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A ST Sie te RL oh TAL STN ESA ARE AN "yp LAN 50 Re ae | "wet og Pe ' JAAS EAA A SITE 1 > WE Fa) ' 4 > Sad Boa AY ART Yad ME IE Se Sy pA ---- Ee eres ET at a Ae a Ee mee areata. md a. § > : 1 ; ) 1 Thursday, September 16th, 1960 Bhs Seat vm 1 - THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE \ & For the last three days of the week just past Prime Minister Diefenbaker and the members of his cabinet met in Ottawa and wrestled with the growing problem of un- employment. They are not so much con- cerned about the number of unemployed, high though it is, as they are about the fact that at a time when figures for the unemployed should be going down they are going up. They think this indicates the possibility of severe unemployment this winter. Therefore, they are doing everything possible to make it appear as if they are meeting the problem head-on. Actually, it is too late for any long term plans. Their present measures to deal with the threatening crisis. are merely stop-gap programs. There are signs that our post-war house-building program has finally caught up with the demand. Builders are not applying for loans recently made available through Central Housing and Mortgage Corporation. This has the government worried bécause it was counting on the trade to absorb some of the surplus labour. Another indication that=all is not well on the economic front is the strong buyer re- sistance being encountered in both real estate and the automotive trade. The latter has released figures to show that To Be Or Not To Be The trade unions in England have just finished a big get-together on the Isle of. Man. During this convention they voted on the momentous question of whether. or- mot the Labour Party of England ought to keep the atomic. bomb or ought to scrap it. The results were laughable or tragic depending on the way you look at it. The net result of the vote: was that the convention voted for both. - It saved Mr. Gaitskill's skin and yet reprimanded him for his attitude. It censured the "bomb" yet voted that the Party keep it. At one and the same time it voted both ways. A greater push-me pull-you we have never witnessed. What does it all mean? Does it mean 'simply that the Trade-Unions have become so wishy-washy that they had to com- promise all round? Or does it simply mean that they were faced with a dilemma --perhaps the most momentous dilemma of history so far; did .they simply not know what to o? "We are inclined to think that the latter is the case. Morally we all deplore the bomb. However, it is an accomplished fact. - The "bomb" is here. It has been invented. ! Niagara to attempt to blot out the bomb as if 1t had never been. turn back. = "What then can be done? The Trade-Unions obviously could not - find the answer. No government who did not try as adequately as possible to defend the country would be without cen- sure. The trouble is we no longer know how to defend a country--any country. We see that all our defences may become quickly useless. We see the mockery of the inadvertently touched button that will ""'tionable safety of a bomb shelter. © of Space research. It would be like trying to stop History does not |, Notes and Comments 'Ominous Signs | o inh - N .§ sales are barely keeping up with last year's poor total, This in spite of the strong trend to-compact and small European cars. 2 The stock market is erratic and prices are out of line with profits, Most stocks are selling somewhere around fourteen times yearly earnings and at such figures are understandably not much in demand. Bonds are proving much more attractive, their rates having been greatly increased by an apparent lack of investment capital. In the meantime inflationary pressures continue to force up living costs which provide ready ammunition for the organ- ized workers and, in spite of wide-spread unemployment, the trades are striking for higher wages on new contracts--some de- manding what appear to be fantastic in- creases. : Perhaps, inflation has just about shot its 'bolt and we are beginning to feel the first chilling winds of a new depression. Isn't "this" what some of our economists have have been trying to tell our government for some time néw? . The cabinet may be taking a second look: at things in general, "particularly: because it begins to appear that if the Conservatives are to stay in "power they'll have to pull an election be- fore next summer. After that the depres- sion if there is.one on the way, may well - have overtaken them as well as us. send us all to our doom long before we have time to clutter the roads with cara- vans of people trying to escape; or even, long before.we can get to the highly ques- We are simply faced with an almost impossible position and the Trade Unions have heen honest enough to see it. ST For these reasons it seems to us that the only possible avenue of release for the human spirit lies in an all out programme What sounded fan- tastic to us ten years ago looks now like the only way of escape. If we turn these great discoveries of power and destruction toward the conquest of Space we have at at least a fighting chance in everybody's attention being turned in that direction. Men will vie with each other to discover new worlds once more. We will no longer need to make scapegoats of each other. We will be too interested in training men to withstand new conditions, to pilot new "flights to distant starts. _ At the moment China, not Russia is the great danger spot on earth; denied its place: in the UN, buisting with. new zeal and hampered by many -frustations from within she may turn before she is ready tnd involve us all in some great holocaust. Russia herself may be afraid of the new China's fanaticism. If the great powers of the world decide "to spend their money on Space research China will want her place in that sun also. What have we to lose? Nations is slowly becoming stronger. We must depend on her for impartial policing. This is the only real defence we have at the moment. Other weapons may, and only may, act as a deterrent. - vast sums of money must be spent on nu- clear power let us get rid of our aggression in Space where there is plenty of room for all, at the moment: ot. ~ The United Meanwhile, if. _ '|are invited to join this group. 'noon Guild held its regular business 'hope to have a report next week. The Clipped Comments 'RELIGION AND OUR SCHOOLS In certain parts of Canada there is today a growing body of opinion op- posed to the teaching of religion in the public schools, It is argued. that if neutrality is thus maintained in re- " gard to religion,.at some later date children will be able to make their own free choice. This argument overlooks two facts; says Dr. Edward Cragg, in the United Church .Observer. For one: thing, un- less. a young person has some factual 3 kriowledge about what religion is, no J& intelligent choice is possible. 'And in the second place, to omit religion from the curriculum of the public schools does not result in neutrality. Rather "when God is nevér mentioned the in. ference is either that he does not exist, or that he does not matter, . As Sir <* Walter Moberley has said, "It Is a fal- lacy to suppose that hy omitting a "subject you teach ndthing about it. "On the contrary, yoti teach that it is + to be omitted and that it is therefore 'a matter of secondary importance." o.The- result of 'separating religion) and the Oo ecu e. sppATORE in the areas where this has been done. 1 was when I came here as a fresh- 'riculum of 'the schools. Years ago the | idéas." about the world in Wiish we Hive; for It produces young people who know how to make a living, but who lo het, know what things are worth living for,, young people who are only too typical of a world that "has achieved brilliance without wisdom; power without: conscience." : An American university professor has. observed that during 26 years of college teaching many senior students have said to him something like this in summing up. their educational ex< perience: "I am: not the same person man, I have had terrific intellectual experiences so that I understand what "liberal" education means, But now that 1 am ready to graduate-I.find that in spite of being a different per- son intellectually, nowhere in college have I been given values and purposes worth living for, ideals around .which to organize my life" Such AW impoverishment of youth must always follow when religious in- struction {s withdrawn from thé cur. late Principal Grant of Queen's Uni- versity said, "A nation is sgved by ideas, by formative and /inspiring Certainly an individual can only-be saved by ideas; inspiring ideas pancy, from dispair. An all such 'ideas depend ultimately on the factor of religious faith. G. K. Chesterton was proroundly right when he described religion as the longest and strangest of all tele- scopes, by means of which a man looks at the stars and sees that ground at his feet. Direction attention to eternal things, it thereby shows the no-significant living is possible; Manchester Mr. Parrott, representative of the Gideon Bociety, Oshawa, gave a most interesting and appealing message at church on' Sunday: morning, There will be no service: here: next Sunday due. to anniversary services at Pros. Mes) J. Bain is. visiting her sister Mrs. Schnapp, Buffalo, " Mr. and Mrs, Art Vanderwoort were in Toronto on Sunday. Mrs. Frank Johnston visited her daughter and family in Kingston on Saturday, il ' A number from this area attended PR RL MAO dt ad mative ideas about the role we are Remember the bazaar and silver ten called youth from cynicism, from flip-, in the Church on Thursday, Sept. 21st. temporal things. . And without this, |, the air show in Toronto on Satur-| - AY Anglican Notes ? By Mary Becker Our anhual Harvest Festival ser- vice will be held this Sunday, Sept. 18th, at- 11.36 a.m. It will be-a Holy Communion service 'and the church traditionally, will be decorated -with fruits, vegetables and grain. The Church School will meet at the Scout Hall this Sunday at 10.15 a.m, and will continue to meet there for: the next few weeks. All ages from 2 to teens are included, The staff this year is as follows: Beginners (2, 3 and 4 years) Mrs, Bruton and' Mrs. Bell; Kindergarten: (5 years) Mrs. Sonley; 6 yrs. Mrs. Garvey; 7 yrs. Mrs. Doyle; 8 yrs. Miss Pat Clarke; 9 yrs. Mrs. Wil- liams; 10 yrs, Mrs, Becker; 11 yrs, Mr. G. Sebben; 12 yrs. Mrs. S. Mum- ford; teenage group Mrs. Kenny and Mrs. Dowson. . An Evening Service of Holy Com- munion will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 26th with two G.A. girls acting as sidesmen, ' © Our Girls' Auxiliary will have their first: meeting tomorrow, Sept. 16th after school at the home of Carol Anne Morrow. All girls from 12-17 Last weekend Carol Dagenais and Carol Anne Morrow attended a GA week- end camp at Couchiching, on which they will report later. i At a recent Sunday School meeting | the teachers were led by the Rector in a discussion of the aims and pur- poses of Church school instruction.' They also placed the children in and materials and decided an. the time and place for the Church school to be held until completion of the new building. The opening meeting of the Even- ing Guild was held Monday, Sept. 12 at the home of the president, Mrs. T. Becker. © Minutes were read and trea- surer's report given; the members welcomed one visitor and brought the membership list up to date. It was decided to hold the fall rum- mage sale at the. Scout Hall on Satur.' day, Oct. 1st, the date set last June.' Members volunteered for duty in the tearoom and at the bake table. All contributions of rummage will be, welcome. During this meeting the president read a short article on the devoted some time to planning the layout of the new kitchen in our. parish hall extension. Refreshments were served by Mrs, Bell and Mrs, Becker. Sept. 26th at the home of Mrs. Chris- tie. a - We are informed by the Afternoon, Guild" that these ladies are going to hold a "bakeless bake sale" during, October. .They refuse to divulge just what this is, but all members of the | congregation will receive details of | this event by mail. Closing date for it will be Oct. 20th. Unusual events and strange locations for activities are the inevitable result of the up- heaval in our parish hall. The After- meeting last week. . : The W.A. met last Tuesday and we 76th W.A. Annual Meeting is going 'on in Ottawa this week. Any men in the parish interested in assisting with the Laymen's Visit- ing work, or who would like to be put on the Sidesmen's Roster, are urged to contact Mr. Germain at YU 65-2106. . We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Keith Collings on the birth of a daughter last week. We are sorry you are leaving us soon. Our freshly-painted Church of the Ascension sign once again graces the corner of the church property It looks very attractive there. LIVE. BETTER Electrically... - with an..ELECTRIC WATER 1 HEATER Y VE SITTIN "oppo AV hh, Cem SS---- prpm-- new nations of Africa, and the group ! The next meeting will be with pictures to illustrate. --{ were staggered at last week's meating District Churches i Sunday last the three churches of our charge had as their guest speak- er Mr. Sidney Parrott of Oshawa, re- presentative of the Gideon Society. Mr. Parrott was most informative and interesting and told of the good work the Gideons were accomplishing. The founders of the Gideons were John Nicholson and Samuel Hill in 1898. Later the next year William 'Knight joined them and they formed an as- sociation for the Commercial Travel- lers. Their aim is to encourage peo- ple of all faiths to read and study their Bibles, and they endeavour to; place Bibles: in all . establishments. The first reunion was held at Toronto in 1911. The year 1980 Bibles were placed in Hospitals, and in "1933 in jails and penitentiaries. In 1936 Bibles. found their way in Schools, and 1839 when the war first started, a small pocket edition whs given to all military personnel. The year 1945 was very important, for the cabinet approved of the youth testament, and all Grade 5 students across the coun- try were presented with the edition. This practice is still in force, and each year, the Gideons present bibles 'circulation. to all Gréde 5 children, Last weck with the beginning of the school term, 210,000 bibles were presented in the Dominion. Foreign Extension work started in 1917 and' during the Coro- nation year, Britain needed 60,000 copies to be placed in all hotels to handle all the extra visitors. In 1948 a very lovely plan was put in use and a Memorial Bible plan introduced. It is now' possible to place a Bible in a church or a place of your choice in memory of a dear one. During 1859- 60 the Gideons placed 270,000 Bibles in the Dominion, and 130,000 coples sent overseas. The millionth copy wag printed in 19562, and up to date) 45 million copies have been put into The Gideons are interdenomination- al, and thus can put their good work into practice in all corners of the" globe. "Manchester had n very lovely choir Sunday and they sang "There Shall be Showers of Blessing". Next Sunday, Sept. 18, is anniver- sary at Prospect church, so there will | Scugog Seventeen members and 1 guest ar- rived at the home of Mrs. Don Gerrow classes for this year, gave out books on Wednesday evening for the Head ith efficient equipment, W.A. Marie Healey read the story of Joshua from the Scriptures. Mrs. A. Martyn followed it with a reading on the "Privilege of Choice". pared present day living with depres. sion and war days when private choice was very limited. We were also reminded of the choice made by Joshua and his followers. and environment sometimes influence otir choice but the greatest influence comes from the inner spirit. How- ever as we go through life's experi- ences we frequently reach a point of surely learn the necessity of punctu- no return when it is too late to make a choice. ~The roll call requested the name of the first school attended by each member... It seemed as if the major- ity had started in 'Tsland schools or nearby. Only 3 ladies were beyond; sixty miles. Mrs. Barry told of her Western trip Many tennial books requested. It com- B8ystem with bus transportation. Heredity are being taught by Mrs. J. Beckett at the Centre. public conveyance to the daily rou- | "cent flight and vacation to Bermuda. There will be a supper in the Head Church tea-room on Sept. 16. The main topic of conversation now is the new 7A with its changes, pros- pects of work, traffic and dust along The Island School life this year took on-quite n change under a graded Pu- pils of 4, 5, 6 are attending the Head with Mrs. D. Aldred in charge. They have the privilege of treading on a lovely new floor. Pupils of 1, 2.& 3 Twenty-eight senior pupils of 7 & 8 enjoy 'the freshly painted school at the Foot with Miss U. Sleep as their teacher. They will ality as they fall in line with the modern mode of living by riding in a tine. . We wish for Rev. J. K. Braham and Mrs. Braham a restful vacation at their cottage. Bill Reader returned from his re- ~ Scugog, Manchester and Prospect . 'be 'no service at Manchester. The preacher for Prospect 'is to be Rev. 'N. K. LeGrow, B.A., minister of Ep- som and Utica United Churches. The Young people are sponsoring a ser- vice op the Island, and the preacher will be Dr. Stephens of Agincourt. The first Sector Plan dinner will be held 'in St. George Anglican Church in Oshawa, on Thursday, September 22nd. Starting promptly. at 6 p.m. Rev, Braham will be home that week and will go with the team. Manches- ter W.A. will hold their annual Ba- zaar on Wednesday, Sept. 21st in the basement of the church commencing at 2.30 pm. Grace United Church Choir will meet Thursday evening at the church at 8 p.m. sharp. Next Monday, the Guides and Brownies will commence the 1960-01 Kimberly Ann Midgley of Manchester, Sept. 16; Clare Fralick of the Island, Sept. 18;- Ernest James Cawker of the Island, Sept. 18; Rodney Painter of Prospect, Sept. 19. Cedar Cree Mrs, Hartry of Thornbury was a re- cent visitor with her sister, Mrs. James Kirby, and the| Jim Blain fa- mily. Mr. Charles Parm returned to Tor- onto last week after a five week visit with his son, Sam, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Harris spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Laruz_at Hamilton. . Miss Flossie Spencer and brother, Richard, visited Mr} and Mrs. Nor- man Birkett at Raglan Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Larocque and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Trepanier and family in Toronto on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Payne of Sea- grave visited Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cummings Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin White of Port Perry were Sunday afternoon visitors with George Kilpatrick. . Mrs. [Roy Blain was a patient in Mr. and Mrs, Lou Pearce with Don, | Mary and Terry Lane have moved to a few days. used stamps were turned in and Cen- Oshawa for the winter. We shall ex- | patient for two weeks. "pect to see them again in the spring: returned home -over- the week-end. Port Perry Community Hospital" for Mr. Wm. Blain was a They both District LINDSAY BOYS DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS . Two young Lindsay men, now re- siding in Toronto, have received men- tion .in Maclean's Magazine, due. to the unusual business with which they are associated. The article reads: Can' paintings -be sold with photo listings, just like real estate? Two young Toronto salesmen think so. Don Race, 26, and Dick MacDuffee, 27, have formed Canadian Art Asso-! ciates and are building up a file of 36-mm color slides of paintings by Canadian artists. To show off their ware, C.A.A. salesmen will take the slides -- and portable screens and Artists will pay nothing for listings, standard commissions for sales, UXBRIDGE HAVE NEW POLICE CHIEF ; Council members at a special meet- iffy last week appointed LaVerne El- lenberger, Chief of Police for the Town of Uxbridge at a salary of $3,800 per year. He will be assisted by Norman Uren as Police Constable at a salary of $3,200 per year. Eleven applications had answered the adver- tisements for the two positions. The recommendations was present- ed to council by the Public Protection Committee. The report stated that there were a couple of applications which might be considered. One was for chief with no salary mentioned and one for constable at $3,400 per year. Neither of these persons were known "and members therefore recommended Messrs, Ellenberger and Uren be ac- cepted. : . i OPS TOWNSHIP PAY OVER $600.00 FOR SHEEP KILLED BY DOGS - Members of Ops township council when confronted with bills for over 3° covering the loss sustained by Doing farmers who reported slaughter of sheep by dogs. The slaughter of sheep also involves other items of expense. The farmers, for instance, received pay for shoot- ing the dogs found molesting sheep. Inspector also has to be paid. Values regarding sheep varies from a high of $22 per animal, down to a few dollars. UXBRIDGE BREAK-INS, KEEP POLICE BUSY Uxbridge has been suffering a rash of break-ins over the past couple of The home of Mr. Mel Smith was entered on the week-end and Tip- per's Garage was broken into on Tues- day night. Nothing of importance scems to have heen taken, food at Smith's and chocolate bars at the garage, and it is assumed that it was money being sought on both occasions, Several other break-ins were reported earlier. weeks. MARKHAM. TWP. BUILDING NEAR $750,000 IN AUGUST Building permits issued in Markham Township for the month of August totalled nearly three quarters of a million dollars, The actual figure was $707,060.00. Of this amount, new homes amounted to $531,000. Indus- trinl and commercial buildings were $62,00 and public buildings $120,000. The new development on Steele's Avenue is taking up most of the re- sidential permits. Mr. Schickendanz received 16 permits for homes $11,000 to $14,000 and Mr. Eldomer received 10 permits for homes valued at $12,000 each. ) N The Public Buildings include a school and a church which will not add to the tax coffers. Building on the whole is down from a year ago, with the ex- GO-KARTS BANNED IN MARKHAM TWP. There will be no Go-Kart tracks in to a decision approved by members of Council at regular meeting last week. The 'ban received the uninimous™ sup- port of all councillors. Councillor Lawsop Mumberson stat- ed that had witnessed the Go-Kart tracks in operation in our municipali- ties and could not see where a town- ship had anything to gain by granting its permission to such a venture. It had previously been suggested that a license fee of not less than $1,000 should be established. Markham Twp. has a no-racing by-law previously in effect and the members were reluctant to have it rescinded. FORM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IN BOWMANVILLE Last Thursday. evening, a group of business, professional and agricultural men, tentatively called Bowmanville Development Association, met with -council at the Flying Dutchman Hotel. "They outlined a, proposal on which they have heen working quietly for some time, to set up a fully-serviced area of good land available for new industry. They have been able to ob- tain commitments. from two local own. ers for set prices on the land which is east on the Basé Line near the old brick works. They also propose to follow through by forming a com- pany which would be able to finance construction of a factory building should the need arise. The group real- izes that the town must have industry or face ever-increasing taxes as resi. dential growth continues without it, ception of the abovementioned sub- divisions close to bon border. tion trend which has been developed in recent years, : term. Happy birthday this week to: the Township of Markham, according . It could be the first positive step ina - program toward reversing the taxa-