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-- I ---- a "vice club work. "In fact, he has held Member of Weekly Association The Canadian Newspaper THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE RR. = IE . - he a1 . - od Pe re Pore a a Ui BR Re Sr ET rt bre isa a HANI A ES Sp Ah PEA UREA TRAST ERAT lai ad a Thursday, January 29th, 1959 " The year 1958 was a good one generally for farmers. The final statistics just com- piled for the past year show that, though it was a year of business recession in the major industries, agriculture actually did better than in 1957. Marketings of both cattle and hogs rose well above 1957 levels and carried prices to a five-year peak. New records were set in production of milk and poultry. e price . of butter rose significantly due to the re- vised price-support legislation introduced in the spring. All in all cash income for the farmers was up some one hundred mil- lion dollars. . In contrast with this bright picture must be considered the developing menace of farm surpluses in both Canada and the U.S. We are greatly affected by what our neigh- bours to the south do with their surplus stocks which have reached such gigantic proportions largely due to the tremendous amount of Federal aid poured into farm . coffers. The U.S, embarked on a give- away program and we found it impossible to market our exports of farm commodities even at considerably reduced prices over those of the domestic market. In the mean- time we, too, have begun to build up sizable surpluses because of government price sup- ports." The excess stocks of butter, cheese | Running Into Difficulties Is it too soon to begin to assess the work of Prime Minister Diefenbaker and his teeming cohorts? Some commentators are ready with a quick answer and on the basis of what has taken place during the debate on the Speech from the Throne quick, too, 'to condemn the new Tory administration. They seem to feel that-the Conservatives are off to a bad start with their gratuitous decrying of the ancient sins of the Liberals. They feel that this is all water under the bridge and that it is high time that this? _ government with its overwhelming major- ity got down to the serious business of governing. The people did not elect Con- servative members to come.to Ottawa to spend their time telling anybody who will listen that John Diefenbaker is the great- est Canadian who ever lived. There is at least one high-ranking Conservative who might object to that at the moment. He is Grossart, the mighty propaganda mogul, who so ably took the pulse of the people and armed Honest John with the ammunition to destroy the Liberal forces. He and the Prime Minister are reported to be in a quite serious disagreement. ' Furthermore, there is every indication that this government will fall into the error that destroyed Liberal strength---that of Notes and Comments Farmers Improve Their Position =~ and skim milk products present a real and serious problem, There is some indication that this year we will run into heavy sur- pluses of hogs. Because of high prices de- manded for beef, poultry production and marketings soared to new heights. Though Ontario is still the main broiler province Quebec is now making rapid strides. Although the number of milk cows on Canadian farms declined through the year, milk production was up about 4 per cent. A good deal of this went into butter pro- duction largely because of the increased price support. This price support has not only stimulated production but has worked to discourage consumption and in this re- gard we are building up a first class pro- blem with regard to the handling of our milk production. Unless the milk producers are willing to work towards a price level at which all or almost all of our milk products will be used up in the domestic market, the dairy in- dustry will be in trouble. The reason for this is that we have tended towards higher and higher costs of production. If this year we can keep prices down-- which means keeping down costs--farmers should have a good year. If we have to turn to heavier price-supports, the condition of our agriculture will be most insecure. - the rubber stamp. - Party politics, and the party system can only function where the individual member has some freedom of conscience and some freedom to express his views. We've carried the fetish of vot- ing with the party and speaking with the party and upholding the party at any costs to a point where the individual member is little more than a dignified cypher. The problems facing this country are too serious, and the calibre of our members too good to permit this ridiculous situation to continue. An 'excuse for parliament is not good enough. If the Canadian people are to have any faith in our government we've got to have men in parliament who will speak their minds let the chips fall where they may. And don't think that some of them can't. Mr. Crouse of Lunen- berg led the way last week when he deliver- ed the best speech of the session so far on what makes a country tick. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet might do well to take an object lesson from his forthright statement of the case. As for Mr. Grossart let him take his public relations back to business until the Con- servatives stand in need of another expert to plot the course of another election. Clipped Comments ~ - Summers, the agricultural representa- THE FIRST TIME IN 108 YEARS Garnet B. Rickard, newly elected Warden of the United, Counties of Northumberland and Durham made history on Tuesday when he was elect- ed to his new post. It is the first time in the 109 years history of the United Counties that Darlington Township has had a Warden on its Council. Sincere congratulations to Deputy Reeve -Rickard- on breaking this long standing blockade. Many may wonder why Darlington, although among the top municipalities in population and assessment, has never been able to achieve this dis- tinction. We believe it was due to a custom which grew over the years that Darlington's top officials only remain- ed in office for a period of two years before changing. Recently, the tivo- year rule has gone out of fashion in Darlington with Mr, Rickard now on his fifth year as Deputy Reeve of the Township. It is indeed a great achieve- ment for him to have been able to win the Wardenship not only while he was Deputy Reeve, but also on thé first balloting. He was 23 votes ahead of his nearest opponent. : : Garnet Rickard has contributed a great deal during his career, not only to municipal politics, but also to farm- ing generally. He was one of those young men who at an early age came under mentorship of the late E. A. tive here for many years and the man who has been responsible in great measure for 'keeping the farm boys on the farm". Garnet was a member of his Swine Team, winning a provin- cial competition dnd placing second in the Dominion finals, 'He also was outstanding on many other of Ed's team. ] He has been most active in church, school, community, fraternal, and ser- groups that to enumerate them would make many folks believe that his farm- ing had probably suffered because of his outside activities. On the contrary, he is one of the most successful farm- ers in the province and is looked upon as one of the leaders in the field. Without going into further details in this editorial, we wish him success in his new position, the highest that can be awarded in the municipal life of these counties. He has brought great honour to his native township and the best wishes of his many friends will go with him as he undertakes his new duties. --Canadian Statesman FARMS TO GET STILL LARGER Farm units in Canada are going to get still larger, with greater capital behind them, run by more competent managers-and more highly skilled em- ployees. ) i ) That's what E. D. MacPhee, Dean of Commerce, of the University of British Columbia predicted before the annual convention of the B.C. Federation of AgriewJtuwre, "We may not like these trends," added Dean MacPhee "but I know of no action on the part of any government or other administrative body which can reverse them." In a little over a generation, the| average size of the grain farm in western Canada has doubled and few: would argue that there is any end in' sight to such expansion or that it will be confined to grain growing. The odd 100 acre mixed farm of pioneer days will soon be ag much out of place in modern agriculture as the corner general store would be alongside to- day's supermarket. © --S8touffville Tribune Mh SR MALL SE LJ \! \ so' many offices in so many different -- b, GT vse OTR ¢ PROSPECT In spite of slippery roads and stormy weather 10 brave ladies jour- neyed to the home of Mrs. J. Mosien- ko on the evening of Jan. 156th to hold the first. meeting of the W.A. for the New Year. The meeting opened with the motto and Hymn 11, "O God of Good the Unfathomed Sea", followed. by the Lord's Prayer. Ruby and Marion were in charge of the Devotional ses- sion. Hymn "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing" closed the Opening Exercises. . The president then took charge of the business session. 10 members an. swered to the roll call. The assistant treasurer gave a report of our finan- ces for 19568 which showed a total in- come for the year of $824.69 and a balance of $2606.73. A donation of $10 to the Sick Children's Hospital was approved. » Several items were discussed including an evening of tilms. In case you are wondering there will be a bazaar as usual so let's get the needles and pins busy. Helen and Margaret were named as a com- mittee to plan same. The February meeting will be at Tot's home. When we meet at the Mosienko home we always have the added plea- sure of a piano solo by Joanne and this meeting was "no exception, Thanks Joanne! The group in charge, namely Willa, Marion and. Mrs. Mosienko served a delicious lunch, Sunday School and Church as us- val at 1,16 p.m. Come and bring your children, : Mrs. J. E. Holtby has returned home "| after visiting relatives at Concord and i & W orp Toronto, he La TINT RE rp tor COUNTY ASSESSOR NAMED TO SOCIETY Ontario County Assessor Gordon T. Hepditch of Pickering has been named a senior member of the American So- ciety of Appraisers. He is the third Canadian to receive this honour. i. To qualify for senior membership in the association the person is re- quired to write a nine-hour exam and must have ten years experience. The Society of Appraisers is an In- ternational association of appraisers and valuation engineers. It has 1200 members in the United States and 150 in Canada. In addition to Mr. Hep- ditch there are two other senior mem- bers in Canada. They are Ivan Rob- son, of Calgary, and Arthur Wilson of Toronto. PICKERING TAX ARREARS TOTAL $159,046.42 Tax arrears for 19568 in Ward 1, in Pickering Township, are $12,262.65. This ward has the lowest arrears total in the municipality. Ward 6 heads the list with $56,046.41. Others are as follows: Ward2, $16,462.62; Ward 3, $36,154.66 and Ward 4, $39,159.88. The total current outstanding tax arreas for the entire municipality for 1968 is $159,046.41. POLICE IN LINDSAY DISTRICT CONCERNED BY MANY BREAK-INS Police of Lindsay and district are worried concerning the number of house break-ins which have taken place within the last" two weeks in Lindsay and citizens are alerted to see to it that windows and doors are locked whenever they are absent par- ticularly if they happen to be out of town. Of Many Things by AMBROSE HILLS WHAT IS INFLATION? A fellow I've always thought bright asked me a surprising question the other day. "Say", he said, "I see everybody's talking about inflation. Just what the heck is it. And what can I do about it?" : Maybe you, too, haven't bothered to find out what inflation is, what causes it, and what you can do about it? Some people are so busy at their own dffairs they can't take time to study such things, So here's what [| told my friend. "If your wife makes soup", 1 said, "and it tastes good, would you ask her to put another gallon of water in the pot so there'd be more of it?" "Heck, no," he said. "That'd spoil it." "Well, then, you understand infla- tion. If she puts in more water with- out adding more meat and vegetables, she's inflating your soup. She made more soup, but she deflated every bowl of it. Put money in place of water, and goods and services in place of the meat meat and vegetables, and you've got a fairly good analogy." He grinned. "As an old soup-cater, I've gotcha! But nobody around our place would try to get away with watering soup--or the whiskey, either. Who's guilty 7" "You mentioned whiskey," | "Who waters it?" "Gotcha again," he said, "the gov- ernment, of course: Might have known you'd blame it on the government." "Not entirely," I said. "I blame the people who vote for political candi- dates because they promise to spend money all over the place, motiey that doesn't produce anything or help get anything produced. That kind of money is like more water on the same meat and vegetables. Governments are to blame to a great extent for not having the courage to hold the line,, while they ask others to hold it." He grinned. "What about me? How can I fight this thief that's eating into the value of my bankroll 7" "You" I said, "ean quit loafing: Do a full day's work for a day's pay. Make sure any product that comes from your hands is made as well and as quickly as you can make it. Pro- duce more per hour before you ask for higher hourly pay." "Ummmmm," he said. go for you, too?" "It goes for me, too. For every- body in Canada. It's the unit cost of things that kills us. What's the use of produeing plenty if it costs so much per piece that we can't sell it? Let's get costs down and productivity up then see how much you can buy with your pay check!" : "I go along with you, pal", he said. I hope you do too! said. "Does that District 'Doings STOUFFVILLE IN NEED OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER FOR WATER PROBLEM Mr. Allan Townshend, assistant en- gineer with the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission, advises the Public Utilities Commission this week that they should engage a consulting en-. gineer to calculate the extent of the project required to remedy the town's water problem. Mr. Townshend met with the Com- mission on Tuesday morning, at their request, to discuss Stouffville's pro- blem of inadequate water pressure, particularly as it affects the east end of town. Cedar Pines Development Co. is presently pressing council for a "go- ahead" on a new sub-division of some sixty homes, and without adequate water, the building cannot proceed. After hearing the Utilities Commis- sion problem, Mr. Townshend advised that complete plans of the system be prepared, showing ground contours, all mains, pressures and conditions in dif- ferent areas. Once this was completed, he said that a firm of consulting en- gineers should be engaged who could calculate the pressures and flows re- required, and advise as to the size of mains and the best solution to up the delivery of water to the consumer. OVERNIGHT GUESTS It was not until 5 a.m. on a recent cold morning that the faniily of Mr. Everett Hanna, Lindsay, was aware of an overnight guest, Mr. Ted Hanna about to leave in his car for work in Oshawa, notices a fel- low asleep in his father's car, also in the garage. ! It was one of those below zero morn- ings but the transient did not accept kindly an offer of tranfer to the local police station. Instead he stopped off down town. $6,000 TAKEN FROM MARKHAM IGA STORE An alert Markham Township Con stable notices a soft drink sign in the window of the Thornhill 1.G.A. store late Saturday night and decided to check on the safe. He discovered that it had been smashed open and the week end receipts of $6,000 was removed. P.C. Bob Hood said the entry was gained through a rear window. It was the store's second break-in within two years. GEORGINA ISLAND GETS HYDRO SERVICE = A small ceremony was held in the hall on Friday afternoon when Chief John Charles turned on the switch to light the island after years of waiting for hydro. Supt. H. J. Featherstone and C. S. Morgan of Cannington and the hydro erew, Chief John Charles and councillors Kdna Porte and Les McCue, Mahoney and Holder Electric and school children were present. Of- ficial opening and banquet will be held BUSY EXAMINERS The newly established Driving Ex- amination Centre in Oshawa Shopping Centre is doing a rushing business these days. On Tuesday they were booked solidly for examinations until Friday, January 30th. Recent grad- uates of the Bowmanville Clinic would be well advised to submit their names as soon as possible. It is impossible to just drop in and immediately start the driving examination. The place is now run on an appointment basis. FARMER IS PARALIZED BY ANTI-RABIES VACCINE Denton Brown, farm resident on the 10th concession of Markham, four miles south of Stouffville, is recover- ing in the Toronto General Hospital from a rare paralytic condition caused by injections of anti-rabies serum. Mr. Brown was stricken 2 weeks ago and was remoted to hospital when his con- dition worsened. Although he will be hospitalized for at least one month, doctors report that he will make a complete recovery. The local farmer was given anti- rabies injections after a cow on his property died from the disease. The shots were administered by Dr. John White of Markham. There is only one similar case in Canada, CONSIDER DOG LICENSE FEE ON TAX BILL Owners of dogs in Pickering Town- ship may be charged the regular li- ceense fee on their tax bill. This plan wits suggested at a special meeting of Council on Thursday night. In 1958, outstanding dog amounted to $400.00. Dep. Reeve, Mrs. Jean MePherson, contended that placing the license on fees venient both to the owners and the township, - ob. "The dog situation is definitely out of control," noted Reeve Sherman Scott, i i Councillor Ross Hawthorne stated that it was particularly bad in the Frenchman's Bay area. ' EXPECT PROVINCIAL PARK WILL BE READY IN JUNE The new 250-acre provincial park, just to the east of Oshawa on Darling- ton Township's lake shore, should be ready for public use by June, a De- partment of Lands and Forests spokes- man said last week. It is expected to draw thousands of people from this district and from Toronto on week-ends. The Durham County Club of Toron- to -- which meets to-night is working hard fulfilling an asignment of select- ing a name for the park which will be acceptable to departmetal officials. Roads are now being put in, but its full development, although proceeding "as expeditiously as possible," might take several years. The spokesman said speed of development will depend on its use record. Manchester Mr. and Mrs. Art Vandervoort vi- sited relatives in Whitevale on Sun- day. Miss Barbara Masters of Baggots- ville was at her home here for the week-end. x Mr. 'Lloyd McKee, Oshawa, visited W. F. Crosier on Thursday. Misses Barbara Butterworth and Miriam Paul of Toronto are student teachers with. Mrs. Medd this week:- They are boarding with Mrs. Lucille Gray. Co : All are glad to hear that Mr. Fife Innes is improving in health in Osh- the regular tax bill would be more con- awa hospital. T WELL, FANCY THAT! Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield. Wallag_ Eaton and Dick Bentley, stars' of the popular BBC variety show Take | It From Here, try translation as they at a later date. study their latest write-up -this one (in an Arabic newspaper. The show now in its 11th year, is broadcast in many parts of the world and receives reviews in a variety of languages. CBC radio's Trans-Canada network is carrying the current series of Take It From Here each Thursday night Church Services last Sunday were well attended. We are very fortunate in having warm and comfortable Churches, and we are very glad that our people keep on coming. There are some little folk that we would like to have with us, and somehow we do not see them at Church, It would help if all boys and girls in our Brownie and Cub Packs were encouraged at home to be on hand at Sunday School on Sundays. You really are not » very good Brownie or Cub if you only attend the mid-week meetings. May be, our Packs could take this matter up, and make provision for a Sunday Meeting at Church. Qur-theme on Sunday was "Jesus". As Christians "We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, who for us men and among us, We believe that He lived a perfect human life, wholly devoted to the will of God, and the Service of man." For the next two Sundays at least, "Jesus" will be our theme, and the beauty of it all is, that we cap never exhaust this theme. We hope that you will all come again, and bring the whole family. And by the way, did you know that Pope John 23rd has invited our Pro- testant Yeaders to a Church Confer- ence? This is the first time since the Greeks broke away from Rome, that such a Conference has been held. In the meantime, we will clarify our thoughts, and know just what the our salvation became Man, and dwelt Protestant Church believes. This coming Sunday, after the Service and Sunday School at "Grace", the child- ren will have their promotion exer cises. The Brownies of the Island met in the basement of "Grace" Church yes- terday (Monday). Tuesday the lead- ers of "Guides" met with Joan Godley in "Port Perry, and we hope that another Group of Girls will soon be organized. The Cubs will meet this evening in the . Manchester Church. Until we get some more Leaders for our Cub Pack, we will not be able to take any more boys. And also, we are so cramped right now, that soon we will have to make other arangements. We would like though, if there are any boys approaching the age of eight, that you contact Akela (Allen Martyn) and let him know, so that we can get a waiting list compiled. We might have some good news 'regarding Cubs, in the near future. We are glad that not only do some of our rural people move into Town; but vice versa. Just re- cently the Peterman's from the Island moved into Port, and we would like them to know how much we do miss them. About to weeks ago, the Allan Craigs from Port Perry moved into Manchester. Allan has gone right into Cub work, together with Wayne and John, and we are all very happy to have them and welcome them; also also we welcome Jackie Mitchell who District Churches Scugog, Manchester and Prospect has just recently joined the Cubs. In our Cub Pack of thirty, there are only two boys who have not yet been in- vested, and 'very shortly they will be. Last week George Leach and Paul Henry were duly invested as Cubs. Congratulations boys, Recently we lost another of our re- sidents on the Island, namely Wesley Marsden. Wesley had a stroke about a week ago, and passed away last Friday. The Service was held in the Scugog Church on Monday afternoon, and the body interned in the Cemet- ery at the "Foot", Our sympathy and love to all who mourn his pass- ing. Death is not such a tragedy as we sometimes think. It can be a wonderful release for' those who be- lieve in Jesus, and follow in His Way of Life. This Friday evening, wedding bells will be ringing in the Prospect area, when Elizabéth Faye Painter will be given in marriage to Joseph Fernand Filion of Oshawa. We do wish Faye and Fern joy and happiness. Happy birthdays to Jacqueline Cannon, Roy Gerrow, and Sylvia Edgar of the Is- land. To David Mosienko and Wil- liam Neil Holtby of Prospect; and to Barbara Masters and Arylie Rodd of Manchester. Té all those who are not well, whether jn Hospital or at home, we send you our love, and our prayers ascend day by day for you. To all who ave able, we invite you to come and worship with us on Sunday.