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{ nats oe | | | Aico at MEMBER OF CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION . ¥ooy NN i» - We.) re . + aad 5 ¥ Bg =, J thet = - at TEN $ 3 > P17 SA we + chad BV Ry = Av 15 T Th & SA a A 4 (8 Cas EY Ves Lage ee a oo PERRI TRAC SE) prrempssaddang AEE a Eaasame---- U --. THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, December 13th, 1962 at a rate and in a manner known. the world has ever seen. There are certain laws which we know contribute to the balance of nature that is necessary to sustain healthy lifa Some of these laws are those having to do with adaptation, succession, multiplication and When these laws are permitted to operate nature tends to produce the maximum of life that it can support. The built in system of checks and balances tend : to a stable condition of life or a process But as scientific human beings with a highly developed technology and the knowledge and the means to em- ploy it, we have deliberately interferred with these laws and upset the balance of control, of slow change. nature. We have sought to force grain that was only fit for trees. garding the capabilities and the limita- tions of the land we have imposed patterns Basic knowledge about plants and foodstuffs have advanced at a tremendous rate, but wisdom in their management and use has yet to come. on it that are perilous. We are the most prodigal people never before folly. ~~ Notes and Comments 1 ®: Prodigals We are using up the earth's resources The violation of the laws governing the | forests is a tragic monument to human We have burned 'the trees and cleared the land and finally destroyed the very soil seeking to exploit what it was folly 'to touch. Finally, though our health, efficiency and ultimate enjoyment of life depend up- on the purity of our air and water and the foods of our soil, we have recklessly polluted all of them. Sewage in our rivers, insecticides in soil and water, radio active dust and smog over the land and cities are beginning to exact their toll. .No one seems ready or willing to assume responsibility for the effective control of such pollution. + Here is a fertile and constructive field for our politicians. Let them study our prodigality; let land to grow Disre- protected and The People of China There are some 650,000,000 of people in It is the world's most popu- lous country. It numbers more than three ° times the total population of the United States which is the most powerful country China today. in the world. It is not only pulous country in the world; it is the hard- est working. Those who have not actually been in China have no real idea of just how hard the people are working. They are united too. They believe they have a great pur- Some of the older Chin- pose to achieve. ese who know the old regime But the middle-aged and the young are imbued with a hope that puts the people of other countries to shame, people get up at six o'clock. ple, the old and the young and those in- There is a national fitness pro. gramme to which all are subject and in - between. the streets of cities, towns ' they do their exercises before 8 o'clock. At that time everybody goes to work. Even the aged work. They series, in hospitals, in institutions doing whatever they are capable of- is lots for them to do because of the com. the most po- them consider ways and means to combat "it; let them have the authority and the power to see that our resources are truly wisely used. How much better to sacrifice profits rather than scuttle the ship. We cannot go on much longer being the prodigals without paying a fearful price for the stupidity of waste, munal living which supports all manner of work not found here for the old. The working day is from eight in the morning to six at night. bour and a huge work force China is build- ing roads, factories, schools, institutions at an unbelievable rate. With hand la- Some of these super roads are better than any to be found in are unhappy. In China the All the peo- has ever seen. and villages haps, the time serve in nur. plans. Where doing: There- | domination. the western countries. these people will accomplish over the next five, ten or twenty years is staggering. Work and education. These are the two great driving forces. is learning to read and write. plicity of dialects has been wiped out. Mandarin is the official language today. The adult educational programme being pushed by the Central Chinese Govern- ment is the most stupendous the world To think of what Everybody in China The multi: It is little wonder that Russia is grow- ing more fearful of her mighty ally. Per- is not far distant when all of us will be fearful about future Chinese is China headed? Some who should know say that she is working --irresistably-towards-full world conquest or District Doings PICKERING TWP. POPULATION OVER 20,000 The population in the Township of Pickering has soared to 20,662. This _ is an increase of 1,954 over the same period in 1961. A break-down of the "population and assessment - figures were revealed at a regular meeting of Council on Monday night. There are 66,909.01 acres in the municipality. The land assessment is $11,031,336; buildings, $16,278,805 and business, $646,740. The total as- sessment in 1962 shows an increase of $1,600,100 over 1961. The population figures in all wards is up over '61 with the sharpest climb in ward-3. It is up by 1,601 persons, Ward I is up by 68 and Ward II by 76. ------ GRANT LETTERS PATENT TO WHITBY GENERAL HOSPITAL Information has been received in Whitby that the registrar-general for the Province of Ontario has approved an application by the Whitby General Hospital Company for a charter that would enable the company to conduct a financial campaign and other acti- vities leading to the construction of a hospital in Whitby. The news from Toronto culminates more than two years of work of a steering committee under the chair. manship of Dr. Joseph Ruddy which was appointed at a public meeting « held in October, 1960. The information concerning the charter was passed to the local group by Hon. Matthew Dymond, M.P., Min. ister of Health, for the Province of Ontario. -- ; ORIA COUNTY WILL SPONSOR PUBLIC SPEAKING Victoria County Council's public speaking committee voted Friday to Estimated cost to the county is $136. This money is used to pay costs of serolls and cups. presented to winners. The contest is open to all elemen- tary and secondary school students in Victoria and Haliburton counties. The school contests will be staged before Christmas. County finals are held in February and district winners take part in competition in March. Pro. vincial finals are held at Easter. 50% ASSESS FOR SMALL LAND OWNERS : Uxbridge Township Court of Revi. sion has maintained the 60% assess. ment on all small parcels of land under 20 acres, although the county assessor who did the assessing this year in the township, had reduced these to 40%. The township assessor Fred Clubine had been unable to com. plete his work due to illness, TRENT UNIVERSITY MAKING APPEAL An appeal to the public for financial support 'will be made in January by Trent University, it was announced last week by Rev. John Coughlan speaking at Lindsay and district home and school council. Fr. Coughlan is' principal of St, Peter's High School in Peterboro and vice-president of the board of direct. ors of Trent University. SUNDAY MOVIES REJECTED IN LINDSAY Sunday movies were soundly re- jected in Lindsay as a near record number of voters streamed to the polls. The vote was nearly two-to-one against Sunday movies with 1,267 fa. voring them and 2,276 rejecting the referendum, sponsor contests on a county-wide basis for the third successive year Report From Parliament By Michael Starr, M.P. Minister of Labour This has been an extremely busy week. The Prime Minister brought forward the report of the Glassco Commission on Government Organization and made it plain to Parliament that the main provisions of the report would be implemented. As one reporter put it, the "ink was hardly dry" on the report before the Prime Minister made his statement in the House. The Prime Minister went on to say: "As the House is aware, members of the Government both in office and earlier in Opposition have been con- vinced that for a good many years there have been substantial areas of public administration where consider- able and even large savings could be affected without injury to the public welfare." : It was in line withthe principle of effecting savings in public expendi. ture as well ag maintaining high ef- ficiency that the recommendations of the Commissions were being carefully gerutinized and would be applied. Also last week, the Minister of Na- tional Health and Welfare, Honour- able J. Waldo Monteith, announced a full-scale investigation of the manu. facture -and distribution of drugs, through a Parliamentary Committee. Public Works Minister E. D. Fulton spoke briefly in the House, accepting friendly tribute from members of all parties on the occasion of his leaving to return to British Columbia provin- cial polities. : Members of all parties paid tribute to the Minister of Public Warks and expressed their regret at his leaving, There is no doubt that during his time in Parliament Mr. Fulton has been one of the most popular and well liked members among all parties. He first came into Parliament in 1946, at the age of 29, having served overseas with the Seaforth High. Mrs, Chas. Smith, President, was hostess for the December meeting of the Women's Institute on Wednesday, Dec. 6th. all singing the "Ode", then repeating the Collect and Lord"s prayer in uni- son. It was decided to continue to sponsor the Korean boy for another year, The Good Cheer Committee will prepare Christmas boxes for the "shut-ins", Considerable time was spent, finalizing plans for the wed- ding Dec. 8th. The twenty-one members present answered the roll call with a gift for the Children's aid and many of those absent, sent their gifts. The motto "Christmas should be a pleasure and not a burden" was capably replied to by Mrs. Glenn Larmer. The Execu- tive of the W.I. planed the Christ. mas program. Mrs. C. Hill gave a splendid condensed report of the Cen- tral Convention at which she was the delegate from the local W.I. Mus. Archer gave a Christmas reading "The Borrowed Chimney". Murs. Chas. Smith showed colored slides of the Bus trip in July and scenes at the W.I. Convention. The program was interspersed with Christmas Carols. The Pres. and Sec'y provided the dainty lunch of Ice cream and fancy cookie and tea which was served by Mrs. M. Graham and Mrs. C. Hill. Mr. Rex King, Lay Reader from Whitby was in charge of the. service in St. John's church Sunday morning and. delivered a powerful sermon on the Season of Advent. In the United Church the choir sang an Anthem -- "He Comes to Reign". Bibles or Hymn books were presented to all the young people who joined the church recently. Rev. Romeril preached on The Power of the Bible. There is to be a Candle Light Ser- vice in the United Church next Sun- day, Dec. 16th-at 7.30 p.m. when mem- bers of all organizations of the church will take part. Come and bring your friends. Roy Werry and Pat Wilber held the high scores and Roy Ferguson and Mrs. Leighton the low cards at the L..0.B.A. euchre party Monday night, Murs. Frank Bailey won the door prize. The Explorers held a Christmas Party Tuesday after School when 20 attended. They commenced with lunch, then games and Carol singing was enjoyed. 'Eighteen Messengers and two visit- ors met in the C. KE. room Tuesday afternoon school, with Mrs. H. Kyte assisting in the absence of Mrs. Tay. lor. The children sang "Away in a the Bible -Luke 2: 8-14. The offer- | Manger". Richard Gunter read from ing was received by Murray Carna- ghan and followed. by prayer. "0 Come All Ye Faithful" was sung. Lynda Kyte read a story called "Car- | ving the Christmas Story". Dianne Taylor read another story. Games were played and meeting closed with prayer. The Durham County Holstein Club and friends held their annual banquet in the Recreation Centre, Blackstock << -- --- landers. He has been Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Minister of Justice | and Attorney General of Canada; and { latterly, Minister of Public Works. i Mr. Fulton's father was Attorney General of British Columbia, His grandfather and his great uncle on his mother's cide, were both Premiers of British Columbia. So it is that he returns to his home province with a long tradition of public service, as well as sound practical experience. Last week also, the Prime Minister announced that he would be flying to the Bahamas to meet Prime Minister MacMillan on December 21st. This meeting would permit mutual consul. tation between Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, on world affairs. A Bill of major importance was be- ing dealt with in the House this week, the bill to set up the National Eco. nomic Development Board, There have been a number of such recommendations in the past but they have failed for want of definition about specific functions and responsi, bilities and also for trying to take in too much territory, as for example, lumping automation in with economic development, The present bill is a simple, straight forward bill. It defines the duties and functions of the Board and limits its activities to the field of economic progress: and development. In principle it was welcomed by all parties as is so much legislation these days, The Pres. opened the meeting by | J Friday, Dec. Tth. Although the weather was quite disagreeable and roads slippery, due to the snow melt. ing as it fell, approximately 176 en- | Joyed the hot dinner, served by the United Church Women; and an inter- esting programme which followed. Mr. Hawn of Kemptville Agricul- tural College was guest speaker and entertainment was provided by The Country Four, of Orono. On Dec. 8, Blackstock Hi-C were hosts to a party in the Christian Edu- | cation Centre, with Bethany and Ty- | rone Hi-C as their guests. Approxi- | mately 50 members in all were pre- sent. Lights and streamers gave the room a Christmas atmosphere. Dan- cing and games were enjoyed by everyone. A special game pafred the group up for lunch whigh consisted of sandwiches, cookies. and tarts donated by Group 4 of the U.C.W. The party ended with "Taps". Several from here attended the Warden's Banquet in Port Hope, Thursday evening. Approximately 170 attended the Guernsey Club Banquet and Annual meeting in the Recreation Centre, Blackstock Wednesday. Mr. Shultz, Guelph was guest speaker. A Film "Animal Wonders" was shown. Mr, and Mrs. Alex Flett, Fenelon Falls visited Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Graham, Mrs. Jean McLaughlin and boys and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Harris and family, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Mew and fa- mily, Toronto, visited Mr. and Mrs. Austin Beacock on Sunday. Mr. Roy Ferguson and Mrs. Lloyd Wright visited Mrs. George Dunbar in Scarboro Hospital Tuesday, where she underwent Surgery the Thursday before, o Mr. Roy Ferguson, Mrs. Lloyd Wright and family were Thursday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Morton and boys on the occasion of , Kathy Dunbar's 3rd birthday. Kathy is visiting the Morton's while her mother is ill. Mrs. Percy Philp, Bay Ridges visit- ed her mother Mrs, Chas. Smith, Mr. Smith and Oliver on Sunday. Mr. Lawrence Mountjoy, Wark- worth, called on the Harold Swains, Thursday. Miss Ethel Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Thompson and their families were | Sunday Supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Thompson, Nestleton in ! honour of Miss Ethel's birthday. Mr .and Mrs. Jim Mott, Sudbury, spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs, John Venning. | - Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Taylor, Dian. I ne and Betty Jane were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor Thursday even. "ing, Betty Jane's second birthday. | © Mr. and Mrs. Leith Byers and Mr,! and Mrs. Murray Byers, were Sunday i supper guests of Mr. Rupt Byers and 'Mrs. E. Gibson, Bowmanville. Mrs. Vera Moffat, Mimico, spent several nights with Mr. and Mrs. Aus- tin Beacock, while on a business trip in this area. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Hudson and Mrs. Porter, Toronto, called on Miss Ethel Thompson, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Graham were for their support during the i presented with a pair of living-room Seagrave The U.C.W. gathered in the S.S. Room of Seagrave United Church on the evening of December 6th. Mrs. Clifford Short, leader of the North Group, conducted the opening devo- tionals. After the singing of several carols, Mrs. McNeil led in prayer. Mrs. C. Tait gave the Bible reading, which was the story of the birth of Christ. Mrs. T. Harding gave the topic based on John 8:16. Mrs. To- bin, Mrs. Abraham and Miss Maureen Tobin sang a trio, "A Christmas Lul- laby". Mrs. Chas. Short read excerpts from Mrs. Lillian Dickinson's last letter. Carols 598 and 63 closed this part of the meeting. - The President Mrs. R. Reynolds took charge of the business. All the ladies bowed in a moment of silence in memory of Mrs. Allan Crosier, a former member. Mrs. Eagleson of- fered a brief prayer. Minutes were read and approved. Seven women placed their contribu- tions in the birthday box, this money goes to the committee in charge of remembrances to the sick. The Treasurer gave her report, and the re- mainder of Seagrave's share of the Parsonage furnace, was voted to the Committee, Mrs. Reynolds thanked the ladies past year, and asked to be relieved of the office of President. Rev. McNeil then took the chair for the election of officers for the coming year. Af- ter some discussion the officers wero all asked to continue for a second year. Supply work and quilts were talked of, but no new plans wero made. Hymn 58 and the Mizpah Beendiction closed the meeting. Mrs. Short conducted a "Bag Bursting Contest". The lunch was served at small tables with Christmas decora- tions, and everyone had a happy half 'hour. Mr. George Shaw, of Sutton, an army and hospital friend of Mr. J. C. MacTaggart spent the afternoon with him recently. Miss Rosemary Nodwell was one of the pipers, at the St. Andrew's Ball, in Oshawa. Six couples from Brooklin, friends of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Short, arrived unexpectedly, at their new home one evening recently. After an evening of visiting, some dancing, and lots of pleasure, Charlic and Barbara were lamps. Of course a lunch followed. Manchester Mrs. Art Fielding spent a recent week-end with her sister Mrs. Hurst und family at Midland. Mrs, J. E. Holtby has returned from an extended visit with friends at In- nerkip. Next Sunday will be White Gift Sunday, when Rev. Mr. Gilbert will bring a Christmas Message. Miss Carrie' Cowan, Toronto spent the week-end with her sister Mrs Roach and family. Mrs. Hunnah Johnston who will be 98 Dee. 20th and Mr. W. D. Munro who is 94 voted on Municipal election day. Mrs. Frank Kendall, Utica visited Mus. Crosier on Thursday evening. The annual Christmas concert will be held in The Municipal Hall on Wednesday evening December 19th. LIVE. BETTER Electrically .... | with an..ELECTRIC | WATER | | HEATER £ 4, Hy, Std oY - a < School Service in Seagrave, the S.S children presented a Christmas Page- ant. Rev. McNeil conducted the first part of the service. Mr. Morley Bruce, S. School Superintendent, was the narrator for the pageant. The child- ren were very happy to do their part, even some of the very smallest ones appeared in costume. The choir fill- ed in with carols. It was also ob- served as White Gift Sunday, and many gifts were collected. These gifts and the loose collection gro, cach vear, to the Fred Vietor Mission. Mrs. G. Wanamaker, Mrs. C. Short, and Mrs. Morley Bruce deserve great credit for their work in the prepara- tion of the service, also Mrs. Tobin for arranging the music. . Mr. and Mrs. Scott of King were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Wanamaker, Sunday guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. Wanamaker, Wayne and Lynda of Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. W. Tristram and sons of Scarboro were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Eagleson. At a combined Church and Sunday Dymond Discusses Health in Ontario Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Graham and children, Port Perry.' Dr. J. A. and Mrs. McArthur re- turned Friday from a three week's | trip with Mr. Alex Manson Jr. of! Montreal and Mr. Alex Manson Sr. of Stratford, through parts of U.S.A. Some of the places they visited were Port Huron, Battle Creek, Little Rock, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Arkin. saw and the Blue Ridge Mountains. A large number from this area watched the Santa Clause parade in Bowmanville, Saturday, and report it "just wonderful". Glad to report Mr. Melville Griffin is progressing favourably ih Mem. orial Hospital, Bowmanville. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John Huider (June Werry) who were married Saturday in Blackstock United Church. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey attended the At Home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Bailey (Frank's brother) Alliston on Sunday in connection with their 26th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Martyn and sons entertained 29 friends and rela. tives which included, children, grand: children and great grandchildren of Mrs, Nelson Molton, Port Perry on Sunday, on the occasion of Mrs, Mol lon's 76th birthday, Two little great grand children Debby and Beth Stain. ton, of Bowmanville, presented the honoured guest with red roses. Mr. and Mrs. Ken. Larmer, Peter. boro were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Safety at Christmas Time Matthew B. Dymond, MD, CM. Ontario Minister of Health To help you to remove these con- ditions before they lead to fire, your Department of Health offers J | some precautions to take when : | decorating your home for Christ- mas, When you choose a tree, pick k | 0 green one that hasn't dried out. Make a fresh cut on the trunk and stand it in water until you set it up. Then use a tree-stand that holds water, and remember to keep it filled with water. Place the tree well away from candles, radiators or electrical appliances | and other sources of heat. Always check last year's colored lights to see that cords are not worn. When buying new ones make sure they are marked ap- proved by CSA (Canadian Stand. ards Association). If you plan to decorate the outside of your house, use lights especially in sulated for outdoor use. Other tree trimmings are im. Christmas should be a peace- ful and happy time for the family, but all too often it is marred by a tragic accident, For at this time of year there are more hazards in our home than at any other, and most of them constitute a fire danger. The Ontario Safety League sug: gests that we may frequently in vite accidents to our Christmas festivities, in the form of poorly wired colored lights, frayed cords, overloaded electric circuits and candles, to mention a few. The Christmas tree and trim. <C portant, as well. The glass wool or ashestos type of "snow", for Cexample, is far =afer than cotton, Reflectors on lights help to keep heated bulbs away from direct contact with the branches. If you overload a circuit with all the additional lights: used, you'll soon know about it when a fuse blows, This fuse is your safety valve, warning you to re- distribute the load onto other circuits. Most homes do not re- quire fuses larger than 15 am. perage, so never replace a blown | fuse with a higher amperage one. A thorough check of all these possible fire situations, correct ing them as you find them, will help to assure your whole family mings provide ready kindling for a fire, should a hazardous electri: cal condition exist in the home. Mrs, Ted McMahon and children, | a safe, nccident-free Christmas 10/12/62 at LS » ¥ \X. |