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---- na 4 Notes and Comments sd | THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, October 23rd, 1968 Melange Great Britain is beginning to feel the pinch of unemployment. At present there are some 500,000 people out of work. In spite of this things seem to be quite good - financially speaking because although her ~ visor to the government has issued a gen- eral warning concerning inflation. Warn- "ings are of little avail unless the govern- ment is prepared to introduce stiff con- trols. The present administration of Eisen- *hower and Company is in enough hot water rg Gladstone who once said that the chief characteristic of his age was its "lass of the moral sense". Burke and Gladstone were wrong and it:may well be that very many are equally wrong taday when they bewail our younger generation. Certainly that generation cannot be judged from a few leather-jacketed rowdies. --Canadian Statesman. TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THINGS NOT VITAL i The world may be teetering on the lions in profit for them. I gladly acknowledge this,and I have a hearty respect for the kind 'of good sense these companies. have apparently dis- played. > Now I don't know whether these contrite: paragraphs. will make egg- producers or oil men feel better about me; but I did want my readers to know that I'm not a mean old grouch, I want to be fair. But I'm against com- pulsory marketing and feel I have to 'say so; and I'm against handing the oil industry, or any part of it large or ladies and collection $7.16 and penny offering , $1.88 received. Minutes vead and approved, Treasurer re- ported $98.00 reaized profit from the Church plates with 33 more to sell. Lunch at the auction sale meited $50. Mrs, Nodwell was appointed treasurer of the organ fund. Mrs. Keen xeport- ed on the parsonage hoard weeting telling of the new proposed stove for the parsonage. The committee was given permission to purchase same. Arrangements were made, for the wed- S. 8. room 'with South Group in charge of worship service. Meeting called to order by group leader Mrs. B. Wanamaker and Theme Song and Hymn "Come 'Ye Thankful People Come" was sung. Prayer was offered by Mrs. A, Bruce and Scripture lesson from Psa, 50 was read by Mrs. Hurst. A vocal duet was nicely rendered by Mrs. Abraham and Mrs. Tobin. We were pleased to have Mrs. W, Moase of Port Perry present at the meeting who gave a splendid talk 'on Thanks- o production hasih't gone up-in the past 12 ! 8 i a ding reception on:Oet. 26 Which /W.A. {) months, there has been a considerable drop ~~ with its foreign policy and its domestic brink of war but the fate of half a|small, the Montreal market on a plat- giving. = A reading was given byl," 000g to The annual turkey ~ festering sore over segregation without dozen television quiz programs and the | ter while we pay to pipe oil down here, | Mrs. G. Wanamaker. Hymn "We - runs, in prices of imported goods and foods. * * 8% 'B.0.A.C. seems to be in the same position as the C.N.R., overstaffed. When the man- agement tried to reduce overhead by cut- ting its staff a strike was called. In a few short 'days the loss in revenue wiped out its entire profit for the year. The workers seem determined to dictate to'the manage- mant no matter what the consequences are. * ® » ' In Canada, Mr. Gordon of the C.N.R. an- nounced a short while ago that operating costs would be cut by abandoning the trans- Canada runs which had been steadily los- ing money. Shortly afterwords the union leaders told thie workers of these lines not to worry 'since the cut would mot take place." Four days later Mr, Gordon public- ly announced that public reaction had caus- ed the management of the C.N.R. to re- verse their decision and that now there was no intention of cutting the trans-Canada What a situation! Here was Donald Gordon who has won a reputation for rid- ing roughshod over public opinion suddenly giving .in to a public feaction that to all intents and purposes never existed. Why were the union leaders able to assure the workers that there would be no strike four . days before My. Gordon had.made.any pro- nouncements ? 7 -$15,000 to slightly less than $20,000. What- ever justification there may be for such an increase at this time, it would seem that public. relations with the Civil Service must have received quite a jolt with_the piece of news. * %* =» More and more it is becoming apparent in the United States that trends towards a runaway inflationary period are growing stronger. Last week the margin for stocks was was raised to 90 per cent. Less than a year ago it was the same as Canada's, a courting political suicide by introducing controls, Therefore it appears that it is trying to work up some propaganda for the forthcoming election. * * 0% The investigation into price spreads in foods now -underway in Canada has un- earthed some very interesting facts with regard to the handling of fresh fruits and vegetables by the big chains. There is a real question about whether the public is getting any kind of a square deal with these items. Judging from the prices ask- ed for such things as imported oranges, it would seem easy to answer this question. * %x * At long last we are getting around to 'the point where we are ready to do some- thing about penal reform in Canada. No matter what one may hold against the pre- sent Conservative government in Ottawa, one cannot deny that it is a government which faces problems. Davy Fulton has tackled the problem of implementing the Fauteux and the Archambault reports with his usual characteristic energy. What's more he has been able to get the attorneys- general of the provinces to agree in prin- ciple at least on some points for the revi- sion of the penal code. When it comes to this business of handling law-breakers Can- ada lags far behind most of the civilized 3. Its attitude towards progress and change is unrealistic, Look at the trouble with the railways and the steamships. ; * x 0% The most delightful bit of news this week was the report on the marriage of two elderly people in a rest home. He was 85 and she was 90. Their reasons for getting married in the very twilight of life would put to shame the glamour babes and boobs of Hollywood. Just reading the account was sufficient to restore the jaundiced spleen to glowing good health. May they - |matrimonial difficulties of three Holly- wood personalities probably has more grip on many of our citizens today, When a US. television program in- terrupted its regular schedule recently to broadcast an important debate from the UN, the station switchboard was flooded with complaints. It seems increditible that people could be more concerned with the ex- ploits of Matt Dillon and some quiz contestants, but it seems they are. You hear people say they can read -|a daily newspaper in five minutes. They probably mean then can read through the sport pages and the com- ics in five minutes. Do they seriously means that they can. digest the front page news, interpretive articles and mass of other information--some of it vital--in the same period? "It is historically true that dictators have first muzzled the press. For they know full well that they must suppress the people's opportunity: to determine the facts if they are to maintain despotic control, But what of a society that applies the muzzle itself by refusing to read the information so easily presented to it? Perhaps the very ease has some- thing to do with the matter. If news had to be smuggled into the country and if the penality for reading a news- SEAGRAVE October W. A. meeting was held on Wednesday evening of Oct, 8th in the aupper is to be held on Nov, ith and plans were made for the same. Hymn "Blest Be the Mie That Binds" and benediction closed the Plough the Fields and Scatter" closed the worship period. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs. A. Bruce to all who helped with devotional. Mrs. meeting. A sale of small articles i t Keen took charge of meeting for the waa held Jig. 200s group and duieh business. Roll call answered by 26 served with social time 'spent. I'M IN TROUBLE AGAIN I suppose I can't expect to write a column and not stir up a fight; but this time I have two outfits sore at me. It seems I've offended just about everybody in the oil industry, even though I was only after those who are asking for a government subsidy to build a crude oil pipeline to Monreal. I'm also being scolded by the secre- tary of the Ontario Poultry Producers' Association for my comments about compulsory egg marketing--though I Last week Wednesday our Counsel- lors for the Young People met with other Leaders at the home of Ruby Roach, and planned a. Joint Service for all Teenagers. in the Port Perry area. This Service will be held in the Greenbank Church, on Sunday, November '16th, at 8.00 p.m. There will be a Young People's Choir to lead, and all who would like to help rare asked to be at the Greenbank = * 5 0» countries. ' paper were. death or imprisonment, tf " ; i «oy . « * . | perhaps the average reader would| CHAMPION PLOWMEN Imperial Oil's division manager, D. F. | other province, to be arrangetl with-the 0 a BL BR ind gue Labour. n-thid-coditey ie continding to value his opportunity much more than| Winners of _the Esso Champions Kindellan. 'Ivan McLaughlin (L) of | Ontario Plowmen's Association. This cisively vetoed by the Commission headed turn public opinion a Hol rr i he appears-to value it these days. Class for tractor plowing at the recent | Stouffville, winner of the gold medal, | class is open to all plowmen who are by Mr. Heeney. This caused considerable is a) be p £ tho thi : + --Stouffville Tribune | International Plowing Match at Cry-|and George Dixon, of Georgetown, will | winners of the Esso special classes 5 Mr. ney. | A nly because ol three things. ' PR. 'sler are shown being congratulated by | receive an all-expense-paid trip to an- held locally at O.P.A. branch matches. 1B excitement in the executive of the Service 1. It makes excessive demands upo : : P - and event as they were drafting a further the economy in the way of wages. 2 appeal this 'time directed to the Prime © 2. Generally its attitude towards work 0f M Thi °® ® 1d Minister it was discovered that Mr. Heen- and service is completely money-minded. any ngs D p h h {8 eys salary as Chairman-of the Commission Poor service and shoddy workmanship by Ambrose Hills . 1S ri1C ure es I @ had just been given a $4,600 boost from are taken for granted. ~ Scugog, Manchester and Prospect the springs of others have dried up,| Manchester and Prospect held thelr due to lack of rain. There is still an 'Rally Day Services" for the Sunday inexhaustible supply to be had if we]|Schools, with the Junior Choirs lead- go deep enough. The Trustees met ing in song, under the leadership of at the Manse, and are getting prices | Mrs. Ross Sandison. Dr. Kenneth for a new well which will give water | Braham gave 'the Addresses. Many to the Manse and Church. Iii scienti- | thanks to all who had a part in the fic terms, the grounds have been duly | Services. We look forward to seeing "witched" and water has been located [all the boys and.girls of Manchester at a depth of thirty feet. So there and Prospect at Sunday School on will be an ample supply of water at Sunday. And please remember that -, 4 £ 8 Go eC Na HRT mere 50 per cent. The chief economic ad- JIE live happily ever afterwards. i District Doings [ . note she avoided using the word "com- pulsory" as did others who took issue with me on that score. I admit that in criticizing compuls- ory marketing I might have seemed unsympathetic to egg producers. I am not. If I have sounded unsym- Church on the previous Sunday after- noon at 3.00 p.m. We shall give fur- ther particulars later. On the same Wednesday afternoon, Manchester La- dies held a very successful Bazaar, and cleared approximately $145.00. It is just amazing where the money the Church. "Come ye to the waters". Sunday dawned bright and fair for we go back to STANDARD TIME, jand the Services will be--8CUGOG our Anniversary on the Island. 'Grace' | "Grace" 10.16 a.m.; SCUGOG "Head" Church was filled in the morning, and |.S.S. 11.156 a.m.; MANCHESTER 11.16 'Head Memorial' overflowed in the a.m.; PROSPECT 1.16 p.m. Iivening. Rev. M. C. Fisher brought| The Young People will meet in two very helpful messages. Our choir | Manchester next week Wednesday at i MARKHAM ASSESSMENT he also remarked that acclamations|1606, an increase of 287 over last year. pathetic, I'm sorry indeed. I once had {comes from, and how quickly it piles |sang in the HoTiing "I will extol Thee 8.30 p.m. for their P.M.S. HiC meet- g¢ SHOWS INCREASE LAST YEAR were rather rare in Markham Town- | (must be the climate) a try at producing eggs on a model |up. Thanks 80 much Annie Toombs my God , and "Nearer my God to ing. Letters have been sent out .in- i OF 1%; MILLION Township : > chicken farm on the outskirts of Ed-|for your contribution, and all the La- | Thee," with Edna Beckett at the | viting the parents. A very fine pro- # ily A % A eau: ' : - monton. It was not the brightest spot | dies for: their various gifts of clothing | Piano. In the Evening The Lyric | gramme is heing prepared. We are : arkham Township Assessment has H in my career, and I know it is not anand baking ete. We congratulate our | Male Choir of Toronto gave us a won- | planning to have a "Rally -Day" for increased by approximately one and Iman SYSTEM Clipped Comments ey to make a living. President Marion Cawker, in another |derful treat." They sang in groups our S.S. on the Island. We will give a half million dollars during the past $4 1000, : i" As far as the oil industry is con-! very successful ventufe. of twos: "Bless the Lord O my Soul," particulars. Well! we have started fi year, according to the latest figures| The engineering firm of Gorre and TO-DAY'S YOUTH BETTER? cerned, I can understand that some : and "Creation Hymn", "All in the! our Brownie Pack, and had a wonder- from the Assessment Commissioner's |Storey have .completed their sewage | Comes Ontario's Welfare Minister may have taken my condemnation of And Hin on Thureday ihe Ladice April Evening", and "Laudamus"-- | ful response. Both our Owls looked office. The actual assessment at pre- |survey of Pickering Village. They | Cecile to tilt a lance with those Who |, certain section of the industry as a |" Scugog "Head Memorial Reld til "Steal Away", and "Can't Yo Heah | siuning in their uniforms. We shall sent is $14,011,636.02, and the assess-|ecstimate that a sewage system will | bemoan the younger generation. To- |g ear on the whole works. One critic [ monthly supper, which py on at-1 me Moanin' Lord?"--and just before | be able to announce next week definite ment in 1957 was $18,630,679,00. _ -- cost $472,000, which includes a sewage |day's children, he says, are not only | points out that those who want the ionded. It was 8 Line ole y the Benediction "Bless this House". |plans for "Guides". Due to the removal of more than disposal plant. "This price does not in- | better than the children of the past|government to back a crude oil pipe. | Sherine. New toflot fac ities Bee Thanks ever so much Mr. Jack Thom-| Our deepest sympathy to the Holt- four hundred patients in the Ontario [clude the purchase price of land for [byt will grow up to be better than |line represents only a small percent- been added to the:2isl), and ean § he as for a lovely evening of inspiration | by Family in the death of Mr. Ernie Hospital (former Jail Farm), the pop- | the plant or easements. * | their parents. age of the oil production in Alberta, | t0 time various Puntos mt . and pleasure. And thanks ever so|Holtby. The funeral will take place ulation of the township has decreased| The Village Council went into To-| pe man could be right says The|and an exceedingly small percentage made. For example, the Church and | "yo dics for the flowers, and dec- on Thursday. Our love and best slightly to 13,007. It is interesting to | ronto last week to discuss costs and Ottawa Journal. And one ALOT why | of the oil capacity of the province. He| On the Island, our wells are going |orations, and the lunch after; and | wishes to Mrs. Jonathan Aldred, Mrs. noe that there are 662 persons in the | financing with Dr. A. E. Berry, of the Ye could beri ht is that when oldsters | ays many of the bigger companies are dry. I don't think that this has any thanks Edna McLean for your wonder- | Charlie Reader, and Mr. John Pearce. $7Wnlip, Ovir: the 1820 "Dt 70 JOSIE, Wiss Resoire} Domilesion, only to come to is youth they mostly fall [against the plan in principle and have reflection on our religious life; but | ful contribution; and thanks to all who Happy birthday to Sharron Painter. Largest age group is from 20 to 69 find that he was in London. into the bad f ing f the | dealt themselves out of the proposition we could learn a lesson. It appears | supported us in these Services with We give you one and all a very cordial years, being 6,609. There are 1050| Rgeve Morley said that the moment oh al ot Mrug rom es even though it would have meant mil-' that some wells are too shallow, and | your presence and your contributions. | invitation to come and worship. children age three and under. nothing more can be done until they Pilegiarie the oer, Eko i ; -- do meet with Dr. Berry. Possibly WOULD PUT TWO YEAR TERM [the matter will get no further at the i iniemine of 2 _-- Alea; hers . ; ON-MARKHAM TWP. BALLOT, , present time, at tricky nos a for the past,| [er Markham Township council members| Reeve Morley, in council, expressed | the thing that miakes age forget and | ; r i AY D spent' some time Tuesday discussing |his own personal opinion as a property | condemn the sing which (as Voltaire "Fred can make it "Haye you got it the advisability of having a two-year | owner, that if council feels they can |once put it) have deserted it. for dinner, dear! in size 167" 4 term. While it is within the power of | go further with the plan, it should go| Many of us, well past the noonday A faithful friend... pb: council to institute the two-year term, |first, to a yote of the people. | sun, forget the things we did in life's bins d 1 membeis expressed the opinion that] We learn that a council has the pow- [ morning, or perhaps do not reckon ringing you daily they would like to Bee the the question |er to go ahead with such a project, |enough with what we might have done comfort and convenience "Tonight's Hi Helen 'on the ballot at this fall's municipal | without a vote of the people, if they had those days held the temptations : | bowling night, 7H th vel election. > «8 wish, : and opportunitiies for mischief which Mother." ZB for coffee!" J Reeve Clark stated that he was in : surrounded the youth of today. oo your telephone ° J w favor of the l6nger term as many pro- | PICKERING POPULATION UP Actually, history sits pretty hardly jects which members are familiar with, | TO 1606 on this cry about children going to the are not completed in one year and new | Pickering Village Assessor Bruce A.|dogs. Remember when we were speak- It is natural to take for granted its little members are at-a disadvantage when |Hogarth announced this Week that|ing of the "lost generation", of the everyday uses, Yet--perhaps it is in these they take over, ° both assessment and population is up | terrible things that had happened or many little ways that we are most often re- Councillor Watson asked if the pre-|overlast year. rR | must happen to the young men of the minded ofthe wonderful value of that friendly sent council received an acclamation| Total assessment is $1,611,812.66 an|80's. Yet it was this very "lost gen- *member-of-the-family" --the telephone. . and the question of the two-yearsterm |increase of $800,000.00 over last year.|eration" which when so much so dear A . was before the people, would an-elec-|Of this inorease about $70,000. is due to us was challenged went out into tion be necessary. {to change An the depreciation allow- the storm to immortality. Reeve Clark said that an election |ance, the rest is due to new construc-| So it has always been. "The day would be required if council had deeid-| tion. | wo of chivalry has gone", lamented Burke, od to put the question to the people;| The village population stands at more than 100 yoars ago, and it was . ER RTA TRA SIT ir ASA ra