The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

- | Frid ~ A a ly Sen Fite u £24; TERI SERS EE INE ATR EOE LN RH LAIN RS, ERE % LTA O Fa a 1H re HY y EI SIR BA SRA 2 YAR ris i A THE STAR EDIT ORIAL PA ' aS ADIAN WEL Thursday, November 30th, 196) pels {fC Anglican Notes ~~ Notes and Comments ~~ |MnglicanNotes ------ - Diary of a Of Many Things By Ambrose Hing ~ It is fm better that two hundred of us should give a dollar or two each, than that one should send in a cheque for the will be a great response. 1 & | -- Te er re Ed co -- Global Thinking Series A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK Speaking to the Ontario Conference on Education, Senator D. C. Cameron said that our educational system might well hold the key to the future survival of this country. He maintained that if we are to avoid destruction in the next few years we must effectively educate our people to live in a world in which many old concepts of education and educational responsibility are no longer adequate. He speaks rightly and to the point. Our educational system must serve to raise us above the petty nationalism that at present bedevils the world. When, oh when, are we going to think in terms of one world a people ? How are we to accomplish this if our begin d one ~ educational system is geared to the sort So of thing that makes us a separationist in Quebec and an anti-separationist outside of that province? How are we to accom- plish this if we pursue rigid nationalistic policies in trade, and in politics at home and abroad? There is nothing practical about ideas and procedures which bring us to the very brink of destruction. For too long we have made fun of the idealistis and mock- ed them for their impractical, visionary approach to the problems of the day. But. what have we done in the meantime? We have muddled our way from one crisis into the next; each one more seri- ous than the last. Finally, here we are on the very verge of accepting nuclear weap- ons for a final, last-ditch destructive stand against militant Communism. One of the chief reasons we have come to such an impasse is that we have listen- ed to old minds thinking in old terms of a world which has passed away. As Senator Cameron so rightly says, "we are experiencing a scientific revolu- tion which makes all previous social and economic movements mere child's play." If we persist in treating it as child's play there is little hope for any of us. The kind of education that prepared us for a World War II has little to recommend itself in our present situation. It seems a pity that so much of present endeavour should be harnessed to such futile gest- ures. Surely, there is sufficient vision in us to see beyond a horrifying tocsin that sounds the death-knell of our human striv- ing. If there is, we hear all too little about it. Perhaps, the task of education that Senator Cameron talks about should concern itself with the ways and means of translating the better vision into action. Certainly, a suicidal defense is a poor in- strument for practical politics. me Thoughts About Professional Sports -Many people must have stared unbelfey- "ing as Hamilton Tiger Cats whipped into humble submission the much touted Argo- nauts in the final game of their two-game series. How could a team which only .a week earlier had beaten Faloney and his crew to the tune of 26 to 8 (and it could quite easily have been 50 to 8) put on such a feeble show? Either professional rugby in Canada is of the poorest possible 'quality, grade 5 or 6, or, luck and the "_breaks--not the skill and prowess of the 'players, determine the issue. Throughout the season this year the "fans were being constantly led up the pro- verbial garden path. Every time a team In the Big Four was playing on its home field and there was every reason according to the dopesters why the home team should win and the betting odds reflected this, what happened? The home team lost. 'There was one notable exception... The Argonauts who weren't given much of a chance against the Tiger-Cats beat them 25 to 8, and in beating them played what the sports writers chose to call a flawless game. - Going into the final game, Argo- 'nauts had an 18 point cushion, On this they certainly slept.---Although -they have _ played some very bad games this fall, none was worse than the debacle of last Satur- day. - 'And how was the betting? Wel), most" people thought that the Tiger-Cats would win, but few even dared dream not alone bet that the Tiger-Cats would take the series and hy such a phenomenal score, This season if you were a betting person -- you could have cleaned up by betting against the obvious, It was obvious that Ottawa could beat Argos, but they didn't. It was obvious, too, that in the first game of the semi-finals, Tiger-Cats could beat Argos, but they didn't. It was obvious, too, in the final game that Argos could take the series by kicking to the deadline from the twenty-five yard line, but they didn't. What conclusions can you draw from such shenanigans? The most obvious is that apparently our professional rugby players are a most in- consistent body of performers. Another not so obvious one js that you shouldn't take this kind of sport too seriously, The frustration that Argo supporters must have experienced last Saturday is just too bitter for words~' Another conclusion is that the gullible public will, in spite of this year's sad show, rally to support the Big Four In even greater numbers next year, In a manner of speaking, this is most sig- nificant hecause the owners of the teams ~~ are more interested inthe gate than in what goes on within the gates, In some respects, professfonal rughy in Canada, has some of the trade - marks of profes- sional wrestling. If it's not as phoney, it's just as funny. li '} and 16 will be the dates for our three a o . » District Doings PICKERING COUNCIL URGE PURCHASE of INDUSTRIAL I,LAND Members. of Pickering Township Council have expressed a hope that the acquisition of {industrial land within the municipality may be ap- proved by the electorate at the forth- coming election: on Dec. 9th, The question will be placed on the ballot, Councillor Milton Mowbray spoke in' favour of the promotion at a special meeting on- Monday night. "It's im- portant to' get the issues before the people", he spid. He noted that it was not the Couneil's wish to tell any- one how they: should vote but pointed out that the need for township-owned "industrial Tand was of great import- ance. "In the long run, the taxpayers can't lose," he said. A letter composed by the Reeve, outlining the benefits of the plan will be gent out shortly, along with a pre- election "courtesy card" depicting the three questions and a by-law that will appear on the ballot, $340,000 ADDITION TO DUNBARTON SCHOOL Although the new Dunbarton High School was officially opened only a few. weeks ago, the Board is already " making plang to take care of an addi- tional 890 students. Thirteen rooms will be added in 1968 at a .cost of $344,167.00. This will include seven classrooms, four commercial rooms and two laboratories, This structure is In addition to a vocational wing which will accommodate 320 students, 'Federal and Provincial Governments. 'the annual ratepayers' meeting in the With the completion of the three phases of construction, there will. -he sufficient accommodation for 1,110. Reeve Sherman Scott informed Pickering Township Council last week that the School Board was only look- ing ahead in an effort to plan for future needs. The capital cost of the vocational wing is being horne by the RETURN REEVE AT BEAVERTON BEAVERTON -- John McCrorle, Beaverton Reeve for the past four years, was returned by acclamation at Town Hall here. Seven were nominated for the four vacant seats on council. They were incumbents, A. C. McKenzie, Howard Hill, Archie Veale, Dennis Whelan and Les Stanley, Sherman Smith and W. Gillespie. Both Mr, McKenzie and Mr. Hill have qualified, Mr. Whelan is not sure whether he will let his name stand and Mr. Veale, a veteran councillor who earlier this ce necessary. week said he wouldn't run, said he would if it will save the cost of an election. ' Nominated for school board were Dr. Ken G. Jardine, Owen Bulloch, Don McCaskell & George Bowen; Mr. McCaskell is present chairman of school board. tro Power commission nominees are Fred Taylor and William Gillespie. LINDSAY PARKS BOARD WILL. STUDY TRAILER PARK The Parks Board may recommend closing of the Lindsay St. 8. trailer (0 fhrk, "Discussion of the economies of the operation last night by the board re- sulted in a decision to deyote the De- cember meeting to a full discussion of the park, with all the pertinent facts available, ~The park is operated on g yearly lease. "A caretaker who collects rent- als from trailers lives in a house on the property for p nominal rental. ONE.POLICE FORCE FOR YORK COUNTY STILI, CONSIDERED Consideration of amalgamating all municipal police forces in York County into one department is still under consideration by County Coun- cil. An extensive report on what could be accomplished by such a move was prepared 'some time ago, and this was adopted last week in principle, Main object in the report was to show the benefits to be derived from the larger force, Some of the local forces are not able to provide the ser- v Stouffville, for in- stance, -is_the only. municipality not able to provide radio contact with other policki forces ,a serious handi- cap in time of trouble. Some are un- derstaffed, it was pointed out, while others lack other services, Nearly all the municipalities were represented at the meeting, two offi- cers being present from Stouffville, Reeve Ken Wagg, speaking on the matter; stated he thought it was time county couneil tdok some action on 'amalgamation. He said that Stouff- 'ville officers were called into the neighboring townships from time to There will be a number of activities at the Church of the Ascensipn today (Thurs.), St. Andrew's Day. "A ser- vice of Holy Communion for the Wo. men's Auxiliary was held this morn- ing; and tonight there will be the us ual choir practice, as well as a meet- ing of the Church School Teachers' Group. A Euchre will also he held in the church hall tonight, A successful Christmas bazaar was held last Saturday, and the Evening Guild wishes to thank all who helped with this event. Services for Advent Sunday, Dec. drd include Holy Communion at 11.3 am, and Evensong at 7 pan Ne Sunday, Dee. 10, there will be admin istration of the Sacrament of Joly Baptism at 11.30 a.m. On Monday night, December 4, the Evening' Guild will hold its regula meeting at the home of Mrs. C. Boyd. The Afternoon Guild will meet Tues- day, Dec. 5th In the parish hall; and the W.A, on Dec, 12th. The final cuchre before Christmas will he held on Thursday, Dec.. 14th, It is hoped that the whole parish will share in the: project to acquire stacking tables and chairs for the church hall during the coming months This will acquire indivdual donation. as well as group activity. We hope that the children's picture, which was dedicated nearly a month ago, will soon be hung in the puidh hall. } Friday and Saturday, December 15 Church School parties; and the child- ren's White Gift service will be Sun- day, Dee. 17th at 3 p.m. Also on Dec. 17th, we "will have Rev. Norman Greene, Field Secretary of Wycliffe College as guest speaker, both at morning service, and at a Youth Rally to be held in the parish hall at 4 p.m The Evening Guild is planning t« augment the church's supply of dishes, It will then be possible to keep the full set of good dishes locked away most of the time, for use at major events; while a smaller, second group of dishes is always kept at hand for regular day-to-day use. It is hoped to thus insure that a sufficient num- her of dishes in good condition will always be available when we have a large number to serve. We hope to be installing folding doors for the mrchway of the main hall in the near future. District Churches SCUGOG, MANCHESTER, PROSPECT UNITED CHURCHES Our Bible Study Group of High School Students met last week. There to see a large turn out at our next meeting. We have cancelled this week's gathering owing to term exa- minations; but will' meet again next week Wednesday, December 6th a 4.30 p.m. The boys and girls had just recently written an essay on their conception of heaven, so our first topic of discussion was WITAT DO WE MEAN BY HEAVEN? Owr Study Books have arrived, and once again we invite all High School Students or the Island to mcet- with us. This could be a very rewarding venture. The members of the Official Board are meeting with representatives of our Presbytery this week, and we look for as good a gathering as possible. The Manse will first be visited, and then we shall adjourn to the Church. Here, the Presbytery is fulfilling her function, and really having oversight of the Pastoral Charges under her caro, On Sunday, December 3rd, we are having 8pecial Services, - It will be Missionary Sunday, and the Junior Choirs will. .sing. The, children are asked to bring thelr WHITE GIFTS consisting of canned food or fruit, and the adults Special Offerings. The year is drawing to a close, There will were many new faces, and we do hope | total. The joy in Christmas Missions is in giving, It is still 'true that "It is better to give than to receive." And yet, we have all received more than We can ever repay, and the world a- Wats our gifts of what we have pe ceived from Christ, We owe so much The given to (e- to all who have gone WHITE GIFTS will he darvale Girls before, School, Georgetown, The Scouts will meet on Tuesday, December Sth oat , Hall. ys, and get off to a good start, Last Friday Scuvop "Grace" W.A weld avery successful Social Fvening, "50 poe in the Man- heater Let us all be on hand ~hen a number of the school children sang, and the Davises of Dunbarton showed colony] Moving Pictures of the TL Eaton Santa Clans Parade. The Church way faivly well filled, and everyone enjoyed the evening, which concluded with Many thanks for a lovely time to all who took part, refreshments, Sceugog Church will have their Seet- or Visitation Sunday December 10th, Once again our teams of visitors will cover the Island. Last vear there wonderrul report: brought back: and to the surprise of many, it proved a very interesting ad venture, on afternoon, were This is Visitation Evangel ism, and whether vou are financially able to contribute materially for the carrying on of the work of the Church, there isn't anyone who will not 1eccive a blessing by receiving the servants of the Chueh. ers, and they go forth in the name of Jesus. We would like to see all Visit. ing Teams in Church, when they will be commissioned to go forth and soli cit your goodwill and your promises of help Visiting Hsts---will- be given as the teams gather in the Basement for lunch after the Service. These are no strang- Last Thursday the Minister visited the Hospital. We hope that My. Char- les Sumells is home eve this, and that Mrs. Carter has greatly improved. We are glad to that Mr. Louis Pearee is much improved, and we hope will Happy birthday to Beverley Goose, Marcia Chandler, Carol Kane of the Island and Jimmy Martyn formerly of the Island; and to Bruce Smith and Done- las Blain of Prospect. report soon be home aeain. Dark - haired, good - looking and talented --but still going to school! She's Phyllis Clapperton, star pupil of Speaking French, the weekly CBC- TV show designed to teach French the painless way. Professor Jean-Paul Vinay is her television teacher, be many demands upon our purses; but none will be more worthy than the Missionary work of the Church. The Guest Speaker for the day will be Mr. Fred Ormiston, who has given wonder- ful leadership in Missions in ow Presbytery for a number of years, Special appeals have been sent out to all our people, and we hope that there el w to the borders, ! The Bell Telephone Co. advised county council of improved service that could be provided if the 'entire county was under one central com- mand. There would be a reduction of time on accident cases that were cloge Ry personnel. A SMITH-CORON. SKYRITER APPLY AT THE Vagabond By Dorothy Barker CHRISTMAS -- HAS IT A NEW LOOK? My reet 181 as though I had Mex vin jumping beans for toes. | woula glualy have wken of my shoes ana Withed stocking footed weacept that Hd Lo set an example tor small Lori, thaving reached her second birthday She was eligible this tor a Catistiias store prowl with her doting satumoher as had the older chilaren mother yeurs, I get just much kick the chitidien out of the annual safari into year is as tue department store Jungle peopled by slippers. Only that my endur- ance seemed a litle less this year and Lort's exuberance a litte more stren uous, Fortunately ic wok little coaxing to convince her, after had seen Santa and the animated toys, that a test period was indicated. She was quite happy to curl up on a long bench in the ladies waiting room and dig her pony ul into my lap for a nap. | wicked off my shoes well aware that because of swelling I might never get chiem on again for our final splurge, a children's party in the store's cafe. The waiting room was crowded with weary shoppers-- They all wore a rather smug, satisfied air however as they tucked their loaded pags beneath their chairs and slumped down with a relaxed appearance, Beside us on the bench were three clderly gentlemen. They were ra- ther out of place in a ladies waiting room except that this had been pro-- vided by the store as a place where families could meet and husbands, whe casily become bored with shopping, could rest until their women folk cither exhausted their funds, or their enthusiasm. At first [ wasn't aware of the three old gentlemen's conversation. When it began to filter through wy dozy brain [ couldn't resist listening to them. They were just three old, old pensioners who found the warmth of the store and nearness of other hu- man beings comforting and were com- menting on the women's high heels, wobbly posteriors and silly hats as they passed in a never ending stream before us, "My mother wouldn't have been scen dead with her skirts hiked like that to her knees, remarked the first old duffer. she shopping Three Opinions "Well you know, Jim, times change, like Christmases do. Take the time when we were kids, why we thought we were lucky to get an or- ange and some nuts in our stockings. My Dad made every toy we ever had, deigchs and rocking horses, dolk-hous-- es and long slats we used to coast down the hill on. None o' them faney skis and steel harnesses, jast leather thongs to tie these to our felt boots, Bad sandpapered and waxed them to a pleam so's they'd glide easy oven the snow", reminisced clderly codger. "Io know IT know", remarked the third old man coming in on the con versation from the mysterious where abouts of his meditation. "The girls im oour family all got aprons in their stockings on Christmas morning and were thrilled with their gift. My mother used to make every stitch by hand. Those were good times, but | wouldn't want the kids today to be without these high falutin' fancy toys I think they are teaching 'em somp'n Take that "Rocket to the Moon" con- teaption in toyland that spiels a rec tation about all the planets the kids nre supposed to be passing while the: whirl around and around in that cap sule. It would have seared us kids to loath, but today's youngsters take everything in.their stride. In fact the thing that interested me most was how they all begged their parents for a chance to play engineer and pilot "Old Smokey" on a rootin' tootin' anoke blastin' vide. The nearby little make believe railway engine was. just as fascinating to the kids ay that new fangled moon rocket thing, perhaps even more so." Christmas Sometimes Confusing Though new and wm we spectacular toys may be produced cach year, the real Christmas story will always he the most fascinating fale ever told It is why old gentlemen will sit on henches and recall their happier youth and why little girls will sleep peace- fully in their grandmother's lap, per- haps a bit confused at age two by a red velvet clad, white whiskered old Santa and the story in her colored picture hook of the birth of the baby Just the second ANNIVERSARY PRESENT Phere is a tense atmosphere around our home these days. It is my fault I started it all, with the best of in- tentions. Recently we celebrated wedding anniversary, and | wanted to rive Nora something special for hiy- ing put up with me for all those yours. Then 1 had the hot flash. Nora j. an extremely beautiful girl, so why not have her portrait painted, by a first-rate artist, and let that be our anniversary present ? Throwing caution to the winds, | telephoned one of Winnipeg's leading artists, and even before getting the price of the job (I was a bit too shy to start out in such a commercial tone with a veal live artist), 1 had "com missioned" him, as they suy, to do the portrait, : Nora was quite thrilled, as 1 had hoped she would he, but I had over- looked one fact. Ours is a house full four daughters, ranging seventeen. They are thrilled, too, and the posturing and preening that goes on around place these days is just too much. Nora has taken the sittings in her stride, and doesn't seem to have had her head turned too much; but the other four are simply insufferable. "Daddy, do you think my profile is best from this angle or that angle? Stould 1 hold my chin higher?" It's wetting a little annoying to say the least. A fellow can't get-near a mir-- And. the other day, when I did get mirror room, | our 21th of women from ten to our 1or to tie his cravat! my own profile, mentally painting out the Adam's apple with which I was too plentifully endowed. One thing, however, has heen ac- complished. The kids look at Mom with new respeet, realizing something they probably had never even thought of before. She's a real beauty, aside from being a good cook, fine home- maker, and discriminating enough to the sterling qualities that are hidden somewhere back of that Ad- apple that ruins an otherwise manly profile. see am's --o000-- William Lockie Wins 500 Bushel Potato Club Myo William Lockie, Zephyr, was the winner of the Ontario County 500 bushel Potato Club this year. He used the Kennebee variety. His es- timated yield in bushels per acre was 704. i: TT ChE Ranney, Mount Albert, was in second place with a yield of 694 bushels, He also used the Kennebee variety. Mr, Stan Lunney, Zephyr, was in third place. There were 27 potato growers who took part in this high yield competi- The average yield for the 27 growers was 457 bushels. The 500 Bushel Potato Club Com- petition was brought to a conclusion with a banquet in the Zephyr Com- mnnity Hall. My. Norman Meek, Sandford, Chairman of the 500 Bushel Potato Club, was master of ceremon- tion this year. wes, Mr. Norman' Lehman, President of lie Ontario County Soil and Crop Im- provement Association, congratulated he 500 Bushel Potato Club on thei this year. He also presented high production certificates to the 11 potas growers who exceeded the 500 inshel objective this year. Mio TL Lo Fair, Agricultuial Rep- resentative; announced the prize win. ners, and asked the various donors of cash and merchandise to present their neeess prices, . Mr. & Mrs, James Lawrence, Osh- awa, RRC, presemed a very splendid cet of coloured slides on their recent trip to the Maritimes. They were Jimked on behalf of the group by Mr. Gordon Rynard, Mr. William Lockie, Zephyr, ex- pressed the appreciation of the potato growers of the ladies for their splen- did banquet, and to the donors of cash and merchandise for their co- operation in supporting the 500 Bu- Iiel Club this year. o. - Christmas is and always has been ince the Wise Men eame to the stable, tinsel and glitter, faith and hope, me- mories und dreams, surprises and eom- sionship, sharing and giving. Lucky for us humans it comes year after year to reassure us in good times or Port Perry Star Jesus, bad. found myself taking a sly estimate of LY 'y Fo A t y az ™ pr ng pa eh 0 A 3 PE ean an dd F oA Te Zhe) SA = i I aaa" "ay TL