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- Rn' TRL pa ~The Royal Visit 1957 | «0 Member of Weekly Newspaper Association «THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, October 17th, 1957 : NOTES There has been. nothing tumultuous or wild about the reception accorded the Queen and Prince Philip by the people at Ottawa. That is not to say that the visit has been a failure. Far from it. Perhaps royalty has never enjoyed more prestige in Canada that at this time. There is a pride and a dignity and a graciousness about the whole affair which seems to give a new meaning'and a new significance to i kind of pageantry we are now witness- ng. The photography by TV has been disap- pointing. Not because there were inade- quate preparations but for other reasons which were quite unforseen by those re- sponsible for making the preparations. Throughout the capital television towers for cameras and commentators were erected. A But most of these towers were so placed that when the Queen actually ar- rived and was driven down the Driveway it was impossible to get good close-ups of her. = Too much sunlight in the wrong Good Sailing On the eve of the meeting of the fifteen- th Canadian parliament, it seems appro- . priate to take time'out to wish the new government good sailing Not, of course, because we are conservatives--remember this is an independent newpaper--but rather because in the light of their present endeavour and the fact that they have introduced some life into Canadian politics so long moribund; these conservatives de- serve our good wishes, But, of course, good wishes aren't 'going to carry thefn far along the road unless they are prepared and willing to do a really good job. "And make no Tnisialig, theirs is going to be a rough roa : Si Already the government, which has not yet formally sat in the Commons, has taken a couple of real jolts. First there was the boomerang of their trade confer- ence at Mt. Tremblant which caught them right off stride and which has made us AND. COMMENTS places; reflection from the plexiglass bubble covering the royal equipage; the fact that the Queen sat on that side of the car removed from the cameras; all these contributed to make for a poor showing. Both of the city's newspapers have had a field day: 'The day before she arrived they came out with deluxe editions of 98 and 96 pages. The day of her arrival the papers were again given over in their fat entirety to the royal visit. But the people are quite conscious that this is a historic occasion. For the. first time a reigning monarch has convened the opening of a Canadian parliament. The pageantry of this is something that will be long remembered and long treasured. It is perhaps the most colourful spectacle as- sociated with our democractic form of gov- ernment, It is amply clear that Queen Elizabeth 1s a great good ambassador of all that seems worth cherishing in the free com- monwealth of nations that acknowledge the sovereignty of the Crown. wonder if their words and promises don't outrun their intentions. Secondly was their empty victory at Washington. Here they were completely stymied and returned with barely enough of the right words to cover their embarrassment and chagrin. It was quite a Quixotic affair, that session with the Americans, But this is only the beginning. They have to face the issue of defence spending; they- have to try to make good some of their more generous promises to the elect- orate and finally they have to come to grips with the tight money situation and a re-invigorated inflation. Nor can they count on any allies. The opposition is out, not to defeat; them in parliament, but rather to discredit them and their policies in the eyes of the public. This is opposi- tion at its deadly worst. 'So to conserva- tives we think a few good wishes are in order. s : . \ Afr room school was needed at Prince Al- p BE ENGAGED BY PICKERING ree Sn ade a B District Doings "PRINCE ALBERT SCHOOL DEBENTURE ISSUE SOLD IN FOUR DAYS Reach Township residents go all out to back their requirements. Re- cently it was decided that a new four bert. Cost of the school was etimated at $66,000 and it was necessary to sell a debenture issue to cover the expense: Residents of the Township oversub- scribed and had purchased the $65,000 issue within four days. And it is re- ported that double that amount could have just as easily been raised. CREAMERY AT OMEMEE HAS CHANGED HANDS One of the oldest. Creameries: in Ontario, located at Omemee, has been sold. The change of ownership was consumated a few days ago whereby Mr. Harry Burgess disposed of the business to Silverwood's in Lindsay. Mr, Burgess reports that he oper- ated the creamery for some 856 years and that his father before him catered to the district for over 30 years. It is understood that Silverwood's have taken over the one.milk route in the village. Mr, Burgess intends dis- posing of the apparatus and equip- ment, ------ PLANNING CONSULTANTS MAY TOWNSHIP Pickering Township may hire a firm of planning consultants in the near future to work.on the township Zoning bylaw and Master Plan. Council have received quotations from several planning firms and will have them meet the Township Plan- "ning Board this week. After the Bd, aviews the offer it will likely make a recomendation to council, - A Mr. Little representing one of the firms told council last week that if they take on the job, they study the by-law, assist in preparing the offi- cial plan, study the area, particularly the southern aréa and make such re- commendations to council as they *sem necessary, He said he did not "feel the township needed a full time planning director at the present time, but suggested they should retain a planning consultant. Ut FOR PICKERING A park and game preserve encom-|make up the balance of the $24,000 Pickering Village should become a 'reality next summer. ~The Arthur Percy property north of the village was left to the county In Mr. Percy's wjll to be used as a game preserve. The Conservation Authority has) purchased more acreage to go a- long with it. The property borders on 'the 4th concession and runs east from Church street to Greenwood Rd. A tour by representatives of Pick- ering Township and Village councils along with Ontario County council members and members of the Metro Conservation Authority was made last Tuesday. - Host for the tour was Ree- ve Wm, Lawson of Pickering Twp. Reeve Lawson said that plang are well under way for the game. preserve and park and it is expected the park will be open to the public next sum- mer. ' Some work will begin this fall. It is not definite yet whether a small lake will be made in the park but it 1s being considered. J PHEASANTS, DUCKS VICTIMS OF ILLEGAL SHOOTING SPREE Somebody went on a shooting spree a week ago in the Newmarket-Sutton district and conservation officers are after the people responsible. Highway workers reported they found 22 dead pheasants, six wild ducks and two pigeons in the ditch beside Highway 48, two miles north of Mount Albert. Senior Conservation officer J. Ellis thinks that a group of hunters went on an illegal shooting jag, killed the birds out of season, then lost their nerve and dumped the evidence. PICKERING SHEEP LOSSES OVER $250 FOR SEPTEMBER Sheep claims for the month of Sep- tember in Pickering Twp. amounted to $266.65, according to a report is- sued at the regular meeting of Coun- cil on Monday night.: Mr. Allan Meyer, 8th concession farmer, suffered the greatest loss. Five lambs were killed" on his pro- perty. Mr. W. C. Wilson of Brough- am valued the animals at $145.66. Mr. W. H. Carson of Claremont R.R. 2, and Mr. Walter Milne of Green River also sustained losses. Mr. Hugh J. Miller of Claremont R.R. 2 destroyed one dog and was paid $6.00 for this service. 3 REACH COUNCIL VOTES, $4,000 TO UXBRIDGE HOSPITAL Reach Township ( Cottage Hospital. This amount will | ® uneil on Monday | afternoon voted a $4,000 grant to the tion in the courts. - At the' same time, it was learned that the Hospital Board president, Mr. Robert Harris, has received a letter from Mr. A. J. Swanson of the Ont- ario; Hospital Services Commission in which he advised that the Commission had approved a capital grant for the hospital in the amount of $35,846 on the basis of $1,000 for each of 29 ac- tive treatment beds, $338 for each of 8 nursery bassinets plus additional a- mounts for auxiliary service facilities. The decision of the commission has been forwarded to the Government. Date set for the hearing in court at Whitby has been set for November 7. In the meantime it is hoped that cer- tain negotiations with the Scott Con- struction Co. may be finalized. WORK ON WATER SYSTEM AT SUNDERLAND PROGRESSING VERY WELL The installing of the water system in Sunderland is making good pro- gress, The pump house is ready for the roof and the water main has been installed under the Beaver River and across the marsh and along the high- way to part way up the hill where it crosses to north side of the street. Tripp Construction have the holes drilled from in front of the bank to the island on the highway and across to in front of William Doyle's store. The weather has been ideal and by the end of October with fair weather most of the mains should be laid. THEATRE TO RE-OPEN AT STOUFFVILLE After being closed down for many months, the local theatre will re-open | next month, it is announced by the new owners, Messrs. Harold Spofford and Ted Topping, Stouffville business- men, distinct improvements in the theatre, including large screen facilities and changes in the projection equipment. The local theatre closed down some time ago when the pressure of TV cut seriously into the movie business. It is believed by many, including some TV dealers, that the peak of its popu- larity has been reached and is some- what on the wane. The announcement of the theatre's re-opening will 'be welcome news to many who are anxious to have their entertainment right at home, and per- haps have no means to go out of town. WHITBY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER Council pass a by-law setting aside annual elections and installing system whereby all elected officers would hold office for a term of two years. All terms would run consecutively in each of the three civic bodies affected and elections would be held every two years. Beside the Town council the Whitby Public School Board and the Whitby Public Utilities Commission will be affected by the proposed new regulations. The Council had a split vote on the proposal to introduce a by-law setting up the new procedure and Mayor Harry Jermyn cast the de- ciding yea vote. BOWMANVILLE TO VOTE ON TWO-YEAR COUNCIL TERM Board of Works Chairman Jack Brough announced last Monday even- ing that the question of a two year council term will be placed before the ratepayers at the coming municipal election. If approved, the two year term will go into effect at the start of 1969. Clipped Comments IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Sooner or later, a man if he is wise, discovers that life is a mixture of good days and bad, victory and defeat, give and take. He learns that it doesn't pay to be a sensitive soul; that he should let some things go over his head like water off a duck's back. He learns that he who loses his temper usually loses out. He learns that carrying a chip on his shoulder is the easiest way to get into a fight. He learns that the quickest way to become unpopular is to carry tales and gossip about others. He learns that buck-passing always turns out to be a boomerang, and that it never pays. He comes to realize that the business could run perfectly well without him. He learns that it doesn't matter so much who gets the credit as long as the buiness shows a profit. He learns that even the jani- tor is human and that it doesn't do any harm to smile and say "Good Morning", even if it is raining. He learns that 'getting along" de- pends about 98 per cent on his own behaviour. : --Anonymous. --Canadian Statesman, A POPULAR SUGGESTION A strong recommendation that per- sons over 60 years of age who own their own homes should be exempt from school taxes, was one of the chief resolutions put at the final session of the First Ontario Conference on Aging says the Newmarket Era and Express. The conference was held under the chairmanship of Dr. J. D. Griffin at Convocation Hall, Toronto. The four- day conference was attended by more than 600 delegates and representatives of churches, government departments, trade unions and voluntary organiza- tions. "We have been of the opinion that many senior citizens who have plan- ned well for retirement and own their home, have suffered hardships caused by increasing school taxes", suggests the Era and Express editorially. "Af- ter all, they have paid their share for many years, And their fixed retire- ment incomes cannot be expected to meet increasing school demands. It is nothing less than unfair when a senior citizen ig forced to sell his home because of high school taxes". --Ca¥adian Statesman. Mica The Church Board and the W.A. wish to thank those who helped make the Turkey Supper a success. Mr. and Mrs. W., W. Scott from St. Marys and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beare of Port Perry were guests of Mr. and Work is proceeding on a number of ' Mrs. J. Crosier Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs, L. Midgley were viait- ed by Mr. and Mrs. D. Geer Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Hodgson of Osh- awa and Mr. and Mrs. Doug McKenley of Lansing visited Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bailey Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. Toogood of Toronto were guests of Mr. and, Mrs. M. Storie Friday night and Saturday. ; Mr. and Mrs, John Ackney of Coch- rane visited Mrs. J. Ackney Sunday night and Mrs. Johnson and Della visited her Tuesday night. The ladies wish to thank those who BY-LAW CREATING BI-ANNUAL ELECTIONS passing about 400 acres, just north of | sought to save the hospital from ae- LJ ag sn MS FAS RE iy wb | en San A proposal that the Whitby Town contributed to the bake sale. It was a great success and $68.00 was taken in. . Of Many Things VIOLENCE CONDONED Mr, Justice John Kearney. of the Ex- chequer Court of Canada holding that the men who refused to cross a picket line are entitled to draw unemploy- ment insurance. Unemployment insurance for what? They have jobs to go to. Harding Carpets Limited, of Brantford, Ont- ario did not fire them--it wanted them to work. They could have crossed the picket line. The law of peaceful pick- eting does not condone violence and in- timidation of non:striking workers. Then why do the rest of us have to pay them Unemployment Insurance? The reason is a shocking one, Jus- tice Kearney ruled as he did because it was clear that these people were too frightened to cross that picket line. There was definitely fear of violence and bodily har m-- so much fear that Justice Kearney felt the wor- kers were justjified in mot crossing the picket line for fear they'd get hurt physically. I am not blaming Justice Kearney for this finding; he probobly had no alternatie but to interpret the Unem- ployment Insurance Act as he did. Unfortunately, this action appears to condone illegal conduct in picketing. What is the matter with Ontario that it does not enforce the law of peaceful picketing? Things have come to a. pretty pass when a court ruling implies that it would be bodily dangerous in the pro- vince of Ontario to cross a picket line --s0 dangerous that workers who re- fuse to do it are considered jobless, and the rest of Canada must pay them Unemployment Insurance! Many of us out here in Western Canada have known cases where em- ployees contributed to Unemployment Insurance for years--but when they needed it, and made application, they were treated mighty coolly by the Un- employment Insurance clerks. It was By Ambrose Hills 1 I've been reading the decision of} MUSIC MAKERS. '58 Because of the overwhelming suc- cess of Jack Kane's summer CBC tele- vision show, viewers across the coun- try will be glad to know his show will be continuing the regular season | with the title "Music Makers '58". { Each week Jack brings a famous guest to the bandstand, along with his great orchestra, arrangements, and the Benny Goodman-inspired clarinet , he plays. fered By Mrs. G. Stone. The Script- ure lesson was read by Mrs. Abraham, A vocal duet was sung by Mrs. Tobin and Mrs, Abraham in their usual cap- able manner. Mrs. McNeil welcomed thd guest speaker Mrs, Braham of Scugog Island who gave a talk on Thanksgiving, leaving with us all many worthwhile thoughts at this sea- son. Hymn, Sing to the Lord of Har- vest closed the devotional part of the meeting. Mrs. McNeil thanked all who helped with the worship period and espectially thanked Mrs. Braham for her help. Mrs. Keen then took charge wel- coming all present. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Roll call showed 27 in attendance. Collec- tion of $8.00 was received and penny collection of $1.68. A "thank you" letter was read and donation received. The treasurer Mrs. Reynolds reported $368 on hand. A detailed report of the W.A. Con- ference held in Cannington on Sept. 23, was given by Mrs. Geisel. Five ladies from our Association attended this meeting. made mighty tough for them to col- lect a single cent, even though they'd | been paying for a long time and were now genuinely unemployed. Yet Ont- ario workers, frightened by a picket line, have no trouble getting a court decision that they must be paid. What will happen now? Ontario labor will work this picket-line bogey for all it's worth. A handful of pick- ets waving sticks can put hundreds of non-striking workers on the Unem- ployment Insurance pay-roll and the thousands of contributors who never expect to get a nickel back from their donations will foot the bill. Seagrave The October meeting of the W.A. was held on Wednesday evening the 9th in S.S. room with Mr. McNeil in charge of the worship service. Meet- ing opened with hymn O Come All Ye Faithful, after which prayer was of- i Wanamaker was appointed Secretary- A report of the Rally for Group 1 of Lindsay Presbytery held on Sept. 24 was given by Mrs. Boe. Our W.A. was represented by eight of our mem- bers at this meeting held in Little Britain. At this meeting Mrs. Bert. Treasurer of Group for the coming year. Plans were made for the hot turkey supper to be held Nov. 6 in the base- ment of the church. Meeting closed with hymn and the benediction, Lunch was served by north.group and a social hour spent. The Thank Offering Services will be held on Sunday, October 27th at LL a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Rev. R. Romeril of Blackstock will be the special spéak- cr in the morning and our local choir whose marriage took place on Satur- day, October 12th in Seagrave church to Kenneth Buttery of Bowmanville. In a few well chosen words my Mr. Morley Bruce the gathering was called to order and Jeannie was presented with many beautiful and useful gifts. The bride-to-be thanked all for their kind thoughts and a social hour brought an enjoyable evening to a close. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. G. Butt who were married in Whitby on Saturday afternoon, Keep Nov. 6th in mind for the Hot Turkey Supper in Seagrave church. Scugog Many visitors were in the commu- nity for the beautiful Thanksgiving week-end. For many of our cottage friends thig is the last of the season in our midst, and 'we are very sorry to have them leave us. other year. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Healey and fa- mily spent the Thanksgiving week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J, Basso at West Hill : Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Beech of Map- le Grove spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. Rodman. Miss Bonnie Beech remained for a few days visit, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dawson visited Mr. and Mrs. F. Dowson in Toronto last Sunday. g Mr. and Mrs. A. Redman spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Redman's uncle in Coboconck. This remarkable gentleman is eighty-two years old, and is living alone. He also still drives hig car, even into the city. On Thursday evening, Oct. 10th, about 356 friends and relatives of Miss Mary Wilson gathered at the home of Mrs. Alan Martyn to honour her on will provide special music at both ser- vices. : A miscellancous shower was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Crosier on Friday evening, October 4 for their second daughter Jannie the occasion of her coming marriage. She received many beautiful and use- ful gifts. A tasty lunch was served by the hostess and friends. Guests were present from Epsom, Seagrave, and Port Perry, as well as the Island. Very approved, | often because each of us seems to think it is some + WHEN 'new federal buildings, or new highways with | elaborate cloverleafs, or new city halls are constructed, i . Who Spends? they must be built with the taxpayers' money. such expenditures are other person's tax mondy which is being spent so lavishly. Canadians can help themselves, and the men and women | they have elected to office, only if they remember that THE LIMITED enthusiastically governments have no funds except the taxes they take from each of us. | : | ~ STEEL COMPANY OF CANADA = MONTREAL ~ GANANOQUE HAMILTON BRANTFORD TORONTO We look for- ward to another pleasant summer an--