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A I Se SN LA Tad i SG CR So CR aL LO El ANA Try hed a 2 SN an a4) WA EN ne WLS RAY. fe stn) } { | i i Editorial Topics Leisure And Recreation } "A major and pressing problem of the future will be to provide the populations of our burgeoning cities with adequate recreation facilities" , according to the "Commercial Letter, published by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. "The importance of leisure in our lives is suggested by the fact that as much as one-third of the day may be regarded as free time. It is no exaggeration to say that the whole topic of leisure and recreation presents some of the most interesting and vital questions to be faced by contemporary and future society." The Commercial Letter notes that in the four decades, from the late 1920's to 1969, the average weekly hours worked by all persons in non- -agricultural occupations were reduced from just under 50 to 40 hours, a 20 per cent decrease in the industrial work-week. In addition, there has been a further decline in annual hours worked due to an increase in paid vacations and holidays. Leisure time, which is likely to increase over the coming years, cannot be accurately measured. One study records that in 1950 about one-third of all time was leisure or discretionary time and by the year 2000 this proportion may be closed to 40 per cent, the Com- mercial Letter states. By 1980, 60 per cent of the population is expected to be living in cities of over 100,000 and one-third of the. total population will probably be concentrated in the three major urban areas of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The concentration of people in cities has important implications which cannot be under- estimated and living in the city creates a need to "escape" from its hustle and bustle into the country. Leisure-time spending has risen; and almost certainly will continue to rise, at a more rapid rate than total consumer spending, reflecting increased earnings and a . diminishing of the portion of the individuals budget required for the necessities of life. The growth of a recreation-leisure-time market has been increasingly apparentover the last two decades, and it is conservatively" estimated that consumer spending on leisure is at least $5 billion annually, which represents about 12 cents of the consumer dollar. Education may. 'well become the Torgeet leisure-time industry of all. The number of adults attending classes run by school boards, universities and other bodies attests to the fact that education , in one form or another, is already a major leisure-time pursuit. A jury in Birmingham, Ala. with seven women and five men has decreed the death penalty for a Negro convicted of robbing a white girl of $30, and a wrist watch. It is indeed difficult to comprehend that so much hatred and show of sadism can be evident in 1970, -- "because the accused happened to be of a different colour than .the jury members. It would be interesting to know, what the verdict would have been, if the attacker had been white and the girl coloured? PORT PERRY STAR _-- COMPANY, LIMITED ergy Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly Ne Pp Member of the Ontario Weekly Ne Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Btar Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as wecond class mail by. the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash, Second Clnen Mail Regin(ration Number 0268 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr., Elsewhere $6.00 per year. Single Copy 10¢ CE BILL SMILEY Sugar and MORATORIUM SOUNDS DEADLY Have you been to a moratorium lately? Have you taken part in a demonstration, or a confrontation? Do you have charisma? Sorry to be so personal, but I read and hear these words bandied about so much these days that I just wondered how things were at your place. They are part of the jargon of our times. Isn't it amazing how the English language can take such a beating and emerge greater and finer than ever? Prime Minister Trudeau has charisma, according to the papers. At first I thought it was something like acne, or maybe a bowel problem. It turned out to mean something like style, flair, elan, magnetism. But the new breed of newspaperman will never use an old tested 'word if he can come up with something as charismatic as charisma. "There's no such thing 1 as a meeting any more, with twoz parties holding opposing ideas getting together and trying to resolve them Now it's a confrontation. Like two bulls meeting in a pasture and knocking their skulls together, while the cows look on, chewing their cuds. A demonstration used to be an exposi- tion, explaining something, probably with sensory aids. strate, for example, how t egg gas, or how two : an four. But today, a demonstration is against something, not for it. All you need is a placard, a crowd, and you are demonstrat: ing. It doesn't make linguistic (there's an- other one) sense. If you are protesting something, be a protester, not a. demon. strator. ; gn? A moratorium sounds like a cross be- tween a crematorium and a mausoleum, At any rate, it sounds 'pretty deadly, and usu- ally is, How would you like to spend the rest of your life in a moratorium? Some people acl as though they would enjoy it thoroughly. "make rotten usually make You might show, or demon- . Spice I have before me a letter ffom an editor referring to the "upcoming issue" of a magazine. What does that mean. What she means is forthcoming, or next. I won- der what the "dowmooning issue would be like. Each decade seems to have its new lng, idioms, catch words. A few of them stay in the language, like rough diamonds in a - sea of silver, through their sheer power. We don't shed too many tears over such sayings as: "I love my wife, but oh you kid," from the '90s. Nor do we grow ligu- brious over the disappearance of such in- anities from the '50s and '60s as: "That'll be the frosty Friday." Or: "You better be- lieve it." Or: "Would you believe . . . ?" How about "cool" and "man" and "way out" and "groovy?" Do you think some bird or chick will be saying in 1984: "Hey, man, that's cool. Let's groove. You're way out?" Somehow I doubt it. "Hippie" is already a term of opprobrium to the real hippy. "Swinger" is now used only by middle-aged people who would like to be. "Cat", as in "cool cat," is hanging on by the skin of its teeth. And then we have "jet set" and "beauti- ful people. " 1 was at a press club party recently and it was rather sad. All these chaps with their new sideburns and match- ing shirts and ties, and striped pants, hop- Ing they were beautiful people when they ; should have been home watering the lawn. But most of all, prhaps, I despair of the people who simply surround themselves with a cloud of verbal garbage every time they open their mouths, Young people are worst, but you can see and hear university professors, politicians and lawyers hedging themselves about with such inane things as: "Well, like, you know, uh, it's pretty obvious, you know, like, . there's no denying, uh, you know, ete." Why don't they just say, "I think it's a lot of crap," or something equally plain? Or would that not be a viable approach? --Toronto Telegram Syndicate 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 27, 1920 Work of re-shingling Port Perry Methodist Church is now in progress. The cos will be about $1,000. The 1.0.D.E. realizing the value of the Library to the town are having a tag day for its benefit on 3rd of June, Mr. R.M. Holtby sold his farm to Mr. O. Franklin at__ Shirley. The Women's Guild, Chureh of the Ascension will hold a Garden Party on Wednesday, June 30th at the lawn of Mrs, G.A. Woods, Port Perry. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 31, 1948 On Scugog the new church is coming along. The stripping is now on ready for the lath, which cannot be delivered % awhile yet. The furnace is set- up in place with the pipes all up. It looks fine. Mr. J.E. Jackson was in Brampton on Wednesday assisting at the Annual Auct-® ion Sale of the National Holstein Assocation. Congratulations to Pte. -Jack- Cook and his bride-on their marriage on Saturday o afternoon, May 26th. - Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harrison of Detroit, visited Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Harrison for a few days. & Sgmn. Gordon MacMaster, RCCS of Vimy Camp is spend- his two weeks' furlough with his mother Mrs. J.D. Mac- Master. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 2, 1955 At the annual Carp Derby there were well over. fifty anglers entered in the) derby and among them they caught * a total of 76 fish. A Toronto man, - A, Silverburg, caught the largest fish. The big feature at the e Port Perry High School annual Cadet Inspection was when they were presented with their colours by the Scugog Chapt- er of the 1.0.D.E. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 2, 1960 In July, Brian Simpson, one of our Boy Scouts, will journey' to Colorado Springs, Colo. to represent Canada até: the American Scout Jamboree. The W.A. of the Prince Albert U.C. donated new choir gowns to the choir. We are grateful to Mrs. A. Martyn, who contributed muchin mak- ing the gift possible.