this age of speed and modern living, many of us take a good many things for granted. Airplanes, radio, television and other miracles of man's ingenuity, are simply taken as a mat- ter 6f course. Perhaps that is why so few are aware of the many pertinent and un- usual facts about their community hospitals. For example, do you know that in a single year the hospitals of Ontario treat well over 800,000 patients, and that the average length of stay in hos- vice with a small portable pump which they loaded into a truck or car when- ever the phone rang to announce a blaze. Now, they are the proud own- | ers of this magnificient, if somewhat ancient, 1927 fire truck, which they purchased from Baltimore for the huge sum of $450. It came complete with about 1,400 feet of two and three-inch hose, has a pumper which will handle three streams of water, a siren and a bell and cruises along the roads of Cartwright Township at 80 to 40 miles, an hour. On Sunday, the residents of Wil- liams! Point while celebrating their Fun (Day week-end, presented the sponsors with a cheque for $100 and other donations have swelled the Fire Truck Fund to over $500. More money is still required for mainten- ance and other improvements. Scugog The Head W:A. held its September meeting at the home of Mrs. Jack Manns, on September bth. Seventeen members and six visitors were pre- sent for the evening. The president Clara Dowson, opened the meeting, and all joined in the singing of the theme hymn 'Let the Beauty of Jesus'. Following the Lord's Prayer, Mrs. Barry read the Collect by Mary Ste- wart. Bonnie Gerrow read the minutes of our last meeting, and the roll call was then answered by our first school teacher ,and our first school. Irene Carter read the Scripture lesson, and Myrtle gave our study book story on 'Priscilla. 'Thank You' Notes were read from Mrs. Helen Hope, Helen and Clifford Redman, and Mrs. Geo. tastwood. We were very grateful to the Gibbons family for $6 donation to our baking sale. Clara Dowson then welcomed Mrs. S. Arnold to our W.A. and to the com- munity, Crew Reports were received from the var- jous committees and plang for our fall season made. We are hoping to pur- chase new hymn books for the Sunday School, soon. The business meeting concluded with our theme prayer. The program then opened with a duet by Irene Carter and Reta Rodman, en- titled 'Only a Touch of Thy Hand.' Reta Reader gave us a very inter- esting story of her trip to Bermuda. She also had with her many pictures and articles which she had brought back, and we were all very thrilled to have such a first hand glimpse of that beautiful coral island. Lunch was pital is just a little over 9 days? And have you realized that there are three 8-hour days of service in a hospital's "daily" charge? The hos- pital must operate 24 hours of every day, and be prepared in all depart- ments to give quick and efficient ser- vice throughout the whole of that. period. - Do you know that the first hospital in Canada was established in 1639 by gix nuns from France, and that the first hospital in Ontario, according to old government records, was establi- shed in 1790 and was operated by missionaries in Soult Ste. Marie for the benefit of Indians? And do you realize that, today, hos- pitals represent the fifth or sixth largest industry on this continent, and that the value of Ontario hospital buildings and equipment alone is in 'excess of $300,000,0007 Few people, perhaps, are aware that, exclusive of staffs in Ontario mental hospitals and Federal hospitals, ap- proximately 35,000 persons are em- ployed by the public hospitals in this province and that the total payroll for these employees is in excess of $61, 000,000 per year. Have you ever given a thought to the citizens who comprise the Hospital Board? Behind the operation of every hospital lie the efforts and hopes of a group of citizens who vo- luntarily serve as trustees of our hos- pitals. There are some 2,600 such men arid women in Ontario who give freely of their time and effort and money, but who receive no recompense or remuneration for their service, Have you considered the great con- tribution which medical science has made in the last decades to the treat- ment and care of those who are ill? And do you realize that each new discovery in drugs or method of treat- ment is immediately reflected in the hospitals throughout the mation? The increasing use of "wonder" drugs, such as the sulfas, penicillin, streptomycin, aureomycin, and all the rest, the introduction of numerous new types of anaesthetics, and the many new techniques in surgery, post-op- eratie care, and medical treatment, have made it necessary for hospitals to provide additional facilities, equip- ment, and trained staff to keep pace with these advanced procedures, With every progressive step your hospitals have matched good medical care with good patient care. A part of this progress has been the active construction and rehabilita- tion programmes which have been served by Irene Carter's group. carried out by hospitals and communi- MRS. CHARLES McLEAN PRESIDENT, ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. ( ties throughout the province. Aided by federal, provincial and municipal grants, and with the generous sup- port of the people themselves, over 700 hospital" construction projects have been undertaken across Canada since 1948, to provide an additional 63,000 hospital beds for the treatment and care of our citizens. More hospital beds, of course, call for more nurses. Did you know that each year some 1,600 nurses are gra- duated from 57 hospital schools of nursing in Ontario, and that the av- erage net cost to hospitals for the education of a nurse is estimated at $300 to $500 per student year. Even after making due allowance for service [provided patients in the hospital as a credit against the cost of her educa- tion, the hospitals of this Province, with approxiamtely 5,000 nurses at- tending their schools at all times, are required to spend from $1,600,000 to $2,600,000 per year for nurse edu- cation--a service for which hospitals receive no specific assisting grants. But nurses are not all that make up a hospital's staff. The staff's classifications, including many occu- pations which require advanced educa- tion and technical skill. It is true, however, that despite their diversified activities, members of tlie hogpital staff must work as a team in the al- leviation of suffering and the saving of lives. From superintendent to maid, from engineer to dietitian, from pathologist to nurse -- each has an important part to play in the efficient and exacting treatment required by the patients. At present about 98 per cent of Ontario's babies are born in hospital, years hag been accompanied by a cor- responding high decrease in infant mortality and matérnal deaths. Keeping pace with this active birth rate is the fact that, in the last cen- tury, life has been prolonged 18 years, and that the average child born today will live to the age of 66. This is due, in part, to the discoveries of me- dical science, but also to the improve- ments which have been accomplished in hospital treatment and care, Tadiy in the average hospital in Ontario there are about' 180 full-time employees for every 100 patients. In gome hospitals there are as many as two employees for every patient. Good patient care requires many hands. And do you know that in Ontario we have over 160 Women's Hospital Auxiliaries, with a membership of ap- proximately 41,000? They have done munity hospitals. In a single year they raised in excess of $500,000 for the hospitals which they help to sup- port. All these facts and figures about your hospital are only important in- gofar as they represent efficient, kindly care for the sick and injured, and hospitals everywhere are con- stantly striving for the ultimate in this achievement. work falls into some 75 different job: yet it is good to know that the large, increase in hospital births over the a tremendous job in helping to finance the operation of their respective com- ¥ LE FA 1, 5 | | 95 5%) £ b fo A. " A eh oa Nw