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pth AR Bs Cr SE wo THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE CRE Thursday, August 28rd, 1960 yr Notes and Comments Eastview Gets a Wrong View The municipal investigation in Eastview has just finished. The two investigators working for' the department of municipal affairs unearthed a sorry state in the fin- ancial "inontigd of the town of Eastview. The investi gence and inc financial trouble. * During the probe the members of coun- cil tried every dodge to cover up their taw- dry actions and day by day they grew The investigators fin- ally wound up the business with an in- terim report that prevented the present et. council from taking any action with regard to the town, until it had clearance from the department of municipal affairs. Reflections on a Trial There is a strangeness about the trial of the American spy in Russia. more ridiculous. - not step from the procedure the conduct of the court officials. strangeness that goes infinitely deeper than the mere manners and customs of a trial court. The strangeness lies in the testimony of the accused. He admitted that he knew he was com- He admitted that he mitting a crime. knew it was wrong to spy on Russia. pleaded guilty and sought the mercy of the court, This is strange evidence for Powers to give. It is strange because if it is true then he deliberately agreed to commit what he knew was wrong and a crime for a certain tors found gross negli- etence on the part of the elected and appointed officials in the man- agement of the town's business. ently, Gordon Lavergne, the Mayor and also the conservative member for Russell county, did just about what he pleased and the other members went along with him. The probe showed petty graft and con- siderable dishonest patronage. period of years this has cost the commun- ity a fairly large sum of money and is the principal reason why the town is in real stated that th fair. Appar- Over a he was forced As soon as the commissioners had left Eastview, Lavergne launched a bitter at- tack. against them and the department. He e probe was absolutely un- Imagine a man in public life with his record claiming unfair treatment! you suppose he ever stopped to ask him- self if he were fair to the taxpayers who had elected him? Perhaps, he figured that (if they were stupid enough to put him in, they would be satisfied to put up with whatever he did. He told the press that he wasn't resigning from anything until Do out and than any one who tried to get him out of office would have a fight on his hand. The unfortunate aspect of the whole af- fair is that Lavergne, who has a lot of personality, w elected mayor. kick him out The level not very high. vantage of it. wn It does of justice nor - Itisa. I will right." stated price--$31,000 a year. is not lying then he was really saying to the court, "For the right amount of money contract to do what I know is not ill probably win back the support of the people and get himself re- And even if Frost does of the Conservative party, he'll probably win on an independent tick- of our public life is still This Mr, Lavergne appears to appreciate and is quite ready to take ad- If Powers On the other hand, if his plea of guilty was inspired by the knowledge that this was the only way to avoid the death pen- alty, we have then a case of a renegade spy He who, to save his neck, is prepared to hurt his own country. Why did Powers not argue that he be- lieved that his mission was justified ? That Ld he did what he did for the sake of world peace? That curity that he professed to Why wasn't th it was because of world se- was willing, to take the job on. Surely, this is what he must have his American employers. is his defense? District Doings © $527,000; Hughes Richard, Toronto, BOWMANVILLE P.U.C. TENDERS FOR NEW DISPOSAL PLANT $90,000 OVER ESTIMATES Tenders for the new sewage disposal plant were opened at a recent meeting of Bowmanville Public Utilities Com- mission. The lowest tender was about $90,000 higher than the estimate given by the consulting engineers, D. R. Redfern and Sean O'Rafferty. Present at. the meeting were the Commissioners, Milton J. Elliott, the chairman, and Ross Strike, Q.C., May- or Wilfrid Carruthers, Councillor Ross Stevens, PUC manager, G. T. Van- Bridger, and the Town Clerk, R. B. Reynolds. Four tenders were received as fol- lows: Bedford Construction, Toronto, $497,000; Gaffney Construction, of Stratford, $461,000; and Schwenger Construction, Hamilton, 436,202, The consulting engineers estimate was $345,000. After consideration of the tenders and all aspects of the proposed con- struction plans, it was decided to ask Schweunger Construction, the firm that had made the lowest tender if by deleting some of the parts the cost could be reduced. The firm replied that the total price could be lowered by $29,762 in this way. WHITBY TO HIRE SALESMAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER The Town of Whitby has advertised for applications for the position of in- dustrial commissioner. At a short meeting of the Town Council held after an evening devoted to committee ac- tivity, the council rejected a sugges- tion from the industrial commission and decided to place advertisement in the local and Toronto papers. The industrial commissioner had suggested that the work be handled by Clerk John R. Frost and Mayor Stanley Martin, If it were felt neces- gary an assistant could be added to aid the clerk. Councillor Coath and Hastings in leading the opposition to the recom- mendation felt that it was dessirable to have a man with special sales ab- ilities to represent the town on indus- trial matters. In pointing out that the work was mainly sales, the couns LINDELL DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR LINDSAY ADVERTISED | 1 APPOINTMENT Officers and members of the Chamber of Commerce, as well as a large number of people suffered a let down last Friday night when the Ernie Lindell show, from Barrie, fail- ed to keep an advertised appointment at the Lindsay Exhibition grounds. Ticket money had to be returned to the customers. Dr. Peter Gill, presi- dent of the Chamber, has issued the following statement: 'When Ernie Lindell phoned around 4:00 p.m. Friday afternoon he stated that if his son was found in time he would be in Lindsay for the show. We checked at a quarter to seven and the boy had been found previously, and) as we did not hear from Ernie, Lindell and could not contact him, we felt that from his previous statement | this left him sufficient time fo arrive in Lindsay for the show, and we went ahead on the assumption that he would appear, Unfortunately he did not appear and the Chamber apoli- gizes to the many fans who were wait- at the grandstand building. The Chamber has made several attempts to contact Mr. Lindell since Friday night without success and messages | asking him to call us have brought no response. TWO-STOREY SCHOOLS RETURNING? A return to two-storey school build- ings is seen to be on the way. A major factor is changing the thinking of school boards has been the exhorbi- tant cost of land, and another reason would seem .to be that the "fad" for sprawling factory-type schools is com. ing to a close. Port Perry's last two additions (public and high schools) have been two stories. BUILDING FOR JULY $168,000 Building permits issued in Picker. ing Township during the month of July had a total of $168,450.00 accord- ing to the latest report from Building Inspector Frank Prouse. The forty permits issued were made up on nine dwellings, averaging $14,280. 10 ad- ditions, 18 garages. and small build- cillors felt that a salesman should be hired for the job. ings, 2 office buildings and 1 repair garage, | UXBRIDGE MAN ROBBED WHILE IN CHURCH George Smalley, Uxbridge Town- ship farmer, said last week his home was broken into three times in the past year while he attended church. Kenneth George Walker, 23 R.R.1 Markham, and Mervin Arnold, 19, of Mount Albert, each pleaded guilty to two charges of breaking, entering and theft. They were remanded in cus- tody one week by magistrate F. S. Ebbs for a pre-sentencing report. Walker admitted entering the Smal- ley house late in 1959 and taking $6. Arnold stole $29 on July 24. The pair were together one Sunday last August when they took $70, two rifles and a lamp. 288 NAME PETITION CHARGES TAXES UNFAIR IN PICKERING TOWNSHIP Taxes in the Township of Pickering are unjust, unfair and unreasonable, according to a 288-name petition pre- sented to a special meeting of Council last Monday night. It has been cir- culated throughout the West Rouge area of the municipality. An addi- ! tional copy has been submitted to Mr. W. K. Warrendeer, Minister of Muni- cipal Affairs. There was no accom- panying letter with the petition. "I'm against high taxes, too," stated the Reeve Sherman Scott. He sug- gested, however, that the people should realize just where their tax money is being spent. He listed the No. 2 School Area, the Ontario County and 'the High School Area as three contributing factors to heavy costs of operation. He noted with interest that at least one School Board mem- ber had signed the petition. No rea- sons were given for the ratepayers' feelings on the matter and no recom- mended solution to the problem was suggested. PICKERING TOWNSHIP A large housing development which has just been approved in Pickering. Township, will have all schools built of the two-storey class, The develop- ment will have at least three thousand homes and is located near French- man's Bay. The addition presently being com- pleted on the Stouffville District High Clipped Comments Appointment of Professor Vincent Bladen of University of Toronto as one-man Royal Commission to probe the woes of the automobile industry in this country cannot fail to strike most people as an exercise in futility, This is no reflection on Professor Bladen. Causes of trouble of the auto manu- facturers are so obvious that to set up a Royal Commission is a sheer waste of time and money. Automo- bile industry, like not a few other in- dustries in this country, has been the victim of the union-fostered wage- price spirial, and at the same time has faced intensive foreign competi- tion. Automobile industry has a rec- ord second to none in productive efficiency. Yet wage structure pre- vents public benefiting as it should from industry's 'own productivity gains. ' --The Letter Review UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Sound is the warning voiced in the Commons by J. M. Macdonnell, for- mer Progressive Conservative cabinet minister, who says that "a new point of view' on unemployment insurance is needed if fund is to serve its real purpose -- that of alleviating econo- mic hardship for those out of work. Mr. Maconnell notes that fund has been depleted by nearly $600,000,000 in the last three years. To the point also is comment of CCF M.P. Murdo Martin, who says that the Liberal Government "found that it was too good a vote-catcher to resist and they let the political implications of the fund get the better of the insurance principles." All parties in the Commons have played politics with unemployment in- surance to point where today, for many people, its benefits represent a sort of prolonged holiday-with-pay scheme with the taxpayer footing the bill. Labor Minister Starr himself, in recent months, has spoken out against abuses of unemployment in- surance, pointing out specific cases where those who make good pay for several months of the year prefer to loaf and draw unemployment insur- ance rather than taking the trouble to find other jobs. --The Letter Review FAR AWAY PASTURES LOOK GREEN Things were muen better back home. That is a remark that has too often been cast up by immigrant personnel when they discovered that conditions in Canada did not present the Garden of Eden they had been led to believe. We heard this state-' ment made recently when we attended | a construction site on Steele's Ave. in' Markham Township. A large group of union picketers had congregated on' the borders of the privately-owned property. ' We do not deny the fact that many immigrant workers may have legiti- mate complaints but their insistance that our Canadian way of life does not measure up with that of England, Germany. Italy, ete, is a rather bit- ter pill to swallow, Any long-time resident possesses a certain pride in his country and it's time these New Canadians were told that planes and boats are leaving daily if any care to make the return trip. They cannot expect too much sympathy since their very being here represents a point with many people. If we planned to take up perman- ent residence in an European country we would either adapt ourselves to existing conditions or return home. It's just as simple as that. Anyone who wipes his muddy feet on a Cana- dian clean welcome mat, is unlikely to find a very friendly hostess inside the door. --The Stouffville Tribune. Sore School is being erected in a manner to Of Many Things TENDING STORE It happens that I have quite a few friends who are in the general store business in small towns, so some of the illusions I had about storekeepers have been dispelled. When I was a boy, I envied Mr. Cochrane who owned the big general store in Manitou, I thought his life was perfect. Anytime he wished, he could have a chocolate bar; or he could slice delicious slivers from the huge round cheese always on the counter. All day long people come in and gave him money for groceeries; or else brought eggs and butter from the farms, trading them for manu- factured or processed goods from his shelves, His store was a wonderful place. He used to pay me $4 per week to deliver groceries after school and to help out behind the counter. I would have worked for free -- the place always smelled so nice, and he had given me the freedom of the candy case (he al- most wished he hadn't because I came close to disproving his theory that boys soon tire of chocolates if they have all they want), and I got to meet ull the people who come in to shop and chat. And I was taken into the secret about those markings on the goods. If you knew the signs, you could tell what markup had been added to what the groceries cost in the first place. In some cases, it was quite high, and I was sure that Mr. Cochrane was coining millions of dollars! Alas and alackaday, storekeeping, when you get to know thee details, isn't an easy road to riches. Markup is a longway from being profit, and those groceries don't get on the shel- ves by themselves. Profits range from two cents to four cents on the dollor sales--and a few unpaid accounts or unhappy purchases can turn those slim profits into fat losses. An when my friends have a bad month, no one comes to help them with deficiency payments, disaster funds, or anything else. They are on their own. The only time anyone from the govern- ment shows an interest in them is at income tax time or to make sure they are paying proper wages and giving honest weight! So, my illusions are dispelled--and yet, I think I'd like to be a storekeep- er. Dreams die hard! For RUBBER STAMPS See The Port Perry Star Dymond Discusses Health in Outario The Ontario Depart- ment of Health has always believed that the health of workers is important and must be protected, particularly for those whose wor presents possible Industries where potentially harmful metals, gases, solvents and dusts are used or created are carefull checked by the Health larly, teams of trained scientists carry out in- spections of industrial The chemist on the health team checks the atmosphere. PROGRAM HELPS PROTECT HEALTH IN INDUSTRY azards to their health. ' : Department. Regu-* premises and factories. mon. Mathew B. Dymond M.D. CM, MINISTER substances used by the particular industry or operation to see whether they are harmful to health. The physician, another important team member, evaluates the effects of the substances on the people who work with them. The engineer sees that there is proper control of ventilation for getting rid of dust and fumes and that these fumes do not pollute the general Backing up the team carrying out the investi- "gation is the Department of Health's Industrial Hygiene laboratory in Toronto where chemical, as required.. in medicine. possible health hazards. for the benefit of their at a high level. Queen's Park, Toronto. District Churches physical and radioactive analysis is done An important addition to the laboratory is now being built. In this new section the latest techniques and equipment will be used to in- vestigate dangers to health from all types of atomdc radiation, including atomic fallout, radio- active isotopes and other substances used Another important Departmental service is the periodic examination of workers in industries with Every four months the province is covered by a mobile clinic, the staff of which examines and certifies workers. The Department of Health also encourages industries to develop their own health services personnel. The aim of these health services--employing doctors and nurses--is to maintain the health of employees Any inquiries regarding health services in industry and the work of the Industrial Hygiene Division should be sent to the Division of Information, Ontario Department of Health, ealth Scugog, Manchester and Prospect The following arrangements have been made for the month of Septem- ber, and we hope that all our people will cooperate and make every ser- vice a means of blessing. Sept, 4. Rally Day for all our Sun- day Schools. Printed orders of Ser- vice are provided. Our two Sunday Schools are asked to unite that day with both superintendants in charge. Sept 11. Mr. Parrott of Oshawa will be the preacher. He will repres- ent the Gideons. Mr. Parrott is the secretary of the Oshawa Branch of The Gideons. Sept. 18. Prospect Anniversary. The preacher for the day will be Rev. N. K. LeGrow, B.A. of Epsom and Utica United Churches. Services will be at 11 a.m. and at 8 p.m. The Utica Choir under the leadership of Mrs. Ross Sandison will sing in the morn- ing, and a vocal trio from Oshawa In the evening. There will be no service at Man- chester, the congregation is invited to worship at Prospect. The young people under the leadership of Linda Fralick will take charge of the ser- vice on the island; we hope to have a special speaker. | Sept 26. The ladies of our W.A.'s are in charge. ) Oct. 2. Manchester Anniversary. The preacher for the day will be Rev, tinued the series "Studies in Acts" R. H. Love, B. A., B.D., the minister "of Columbus United Church. The Ser- vices will be at 11 a.m, and 8 p.m. There will not be a service at Pros- pect, and the congregation is invited to worship at Manchester. Dr. Ken- neth Braham will conduct the ser- vice on the Island. J Oct, 28. Scugog Anniversary Ser- vices. The morning service will be lorium, when your minister will preach. The evening service will be in Scugog ""Grace" Auditorium and Rev. E. W. Fuller of Port Perry Anglican Church will preach. We have once again in- vited the Lyric Male Chorus of Tor- onto to lead us in soug. The following are asked to meet with the minister this Thursday in Scugog "Head" at 8.30 p.m. to make further plans for our "Sector Plan" | venture: Maurice Fralick, Don. Croz- "jer, Clarence Carter, Reta Reader, and | Marjory Aldred. The minister will be home in time to attend "The First Sec- tor Plan Dinner" to be held in Osh- awa on the evening of Sept. 22. All three services on Sunday were well attended. We were pleased to have the Scouts worship with us at Manchester. Our new Scoutmaster, Frenk Henry is doing a good job, and we are very pleased that Frank has taken charge of the boys. At pres- ent they are attending camp on Bruce Holtby's farm; and we wish the boys and their leaders a very lovely week. The parents and all who are interest- , ed, are invited to visit the' Camp on "Friday evening. They have an excell- "ent cook in the person of Tom Don- | nelly. We shall give a full account later. At the service on the Island, Dr. Kenneth Braham sang "The Old Rugged Cross". The minister con- and took as his text "Why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this , man walk. Through faith in His Name (Jesus) hath made this man_ strong." The minister said "Everything that affects us as mortals must concern the ! God and Father of Jesus," He quoted _extensively from Donald K. Farris' book "To Plow with Hope". He clos: allow for a second storey if required conducted at Scugog '"Head" Audit-' ed on the following note "So let us at a later 'date. thank God that Peter and John do pass by. Thank God for the many who have come in the name of Jesus, bring- ing new hope. Thank God that Mos- lems, and Hindus, and Buddist priest are lending campassionate hands to lift the hungry and the naked by the side of the road. And thank God, too for the many apostles of Jesus who have gone into all the world, offering not merely money, but something of much greater value. In the name of Jesus they stoop down and lift; they bring health, and healing, and educa- tion, and better ways of farming, and love and concern for the depressed: yea they bring a vision of God's king- dom on earth, and lead the weary and oppresed sons of men into the king- dom." Our deepest sympathy to the With- erspons of Manchester, in the death of Mrs, Ives. Another lovely soul hay left us, whom we shall look forward to meeting again in the Great Beyond. 'We are thinking of you Nettie and Doug Aldred, and praying for you; also you Jean and Jim Elliott in the recent death of your father, Jean} and you Evelyn Maynard in the sudden death of your mother. Although we may not understnd, yet we can com mit our dear ones into the hands of Jesus Christ, who suffered all that we suffer and more; yet His faith in His Father's wisdom and love never wav- ered, Happy birthdays to Marilyn Johns- ton, Rhonda Edgar, & Barry Edgar ot the Island: to J. D. Witherspoon and Mary Lou McCartney of Manchester; and to Gordon Vernon of Prospect. We invite you one and all to come and worship with us on Sunday. We are asking Joan Aldred to continue this news column for the next month, and ask the three Churches to contact Joan and give her all the help you can.