Do you think arthritis is primarily an old persons disease? Well, if you do, you're wrong. + This is j ust one of the many mistaken notions that have grown around this serious disease. If arthritis were not so serious the ° amount of ignorance about it would be less dangerous. But over a million Canadian men, women and children are affected by it, 285,000 are disabled and 63,000 are confined to a bed or wheel- chair. 'Treatment is not a matter of waiting me of individualized care which may in- volve a combination of rest, physiother- apy, occupational therapy and drugs. It is a team effort and the patient himself is an important member of that team, without his determination to overcome his arthritis, little can be done. Early diagnosis and prompt treat- ment are essential, the most difficult cases to handle being those where crip- pling has been allowed to go untreated Vital Fradido The writer of a letter to the editor takes exception to a recent newspaper advertisement which includes "The right to compete for business" in a list of those human freedoms which we should "all value. Rubbish, says he. The right to com- pete for business is not in any way-com- parable with such basic human rights as that of freedom of expression, trial by jury, etc. . .. Well, he is entitled to his opinion. We can't help but wonder, though, just how long he would be free to say and do a great many things, writing letters to newspapers among them, once the right to compete for business was gone. If this century has taught us any- thing at all, it is surely that political freedom does not long survive the loss of economic freedom of this kind. Which is one good reason why the great ma- jority of Canadians have repeatedly de- nied political power to those who, one way or another, would have taken away the right to compete for business. The truth, of course, is that any state in which men and women are forbidden to compete for business, or in which there is no business to compete for, is a slave state, call it what you will. There are plenty of countries .in the world today, alas, which prove the point. Need we name them? AA A A AA RS SE EE EE EE EN ERT RNY _"ae PORT PERRY STAR CO., LIMITED Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas TI 2 IRs AssOCN EWspape ry cOM® WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly : Newspaper Assoc. Member of the Ontario Weekly Netvspaper Assoc. Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Subsreciption Rates: In Canada $3.00 per yr., A : ' ' ' : ' : ' ' " ¢ : Y ' ' ' ' Y / ' P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher ' ' ; Y / ' ' ¢ 4 ' Y ' / ' : ' ' ' Single Copy 10e. Elsewhere, $4.60 per yr. ' EE eR ere RC LC EL TT TN CARA RRAARARRAARARAR ARR RRA Sana as ) Arthritis | Hite Young And Old ~ of Canada. -a trip without money. for a long time. The Canadian Arthritis and Rheuma- tism Society urges you to check with your family doctor at the first warning signs: --persistent pain or stiffness on arising --pain and tenderness i in at least one joint --swelling in at least one joint. Research in the last 17 years has made known much about this wide- spread chronic disease. This year, the Society alone, will sponsor arthritis re- Ho EE R150 ee ST potas search in the amount of $430,617. The various projects and progams undertaken by C.A.R.S. have combined to dispel the view that nothing can be done about arthritis, somehing can be done about it. To obtain information about arthritis write to: The Catalin Arthritis Js: Rheumatism Society, 60 Overlea Blvd,, Toronto 17, Ontario. Too Much Must It is time for officials of the govern- ment, particularly in the income tax. di- vision, to be less demanding and more polite towards the customers. The customers in this case are the ~ people who have to pay personal income ~ taxes," or who have to remit regularly some sums of money for other people. There is too much of the demand and not enough of the request in all their communications concerning the pay- ment of money to the Receiver General of Canada, required" would sound better than that word "must". After all, payments made to Ottawa are made to servants of the people, not masters. If everyone in Canada refused to pay taxes, it could be that the Recei- ~ ver General and all persons under him would have to seek their sustenance by holding a tin cup at the business corners --The Printed Word THE TROUBLE WITH TRAVELLING ~~ We did a fair amount of travelling this _ summer. There's nothing left from it but a pile of travel folders and 12 equal monthly payments at the bank. But I thought the lesat IT could do was to pass along a few tra- vel notes to those planning a trip, or wish- ing they'd taken one. Y First of all, don't wish, just do it. If you wait until you can afford a trip you'll be too old to enjoy it. There's nothing more pitiful than those tottering old wrecks you'll see on any cruise, who have put off "The Trip" until the children are grown, the mortgage is paid and Dad has' retired. It's easy, almost frighteningly easy, to. take . Railroads, air-lines and shipping companies are only too happy to take you to Timbuktu on the never-never plan. Just forget about that new dishwasher or wallpaper and sign on the dotted line: Your friendly travel agent will loan you a pen. By the way, it's a good idea to plan your trip through a travel agent. There's na charge as he's paid. by the air-rail-hotel people. Also, it's reassuring when you arrive in a strange city at midnight, to be able to wave that re- servation in the desk clerk's face, even though it's for the wrong date. How to get there? If it's a long haul, and your time si limited, and your legs are short, flying is your best bet. It's dull, cramped, the baggage handling is little short of vandalism, and there's always a long ride into town from EAR EON BE Ra 50 YEARS AGO 3 Wed, September 13th, 1916 At a "recent Port Perry 25 YEARS AGO Thurs., September 18th, 1941 About 60 friends gathered T Ii ees , Yap © 10 YEARS AGO Hon. W. A. Goodfellow, Rp AEE F351 CATALAN SEIuE Ll Poser TY SAIL $ Pe 2 IGS Oe : Thurs., September 13th, 1956 Even the phrase "you are dell, signation of Messrs. Wad- McIntyre, Lucas and Campbell be accepted. and the clerk instructed to call a meeting for nomination & election of new Councillors. Miss Estelle Bull is re- suming her music class. Studio at the home of Mrs. George Jackson. Mr. James Leask, the noted stockman, had great and groom Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lee. A very pleasant evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Lee leave on Sunday for their new home in Tor- onto. Mr. R. R. Mowbray, Brooklin, former reeve, dies in his 94th year. Archie McMaster enlisted with the Royal Canadian Signallers. Council meeting, Constable at Sweetman's Store and Minister of Agriculture will Nesbitt was appointed weed lined up in some 20 cars, open the International inspector. It was moved by then proceeded to the home: ploughing match at Brook- Mr, Lucas and seconded by of Mr. and Mrs. Russell lin. Mr. McIntyre that the re- Hood, to entertain the bride The blacksmith shop of Mr. R. B. Smallman, on of Port. Perry's oldest business: establishments has closed its "doors. The Port Perry High School principal Grant Mac- Donald reports an increase in the enrolment to 284 with 104 registered in the first year. Rev. J. Braham and his choir from Grace Church, - with tent or "table. success with his stock at Mr. Toronto Fair. He showed 10 animals and won 12 Prizes. - Exeter. the airport, for which you Day. But, you're "there in a hurry. Trains are lurchy and Falinr ows but you can relax. There's through a train to add some color to your trip. Black and blue. Prices are fairly rea- sonable now, with family rates which include meals. The latter, while adequate, are a far cry from the old railway dining cars, where. food and service were superb. Their chief aim now is to feed you and get you out of there. Probably the best way to travel is by car, trailer. It's certainly much cheaper, and you don't have to follow a time- The dr driving, it's just that -- driving. Mile upon mile, hour upon hour, day after day. No lioliday there for me. For the person 'traveling alone, on a bud- get, the bus is the best. It% drafty or hot or cold or dusty, And the lady in the ad- jacent seat is the biggest bore in North Am- erica and she's going to be with you right across the continent. But you can go a long way on a 100 bucks. Ahout clothes. vou think you're going to need, and then leave exactly half your luggage at home, and vou'll be just right. About food., The price of good meals, any- where, will make a strong man weep great salt tears. Only solution is to take along a large plastic bag filled with bologna sand- wiches, dill pickles, cheese and other goodies. Samson Yelland is back in town, after spending the summer at his home in nothing like a stroll . wback is that unless you like . Pack carefully everything Scugog, were guests at the anniversary services at Prince Albert Church on Sunday. omy the third day on the vine it odie, Wh smells and tastes like pemmican, but you'll have lots of privacy, and you won't have to tip any waiters. About tips. The dime is a quaint coin that became obsolete during the '40's and is now used only in vending machines. The quarter is rapidly going the same way. But have one pocket stuffed with them and the other with dollar bills, and you'll see nothing but smil- nig faces and friendly outstretched hands al along your route. About service. The country is going to pot. Remember all those snarling assistant man- agers, supercilious desk clerks and larcenous bell-hops during the post-war period? They've all disappeared. To the place to which I frequently consigned them, I hope. This summer I was rather severly shocked to meet a friendly assistant manager, a bell-hop with a sense of humor, and no less than three courteous cab divers. My wife nearly fainted 'when one of them jumped out and opened the door for her. The West. There's only one-thing wrong with -travel- ling. It costs you the shirt right off your back. Best way around this is to steal a credit card belonging to Joe P. McGluteh and sign for everything. If this is not feasible, the only alternative is to sell your wife and children into slavery. Either way, it's worth it. Now, have a happy, happy trip. --Toronto Telegram News Service. Needless to say, this was in A