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Weekly 'Newspaper HE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, May 18th, 1961 b, y Cuba : The truth about what is happening or has happened in Cuba is not easy to get at. For instance, take the ill-fated inva. sion of one month ago: although informa- tion about this abortive attempt to over- throw Castro came to the West from three ' different sources, nobody outside the lead- ers of the American government and C.I.A. know for certain the size and scope of the invasion. It has been variously estimated at anything from 500 men to 50,000. Ha- vana finally announced that three Cuban air-bases had. been bombed; that seven people were killed and twenty-four wound- ed; that there were three separate land- ings all of which were quashed. There is little doubt from the lamentations out of Washington that the whole thing fizzled. Under the Baptista regime, Cuba was a gangster state administered by unscrup- ulous criminals for the purpose of exploit- ing the native population in the process of fleecing the American holidayer. Cuba offered those who could afford it and wanted it a sinners paradise. . , gambling, - prostitution - (involving girls from the age" of ten up), and other sophisticated perver- sions. The peons of Cuba were exploited by the absentee American plantation own- - ers who operated on a very large scale. Education and a decent standard of living for the average Cuban were as remote as Heaven itself. In Havana the most ab, ject poverty gaped at the antics and the Jrofligate waste and display of wealth. Cuban politics were more corrupt than those of Chicago in the black days of hood- lum rule. During this time the Catholic Church drew handsome dividends from / the Government in the form of a subsidy . . .. the people were too poor to support the Church and it needed money to nour- The educational squeeze is on. The universities are bulging and registrars are being overwhelmed with those who want to go to colleg®. Bravely the higher pressing demand for learning but there is a limit to the buildings you can put up and the money you can raise and the staff you can acquire. So they have turned to the expedient of raising the entrance qualifications. In most university courses now the stu- i dent is required to have at least a 65 per } cent standing on his grade 12 subjects and eight or. nine grade 13 papers preferably taken in one year. it So this has put a new stress on hard work in the high schools, on higher stand- ards, on marks and test scores. Therefore it is important to emphasize that the proper goals of education are not those of grades, of honours, of diplomas Raising the Educational Quofient =~ * sions in his 'home, Y Notes and Comments [3 : ' ish the thousands of foreign priests who found in Cuba comfort and ease and an ignorant, impoverished, and exploited peasantry. But of this the Americans heard little or nothing. Canadians who went there reported that it was a wonderful place to go for a holiday although it was very ex- pensive. The Baptista government did a good job of trying to whitewash the rot- tenness that charcterized their rule. ~ When Castro came to power he had the support of the people and the Baptista gang watched unbelieving as their empire crumbled, Since that time the story is anybody's guess. Why did the United States refuse to help "Castro's government ? --- Was it because the vested interests who had held Cuba in the palm of their hand controlled a lobby in Washington which couldn't be denied? Why was it that Castro who introduced land reform, created new housing develop- ments, wiped out gambling and wiped out forced prostitution, re-organized the police force and the courts was driven into the sphere of Communist influence and Com- munist aid? Was it because these things offer the real dynamics for a successful revolution, or was it because as a desper- ate man he had no other alternative? The answer to this question lies with the American government and it 'appears to be telling the same kind of truths that rads the U2 a world scandal? We don't now. and degrees. The ultimate goal of educa- tion .is wisdom. Wisdom has been defined as the ability to make wise decisions based on accurate _institutions have sought to meet this new facts, clear reasoning, and understanding, The educated individual is one who can "choose between good and evil, truth and falsehood, the beautiful and the ugly, the worthwhile and the trivial. He should be able to choose a good book, a good paint- ing, or a good piece of music. He should be concerned with living the good life and in conducting it properly. The educated individual must also be prepared to take his part in helping to remake the world by making sound deci- polling booth. These are, of course, high ideals; usually never fully achieved, but nonetheless they are the real goals for which universal edu- cation in a free society was designed. in his job and inthe ee | » . District Doings PLAN TQ REVIVE TRI-COUNTY LEAGUE BASEBALL ~~ = = A determined bid is being made to i revive the once-flourishing Tri-County Baseball League. Five and possibly six Intermediate clubs are interested, including Stouffville, Port Perry, Sut- ton, Sunderland, Lindsay and perhaps Uxbridge. The Stouffville club held its initial workout on Friday evening May 12th. Many of last year's Junior squad were in the tryout lineup and some veteran performers will attempt a comeback. TURN DOWN DEER SHOOT IN UXBRIDGE TWP. ; * Members of Uxbridge Township Council expressed some pessimism concerning a suggestion by the Dept. of Lands and Forests that a short open season on deer should be con- sidered within the municipality." In a letter from the District Forester, A. oi .~ W. Leman of Maple, aired briefly be- : | . fore a regular meeting last Monday J A< night, it was pointed out that three- day deer shoots, contributed to the £ control of high deer populations which |- are known to exist in many townships. The suggestion met with opposition from all members present. Reeve Earl Dowswell said that:the \\ Upuneil had received 'only one: coms out the past year. "I would hate: toi estimate the number of complaints we would receive if we opened: the township up", he said. Deputy-Reevé;, Robt. Nesbitt ex plaint of deer crop damage thraughs would resort to the use of high-pow- ered guns. Council agreed that no action should be taken, PINECREST WOULD BUILD ~~ $25,000 TRACK IN » PICKERING TWP. - A promoter with the Pinecrest Race- way Company is seeking the green light from 'Pickering Twp. council and the Planning Board, to construct a $260,000 track at lot 28, south of con- cession 2. Mr. Bert Sandham, a rep- resentative of the firm, appeared be- fore a special meeting of council on Thursday night. ~ The suggested location would be between con, 1 and 2, and between Sprucehill Road and White's sideroad. The site would include 95 acres of land and in taxes, it would add appro- ximately $6,000 a year to the town. ship's coffers. . The council asked the spokesman to submit a formal application in writing concerning the proposed project. Clipped Comments THE RAIL STRIKE SETTLEMENT Mingled with gratification that the rail strike has been averted must be widespread' misgivings.about the man- ner in which the settlement appears to have been brought about. Most of ithe final bargaining between the rail- 'ways and: the non-operating' unions 'was carried out either in expectation ot Royal Commission recommenda- tions or in knowledge of what they amounted to. There cold be no bar- gaining in the normal labor-manage- pressed & fear that too many. hunters. : rested in large degree on government action on Royal Commission recom- mendations. ---Prime--Minister--Diefenbaker--con=1 firmed, the morning after the settle- ment was reached, that the govern- ment would implement at leagt some of the recommended subsidy pay- REPORT from PARLIAMENT BY HON. MIKE STARR M.P. ONTARIO. RIDING Parliament Hill this week was pre- paring for President Kennedy's visit. The President was scheduled to ad- dress both Houses of Parliament, an honour reserved for the most import- ant Heads of State. Parking has been prohibited on Parliament Hill for the occasion and indications are that many thousands of visitors will be on hand to see the President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive. Meanwhile, special work crews were busy this week, trimming the lawns and putting final touches on the an- nual Parliament Hill spring cleaning in anticipation of the Presidential visit. In the House this week, the Prime Minister paid tribute to the space flight of U.S. Astronaut Shepard. He described the flight as an "outstand- ing achievement", With morning and Saturday sittings in full effect, the House was despat- ching a heavy volume of business this week. ' "The Prime Minister made it plain that there would be further legisla- -| tion forthcoming as soon as the order paper was. cleared away. Items still to come would include amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act. Speaking on Monday I said that a number of committees had been work- ing on the Act and that amendments would be presented to Parliameiit as soon as these studies were completed. ~The Act was last amended in 1968, when two new classes were included and the benefit period was extended from 86 to 62 weeks. When I was in the United States, I found, in discussion with officials there, that proposed extentions to their scheme would result in a possible {benefit period of 39 weeks. At the present time, in Canada, a person who was qualified to receive both regular and seasonal - benefits would have a potential benefit period of up to 76 weeks. In discussion in the House on this matter ,the report of the Unemploy- ment Insurance Advisory Committee was referred to. In the latest report it is pointed out that one of the more serious drains on the Fund hag been -the seasonal-benefit provision, Naturally, a great many recomnien- dations have been received on this point and are under study. One of the important items which has been before the House in recent days has been, of course, the massive sale of wheat to China. One of the results of this transac- tion which should make itself felt al- the next two years will be to provide employment for many thousands of Canadians. Employment will be provided in ments, Prior to the settlement, how- | ever, there had been no indication of what action, if any, the governfiont might take. The impression is left that railway management was re- quired to surrender to union wage claims as price of subsidy payments. There is no direct connection be- tween the two; to suggest that sub- sidy payments would permit payment of wage demands, to make one the condition of the other, is to sibvert the relationship of the two. The railways had sound reason for rejecting union. wage claims. There was, for an example, cause to dispute application of durable goods standard in view of the failure of those wages to reach projected levels. Unions pinned argument to'that standard; if they had been consistent, they would have had no choice but to accept lower wage settlement. ' --- Subsidies - recommended by Royal Commission were not intended to pay higher wages. They were intended to compensate railways for obsolete grain freight rates and for uneconomic services, which railways had been re- quired to maintain, at their expense, in name of public interest. For Government, as seems to have "been the case, to bargain subsidy. pay- ments as price of union:mansgement settlement was. abuse of authority, shipping, of course, and for harbour and dock "workers in East and West Coast ports. Further employment will be provi- 'ded-in rail shipping and in additional box car requirements. As the full effects of the orders are felt, it is estimated that there will be increased orders for farm equip- ment and machinery. An announcement of considerable significance was forthcoming on Tues- day from the Minister of Veterans Affairs. Honourable Gordon Church- ill announced that a reduction would be approved in the small holding acreage requirement under the Vet- erans. Land Act below the present minimum of two acres. Legislation would be brought for- ward to permit financial assistance for the establishment of a veteran on a small holding where the area was at least one half acre in extent. Veterans already established on a small holding would be permitted to dispose of such surplus land as he might have, so long as he retained one half acre. Speaking on behalf of the C.C.F. Party, Mr. H. W. Herridge, member for Kootenay West, pointed out that the announcement would:be "welcome to thousands of veterans in Canada, who up to this time have been denied 'an opportunity to obtain a small hold- ing because of the difficulty in meet- ~The. Latter Review. 'ment sense when the ultimate decision ing the former acreage reqairement". most immediately and continue over | District Churches Our Spring Musical last week Fri- day in Scugog Church was very suc- cessful, and enjoyed by all. The script was written by one of our own girls, Florence Fralick. The whole cast was well "organized, and was a united undertaking of the whole Is. land. Old and young were included, and numbered seventy five in all. A large number of the school children were included, as they sang the old time songs in Groups, with appropri- ate costumes, The costumes alone was quite an undertaking. An effort of this kind does a tremendous amount of good, and creates a kindly atmos- phere. No wonder they came from far and near, and filled the Church to overflowing. The wedding scene was very effective with Nettie Aldred as the bride, and Glen Demara as the groom, and Clarence Carter as the Minister. June Crozier and Raymond Fralick were the Grandmother and Grandfather; and Beverly Aldred and Billy Loates the children to whom they were telling the story of their lives as the baby sat with them. The male choruses were much enjoyed, as well as the whole programme. Theo composer and director Florence Fla- lik was presented with a token of the 'esteem of the Cast, and Florence paid a high tribute to the whole Island for their hearty co-operation. Edna Beckett was the pianist and did a very fine piece of work. The cast has been invited to- Prince-Albert on Sat- urday evening, May 27th. The Church Auditorum was beauti- fully decorated. A social hour was spent after the programme in the Basement. Thank you Florence, your Cast, and the many who helped in providing us all with a lovely even- ing's entertainment. The following children were pre- sented for Baptism at Scugog on Sunday, Mother's Day: Tanaya Adcle 'infant-daughter-of Mr. and Mrs. Al: lan Redman; Monita Lee infant dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Apple- ton; Trevor Clare infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Chandler; Susan Frances infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Braham; David Gor- don infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rus- sell Taylor; and Everett Bruce infant "son of, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Prentice. At Manchester, Melanie Shan infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tas- sell, and Robert John infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Doupe. At Pros- pect, Heather Ann and Nancy Isabel daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Diamond. We had wonderful congre- gations at all three Churches. The Island Church was filled. The Min- ister's Text was taken from Deut. 6. {These words which I command _you this day shall be in your heart, and you shall teach them diligently unto your ,children". Our Preacher for this coming Sun- day, May 21st will be Rev. R. S. Cooper of Greenbank. Your Minister will be preaching S. S. Anniversary Services there. We are planning to have a reception of New Members at Prospect on Sunday, May 28th. Later lar Services at Manchester and Scu- gog. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered at Pros- pect after the Reception of Members. The wish has been expressed that Bible Studies and discussions be con- tinued after the holidays, and a suit- able time arranged. If there are any others in-our three Churches who de- sire to become members, kindly get your letters of Transfer from your former Church, and get in touch with your Minister. ) There have been quite a number of our people in Hospital over the past week or two. We are happy to an- noupce that George Munro and Wil- liam Blain have returned home, as well as Noreen. Lahey. We are sorry that you have to return again Noreen, and we are praying for you. Your Minister visited Mrs. Lorne Ostram of the Island after Church on Sunday and found her quite bright. Some- times we do not want to alarm our friends by making any announce- ments of visits to the Hospital, and so we slip in very quietly. We are happy to announce that Meta Holtby is doing very well, and was quite bright on .Sunday. Our love and prayers go out to all of you. Happy birthdays to Janice Carter and Bobby Prentice of the Island; and to Tom Cawker, Donna Innes, Vickey McCar- thy and Mike Vanderby of Manchest- er, We forgot to mention last week that little Ronald Crozier was initiated into Cubs. ~ We hope to have a Church Parade sometime in June when we can make the necessary arrangements. [The Bay of Quinte Conference com- Diocesan.meeting. that the study book a_story, games and other activities, arranging -staff for-next September. mences on Monday, May 29th and will extend to the Friday. The Minister and-Lay Repregentative will be away in Kingston that week attending the Conference. Our Island Choir has been invited to sing at Burketon United on Sundyy evening May 28th. We extend a cordial invitation to all our people to come and worship with us on Sunday. Anglican Notes By Mary Becker This Sunday, May 21st, is Whit- sunday or the feast of Pentecost, when we are reminded of the gift of the Holy Spirit which was given to the apostles. They went into the world, and spoke in many tongues. This day might well remind us of the great need today for people to go into all the world and speak in many languag- es, bringing the story of Jesus Christ to the millions in Asia and Africa who do not know Him, On Tuesday, May 9th, the W.A. held its monthly meeting. The Hymn "O Master Let Me Walk with Thee" and the Members' Prayer opened the meet- ing. Minutes of the last meeting were given by Mrs, Whitby and the Treasurer's report by Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Wilkinson gave a report on the recent Diocesan W.A. meeting in Toronto. There were 1060. members at the opening. service of Holy Com- munion in St. James Cathedral. The theme for the meetings was Quality of Purpose and Christian Character-- is more important than what the 'or- | ganization does. Guest speaker was ' Bishop Annand of the Diocese of Am- ritsar in India. He spoke of the work of Christian women in India, There are now 348 branches of the W.A. in Canada; 60 G.As, 99 Junior Auxiliaries, and 194 Little Helpers' groups. It was announced at the for next year is entitled "Jesus Christ the Light of the World". A delightful party for the Little Helpers followed: the W.A. meeting. Mothers and children joined in a short worship period in the church, after which Mrs. Fuller led the children in while Mr. Fuller showed a filmstrip on the Christian family to the mothers in one of the downstairs classrooms. Refreshments were served to conclude the afternoon's activities, Tonight the Young Peoples' group will meet at 7 p.m. to plant flower- beds at the church. This group is doing a great deal to help beautify our church building and grounds. Last Saturday the Young Peoples visited an--AY. PA. group-.in -Searborough; where they had an interesting pro- gramme, i "There will be a euchre in the church hall tonight at 8 p.m. This will be the last one until fall, The Church School Teachers' group met last Thursday. They "heard a book report submitted by Mrs. Porter, and then devoted most of the meet- ing to placing children in classes and Church school classes will end on June stressing that what the members are | in our W.M.S. and church. is hoped that all ladies and gentlemen who can support this venture will do 80. Children will be welcome, tickets for them being 50c, Serving will. be continuous, he The Guild also decided to join the other ladies of the Church in sending a small donation towards the X-ray machine at the Community Hospital. There® will be a Vestry meeting on Tuesday, May 23 at 8 p.m. to reword a previous resolution with regard to our commitmepts to church extension and to some of the suppliers for the building. This is a technicality but it has to be done, and we hope all who can will attend. The Evening Guild will also meet next Tuesday night, at 9 p.m, immediately following the Vestry Meeting. This will be the last meeting before the luncheon and all members are urged to attend. A week from Sunday, May 28th, is Trinity Sunday and there will be a service of Holy Baptism at 11.30 a.m. and Evensong, largely conducted by the Young Peoples' group, at 7 p.m. The & am. Holy Comunion originally scheduled for that day has been ean- celled. As this will be Mr. Fuller's last Sunday with us until fall, a parish wet-together will be held in the church hall following Evensong. Refresh- ments will be served. United Church W.MS. .(Crowded out last week) The May meeting of the Afternoon Auxiliary was held Tuesday with the President presiding. In absence of recording sec'y Mrs. DeNure, Mrs. Cornish read report of April meeting. Miss Harris, literature see'y's read- ing---*Missionary Money helps combat World illitévacy", proved the néed of more missionary work. Our christian stewardship sec'y, Mrs. Linstead gave us a brief, but intersting study of Christian Steward- ship work, Definition. of Christian Stewardship, Special Missionary Of- fering and a story. A lovely 'memorial service for our late loved member Mrs. W. Thompson was conducted by Mrs. Smallman. Mrs. Thompson will be sadly missed She was president of W.M.S. 81% years. Mrs. Cawker and Mrs. Buchner sang the lovely old hymn "The Old Rug- ged Cross", one of Mrs. Thompson's favorites. Mrs. Smallman closed the service with prayer. for Mrs. R. Peel read-the-9th and last chapter ofs study book "Ship Under the Cross" -- The Ecumenical Move- ment to see Church Whole. The theme--Unity begins at home. Mrs. Buchner, Christian Citizenship' Sec'y gave an interesting reading-- Forces "That Uplift the Nation". Among them -- Better home life for youth of to-day, Overseas Relief, Jelping our older members to still keep active, and remembering our 11th, with a closing service in the | church the following Sunday. They | will resume on Sept. 10th It was tentatively decided to hold the annual parish picnic on Wednes- day, July 5th at Well Springs Park. The Evening Guild decided at a re- | cent meeting to hold a "Tropical Lun- cheon" on Wednesday, May 31st from 12 to 2 p.m. (Note change of date due | to other conflicting activities). Tic- kets are being sold for $1.00 and it | United Nations plays a big part in helping to achieve a better way of life. At close of Mrs, Buchner"s reading, Mrs. Honey favored with a lovely and most appropriate solo. Miss McDermott conducted the de- votional. The theme--"Our Brothers need prayers". Mrs. Ploughman read the scripture. Tea was served by Mrs. Peel's group and a social time enjoyed at close of meeting. EXTENSION PHONES save wear and tear--~come in 9 col- ours, 3 models, Call the BELL Business Office ~or ask the man in our green truck, Ie Fo -- Ad. No. RI el a rd 3. Fi eon? $47 \