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CR TN . Fibd, * 3 LBs ad A "ALEK OR SN TY Sa SOR FAS et < ) . R J REEAT S FEELERS SRY SERSETEREOSE TERE AEE STEEN SERA BE auf SW BR SC -~ -- ea ah Anak NN ir RAG 0 Wa Son lh Xa Si Three Years We Have Enjoyed Three years is not a very long span of time, and to us this period has elap- sed very quickly, because we have en- joyed working at the Port Perry Star, and also receivéd a great deal of plea- sure being part of Port Perry and had the opportunity of associating with a lot of fine people in this village, On the 19th of September, 1963, we became the new and proud owners of the Port Perry Star, when we purchased the newspaper from the Farmer family. The Port Perry Star, now in its 101st year is among the oldest weekly news- papers in Ontario, and was in the fam- . "ily of the Farmers for many years. The late Mr. Samuel Farmer purch- ased the Star in 1907, and published the paper for 40 years, when four members of his family took over and published the paper until September 1963. Unfortunately, we did not ever meet Samuel Farmer, but during his 40 years of publishing the Port Perry Star he left strong impressions on persons who did know him while he served this community through the columns of the Star. : When first Mr. Farmer took over the Port Perry Star in 1907, the circulation of the paper was 300. Up through the years the circulation gradually increas- ed and reached the 1,200 mark in 1957. The present circulation of the Star, we are happy to say, is at an all time high of 1,900. A small town weekly is a real beehive of activity, and in order to make a suc- cess of it, all members of the staff must be versatile, and take part in the pro- duction wherever they are needed. £ The Port Perry Star is fortunate to have just that kind of a staff, and op- Automation Calls For One of the terms associated with "better and hiore efficient ways of do- ing things is technological improvement or, as it is more commonly known--au- tomation. Actually, there is nothing very new about automation . ... it's a - process which has been going on ever since the invention of the steam engine, Business is in favour of increased au- tomation, believing that it is necessary eration therefore is running as smooth- ly as can possibly be expected. We have been told that the Port Perry Star has improved as a news- paper, and we are at all times making ° an effort to keep on improving it. We do realize there is room for improvement -- and will endeavour to do our best in order to satisfy readers and advertisers in the future. Change In Attitudes more, as automation advances, we will have to accept the inevitability of change and the continuing need for re- training. Less and less will we be able to assume that the job a man is trained for upon leaving school will remain his lifetime work." Mr. Marchand acknowledged that it -is not correct to say that automation if we are to keep our own industries . competitive and in business, thus creat- ing in the long run more jobs. The im- portant thing is to make sure that ad- justments are made where there is the least dislocation, and management should carry out suitable planning to effect changes smoothly. In other words, automation can be introduced gradually, thus allowing time to retain employees or to place them in other work. Citizenship Minister Jean Marchand, who is responsibe for Canada's man- power policies, recently had some signi- ficant things to say about automation. He pointed out that over the years many workers have traditionally re- garded automation with suspicion and sometimes with outright hostility. He gave an indication of the attitude to be harnessed for the good of all Canadians in these words. "More and hh hhh AE EN 50 SS NC ppp ? PORT PERRY STAR CO., LIMITED Serving . Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas Assot\S RS comet L) / / / ¢ / / / / / ' ' / / / ' / / / P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher ' WM. T. HARRISON, Editor ' Member of the Canadian Weekly / Newspaper Assoc. ? ' / ' ' / ' ' ' / / - Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper 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. * Bubsreiption Rates: In Canada $8.00 per yr., Bingle Copy 10e. AAA AA A A A A A A AAA AA AAA AAA AAA RR RANY Elsewhere, $4.60 per yr. "workers should assume if automation is has caused no dislocation of workers, no family disruption, ne community up- heavals. He went on to say that it would be senseless to try to deal with automation by attempting to prevent its advent or even to blind ourselves to the fact that it has arrived. It is important, he stressed, that Canadians develop programs to cushion the impact of automation on the na- tion's workforce, and this is where such things as retraining programs, improved education, and mobility and assistance : programs come into play. "Newsletter" by Canadian C. of C. ji . A STRANGER HE LIVES WITH This month my wife and I will observe, with the customary stunned incredulity, our 20th wedding anniversary. - It's a long time to live with a strange woman. Especially whe she becomes stranger every year.' i At time of writing, I. don't know just what for the celebration will take, A fated calf wouldn't be appropriate. Besides, we don't have a fatted calf, only a prodigal son. None of our mortgages are anywhere near the burning stage, for the occasion. And we are definitely not going to celebrate the event by starting a new family. But I'll think of something, A friend of mine has an old dog. He's a huge boxer, about 11 years of age. My friend sometimes, when he fels like being depressed, begins figuring out how much that mutt has cost him over, the years. ' It's now running about $1400. t : I develop a flutter in my left eyelid and a twitch in my cheek every time I flirt with the thought of what. that woman has cost me in the last two decades. Take my word, it's over $1400. The first couple of years weren't so bad. I was a veteran, going to university, and our total income was $80 a month. We didn't save much, but we staggerd through, with the help of vacation jobs. When the first baby arrived, we were in clover, as the gov- ernment jumped our allowances to an opu- [--2Y © 50 YEARS AGO Wed., September 29, 1916 Mr, T. W. McLean attend- ed a meeting of the execu- tive of the South Ontario Teachers Association at Whitby. Sergt. - Major Bert Nott was in town as the guest of his grandmother Mrs Brown. He was accompanied by his wife who has been in Eng- land for the past fourteen months. . Miss Coultis, Port Perry has charge of the Head School at Scugog this year. Mr. Jonathan Bray, Rag- lan, had the misfortune of having five valuable horses killed on the C.P.R. tracks just east of Rgalan. Special Shirt Sale at H. H. Stone's, regular value $1. Special price 79c. Thurs., September 18, 1941 Mrs. H. Colleran, Scugog, attended Oshawa Fair and made fourteen entries in art. On these exhibits she won five firsts and six seconds, Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Murphy who celebrated their 30th wed- ve ding anniversary. A shower was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Till in honour of their daughter "Audrey, a bride to be. Rev. F. G. Joblin is atten- ding a convention in Toronto this week. Mrs. McCaw and Miss Eli- zabeth McCaw have returned to their home in St. Peters- burg, Florida, after spend- ing the summer in Port Perry. ~~ 10 YEARS AGO September 20, 1956 Mr. N. Wilson, Prince Al- bert won the top prize the "T. Eaton Special" on his . swine exhibit at Port Perry Fair. Miss Thelma McEachern "and Donna Samells from the. 4-H Scugog Junior Home- makers Club were winners at the Canadian National Exhibition in the Program of Judging and Demonstra- tions. By order of the Depart- ment of Highways, an old landmark for many years at Manchester, at one time a busy general store and Post Office. and lately the head- quarters of Innis Motor sales is being removed. Ay 308 mbirriomrr reserpine iri oh After graduation, life became rosier. I reeled into the weekly newspaper business, with a take-home pay of $35 a week. 'But even at that, the Old Girl manged to squan-_ der every cent of it. She blew it on food 'and furniture and similar fripperies and frills. About six years later, when I was up to $50 a week, and could see with satisfaction the possibility of building up a nice little estate, she sabotaged me again. Said we needed a car. And we've never been out of debt since. : : From there on, it was downhill all the way. 4 She began thinking money grew on me, and as the income mounted slowly, the debts mounted swiftly. It was "Gimme, gimme, gimme" all the way. We'd been married: only about 10 years when she began agitating for a house. The cosy little two rooms, with shared bath, were- n't good enough any more. .Oh, no. Not for her. Just because a lot of other fool people lived in houses, we had to. And I was fool enough, or weak enough, to go along with it. Eventually, T reached that plateau of suc- cess which had once seemed only a dream-- $100 a week. Do you think that satisfied her? Not on your navel, She kept right on hurling money in all directions. Out went the scrubboard and in came one of those big, white washing machines, Out went the ice- box and in came that other big thing that makes the ice cubes. Qut went the nice quiet any mink, not 'even ear-muffs. -carpet--sweeper and --in-came one' of those ~~ bellowing, swollen vacuum things. : By this time, it was too late to put a fin- ger in the dyke. Besides, I needed all my fingers for counting up our payments. No, the only solution was nose to the grindstone and turn the wheel faster and faster. I .once had a 'huge, hooked Roman nose, You should see it now. Eskimo size. Now, I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Don't think for a moment that my part- ner of 20 years is extravagent. She's never once pressed for a Cadillac. "She doesn't own She hasn't whined for a trip to Europe. (That little trip to Vancouver this summer was merely a soft mother's heart. She-had to see her first- born). of No, she's not demanding. She'll wear a dress as often as twice. She's perfectly will- ing to be seen in a year-old car, month-old shoes or last week's coat. She didn't even want her children to go to private schools. Just have their teeth-straightened and take music lessons at $13 a whack. And I bear no malice. I'm like the guy in the cartoon, a big business success, who told the interviewer, "Everything I have, I owe to the sheer greed of my wife." It's been a great honor and privilege to spend 20 years wrapped around a lovely lady's little finger. I wouldn't feel comfortable in So, happy whadda-ya+ any other posture, call-it, darling.