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STAR EDITORIAL TOPICS Plenty To Do For Everyone "Following the last two weeks of activities in Port Perry, "one can only reach the conclusion that this community is a busy one: The second week of June marked two great events involving many of the active residents of this community. We are referring to the second annual. "Home Show" and the first canoe race on the Nonquon river. The "Home Show' was a decided success, and was visited by more than 4,000 people over three days. Members of the sponsoring organization, -Chamber of Commerce, rand the individual participants deserve a great deal of credit for their planning and efforts to make the show the tremendous success it was. Equally successful was "Canoe the Nonquon 69", sponsored by the local Historical Society. Well over 30 canoes participated, and all entries finished the course without mishaps. Last Saturday saw the beginning of "Minor Softball Week" with the annual parade down Queen Street, followed. by; games at the Ball Park. This event has been held for quite a few years, but again many active and" interested persons give of their time to bring it to a . successful conclusion. In addition to these major events there are numerous smaller but equally important. The men and women willing to give of their time for the betterment of Port Perry and the surrounding communities are responsible for- the progress and healthy growth. Without them it would certainly be terribly dull, and 'indeed a ook | future for the residents of 'these communities. PETTITT rrr | OF DAYS 50, YEARS AGO Thursday, * June - 27, 1919 "In Lake Scugog there is an abundance of bass and * those who are accustomed to fishing can secure a plentiful supply of excellent food with half an hours trolling. to build a Consolidated Public " School at Centre Island. The cost for a suitable building would be about $11,500. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 29, 1944 Nine of our Port Perry High School cadets are spend- © ing 10 days at Camp Bolton. Four of cur cadets brought a little fame to their town on eur contest was held. for the whole camp. The Quartette, Bob 'Dowson, Ted Griffen, Bruce Gerrow and Wesley Jackson sang and won first prize. Sgt. Charles Brignall, R.C.A. who has been overseas for almost 'three . years arrived home. . 15 YEARS AGO National Nurse Week In a statement issued from his office today, John Munro, National Health and Welfare Minister, drew real this week. An expected 12,000 nurses from more than 70 countries will be in" Montreal to attend the 14th _ Quadrennial- Congress of the International Council of ~ Nurses, June 22 to 28. "To honour the nursing profession and to make this event of importance to the international health com- munity and to Canada, the fourth week of June is declared National Niirse Week," the Minister announced. "On behalf of our country, may | extend our hos pitality to our visitors, along with that of the host - organization, the Canadian Nurses' Association. "Nursing in Canada is older than the country itself. Pioneers. in our history, nurses continue to serve on the frontier. of our northern and Arctic regions, at the same time taking their place. in the changing pattern of health care throughout this country. In the international field we are proud of the contribution Canadian nurses have made to international organizations 'dnd technical assist- ance programs. "It therefore is my great pleasure to set apart the fourth week of 'June to recognize the quality of nursing that we accept, have come to expect and enjoy, by observing National Nurse Week. " pi i TR 2 SEE NY PORT PERRY STAR | * COMPANY; LIMITED Ry Serving Port Peren, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas Pp. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T."HARRISON, Editor ' TASES { ay INA Member of the Canadian Weekly. Newspaper Association Z Member of the Ontarlo Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario. EE Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr, Single Copy 10¢ ; RA a Elsewhere $6.00 per year. attention to an international event being held in Mont- % BILL SMILEY Ea and ITs BEEN QUITE A MONTH Don't talk to me about a bear with a sore head." He'd back down the trail like . _a bunny if he-met a teacher, in June, with a sore tooth. Right now I'm willing to take on anything, up to and including, a grizzly. June is the month in which-nothing is so rare as a day, according to Browning, or - somebody. And, for school teachers, it's a month in which every day is a hard night's work. The teacher is plagued by paper work which _could.be done by a- -15-year-old mor-- on, an administration which is twice as stupid as he thought it was, and students who are bored from the belly-button both ways -- by school. Throw in a throbbing tooth and you've got yourself a mean critter. The month started off fittingly, with everybody for- getting my birthday, on the 2nd. The only card I received was from. my insurance company, a card which annually infuriates me." Next day, one of those nicotine-tanned stumps which my dentist laughingly calls teeth began to kick up. And it's been kicking up, down and sideways. ever since. If I had any guts I'd tie -a string-around it, fasten the string to a doorknob and slam the door. However, I have about as many guts as I have teeth, 50-1 go on fry. ing to save this one. I can't even bite a marshmallow without going into orbit, so I've. practically been on a liquid diet for weeks, - This has its disadvantages. ~ Which is worse every '-morfiing .-- a toothache: or 'a; hangover? ~ And how would you like both? As is our custom, my wife and I went to the annual Leacock Medal Award Dinner recently. I've been a, judge in the com- - petition for several years and enjoy meet- ing a few big shots and finding their feet are made of the same type of clay as my own. Despite the snide coltments of some writers from the big dailies, it's a good party in-a good ¢ause -- keeping alive and fresh the works and memory of Canada's -- and one of the world's greatest comic writers, 3 ; i Spice & This year's winner was Stuart Trueman, whose book, "You're Only As Old As You - Act," is good entertainment. Mr. Trueman, a Mairtimer, wag salty." The chairman. Ri- chard Doyle .editor of the Globe and Mail, was even wittier, and should write, a book. The venerable, if not blessed, Harry Boyle, a witly writer and editor under his farm- * boy facade, was there, and was witty. In fact, the whole thing was excrucitingly funny for many, painful for me. My wife galloped through a huge and excellent dinner, darting her eyes at. my plate, 'where nothing was missing except a few of the inevitable green peas, which I had man- aged to mumble, Just as dinner began, I had a terrible attack of leaping bicuspid and couldn't eat a bite. I decided the only thing to do was to paralyze the tooth,. I tried, but it re- fused to play. - ; All'T succeeded in doing was paralyzing the rest of me, meanwhile carrying on about my tooth (bravely, of course) to such' an extent that my wife remarked later it was like having a crying baby in Church. 3 However, it.all worked "out fine. We went to a small gathering after the dinner, and incredible numbers of young, pretty college girls hovered about' me, fetching me a-pirin, gin and other medications. Meanwhile, my old lady spent 'an hour or so 'starighténing out the editor of the Globe and Mail. I-fully expected to. find this column on the front page on Monday morning. But there it was, the same old" Globe melange of world crises and murders and_stale speeches of Cabinet Ministers, Not content with! my "physical 'suffering, young Kim hit me in' June with' 'another wallop, 'She wanted a loén' toward ' an elec tric plano. After a sufficient number of thirigs, like "Fle on thee, "wench!" and "You're going to have to pay interest, you know," I buckled, and am now subsidizing one of those rotten groups to the fune of . $200. All that was needed to make it a ring- _dineer of a month were the headlines about electricians getting $6:50 'an houk, and the interest rates soaring daily. A great month, . June, For blackflies, --Toronto Telegram Syndicate Thursday, - June 30, 1964 The large crowd that assem- bled at Chalmers Presbyterian -- Church, Uxbridge was thrilled as they listened to a concert of sacred music presented by the choir of Port Perry United Church under the direction of Mrs. E. Dobson, ATCM and ATCM. Mr, WM. Letcher, Presid- ent of the Provincial Lawn Bowling Association accomp- anied by Mrs. Letcher will represent. Ontario as one of the officials: at 'the Canadian ~ Championship games played --at- Winnipeg -the-end of the -- month. The following is a list of prize winners in. the Howdy- Doody prize: money contest: Allan Mairs, Elaine Butson, Linda Tripp, Gerald: Realer and Ruth Mark. 10" YEARS AGO Thursday, July 2," 1959 The members of the Port Perry Junior Farmer Boys and Girls Club met at Cedar Stone - Park, Greenbank for' a very sucéessful sports night and weiner roast. A nlage evening. was rep- orted at "the Head 'Memorial 'church and: was filled to capacity to view the fashion parade of Wedding Gowns! of + "the last. 81 years, "hi; June Sst. Port Perry was invaded by sixty members of the Ontario. Federation of Anglers 'and Hunters, at the summer meeting of the Port Perry Rod and Gun Club held in the scout hall. Thé Ontario Colinty Jun-- ior Farmers Association held ~ their Annual Rifle Shoot at . ° the home of ym. Stearman. . « ~~ AR 0S | GONE BY!" A movement is underway' Friday night when an amat- accompanist Mrs. G. Jackson,' ©