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th ¢ bee 'District Doings Member of Weekly Newspapers Association "THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, January 31st, 1957 of control are drastic but sure. In the past month the consumer price index has reached thé highest level in history. ~The present skyrocketing trend started in April 1956 and it's gaining momentum steadily. And the worst is yet to come.. Spending which has been responsible for soaring costd-- comes from only three sources: private consumers, private busi- ness, and the government. The 'biggest factor by far in the present boom is busi- ness spending. The prime minister and other officials label this expansion and speak of healthy prosperity in-spite of the fact that it is twice what it was in 1949, 'Inflation undermines all our basic in- stitutions. Municipalities are-hard pressed to maintain schools, hospitals, churches, public servites, law and order. The care of the sick and the aged suffer too. But speculators, promoters and all who are in the know about making money clean up. Right now they are in the heyday of their prosperity with new riches beckoning them on. We can control inflation and we must if want to protect the way of life that we are supposed to be defending. The methods They will not be welcomed by the general publiciuntil it is too late for them to be of any use. The first one would necessitate that there should be no increase in price or pro- fits for at least six months following any new negotiated wage contract. What happens now is that immediately after a 'The Human Comedy The.daily newspaper is a good medium in which to follow the course of human comedy. And the most striking thing about the kind of comedy we refer to is that it has two faces. The first is plain funny; the second is sad and sometimes tragic. - Christian Hanna, the man without a country, has suddenly become a public figure. Agencies and organizations have banded together to hire counsel to fight for his right to settle in Canada. Opposed to his entry is, the Department of Immi gration and Citizenship headed by the awk- ward-tongued Mr. Pikersgill. The facts seem 'to indicate that Hanna is an unde- 'sirable alien whose claim to entry cannol be justified under the present regulations. But a western newspaper has made it a cause celebre and has featured pictures of Hanna seriously reading a Bible--quite a - large one. Hanna can neither read nor write. Several Canadian girls have gra- tuitously offered to marry him. The sit- uation is both funny and sad. -- - And then there is the case of the mental patient in an English institution who won a football pool of some $76,000. For twenty- NOTES AND COMMENTS Explosive Inflation 4 | new contract the big industries' increase. their price . . . not only to cover the new wage increase but to increase their profits. This is why we have a wage spiral. This is the way to begin to check it. For of course the companies would not be so ready to grant soft wage settlements. It would necessitate wage increases being paid out of profits or productivity--which is where they should come from anyway. And the tight money policy which the government is playing with at the moment would have to be arranged so that ceilings on credit affected the large and powerful borrowers, as well as the small weaker ones. As it is now the small business man can't get credit and the result is more failures of small businesses. than at any time since 1949. = And, finally, there would have to be limits on consumer credit buying which would be bitterly opposed by the retail trade. However, they should be far-sighted enough to see that eventuglly they were . being protected not hurt by such-restric- tions. The Conservatives under Diefenbaker could do worse than hitch their wagon to the fight against inflation. They would not lack material to embarrass the govern- ment for both C. D. Howe and St. Laurent have been making some wild and ridiculous statements about inflation in the last few months. It would seem wise for us to start to fight inflation before it gets out of hand. six years not a single visitor called on him. The week-end following the news that he had won a fortune his family came as a delegation. Two of their gifts were a package of cigarettes and 90 cents in change. The visit was both funny and tragic . : Then -there is the daily bulletins from Monaco about Grace Kelly's--excuse me-- about her royal highness's offspring. These choice titbits have made the front page - day after day. This is both comic and tragic, too. . Then there is the present fuss over the picture "Baby Doll". Here is a movie that is largely a compilation of sterotyped junk . iiot unlike the Presley Love Me Tender. - (which probably rates as the worst movie of the past twenty years)--and almost everyone is taking it seriously from Card- inal Spellman to the lay preacher at four corners This invaluable publicity has made the film one of the sensations of 1957 And that is both funny and sad, too. No wonder the Greeks portrayed comedy with a double mask. LINDSAY VERY SUCCESSFUL Deputy-Reeve Sweetman informed members of the county council that the meeting and first sale:of the Hog Producers Association was quite suc- cessful. He told council that the far- mers hogs secured fifty cents/a hun- dred weight more for 'their hogs in the 'open market at Lindsay than was paid in Toronto. * Members of the council were quite interested in the report and it was be- lieved that better prices will prevail because of -the action taken by the farmers along co-operative lines, ° YOUTHS FINED $200. FOR ~ SHOOTING BIRDS IN SANCTUARY Three Toronto youths were fined a total of $200 by Magistrate F. 8. Ebbs on Wednesday, when they plead. ed guilty to offences against the Fe- deral Game act. : Ross Colin McDonald, 26, of Amelia street, was fified $100 and costs with the alternative -of two months jail, for hooting four Canada geese out of season. f ' Alan Herbert Youell, 18, of Dan- forth Avenue, and Frank William Underwood, 19, of Broadview Avenue, were each fined $50 and costs, with the alternative of a month in jail for having possession of Canada geese out of season, BOWMANVILLE REP, CHALLENGE AUTHORITY ON FIXED ASSES, Prodded on by Port Hope's plan to place three of its industries on & 10- . year fixed agsessment program, Bow- manville répresentatiyes challenged Port Hope's authority to carry out such action, They charged that it Bowmanville Goodyear Tire & Rub- ber Plant were host to this Zone meet- ing which was held in the Goodyear Board Room on Wednesday evening of last week. Prior to the meeting visitors were conducted on a tour of the plant and served refreshments by the Cafeteria staff. "$100,000 Loss At the recent municipal election Port Hope ratepayers voted approval to granting three of its industries, Ni- cholson File, Mathews Conveyor and A.M.F., (Atomics) Ltd., a tax decrease that will amount to over $100,000 dur- ing the next ten years. Bowmanville fears that other muni- cipalities in this area will be forced to offer fixed assessments to compete mond Hill who have an agreement for transportation by bus to Toronto with the TTC. g Mr. Larry Needler of Newmarket, appeared before council .to outline his proposed bus service. A hearing by the Ontario Highways Transport bd. on Mr, Needlers application for a li- cense will be held on Feb. 8th in Tor- onto. Clipped Comments MORE AID NEEDED AT LOWER LEVEL with Port Hope and this, Bowmanville contended, will result in an inevitable | price war with municipalities offer-' ments, The one to suffer trom®such action will be the taxpayer who is already carrying the tax burden rather than industry who can well afford to pay its share. YORK COUNTY HOSPITAL 'COSTS DOWN IN '56 Total hospital costs for the County of York dropped in 1956 from $185, 072.55 to $78,162.30. Leading all oth- Whitchurch Township where costs fell from $9,880.06 in '65 to $4,012.01 last year, approximately $6,000, Hospital costs in Stouffyille were down $924.00 to only $474 in 1956 and Markham Township came down by $828.65 to $8,028.10, Costs for Mark- ham Village were up $6556.00, having been only $123.00 in 1965, YORK COUNTY SUPPORTS BUS LINE York County Council went on record Thursday, Jan. 17, that a public ne- cessity exits for a bus service on could bring Infinite harm to this area | Highway 48 from Sutton to Toronto, at the monthly Zone 2 meeting of the Lake Ontario Development. Associa- Abataining from voting were the three gouthern municipalities of Vaughan tion. { ' ' eg hn ER and, Markham townships and Rich- While it is all very fine for the Ontario government to increase ita capital grants to universities, as is ing attractive but unrealistic assess- intimated it will do this year, we be- lieve more aid is needed at the lower level, for public and secondary educa- tion. On top of this provincial aid , the universities share in a big federal pot. ' While the provincial government does pay a considerable sum to the i given at all to the big annual bill for salaries which has been growing by leaps-and bounds. On top of: this heavy financing the federal govern- their "tight money" policy which Is going to cost the people thousands of | additional dollars in interest if they are able to obtain the money at all, | Many municipalities are going to find themselves in the position of not be- ing able to finance the schools being urgently needed. Municipal tax resources gre not suf- ficient to bear the costs of these new schools at the rate they are being re- quired with the present meagre grants, It is a serious problem and one of considerable urgency, Muni- cipalities might take a leaf from the book of the teachers' union and do a little dictating on their own to Queen's Park, ' ~--ftouffville Tribune. - er municipalities in reduction Wwas| + }ag now laid another burden ini TWO SIDES TO BYERY QUESTION The hallmark of a fanatic is that he * | is unable to appreciate anyone's view- point but his own and -upon this du- bious singleness of purpose, some of the world's most powerful leaders have built their émpire. This comment is evoked by a news report from Toronto in which Ford Brand is quoted, as he concludes five years as a member of the municipal Board of Control. A militant trade unionist, Mr. Brand was originally elected on this basis. Now, he says, | his council experience has helped -bal- ance his thinking and "the best thing that can happen to a union business agent {8 to be elected to city council. It makes one realize that there are two aides to the picture in negotia- tions." Toe It would be fortunate for the world in general if more leaders and politi- cians, large and small, could appreci- ate the experience Mr, Brand has had. Looking back over the years, two of our greatest mental shocks came along the same lines. In one instance it was from a man presently at the head of one of Canada's largest labor un- fons; exhorting the membership he told them: "There's only one thing for you never to forget--Fight Blank Corporation!" In the other case, the head of a large Canadian religious denomination was asked by a student why both sides of a certain topic should not be presented to a congre- gation, The clerk's unfortupate reply was that the people are like a flock of sheep approaching a crossroad; at the critical moment they must be gi- ven an extra shove to avoid going off on a tangent. All such exhibitions of intemperate zeal display a contempt for the de- mocratic viewpoint they profess tq foster. Therefore when sqmegne like Mr, Brand apnounges with refreshing | candor that a mellowed, balanced view is preferable to the unreasoning, fana- tical approach,-he does an excellent service, ii --Owen Sound Sun-Times, LIFE FOR DOPE The action of the federal govern- ment in proposing a stiff new law providing penalties up to life impri- sonment for dope pedlars should re- ceive the commendation of all right- thinking Canadians. Dope destrops life; worse, it des- trops character, manhood and woman- hood, and life imprisonment is not too stiff a penalty for thise who peddle death. Of course, under the change, there will be an opportunity for the presid- ing judge to impose the penalty up to life imprisonment upon the profession- al trafficker and the smuggler. Such action, on an even more harsh scale, has been an objective of Opti- mist International for the past two years. The Optimists urged the death penalty, and the slogan, 'Death For Dope," was heard by many an Opti- mst member as international officers addressed meetings. . The new act, when passed, will not only stiffen trafficking penalties but will make it a specifl offence to im- pot narcotics into Canada without a licence; empower the courts to deny a convicted trafficker the right to drive a car for any period of time; stiffen the punishment for those ille- gally cultivating opium, poppies or marijuana plants and give police the right to destroy such plants, and in- crease police power of search and sei- zure in narcotics cases, We hope there is no delay in pass- ing the measure, for we can think of nothing so vile as those who cause decay in human lives through the sale of dope. ) . --8t, Catharines Standard. rm 'Scugog erection of new buildings, no help is | Homemakers Our seventh meeting was held at the home of Gloria Robertson with eight girls present. We opened the meeting with the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus", followed by the Lord's Prayer. The roll call was taken after which some business was discussed. The minutes were read and approved. An interesting talk was given by Mrs. G. Samells on Parties, Mrs, 8. Plough- man-and a few members demonstrated how to ice up cakes. "The Queen" was sung followed by the benediction. A delicious lunch was served and en- joyed by all. The hostess was thanked by Miriam, Next mieeting will 'be held at the home | of Mrs. Stan Ploughman on Saturday, Feb. 2. Roll eall--One important de- tail to remember when making cup cakes and my favorite decoration for cup cakes, Report From Parliament By Michael Starr, M.P., yy Ontario Riding The estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 10568, have beén tabled in the House of Commons and all Members have recelved a copy of the proposed expenditures for that period. This year's expenditures will be the highest in peage-time in the history of Canada. They amount to over five billion dollars. In the Estimates there is an item for $220,000 for the completion of Whitby Harbour, It is expected that these Estimates will be taken up very shortly for close scrutiny by the House of Commons but it is doubtful] whether all of them will be passed during this short ses- sion of Parliament, It is being plan- ned that if it is not possible to pass all of the Estimates of all of the De- partments prior to the Election, a Session will be called sometime in September in order to complete them and any other unfinished business which cannot be considered at the pre- sent Session, Rumours have been prevalent here on Parliament Hill as to the possible date of the election this year. The most popular guess is the one which favours the month of June as the time of the election, It is rumoured that the Govenrment is considering two dates for the voting, June 10th and June 17th. These two dates are the most favoured, even though some Members of the Opposition. are pre- dicting that an election in the latter part of. May is a possibility. The Gordon Royal Commission has filed a preliminary report on the a- spects of Canada's future economic de velopment, based on a period of 26 years. There is scarcely g single ma- jor recommendation in this report that does not face opposition from some part of the Cabinet Ministry. Trade Ministey Howe, after scan- ning an advance copy of the report which was made available a few weeks ago is sald to have taken the position that the entire report might profitably be re-written, which would lead one to believe that he is not considering this report with any great enthusiasm, A week or so ago 1 queried the Minister of Public Works, the Honour- Fable R.-W. Winters, on the -availabil= ity of money to the builders for the purpose of erecting homes in groups, such as they have been constructing in the past, and which has not been avail- able to them recently. His reply at the time was that the facilities of the National Housing Act will be available to them in 1957 as it was in 1950. On the same day, however, after in- terrogation by members of the Press Gallery, Mr. Winters admitted that consideration was being giyen to rais- ig the interest rates on this type of mortgage from b% percent to six per- cent in order to facilitate mortgage money in that field of construction. This policy has now come into effect, as of Tuesday, January 22nd, Irom the reports of meetings which have been held since by builders of the construction trade, this move has been greeted with a great deal of enthus- insm and it is felt by those interested in this program that it will ease the tight money in this regard and will make funds available for home con- struction in Canada. It seems to me to be the right course to follow, since the Government's policy has been in favour of increas- ed immigration. In order to provide housing facilities for the increased number of immigrants, it is sensible to assume that more homes will have to be constructed in Canada in 1957 than there were in 1966. There has been in the past number PIERRE RADISSON "Jacques Godin, a one-time account- ing student turned actor, has the title- role in "Radisson"-- a CBC-TV pro- duction being filmed in and around Montreal and scheduled for network presentation this month. The role of | Pierre Radisson, the famed 17th- Century Canadian explorer, fur trader and adventurer, is a "natural" for outdoor-loving Godin, an enthusiastic skier, swimmer, and weight-lifter, who appeared in this season's Stratford Festival. Godin turned down a ma- jor role abroad in order to portray the fabulous Pierre Radisson, whose real-life adventure match or surpass other heroes of fact or fiction. hp comes within the prohibition of Section 1201. I asked a further question whether the rule was strongly adhered to and carried out and the Minister's reply was that it was, I then questioned the Postmaster General as to what precautions, if any, were being taken by the Post Office Department tq prevent entry into Can- ada of this type of literature by mail. The Postmaster General replied that his Department did not set itself up as a censoring body but he stated that such literature in parcels found to be passed through the mails would be stopped and would therefore not he delivered should this matter come to the attention of the Post Office. After it was found to be offensive the liter- ature would be destroyed. But he also said that-most-aof this type of material arrives under seal and cannot be ob- served by the Post Office, unless the parcel or envelope 'was opened. He' said that in many cases this'was done at Port of Entry by the Customs Of- ficers in the normal exercise of their duty. If it was found by them to be that type of material it was then re- ferred to the Post Office Department who would investigate as to the source of the material and the addressee. In the Throne Debate many of the Liberal members -- more so than in other yoars--have made speeches in which they have pleaded with their own Government to raise Old Age Pen- sions and Family Allowances. To the Members of the Opposition this is a very strong indication that they have been told that there is every possibil- ity that these social welfare measures will be given consideration when the Budget is brought down during the latter part of this Session, and that in all probabiilty the recipients of these measures will benefit by increases. livery Member in the [House of Commons is certainly in favour of these increases because it is realized by all that the Old Age Pensioners particularly are finding it a most dif- ficult time to eke out an existence on the present $40 a month Pension. As to how these increases will be set up, it is hard to determine at the present time, Whether they will be on a Means Test or not is still unde- termined. N Of Many Things "By Ambrose Hills PEP TALK of months a concentrated eatipaifn against the sale of salacious and in- decent literature in Canada. Most of this type of literature comes to this country from the United States. This would naturally lead one to believe, that the restrictions imposed by the Department of National Reveneue were not strictly adhered to by the Customs officials in the performance of their duty at the border between the I had the opportunity of questioning the Minister of National Revenue on this point on January 18th, At that Members what action was being taken given to Customs officers at the bor- der between United States and Canada to stop the entry of salacious and in- decent literature into Canada. His reply was that this was a mat- ter which came under Section 1201 of the Customs Act and which will be ap- plied as it has been for years. He stated that the procedure was that when salacious literature of any kind seeks entry at a Port, it was sent on to. Ottawa where it is reviewed and a decision made concerning whether or United States and Canada. | time I asked the Minister to advise the and what orders, if any, had been | I can still remember the first rosy morning I followed my father down to his blacksmith shop to begin the day. It was July, and even with the sun- tise the threat of intense heat could be felt. Inside the shop, it was full of sharp, dark shadow. Near the forge were piles of plow shares, disc blades, harrow teeth, two or three welding jobs, and along one wall some dozen wheels to be set, My father took off his suit jacket, strapped on a leather apron. Then he stood back of the forge for about two minutes, silent, his hands clasped to- gether, "What are you doing, Dad?" 1 i asked. He smiled, perhaps a little grimly, for there was a heavy work 'load and the promise of a hot, uncom- | fortable day. "This", said my father, "is what Bennett called. the 'tense bracing of the will before anything worth doing can be done." Of course, I didn't begin to under- stand; but on many another morning 1 wag up with the sun to trot after my Dad, and I watched that quiet moment of ceremony before the day's work was begun. A veal day's work, with nearly every cent pounded out of hot metal. There aren't many men left today who can weld two pieces of metal together, simply by heating them to the proper white heat and pounding..them hard with a sledge hammer. he took some sort of brac- on a hot July morning! - This bracing of the will I began to understand. Later, in my high school reading, I came upon the complete Arnold Bennett quotation, and I clip- ped it out and kept it for many -years. I thought of it often when I went har- vesting in the summer holidays, and faced a full day of stooking or field pitching. Arnold Bennett said, "I think it rather fine, this necessity for the tense bracing of the will before any- thing worth doing can be done. I rather like it myself. 1 feel it is to be the chief thing that differentiates me from the cat by the fire." How many men, today, know any- thing about that tensing of the will? Perhaps there are a few, but I know many young fellows who certainly they quit and look for another. This is an age of softies, the chief aim be- ing shorter hours and higher pay, plenty. of coffee breaks, and a slow- down if the boss complains, Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think this generation has lost a great deal in its search for security and ease. There's (an exhilarating thrill in a bracing pf the will to face a hard, gruelling work day, whether with the hand or with the brain. Try it some morning and see! Seugog News The Head Farm Forum met at the lnst Monday evening. After the hroadeast, the group enjoyed pictures shown by Alan Carter, then a social eyening was spent. We were pleased to have Mr. Braham join us for the evening, } The Head" W.A. will meet at "the home,of Mabel Grahany next Wednes- day. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Redman whose baby boy was born on January 26th in the Commun- ity Memorial Hospital, Congratulations to Mr. and Mus. James Newman (nee Shirley Eden) on their recent marriage. y Mr. Nick Melnychuk of Hincheliff, Sask., is visiting his sister and family Mr. and Mrs. Doug. Aldred. On. Friday, Miss Heather Demara celebrated her 7th birthday by enter- taining several young friends at a supper party. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. A, Redman on the birth of their son at Port Perry Community Hospital last Saturday. On Sunday we were pleased to have with us Mr. Gary Dunbar, a student from Victoria College. Mr. Dunbar accompanied Rev. Mr. Braham to the three charges, and delivered a fine message, We are sorry to hear that Mr. Bill Nixon is in hospital due to an accident. Get well soon, Bill! Bill and his brother live with Mr. and Mrs. James Maynard. Friday evening proved to be a very aecessful beginning to the P.M.S. Hi- (. Club. After a delicious supper was served by the mothers, games and music were enjoyed upstairs in the church. You 'are invited to a supper at Grace Church next Wednesday, Feb. 6. Group 4 in charge, ing of the will to begin such a day 'haven't tried it: If their job-is tough, ---- home of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Carter