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DE WAAR ER CAS CG §o Pg - Iie T Ese a TRA I OT A GN Di a op SO A LAR CFE 5 1 ME Berd a vd Tes Ena S Fo HE 0 faiths ta AA atari fa an At PE LE a a SRE PI RE A PAR NT mpg * Member of The Canadian Association Weekly Newspaper THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE A FINRA A TREY, oh DH BLS FA ARAN Thursday, May 19th, 1960 Taxes to most of us are that part of in- come which we earn but never see, much less spend, the powers that be, playing it safe, having arranged: it that way. But, whether we realize it or not, the sad truth is that for every one of us, young and old, employer and employee, this is only the beginning of the taxation story. We all pay very much more than we think we do. - The taxes levied on business and indus- try, for instance, inevitably are reflected in the price of Canadian-made goods, and though we may think otherwise, we neith- er can nor do evade these particulr taxes simply by purchasing imported products instead. This is very well brought out in the 1959 annual report of one of our largest chemical companies, Du Pont of Canada Limited. : "A corporation," it notes, "being imperson- al, cannot of itself bear a tax burden, and these taxes are in fact paid by people, in- cluding shareholders (in the form of lower dividends) and customers (in the form of higher selling prices). "A large proportion of Canada's total taxation is in indirect form such as the corporation profits tax, excise taxes, sales taxes at the manufacturer or wholesaler level, etc. These taxes all find their way into the cost of Canadian products. At the same time,however, these products fre- quently must compete with foreign goods Vhich do not bear a corresponding tax bur- en. South Africa The Commonwealth Conference which has just ended delivered what amounts to an ultimatum to the government of the Union of South Africa. In plain words it was told that if it did not change its policy with regard to the native black population and continued its determination to set itself up as a republic that the Common- wealth would disown it, -- . It's difficult to see how the affairs could have had any other conclusion. The Com- monwealth is made up of a predominance of black and Asian peoples. It is uncon- ceivable that they should or could accept such a racial point of view as that put forward by the government of» South Africa. In their own right many of these people in culture and education are equal to and perhaps in some instances superior to those who represent South Africa. Our own Prime Minister tried to keep the matter from coming to a show-down but it was in- evitable. There could be no temporizing with such an issue; Notes and Comments Those Other Taxes "In world markets, Canadian goods thus suffer a competitive disadvantage due to taxation apart altogether from other ad- verse cost comparisons, In the Canadian market, the burden of taxes paid on Can- adian manufactured goods is often far greater than the customs duty on compet- ing foreign products. "To the extent that Canadian goods lose out to foreign competition, the Canadian consumer must somehow make up the tax loss. Thus, the price he pays for imported rather than domestic products is not his true cost for he must in addition pay high- er taxes in some form to compensate for the loss in government revenues. "Another fault in a tax structure based heavily on indirect taxation is that the voter is not aware of the true impact of government actions which involve con- stantly rising tax burdens. He assumes that industrial inefficiency, rather than rising government expenditures, is re- sponsible for the higher price of Canadian "products and the rising cost of living, and therefore the effective control of govern- ment costs, which should rest with the voter, is deflected." Those who think that the way to reduce personal income tax is to increase the tax on "corporations" have their answer here. Indirect taxes are bad for many reasons, but most of all for the reason that so many of us are blissfully unaware of them. The stand taken by the representative _ from South Africa was not only stupid but insulting. It is to be hoped that he goes back home a wiser man. Perhaps this is too much to expect because the myth of white su- premacy dies hard as do all myths that are blown up in the nature of a religion. The Boers in South Africa who at the moment control the government are fan- atics and it is difficult to guage the length to which fanatics are prepared to go. At least at the Commonwealth Conference they were told and plainly told what the rest of the Commonwealth thought of their racial policy. Even the Canadians made clear their abhorrence of it. Now we shall watch with a great deal of interest the course of events in South Africa hoping against hope that the mod- erates will be soon in a position to take over the government. . ® District Doings PICKERING TOWNSHIP WILL NOT LICENSE MOBILE CHOPPERS Pickering Twp. Council has ruled against a move to license mobile grain choppers that operate within the muni- cipality. Two operators, Gordon Thorn of Unionville Ross James of Uxbridge, advised against such a decision. Mr. Thorn was supported by Mr. Fred Lewis of Altona. AJAX WANTS TO SET UP HIGH SCHOOL BOARD Reeve C. E. Morley told his Village Council that a special meeting had been called at Ajax, when the heads of the three local municipalities met to discuss the High School Area. Ajax wishes to separate from the Mr. Thorn stated that if mobile hammer-mills were to be licensed, hundreds of other similiar businesses should also be charged a fee. Reeve Sherman Scott suggested that to date, the Council could find no auth- ority whereby the units could be licensed. "I don't feel that it is such a serious problem that we should carry the mat- ter any further," contended councillor Edgar James. SUTTON REHIRE FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE Clifford Mosher who for four years was chief of Sntton police force has resumed that position. Mr. Mosher took up his work this week replacing Chief John Sheffield whose resignation became effective on April 30, . He was chief of the village force from 1951 to '656 when he became chief of the Vaughan Township force, At that time he led a combined force policing both Sutton and the Township of Georgina. After a year in Vaughan he joined the security force at the Jockey Club and for the past few years has been working at the tracks operated by that organization. Since his resignation from the Sut- oon force he has continued to maintain a home in the district and has commu. Pickering District High School Area, and set up their own Board of Educa- tion, Reeve Morley said he understood Ajax Council had been at work on this since last July. ~ Ajax would have to have the approv- al of the County Council and .the Minister by July 1st to bring this into effect by the end of the year at which time the Board would be dissolved and a new one appointed. There is no question but that such a move by Ajax would hurt us", the Reeve said. . NEWCASTLE INCREASE TAX RATE 11 MILLS Increase expenses of school and counties rate kept the Newcastle vil- lage council wrestling with figures in- to the wee hours of Tuesday morning. They whittled down the estimates of the village administration in /an at- tempt to keep village tax rate from rising beyond ten mills. Finally, they came up with a final figure of 69 mills for residential property and 73.56 mills on commercial property, an increase of 11 mills on each. TO IMPROVE HARBOR WALL AT WHITBY Ottawa -- Harbor improvement projects, comprising a major program at Whitby and a smaller one at Co- bourg, have been announced by Public ted to the various places of work. Works Minister David Walker. Mr. Mosher came here after many, A $176,816 contract involving exten. years of service with the Toronto police force. . sive improvements to the east wall at Whitby, was awarded to Tracy Con- struction Inc., of Ville de Tracy, Que. The contract for dredging at Cobourg valued at $28,800, was won by Ontario Marine and Dredging Ltd. of Toronto. The Whitby project involves the construction of 768-feet of new steel pile to form a tied-back wall which will be driven into bed-rock immed- iately in front of the existing east | wall. A contrete parapet will be built and filled in between the old and new structures. This work is designed to permit the deepening of the berthing area to ac- commodate larger -vessels. Scheduled completion date is within six months. At Cobourg the work consists of the removal of 18,000 cubic yards of sand, silt and clay. This is intended to main- tain the entrance channel to the har- bor at a grade depth of 18-feet and the inner harbor at a depth between 16 and 14-feet. RIVER WATER HIGH According to citizens of the east and south wards they have never seen the water so high in the Scugog river as during the past week. The river al. most overflowed high banks in the heart of the town of Lindsay. For- tunately a strong current carries the water away rapidly to Sturgeon Lake, UXBRIDGE APPOINT POLICE SERGEANT Uxbridge Council last Tuesday night approved engaging Laverne Ellenber- berger on a three months probation peripd as police sergeant in the town. Salary to be the same as at March 1st. Wiliam Margan and Frank McKaye were appointed as special constables to act as required and will be sworn in as such, Anglican Noes By Mary Becker The Right Reverend G. B. Snell, Co-adjustor Bishop of Toronto, will be our guest this Sunday when 29 candidates will be presented to him for ,Confirmation. cludes at least 16 from Church of the Ascension, The Confirmation service, to be held at 8 p.m, will be followed by a reception in honour of the new Com- tificates at that time. Mrs. A. Allen and Mrs. C, Glass will pour tea, and refreshments will be served by the Evening Guild. The Women's Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. G. Clarke on Tuesday, May 10th, with seven members pre- sent. The devotional period included singing the hymn "The King of Love My Shepherd Is", reading of the Lit- any from the book, "In Thy Name" and the saying of the Lord's Prayer. Mrs. Whitby read the minutes of the last meeting. Mrs, Glass read an '| account of the Diocesan W.A. annual meeting from a recent issue of the Toronto Globe and Mail, and Mrs. Clarke gave the treasurer's report. It was moved by Mrs. Hodgson and Mrs. Mullsigan that part of the pledge to the W.A, be paid, Mrs. Mumford gave a summary of the chapter in the study book on Afri- ca entitled "Racial Prejudice". Mrs. Glass read a letter from the Beverley Lodge home for young men thanking the W.A. for its support. Mrs. Hayes announced that there would be a party for the Little Helpers in June. The meeting closed with the members' prayer and a benediction, said by Mrs. Woods. Hostesses for the af- ternoon were Mrs, Denton and Mrs. Clarke. A number of decisions were made at the meeting of the Sunday School Teachers' Group last Thursday even- ing at the home of Mrs. Sonley. The meeting was opened by the reading of an account of the first Sunday School, followed by a short prayer. Mr. Fuller then discussed philosophies of teaching, suggesting that the teach- ers might profit by asking what were their short and long-range goals? This would give aim and direction to their work. It was decided to hold a vacation bible school, in conjunction with the Presbyterian Church, from July 25th to 29th. Anyone interested in this project who has not been contacted is asked to notify the Rector. Mr. Fuller announced that the Con- firmation class would be going on the Toronto, on Sunday, June 5th. He' also announced that preliminary plan- ning was underway for the formation of a Junior Auxiliary in our church in the fall, for girls 7 to 11 years of age. An evaluation was made of the re- cent Sunday School exams and it was decided to use them again next year. Mrs. Dowson and Mrs. Sonley under- took to arrange the classes for next year and order the necessary supplies. There will be a Bible class formed for those being Confirmed this week. A corporate Communion will be held on Sunday, May 29th at 8 a.m., fol- lowed by breakfast and a short bible class meeting. This class will likely meet at 10.30 a.m. on future Sundays, and its leaders for the balance of this term will be Mrs. Dowson and Mrs. Kenny. Also Mr. Fuller will be tak- ing this group for a week-end at the Anglican centre at Aurora from June 17-18th. It appears at present that at least three new teachers will be needed in the church school for next fall--one for beginners' class, one for 7 year- olds and one for a 10 or '11 year-old class, Anyone who feels they might take on this work is asked to contact Mr. Fuller. Closing service for the Sunday School for this term will be on June 12th. Seven members of our Girls' Auxi- liary attended the annual G. A. festi- val in Toronto last Saturday. In the morning the girls heard an address on Vocations by Mrs, W, J. Gilling, then they had lunch and attended a church service. There were some 600 girls from all over the Diocese pre- sent. A short sing-song and dancing was followed by a fashion show, when the girls modelled clothes they had made themselves. Kathryn Jefford and Margaret Terrett entered this event, The girls were accompanied by Mrs. Sebben, their leader, and Mrs. Jefford. The next G. A, meet- ing will be a picnic on June 11th (Sat.) with Brooklin and Blackstock G. A. girls as guests. We had as guest preacher last Sun- day Rev. Mr. Michael Piddington, a missionary priest from Split Lake, Manitoba, Mr, Plddington, who is learning the Cree Indian language of This number al For the past five or six weeks, we municants, who 'will receive their cer-' pilgrimage to St. James' Cathedral, - District Churches have exercised faith on the Island; hoping that every day would see a change for the better in the situation on the Causeway, and allow us ade- quate transportation. We have taken our cars through. until the waters .came up to the level of our car seats. This has already involved, or will in the near future, the spending of a great deal of money in repairs and overhauling. Yet, until last week Saturday, absolutely nothing was done to relieve the situation. Scugog Township Council met last Thursday and circulated a petition to our Gov- ernment to do something to help, and I believe that through the direct in- fluence of Dr. Dymond, our represen- tative in Parliament, Highway trucks were placed at our disposal. That has helped considerably; but this means that we of the Island need two cars; one on the Island, and another in Port Perry. No one knows just how long this situation may last, and with more rains forecast for Tuesday we might be marooned for the Summer. There are rumours of temporary bridges from wartime surplus being construc- ted to tide over the situation. Also we would like to be assured that we would not have to go through the same experience next year; especial- ly as much time and effort and money have already been expanded in sur- veying the new 7A Highway to be built across the Island. We are really not "mad" or anything like that. We still have faith that a way will be found that will be satisfact- ory to those of us who cannot afford two cars. And again, it is perfectly Biblical that we should ask if we are to receive. "He that asketh recei- veth". The implication of course is, that if we do not ask, we will not | receive. Many of our young men who work in Oshawa, have secured for themselves hip-rubber boots, and have been walking through water two feet deep, The Causeway is crowded with sight seers every Sun- day, and amongst these are many who love to come as close to their cottages as possible. We believe that "An emergency situation" should be es- tablished, and work on a temporary and also permanent basis be com- menced. Thank you so much Don Lane for putting your car in Port Perry at the disposal of the Minister on Sun- day. We had a good congregation on the Island, but were not able to con- duct Sunday School as the basement is still flooded. Thank you also Earl Reader, who was ready to take the Minister through the Causeway in his truck, had the Dept. of Highways not stepped in and placed two trucks there. These trucks came from Sun- derland. Just as we passed the bridge, lo and behold a motor boat passed in front of us. That might be the pat- tern of the future when we will be riding on air-cushioned cars, and will be travelling over land and water quite normally. We are glad that there were so many children at Manchester, and once again, the basement is quite dry. The Church at Prospect was filled. The Minister's theme was "A Living Christ", and the Text was taken from Acts 1:3a -- "To whom He (Jesus) showed Himself alive by many proofs". The Minister said that we shall not be very greatly impressed by much of the proofs, until Christ comes alive within our own hearts, Scugog, Manchester and Prospect life for Me and the Gospel," said Je- sus, "will save it." There will be no Brownies, Guides and Cubs on the Island until the basement is clear of water; which we hope may not be very long. Thi« Wednesday afternoon the Prospect Ladies will be holding their Bazaar in the basement of their Church. Scu- gog Choir will meet in the Church on Thursday evening. On Saturday the Scouts will have a week-end Camp. We hope that the weather will be fa- vourable. We have made extensive prepara- tions for our Centennial Anniversary on Sunday, June 12th, morning and evening. Also on the Monday even- ing there will be a Special Service and a social time after. The Speak- ers on the Sunday will be Rev. Prof. Kinsley Joblin of Victoria University and Rev. John Smith of Whitby United Church, the present Chairman of our Presbytery. And on the Monday evening, Rev. D. M. Buttars of Pick- ering United, who is the newly elect- ed Chairman of our Presbytery, will be the Speaker. We do not expect that the New Highway will be com- plete; but we do hope that there will be a way of aproach for the many friends of Scugog who have been in- vited. We are glad that Cecil Fralick and Bob Tetlow are out of Hospital, and do hope that both are feeling much better. Our love and prayers go out on behalf of all who are shut away, and for all who are recouperating at home. Happy birthdays to Janice Carter, Robert Prentice, Beverly Manns and Kenny Hulcoop of the Is- and begins to work in our lives. We shall not live the good life and find peace and joy by mere intellectual pursuits, and the study of philosophy. | We must begin to live and speak like Jesus, and also give: our time and talent and intellect for the redemp- tion of others. "He that loseth his land; and to Tom Cawker, Donna Innis, Vickey McCartney and Mike Vanderby of Manchester, We hope to be having Services at the Three Churches on Sunday and we give you one and all a very cordial invitation to come and worship with us. his congregation, gave us a hymn and a prayer in that language as well as preaching an interesting sermon about his work there. The Evening Guild held a success- ful Rummage Sale last Saturday. Some of the clothing left over was given to the W.A. to be repaired and included in our Anglican bale: other items were sent to the Fred Victor Mission in Toronto. The District Youth Council held a bowling party at Oshawa last Fri- day night. The election meeting for our own Anglican Young People's Group, which was to have been held Monday night has been postponed to next Monday night, May 23rd. The Great Chapter of the Oshawa Deanery will also meet tonight, with a service at 6.30 at St. John's, Ux- bridge. Guest speaker will be Bishop H. R. Hunt. } The Evening Guild met on Wednes- day, May 18, at the home of Mrs. Boothman. Members heard minutes of the last meeting, read by Mrs. Por- ter, and a financial report from the secretary, Miss Jarrett. They then completed arrangements for the Con- firmation reception this Sunday. The closing meeting of this group will be | held on Wednesday, June 1st, place to be announced later. The Board of Management met on Tuesday night to make final decisions regarding a possible extension to our Sunday School building, Mr. Fuller attended a conference on Teenage activities in the church, in Toronto last Monday. The final ses- sion of the Oshawa Deanery School of Religion was also held Monday last. See The Port Perry Star For all your printing fequirements 14 A Village Changes The year was 1898 . . . the scene an Ontario village. A local historian, reflecting on the things she re- membered about the village, wrote that the village had "No electricity, no stone roads, no radios, no tele- phones, just coal coal oil lamps for light". To-day in her village the coal oil lamp has vanished, pavement covers the dirt roads, and telephone, radios, electric lights are taken for granted. These changes were possible because of steel. In 1898, Canada made less than 10 pounds of steel per person. Last year, the country's steel industry pro- duced 660 of steel per person. ~ This higher productivity comes from the factories . Canadians have built. For example, The Steel Com- pany of Canada. Limited, has invested nearly $365,000,000 in plants and equipment since the Com- pany started operations fifty years ago. Canadians produce more mainly because Canadian companies are continually improving their plants and equipment. THE STEEL COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED MONTREAL GANANOQUE HAMILTON BRANTFORD TORONTO Canadian-made steel from Canadian-owned plants