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Ey CAR A hei ne nn tonne he THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE oe I TR re Thursday, July 7th, 1960 TTY" ~ Notes and Comments On Looking Back Walter Lord,. author. of A Night to. Remember, has written an- other memorable book «which any student of human nature.and-history would do well to ponder. The bopk isent Years and deals .with that ;remarkable period from -1900 to-the beginning of the 'First World War. The book opens. with. the tions that characterized the change of the century. Then swiftly and curacy he sweeps on fo recreate the great highlights of the next.fourteen years. With devastating effect he ¥eeounts the events that led up to.the Boxer revplt in China and with deep;sympat i writes of the ng. of the assassination of President McKinley heroic stand made at, in Buffalo is excellent. The war.on the bjg trusts, the financial panic in which Pierpont Morgan became to all intents and purposes the. American dic- tator, the great pageant that served for the funeral of Edward VII, the child labour legislation, the -suffragette San Francisco earthquake ry's dash for the pole, the circus of the socially elite ,and the new rich, Teddy Roosevelt and the thrill Woodrow Wilson, and finally, the unexpect- ed declarations of war that opening days of August, 1914. the best-seller, itled, The Good f «Ihe.bogk is vivid and accurate. The style +48.088y8nd quick, But the most amazing 'thing about the book is the disclosure of the utter blindness and naivite of the prin- cipal chatacters involved in these events which did so much to shape the American ' and 'the course of 'Western civilization. "'The* American ambassador in China at great expecta- .with great ac- His record the time'of the Boxer revolt just couldn't believe that. it, could happen; the oppon- vents of women's right to vote believed up the very.last minute that no such legis- lation would ever be passed and that if it "were--a contradiction that never occurred to, them-nit would mean the end of civil- ized society; Col, House resident ambas- - sador in Berlin was taken completely by surprise when Germany declared war--it interrupted: a pleasant sail that he had ex- movement, the and fire, Per- ing election of popped in the The Southern Circus 'The American Congress up shop to give its membe has: just.:shut rs a chance to get cracking on the two important:-nomina- tion conventions taking shape. At the moment both parties appear to have selected their candidates and it may well be that the convention other purpose than to ballyhoo for the benefit of the nation the virtues and the popularity of Nixon' as t choice and Kennedy, the Democrat. However, no fire is ever.dead while there is still red ashes and there could be at least Nixon apparently has no rival one upset. and he is almost a sure bet still has to face a strong opposition and it come from two. very redoubtable could 8 will serve no he Republican ; but Kennedy pectéd-to:make with the Kaiser. The Good Years makes it abundantly clear that people right in the thick of great events had little conception of the signifi- cance or course that events. were taking. We look back and wonder how they could be so blind--we hesitate to say stupid-- and then the sobering thought strikes us that perhaps to-day we are little different and when the time comes to record the events of the post-war period we will stack up:no-better:and perhaps fare far worse in .a critical analysis of our own period. nominees, Senator Lyndon Johnson and thie" 'twice defeated Adlai Stevenson. Party conventions in the States are by any standard most remarkable affairs and with television coverage and the united ef- forts of the world's highest paid and the most effective public relations experts the nominating conventions of 1959 should be real curtain raisers . . and 'Kennedy are odds on favourites to carry everything before them. . even if Nixon :AsiCanadians hanging on to the tail of the Ameriean television networks and de- votees of the American way of life when it comes, to the printed page we can enjoy the fun in a somewhat superior fashion. District UXBRIDGE COUNCIL LACK QUORUM FOR MEETING For the first time in a.decade, and perhaps longer, regular meeting of town council had to be cancelled on Tuesday, June 28th because at 8:15 there were no more 'than four of the nine member council present. . Five minutes later, an oral motion by Mrs. Kydd, the meeting was adjourned 'to meet at next regular session, In attendance for the meeting were councillors A. G. Tipper, W. G. Gould, Fred 'Steward and Mrs. Nellie Kydd. Also at the municipal office were two officials from McCuen Engineer- ing, Chief Cst. Chatterley, Mr. R. W. Harris and Mr. G. Reid. PICKERING COUNCIL VOTES TO HIKE PAY BROUGHAM -- Pickering township council last week voted itself a 100 per cent increase in payments for attending meetings. Effective July 4, councillors will receive $10 per meeting instead of $6. In addition, mileage of 10 cents per mile will be paid to councillors on township busi- ness, as well as telephone expenses. Reeve Sherman Scott, whose annual increment is $2000, received a $1000 increase to cover expenses. Councillor Edgar James was the lone dissenter, He protested that the township business had not increased sufficiently to warrant an increase in payments at this time. REEVESHIP OF PICKERING SOON FULL-TIME POST SAYS SHERMAN SCOTT The position of Reeve in the Twp. of Pickering is rapidly approaching the formation of a full-time post, according to Mr. Sherman Scott. He commented briefly on the work that the office entailed at a special meet« ing on Monday, June 27th. Mr. Scott was granted a $1,000 expense account on unanimous approval by the other members. He will continue to receive a salary of $2,000, the same as in 1959. Doing ' Mr. Scatt, in, accepting the increase, stated that in the past sixteen days, he had attended a total of 23 meet- ings connected with township affairs. He noted further, that he travels an estimated 1,000 miles pér month on municipal work. The Reeve's efforts in both twp. and county business were praised by the Deputy-Reeve, Mr. Ross Haw- ,thorne. "Only those closest to twp. affairs know of the work done by the Reeve," he said. Mr. Scott suggested that the salary increase might tend to encourage other persons to seek municipal posi- tions, | GO-KART RACE TRACK OPENS AT BROOKLIN Tires screeching on hair-pin turns, the whine of straining engines, dri- vers with their hands clenched tightly to the steering wheel, anxious to win. Sound like the Grand Prix race? Not at alll It's the exciting new sport of Go- Kart Racing at the Oshawa Kartway, one and a half miles north of Whitby on Highway No. 12, Kartway, owned and operated by Monty Cranfield, Bob Taylor and Dr. i Holt Webster, was officially opened July 1st. A ---- PICKERING TWP. EMPLOYEES TO HAVE UNION SOON Pickering: Township council wil) likely be 'déaling with a union in con- nection with wages, etc. as far as * their road and garbage men are con- "cerned from now on. Over 60 per cent of the employees have voted in favour of having the National Union of Public Service Em- ployees act as their bargaining agents, Reeve Sherman Scott said there was little point in objecting to the unfon acting as the agent, when well over half the employees have signed & lieations asking .the union to act on their behalf. Cedar 'Creek } Me. end Mea, Dirk Hopevlict: and | gram to the point where it is today daughter, Atie, of Holland were visit- ing with Mr. and Mrs, John Den Boer and family last week. Miss Flossie Spencer called on Mrs. Wm. Steele at her -hame in Raglan. Mrs. Steele has just been able to re- turn home after spending several months with her ,gister, Mrs, Corner, at Columbus, from a broken ankle. MAKING THE MOST OF IT Ruth Walker, singing star of CBC- TV's summer show Swing - Gently, dries herself after a quick dip be-! tween rehearsals. A keen swimmer, she finds her trips to the beach cur. tailed by a heavy schedule of televi- sion and night-club dates. Clipped Comments NEW SKILLS FOR OLD There are several reasons why un- employment remains stubbornly and uncomfortably high. But, without a doubt, a high proportion of those out of a job for any length of time stay jobless either because they are un- skilled or because demand for their particular skill is not what it was. At the same time, employers, news- paper advertisements and National Employment Service bulletins daily emphasize the fact that there are other skills Which are--and have been for some considerable time -- very much in demand. Clearly, what is needed is,a much more ambitious, en- ergetic and nation-wide program of job training and re-training than any. thing we have yet attempted in Can. ada. Little Belgium, as the Labour Ga- zetteé "recently pointed out, is one country which has shown what can be done. She has retrained more than 25,000 unemployed persons over the past 16 years and over the same per- fod has developed her retraining pro- one of the most advanced in the free | world. Training centres are located in var- fous parts of the country. These operate within the framework of a highly flexible training system that adapts the kinds of trades taught to Gor don the nation's economic needs as fore- convalescing cast by a manpower studies unit. Length of an average course is five Mr. and Mrs. Vietor Larocque spent to eight months, but this is shortened the holiday week-end -with relatives ' where possible. at Magnetawan in northern Ontario. A Belgian who successfully com- Mr, and Mrs. 'David MacCulloch pletes his course is considered to be and family spent: the week-end with gemi-qualified; a few more months of relatives in' Eastern Ontario. The practical experience usually is enough boys are staying with their grand- to make him fully skilled. Although parents for the holidays. most trainees are in their 20's and Larry Cummings of Oshawa is 80's, some are older, the retraining visiting his brother, Bruce, and family program being quite separate from for the holidays. the regular vocational training pro- Mr. John Wilson of Whitby visit. gram for school leavers. ed Mr. and 'Mrs. Ernie Willerton on Friday. Leonard Greenwood was home fron. Toronto for the week-end. Charles .and Jim Parm, returned to Toronto on Saturday after visiting Sam Parm for a month, M. and Mrs. Lorne Bhare of Tyrone visited George Kilpatrick Sunday afternoon. | There would seem to be no reason why Canada could not profit from Belgian experience (and, indeed, from that of other industrial countries which have gone further along these lines than we have). We are cer- tainly in a position to know which in- dustrial and commercial skills are go- ing to be needed most in the years immediately ahead. This being so, the Senate Commit- Mr. and, Mrs. Albert Trick of Osh- tee on Manpower and Employment could do worse than carefully consider "True stewardship is giving all we by Mrs. Wesley Stokes, "The Garden". the possibilities of instituting some have to God". Not only money but Organ Solo by Rev. R. K. McLean; awaw + visited + Mr. -and , Mrs. ~ Bruce Cummings on Sunday. Mr. and 'Mrs, Norman Birkett of Raglan. were Sunday supper guests of 'Miss 1Flossie:-'Spencer and:brother. Richard. Paul' Larocque is - hoHdaying this week with - his sister, 'Mrs. Manson Woods, and family at Mancliester, Mrs. Frank Harris visited: Mr, and Mrs. Atwood 'MacRae and (family at Oshawa ' Monday afternoon. RENEW YOUR MAGAZINES 'Through The | Port Perry 'Star such system in Canada. native. would seem to be prolonged we do should be done in His Name and J. Tobin jdleness--and maintenance too of un- employment insurance and public funds--of many thousands who might This is Tuesday marning in Mus- koka and it is rather bleak and windy. 'But nothing can hide the beauty of woods and lake. . And when the sun breaks through, it is like fairy Jand. In spite of the sorrows and the tragic accidents iover every week-end, there is a great deal for which we can be thankful. ' God is abroad in'the world. We seé¢ His handiworks on every hand. Lord, open our eyes to behold 'Thee, and our ears to hear Thee, It 'was a joy on Sunday. to welcome so many. of, our..Summer friends on the Island. ' The..Church was filled. The Minister's »theme .was "Joy snd Gladness"., And isn't it true that God has :made us for.joy.and.lsughter! On every hand His love surrounds us, And there is only one thing that can mar all thjs for us, and that is sin. For sin is also mistrust, and resent- fulness and fear and doubt and hatred. And now the sun has broken through and with the coming of light, the waters are sparkling, and I can hear the happy sound of a robin. Our Cubs and Scouts had a very pleasant time at Camp last Friday. We missed the boys of ithe Island. Did you forget boys? The weiners and buns and pop were delicious, if only we grown-ups had had our sup- pers recently... There was a grand display of fireworks. There were quite a number of the parents present. We are glad to report that Frank Henry, the chairman. of our: Group Committee has offered to take the leadership of the Scouts. We are all pleased, as Frank will make a good leader. The Group Committee will be meeting in the near future to make plans for the Summer and Fall, Another of our Island boys was married on Saturday. David Bow- man and Irene Lambe. were married at the Parsonage. The word leaked out, and many of their friends ga- thered, and decorated their car, and gave them a joyous send off. Many years of happiness to you David and Irene and-may you have the -peace District Churches Scugog, Manchester and Prospect of God which the world cannot give, neither take away. The Sacrament of Infant Baptism was administered on Sunday, when Michael William George, son of Mr. and Mrs, George Freeman (Jr.) was presented for baptism. We are all Very sorry that little Marie Aldred is away, very ill in The Bick Children's Hospital, Toronto, Our love and pray- ers are going out for you all Nettie and Doug. Also for you Margaret and Jack Witherspoon. On our way up on Sun- day we visited Mrs. Ives, who was sinking fast, but not too far that she did not know us. A very lovely and beautiful soul who will be greatly missed. This coming Thursday the Man- chester W.A. will meet at the home of Mrs, Clinton Midgley. Next week the Scugog "Grace" W.A. will meet in the afternoon at the Church. We hope that you will all come and wor- ship with us on Sunday. to this question is llkely to depend more than anything else on what steps they take in the interim to develop an alternative skill. --Industry. Preshylerial WMS Lindsay (continued from last week) In the absence of the Recording Sec'y Mrs. Ormerod, through illness, Mrs. R.. Armstrong of Fenelon Falls acted. The 1969 minutes of the sum- mer Rally were accepted as read. Mrs. Henderson McIntyre, the trea- surer presented her report which was gratifying in that it showed increase over the same period last year. Mrs. Steele, Corresponding Sec'y read the correspondence and made some announcements. The Leaders Training School will be held in, Albert College, Belleville, July 10th - 14th inclusive and two delegates are atten- ding. Two girls are also being sent of Glen Mohr Camp this summer. Prayer offered by a member of Zephyr Auxiliary and a verse of the theme hymn brought the, afternoon session to a close. A very delicious and bounteous supper was served by the-ladies of Sonya Church who were courteously thanked for their hospi- tality by Mrs. Voicey of Gamebridge. At 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Whelan called the evening session to order. After singing the opening hymn, "Now Thank we all, our God," Miss Ruby Walker led in a very cajoyable hyms sing-song. Our theme hymn was sung which was followed by a season of prayer by members from Cannington and Ashburn, } Mrs. E. Heron, Ashburn, 2nd Vice- I'res. of Presbyterial, who had been the delegate to the Synodical Annual Meeting in Kingston in April, gave some highlights from .that meeting. She said that she had the experience of finding out what Synodical really is and how it works. The theme was "The Light of the World", and the guest preacher was Rev, Neil Smith, Librarian at Knox College, Toronto who was such a great inspiration to all present that it was said, "It was us if the face of Jesus Christ were moving among them." Mrs, Cherry from Council Executive urged that everyone tell more about the Glad Tidings. - It is the newspaper of our W.M.S. and everyone should read it. She also spoke about Christ- | ian Literature and the great need there is for it to be sent immediately ' to people in lands who are fast becom- ing literate and being given lots of Communist Material to read. Will it be said of us, "We sent too little, too late." Miss Ruby Walker, Regional Sec'y spoke on progress nd problems. She said she noted many, signs of progress but reminded us that in order to be effective members of Presbyterial we must first be effective members of our congregation, Groups were then formed under the leadership of Presbyterial Officers a- long with Miss Walker, Mrs, New- stead, Mrs. Curr and Mrs. Johnson, to discuss our problems. Two girls from Cresswell sang very sweetly a duet--'"Follow the Gleam" accompanied by Mrs. Ormerod. Mrs. Mustard of Leaskdale very charmingly made the Courtesy re- marks. The 1961 Summer Rally will be held in Gamebridge. Cannington Auxiliary conducted a very fine Devotional Period and recei- ved and dedicated the offering. The Benediction by Mrs. L. Henderson brought the meeting to. a close. Dedication Service At Seagrave [13 ») 'nter inte His gates with thanks- giving and into His courts with praise". Ps. 100-4, The congregation of Seagrave United Church trust they took a step nearer the fulfilling of this quotation, when they dedicated their new elec- tronic organ, on Sunday evening, June 19th, The church was well filled with those whose parents were interested, and a lot of friends from neighboring charges, who are interested in church work, music and organs. We were glad to welcome them all. After a call to worship by Rev. E. McNeil, hymn No. 2-"Glory be to God the Father" was sung unaccompanied. Mrs. Garfield Stone, President of the W.A. presented the organ to the Board of the Church, on behalf of the women of the congregation. She ex- pressed the hope that it would add to the spiritual as well as a musical side of the life of the church, Mr. Wm, Keen, member of the Ses- sion, received it. He thanked the women for the cffort they had put forth, to present the organ and was sure it would add a great deal to our services, Mrs. J. Tobin took her place at the key-board and all joined heartily in singing "Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow". The service was then carried through as. follows: . Athem . by the choir, "The Church in the Valley"; Scripture Lesson read by Rev. R. Cooper of Greenbank; Solo by Rev. H. G. Lester of Queen St. Church, Lindsay, "Open the Gates of the Temple"; Prayer by Rev. R. K. Me- Mrs. Heron spoke of Stewardship. and for His sake. Miss Agnes Gollon, Missionary on furlough, was present also. It was: Lean of Cambridge St., Lindsay; Solo The alter- our time, our talents and everything Duet by Mrs. R. Abraham and Mrs. "Hold Thou My Hand"; An- nouncements and Collection; Hymn 113, "At the Name of Jesus"; Sermon by Rev. H. G. Lester; Solo by Mrs, otherwise be placed in productive said of her by a native of Nigeria! W. Porter (nee Marilyn Scott) "How work. Apart altogether from current con- 'ditions, the skills of a growing num- ber of Canadians now employed are going to become redundant over the next few years. Are those who will be affected going to be able to find alternative employment ? The answer ; "She is making our people enjoy their religion". Rev. M. Putman, Minister of the Church sang the beautiful solo, "Open the gates of the Temple". Mrs, C. Veale then conducted a question and answer period on "Know Your Handbook". eer Great Thou Art"; Hymn 214 "Saviour again to Thy Dear Name" and Beéne- diction. After the service Junch,was served ta all by the ladies, and a social hour enjoyed. . The organ was well in. spected by, those Interested and the committee in chagge received many favorable comments, A Memorial Plaque on the organ carries the following names: Rev. Thos. Wallace Mr. & Mrs. W. Moon Mrs. J. Tanner Mr. & Mrs. W. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. S. Gorrill Mr. R. Moon Mr. & Mrs. W. Frise Mr. & Mrs. H. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. L. Scott Rev. & Mrs. W. Elliott Mr. & Mrs. I, Beadle Mr. & Mrs. C. Sleep Mr. R. Owles Mr. & Mrs. J. Mark Mr. & Mrs. A. Snyder Mrs. Katharine Mason Mrs. I, Irwin ' Mr. C. V. Sleep Guide and Brownie Mother's L. A. The closing meeting of the Guide and Brownie Mothers' L.A. for the summer months, was held on Tuesday evening, June 28th at the home of Mrs. Isador Stein. There were 22 members present to enjoy the jolly, bounteous potluck supper. Following this, Mr. Arnold Roach showed a most interesting education- al film in colour, entitled "The Right to Live". This instructive picture filmed in Saskatchewan showed how artificial respiration by mouth-to- mouth breathing, when applied im- mediately and correctly, has saved, and will save the life of a child suf- focated by a plastic bag, in an aban- doned refrigerator, or a near-drown- ing. Adults in electric shock, also a victim in a car accident or choking on food particles may also be re. vived by prompt action. The Group expressed sincere ap- preciation to Mr. Roach for showing this vitally important picture, Mrs. Don Milne presided over the ensuing meeting, in the absence of our President, Mrs. Witherspoon, whose mother, Mrs. Ives, is critically ill in Minden Hospital. We were 80 pleased to have Lillian McDonald in our midst again, follow- ing her surgery in Oshawa hospital. Betty Crocker box tops are to be saved for next year also. The secretary reported the pur- chase and delivery of two baby gifts for Guide Mothers, which were hoth gratefully acknowledged. Our gratifying bank balance led to a motion to donate $200 to the Group Committee towards paying for the Hall; also $60 to the Kitchen Fund. Margaret Holtby, expressed our ap- preciation of Fay Stein's kindly hos- pitality, also to Group IV for such management of this splendid meet- ing. Irene Sonley directed a contest of baby photographs of members pre- sent, which provoked many humor- ous comments and guesses as to their identity, especially the crubby little inglish "doll". Louise Carnegie and Mary MacGregor were the winners of this contest. Doris Williams proved to be the "brainiest in forming words from "carbohydrates". , The September meeting is invited to be held at the hone of Margaret Holtby. , | After repeating the benediction, the meeting adjourned, leaving pleasant | memories of this happy occasion. a TY Te oy xX ¥ eh ra TS. ne XD eral) Pe So 2 eit, fo - Frege ns Fras Ee J ERECTA pe