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fi 1; Rh. frre A BEY SOA BELA CPR Ba Tale) Se SW oH HSER SY RAEN NS " ~ Aas acta PL ag Au mY Le ar "A 5 ud y ~~ m DITORIAL PINION Farm Safety Week , Utilizing bigger, 'more sophisticated mach: inery, today's farmer produces increasing amounts of food for a demanding world. But mechanization has brought with it hazards that are sometimes overlooked or disregarded by many farmers. July 25 to 31 has been set aside as Farm Safety Week -- a week to focus attention on the dangers [involved in farming. Look for potential hazards and correct them. EI . Falls are the major cause of injury and even death on the farm. A farmer's working conditions are conducive to falls, for he is constantly climbing on and off machinery, or doing heavy lifting in areas where the footing is often poor. The farmer works in all kinds of weather, on slippery and icy ground.A little oil or grease on a tractor step, a loose or cracked rung on a ladder, and many other so-called little things if ignored, can lead to serious and . - expensive falls. : The following steps if followed properly may help reduce the possiblity of death or injury producing falls. : Repair broken steps and stair rails immediately. Weather-proof outdoor steps and porches. Keep ladders in good repair, seeing that they are placed on firm ground and at a safe angle. Instead of over-reaching, move the ladder. : Fasten rungs securely. Wipe up all spills, no matter how small, immediately. Provide adequate lighting in halls and on all&'s stairs. Keep a night light burning near the bathroom. No matter what farm activity, safety should be practiced at all times. This;s especially true when'. - doing electrical work, or repairs and maintenance on or under heavy machinery. When using farm or home chemicals, always read labels, use as directed, taking necessary precautions. Keep in the original containers and store in suitable places well beyond the reach of young children. Empty containers should be disposed of safely. i SE 7 When entering roads from farm entrances or field exits, extreme caution should be exercised. Weeds, high crops and trees should be removed from these entrances and exits to allow for maximum visibility. It is estimated by the Canada Safety Council that the accidental death rate on the farm is 20 percent higher than the national average, with the basic cause of accident being human neglect of safety procedures and thoughtlessness. : Statistics show that accidents take the lives of about 1,400 farm and rural residents in Canada each year. Some 25,000 persons suffer injury, with 1,500 of these resulting in permanent disability. Farm Safety Week is one of 52 in the year. But the need for farm safety of course exists every day of the year. The Farm Safety Council of Ontario in co-operation with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food asks that you observe frarm safety not just July 25 to 31, but all year. The responsibility for preventing farm accidents rests with everybody directly or indirectly involved with the farming industry. ANANINININ AINA ~~ RRS NINN PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited \0 RD 4 "1, S-_, Gn im): | red NY rat Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher - Editor JOHN B. McCLELLAND, Associate Editor WM. T. HARRISON, J. PETER HVIDSTEN, Plant Manager Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry 4 Star Co. Lid.. Port Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa. and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rates: In Canada $6.00 per year. Elsewhere $7.50 per year. Single Copy 15¢ I i Hit | gti ii Hit i | Lewis Diotte, Port Perry. BILL MILEY ! A WEEKEND WORTH LOSING There's nothing quite like a summer in Canada. We have that winter that just goes on and on and on. Then, suddenly, about the first of June, it's spring. The temperature soars, the grass grows violently and we kick off our rubbers with gay abandon. Two weeks later, everybody has a cold, the roses are nipped by the frost, the furnace is still rumbling, and the weatherman announces triumphantly that Wiarton or someplace had an all-time over-night low of 40 degrees on the umpteenth of June. By the time this appears in print, we'll probably be gasping for breath and wondering when this unprecedented heat wave will end. Don't worry; it will. Just about the time you start to get the poisonous juices of winter soaked out of you. And then it will be fall, and idiots like me will be writing columns about that refreshing nip in the air. Nip in the air. Holy old Hughie! There was so much nip in the air early this summer that a chap scarcely needed a' nip of anything else. Oh, well, I guess it's better than living in the sweltering heat of Israel or Egypt. Though it certainly isn't any safer, as those who have been on the highways recently will attest. Why does my wife remind me of a flicker? A flicker is a bird with a red top-knot. We have one in our backyard every summer. It flops out of a cedar tree, or maybe haven, and flickers away all over the grass, sometimes within feet of us. I think it's a flicker, though I'm no expert. I can tell a robin from a sea gull, on a clear day, and that's about it. Well, why does she? She doesn't have a red top-knot. But she acts like a flicker. The bird UGAR ano B i runs across the grass ata great rate. It stops, looks about, bangs its beak into the ground about'twelve times, repeats the process for some period, then flies off suddenly in all directions, for no apparent reason. And that's why my wife reminds me of a flicker. That's how our vaunted holidays . began this year. I had one day off after ten months in the sausage factory. It was a Saturday, which I have off every -week anyway. Itseems we had to go and see our daughter, the bride. Right away. Holiday weekend, with all the horror that entails, but never mind.Wedding pictures. Late gifts. How is she? Is the marriage working out? Motel room? Justlike a flicker banging away at the grubs in the ground. I was caught by surprise, just as a grub is by a flicker. No money and the banks were closed. The car needed a muffler. I needed about thrée days of intensive care. * During the same 24 hours, the flicker had phoned friends of ours who'd invited us down to lie around their pool. She had agreed that as soon as we had spent a day or two with the bride, we'd go straight to their place. The bride is about 70 miles north, in the resort area, through hairy traffic. The friends lie about 85 miles south, through hairy traffic trying to get north. No problem. The flicker's mate does the driving. And right in the midst of all this flickering, who calls up to see if I want to go out bass fishing but my old friend, Capt. Dalt Hudson. I'll give you three guesses. Where do you think I wanted to go? Well, we flickered off, north. Nice day. Traffic just below manic level. Arrived late. Great dinner with new in-laws. Motel room (continued on page 5) Seice | 8! ot) 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 20, 1922 About 125 Lodges took part ¥ in the July 12th parade in Lindsay. A special train ran from Cobourg to Lindsay and picked up a good crowd at Port Perry. : In the Municipal election for Reeve of Port Perry, the. contest was between Mr, Figary and Mr. Rundle. Philip Figary won the vote by a majority of 101 votes, At a special meeting of Brock council held in Sun- derland, a resolution- was passed favouring the erec- tion of a. monument to the fallen heroes of the Township in the Great War. This advertisement caught our eye, CURES SICK SOLES Itis the soles of the people I keep in view for I am the doctor of boots and shoes. Quick service-Low Prices 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 17, 1947 Mr. Lawson Honey had the misfortune to fall from a wagon and brake a bone in the vertebrae. In the Lions Club Carnival Bill Taylor took first prize for the best decorated car and Herb Brooks got second prize. Net Proceeds for the carnival was $450. A new Post Office has been installed at Mr. D. Fines booth on Scugog for the summer months and is named Platten's Post Office. * 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 18, 1957 Dr. M.B. Dymond, M.P.P. was appointed Minister of Reform Institutions. Mr. Jamie Hunter, Queen's Scout of the 1st Port Perry y Troop leaves to attend the World Jamboree in England. The Lions Club presented him with an engraved wallet and a sum of money before leaving. Scugog Foot School was damaged by fire and a shed ® near by was fully destroyed. Mr. Elsie Dobson has returned from New York where she was attending the Peter J. Wilhousky, 1957 Masters Class in choral conducting. 3 Greenbank Church cele- brated its 60th Anniversary. Rev. Kenneth Lee preached the sermon for the morning service. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 19, 1962 «@ 'David Godley and Ron Kennedy from Port Perry High School are spending 7 weeks at the Central Com- mand Cadet Trades Training Camp at Blackdown Park, not far from Camp Borden. Fire destroyed a pole barn on the property of Jim Davidson, just south of Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cox were successful in winning the Livingstone Trophy for o the second time in four years in Lawn Bowling. There were 32 teams taking part. H.W. and W.G. Emmerson are moving their office to the location opposite the post office. They are going into the building vacated by the & Royal Bank. - Miss Lynda Kyte of Black- stock spent two weeks at Adventure Camp of girl Guides at Doe Lake and Marlene Tomchishin' atten- ded International Pioneer Camp.