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f -------------obstacles-to faee-in-settling-up-co-operatives that will work. Sal ) Watch your Label; it tells when Expires. $2.50 per y i $2.00 per 'year in advance. 56. Single Copy-{ Pe) Notes and AJIRL Ci PR AR AEE your subscription > Comments THE.MORE WE GET TOGETHER There is a little song that we all know which goes like this: 'The more we get together, - "The happier we will be, ic: nora The' growing crisis concerning the price of farm 'products is serving to draw. the farmers cldser- together. ~ British markets for With the loss of Canadian eggs, cheese, and other food stuffs, the price 'of 'these on 'the domestic market fell to' dangerously low levels. 'Farmers throughout the country are faced with an impos sible position. Costs are still well ap, prices are well down and the PORT PERRY (LA 2 gap between--an adverse one--threatens to wipe them out. Since the cotintry can ill afford to let the farmer fall into an economic - slough, the government has embarked upon a' minimum program --------operative-schemes; a tse of floor prices to protect the producers from bankruptcy.. But a minimum program of state intervention for price fixing satisfies neither the farmer nor the general public. n patchwork and in the long term view of things nothing more t - it [is most 'unéeonomic. wholesale du by the United States. Proof To begin with it is for that is to. be found-in the ping of food surpluses that is now being practised In. certain sections of this country farmers have come to- gether for the purpose of co-operating both in the production and in the marketing of their food stuffs, have been very successful and they have periences for those who would follow them i These co-operatives built up valuable ex- n such an experiment. "The government is both prepared and anxious to further such co- "It would seem that the time has come for the farmeys to get together. 'If they wait for a depression, past ex- perience has shown that they will have greater difficulties and - So, perhaps, if the farmers take that little song and change - the second line they will have a slogan as well as a program to . " : deal with the present situation-- The more we gét together =F 'The better off we'll he. WHY MARRIAGES GO ON THE ROCKS - . marriage. However, a nowledge 'of what these factors or in- fluences are should enable us to employ certain safeguards. Fore- warned is forearmed. A recent scientific survey shows thatthe principar cause of failure in marriage has to do with what psychologists call "im- .maturit "language isin Seeing "and the Smiles way of translating that ipto everyday at it means a childish way of feeling, think- ing and acting. Marriage evidently imposes responsibilities on both husband and wife which require them to 'grow up." "A second cause of failures is found. in the idea that romantic love is the main reason and a sufficient basis for marriage. 'We have Holly- 'wood, the radio, and romantic literature to blame for the preva- lence of this idea in the minds of our young people. Parental disapproval and interference hy- mother-in-law-are-two-other close- 0. "The more understandin 7 "Instruction The success' of your Community Xe] ray survey is largely dependent on the efficiency. with which the house-to- | house canvass is made. The follow. | ing information is. designed to -assist you in this important phase of survey = organization. Please vead the instruc: | tions carefully. A personal visit should be made to every house in the district allotted to you, We request your co- operation in making your part of the canvass "one-hundred per cent. By so doing you will aid in accomplishing a complete coverage. of your com- munity. 1. The canvass begins January 30, and must be completed by Feb, 11th. The clinic begins Feb, 14, at 2 p.m. and ends February 16. It will be held in the High School Gym. from 10 a.m.. to 12 noon; 1.15 to 6 p.m.; and 7 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. It is FREE to all resi- dents, RET pant 3. It is not considered ¢ssentinl for individuals--with--known chest condi-: tions who are under periodic chest clinic observations to attend the sur: vey. ! Ras : --4-Stress--the necessity --of elderly people attending the clinic as oceasion- ally infectious cases of tuberculosis are found in this age group. Such individuals may feel that a chest film at their age is of little consequence. It should be explained that the attend- ance of older people will set an ex- ample to their younger relatives and. LO rie 65, Réports are not.sent to those in- dividuals 'whose 'chest x-rays are considered normal.. If no report is re- ceived within several weeks of the end of the survey, the person may take:-it for granted that nothing abnormal was found, bem ST ---6.~Individuals---who require further examination are notified directly by the Division of Tuberculosis Preven- tion and. given an appointment at a follow-up clinic. Following the ex- amination, a report is sent the family physician. : sicians who will be notified of the findings. ; All reports are confidential. 8.. No charge is made to anyone at- tending the clinje. This free service has been made possible by the gen: erous contribution of the public, to- ward the purchase df Christmas Seals. stand_why young people Letters to the Ly ~ Editor * For some time wg have considered the idea of a column for letters to the "Editor, in which anyone might express an opinion of local interest. - Just 're- cently a subscriber has suggested that we have a place for questions regard- ing projects undertaken locally. He would" like any. group who have plans made regarding the waterfront to write something about them for .the paper. 'This sounds like a good idea and we |. think the two might be worked to- "gether 'as thé same rules would neces- . L. sarily apply to_each, viz.: 1. As we have said before, the name of the writer need hot appear if print unless he wishes it so, BUT for our records we must have all letters signed, otherwise the letters will not be printed. ; ie 2. Letters expressing opinions or discussing questions will 'need to be limited to 350 words and should be on a subject of local interest. (Please do 'not write on' topics of religious or politics, there-are so many different opinions on these subjects that we "could never hope to come. to end of them. '8, Qudations would be 'more brief, 25 words would be more than enough + for most. : =" 4, In general the replies would be ~t~g about 360 words, although if the reply "44 is of such an important local character, as the waterfront, more space might ~~~ be given. The replies, like.the letters « must be signed, but the sighature will not. bé printed unless so~ requested. ." 'So the question for this week is "What plans have been made for the Fort Perry Waterfront?" # I ------titen | Tuberculosis oy Strikes at any Age Have _you ever wondered how long you will live--to 60, 80 or 100 years? Life does not go forever, yet why shorten-it 2-Some-adults, for-instance, believe once they passed 30 they are no. longer susceptible to a disease like tuberculosis. On the contrary, tuber- culosis: may strike at any age, Last year one-half of those who died of the disease were over 30 years of age. Tuberculosis is a sly enemy. The much advertised danger signs are not. symptoms of early tuberculosis but of active 'advancing disease. ' Early tub- erculosis- gives no warning. Only the x-ray can find the disease at a time when it is.almost always completely curable. ' Also contrary to popular'belief, tub- erculosis is not interitéd. It is caused by a certain kind of germ, and like all germs, they are living organisms. No matter how careful we are, it is not always possible to keep. tubercu- losis gérms out of the body. As long as our. resi e cai protect us no harm may be . But no two people react in the same yhanner when attack- ed by disease gers. : (After tubercfilosis has become ac- tive, it can take one of two courses: If neglected it will advance and the patient may die. When discovered early and treatment started quickly, it is almost always completely curable. Every yéar tens of thousands of tuber: culosis patients return to useful work, their "digease arrested, A history of | tuberculosis does not stand in the way of earning one's living. \ 9. Certain people will "state that they do not consider a chest film necessary at this time as they were x-rayed within the past year. This out that a reutine periodic chest x-ray. is an excellent insurance for continued good health. eg i 10. People will not be kept waiting at the clinic--only a few moments are required--100- persons can easily be examined in an hour, ; URRLR ompR Beautification Summer "is coming and every car owner is planning a trip to some lovely spot during the summer. A To keep a place beautiful requires 'some planning and organization. -Port Perry is a beauty spot and will be visited by many motorists seeking a picnic corner or just passing through enjoying the scenery. Our public parks 'and our own:private gardens all contribute to the travellers' opinion of the village, If he sees what he'likes he will stay awhile (and--no-- doubt spend some money while here.) Prof. Weall, of Ontario Agricultural College, who laid out plans for the parks.at the entrances to Port Perry about three years ago, will again be here as a guest of the Lions Club and will give a talk on Landscape Garden- ing.» : * . The Lions Club wish to extend a wel- come to all citizens of Port. Perry to meet with them for dinner ($1.00 per plate) at the Delicateria Banquet Hall ut 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 9th. Please notify Mr, Irving Boyd: (Phone 50 or 86) by noon February 9 if you wish to attend. : "If you have any suggestions or ques- tions, on landscaping please turn them in before the meeting. x Iz DIED 'BEACOCK -- Suddenly, in Cart wright Township, on Friday, January 27th, "1960, Wesley Edward Beacock, , ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUAR Te oo. Canvassers = "job on a boat. - und knees determined to p!dy basket- 'objection ean be overcome-by-pointing.| '|petent leadership .of our president, _-- Y 2nd, 1950 WG "Mrs. Dymond, was marked by its de- lightful informality. At intervals the gests competed for prizes for the best Scottish jokes." Mrs, Bentley told two or her mild ones; Mrs: Finlayson,' Blackstock, Did Dymond and Mr. Rid~. . . . dell- related "sonic. laughable ones; but ; orn te the winning jokes which climaxed the evening and brought down the house,' were those relatod by Mr, Walfer. Kerf of Ashburn and Mrs. Johnson of Black- water. Ask anyone who heal them, if you want a good laugh! . - Mrs, Jessie Hope won the prize for the Scot longdst in Canada--37 years; Mrs. Alan: Wilson for the MOSL-recent arrival, Mrs, Gordon Goode received, a prize for the birthdate nearest that of Robbie Burns. The prize for the handsomest knees, Avent of course, to Piper. Alain™ Wilson, who: replied in Scottish, and was 'recalled to give an English translation of his remarks. The true-born Scotchmen sang chorus, followed by a song by a _sur- prisingly large number of Scottish- born women. ~~ Finally "the Fireside Club helpers sang "The. Road to the Isles." . Wat a splendid voice Hugh Espie has! What a rousing rendition he gave of "The Stu of Robbie Burns", and other selections. Mr. Beacock, accom- panied by Mrs, Grace Hastings, played toe-tickling Scottish airs on the violin. Several-times-during the Progam the piper was generous with request inym- ers, Mrs. Johnson, ane grand old troup- er, and her son, Dr. Johnson of Can- s to X-Ray News F lashes from Lin PAUHLS The assembly last Friday was tops and we "tip our 'chapenux! to those Grade "12 students who helped to. put it over. Everett Nicholls, of "Our Town" fame, gave his -impressiond of the senior trip to. Toronto. Howard Garvéy then told about his summer When the time for questions came many of the gil: wanted to ask if they ever hived: tlic weaker sex, too; but they just didn't have the nerve. : 7 ~ Mr." Crane announced on Monday that within the next two weeks free X-ray tests for tuberculosis 'will he given to students. Pavents are' urged to let their children take advantage of this opportunity, A pandemic causea by Pfeiffer's bacillus (an epidemic caused by a flu germ, to you) has heen keeping many; students away from school: -- However, a few faithful stalwards, attived in many red Tlannels and wrapped in|! scarves, crawled to scheolgon hands o-ball_against. Uxbridge. Caaeh--Mav={titfrtomr--with--hise teettie--guitar;--cer=] tainly kept the evening going in full swing, With splenditvoeat-nnd insti mental nunibers, : "But the best of evenings must end, and this one closed in the traditional manner with the singingsof Auld Lang Syne. Hoot - mon! "Twas a braw nicht the nicht! -_ TT dat - ) LEAR NE AE ed Port Perry, Re and Scugog 'Agricultural Soc. "The Annual Meeting of the above Society was held: in the Public Lib- FHy--on-the-afterncon-of January 24; with 25 persons present. The Presi- dent, Fred G. Christie, in his report, told of the improvéments that had been made on the grounds during the vear. The most important being the' new "heavy duty" power line and the lighting "of the Grandstand, Stables, ete. This, gives plenty of power for both lighting and any power that may be required." 'A new Black and White show ring. was wraded and enclosed with 'posts and rail." Steel. posts and rope was bought for the Horse show- ring. . : Bonald--bravely withstood their _on- slaught and refused such sacaifige. : Despite this handicap, the junior teams: delighted their fans by tucking initial victories under their belts last 'Friday -at the expense of Uxbridge visitors. The boys set a fine example by taking their game 20-13, They showed a definite improvement: in £hooting_over the week before, --but}- even better things ave expected in the future.- They jumped into an early lead, but had to fight for a 8-8 score at the rest period. The red and whited quintet swished the hemp for 14 points to the-opposition's 7.in the second half, thus, continuing their domination in the scoring, as well as in the general play. Rodd, Wallace and Peel were particularly effective on the forward linerwhite Helm played well as guard] The Junior girls wasted no time "in showing their stuff; as oach of the starting forwards had netted a hasket within a few minutes of play. Their smooth passing plays, plus accurate shooting by Janies, Brock and Day, accounted for the 17 points chalked up: by intermission time. But the lone point--for- Uxbridge at that time may be "attributed to excellent guarding. particularly by Vince and Woods. Our girls slowed down. a little in the second half and the lassies from the sand hills found the basket three times, so the tilt ended with the scoreboard reading 21-7. } ach - Commenting on the 1949 Fair, he said it was _the best fair we have had. he thought. The exhibits had been well filled both in the Livestock and the other exhibits. The Junior Fair had nearly swamped those in charge with their exhibits. The only real re-: The senior cagemen, composed "of 1 regulars, some junior members and 2 cager-beaver grade-niners, made the best: of a: bad bargain, but they were no match for the Uxbridge cagers. eretable thing about the Fair was the Kester was paiticularly dangerous, DUST. This was partly. due -to a especially when left unguarded at the misunderstanding and the rest to the blue line. For our squad Smith scored very high wind. 'Early in the morr.- 6 baskets and. Broek 2, Prescott and ing it looked as if it might be too wet wked hard on guard. . hefore night. He hoped we had, lear- Our senior gil" SEX T Pit wip a med---m-tesson---nind--would be prepared. stiff 'battle before bowing to the Ux- for such emergencies, in the future. bridge squad by a score 6f 19-7, and .. . the a ii not 0 one-sided as this? Mr. R. J. Harper reporting for the would indicate. A. traitor to our cause, Auditors, complimented .the Board on Aileen Skeriatt by name; started the the growth of the Port . Perry Fair visitors on the road to victory with" Wing the last few years. This is two early biskets and her team-mate Shown in the number and quality of Helen Willis, accounted for most of the exhibits, the amoung of Prize Mon- the other points. © Our fair ladies ©V, paid ad the increase in the re found the going very fast and furious ccipts. He said, he thought the Man- at first, but in the second half they 8gement "would be well advised to had warmed up and were carrying the Watch the Financing and do a bit of play everwhere except into the, elu- | Budgeting in the future. With a sive basket. Santer and Baldwin ac. Yearly turnover of $5,000.00 he did counted for oir points and Snowdon Not think a balance on hand of only played a good game as guard, : 400,00 was enough of a sur lug to All four teams were below par in tke wre af a ily wo Cg : : 37 : any rovements _ made ( theje shooting; Als hs Lanloularss grounds I always good business. t34 b Sy b rarofi 1 ™ H . dropping in only 2 out out of about a Vig ix Shen) oad his Badies 9 we dozen gift throws attempted; and the 0 ts ML pay happen a boys 4 out of 13. Mayle we'll have to or ' resort to that underhand shot we've." The financial report showed total been hearing about, --receipts for the vear of $5,027.84 plus This week swe match opr strength [1948 balance of $474.70 or $5,502.54 against the teams at Whit we hope | Total expenditures of $5,103.51, leav- our representatives will really briny |ing a balance on. hand of $399.03. home the hacon this time, Breaking this down to actual receipts ---- EL and expenditures that had to do with BY 0 EN the year leaving out all improvements, ; "ote. This makes the net receipts Fireside Club hold 1.560.606 and nét expenditures $4,402,- Successful Supper 1h or a net profit of $158.21. This would be increased somewhat if allow- ance was made for extra supplies pur- 4 : chased: in 1049, Amid An atmosphere of good- ; fellowshiv, tartans, broad Scottish (authentic. and phoney), haggis, and the- skirl of the pipes, the annual Burn's supper got off to a good start on Wednesday evéning, January 25th. ~Piper_ Alan. Wilson, in full regalia, led the hundred odd guests to their places. The haggis, 'borne aloft by Rev. John Riddell, was duly pind Ia. h i son eated t cele- : Randy Yams TR ge fol- | years previous to 1943 when the date lowed by the Selkirk grace, 'by our [Was changed to Labour Day, we find minister, = g-2ss that Port Perry Fair has come a long Aftor .the first course "of ham, | Way since then, : scalloped potatoes, turnips, and HAG- GIS, (Mrs, Williamson made it, folks!) the lucky plate prize was announced, W. J. Anderson, the winner. = Follow- ing the ape pie, cheege and oat cakes, came the toast to the King. = Then Mr, David Rollo gave the toast to "Robbie Burns", .regsponded to by: Rev. John Riddell; with the '"Jmmortal Memory", The entire evening, under' the ecom- Some of the highlights of this report are Provincial frrants $483.00 which is. hased on the Prize Monty ofthe year before. Ten years ago this was un- der $200. Donations amounted to $492.60, this was down a little from. 1948. The: gate receipts hit a high of $1,743.00. Almost 10° times that of 1942, . The prizé money paid was' $2,381.10. When we chock back to the Three new Directors were: added to the regular Board so as to give more lielp in the planning and operation of the Fair, The Board is as follows: President--Fred Go Christie. fst Vice=President--Armotir- Me Millan. 2nd Vice-President---Anson Gerrow, Sec.-Treas--R., D, Woon, - Direetors-=Clarence "Carter, Dr. Don. Christie, Garnet Cochrane, Harlin TAR ay {the OntarvioDental- Association... cause decay in the baby teeth are at ~ Post Officn OAL Bil i Bl v7 8 Lo iis # EFUG ER ERE pig i eg im gag. Published by - : i THE PORT PERRY BPAR-€0. LTD. -- -- Autliorized as Second Class Mail, Department," Ottawa. 7 > A <4 A ir A i fg) ev J £ " i = py z ' GUE ECHR URC RG B18 hiaha Davey, M." A. Gerrow, Murray Holtby, Alex: R. Johns, G. H. Kerry, J. E. Leask, 'W. E.' , Martyn, Ben Smitli, Leslie Smith, : 3 ¢ the Annual Meeting and have pre- ared the Prize List for the: Ladies' 'Work and :the List for the 'Women's Associations. These lists will be in the mail in a day or two, The Board are planning for another Field Crop Competition for 1950, (Anyone interested please getun touch with the secretary.) Plans are al- béing made for the 1950 -Faix which they hope will be "Bigger and Better" than ever. All except the DUST. read Hos ital | © Meeting The Lady 'Directors have met since | The: Annual = Generdl "Public Meeting of the Community Mem- orial Hospital, Port Pepry, will be held in the High Schodl Audi- torium on' FEBRUARY. 10(h at 2.00 pm. All contributors the Hospital Funds as well those interested ave invited attend, as to' Herbert Brooks, Chairman. 2 iy New The Lions Club were veined with the presence of four dentists al their recent - meeting. During the evening the most up-to-date information re- garding mouth "health and dentistry were discussed 'with pictures to show the results of neglect and also of correction, ) ' ThE dentists present were Dr] Lundy, who'introduced a former class- mate, Dr. Hillary Wilkinson, of To: ronto; also Dr. Russell Butler, and the guest speaker, Dr. J. 1. C. McGowan. Dr. Butler and Dr" McGowan are with the Dental Health Committee with an informative campaign" conducted by The speaker addressed the Lions on the Relationship of Dentfitry to gen- eral health. Dr. MeGowan- likened the body to a wheel, with all parts of the body as spokes dependent upon the mouth as the hub, ' Mast people think -of "the stomach asthe place where their food 75 di gested and do not realize thai digress tion begins in the mouth. It is with a proper star that the full process of digestion and growth is accomplished. To neglect the digestive function of the mouth is to neglect the entire body. ' ) epee ei "The proper gnawing or breaking down of food particles and mixing with the saliva, (which is a chemical! necessary to the. assimilation of food by the blood) depends upon the hard- ness of the teeth and jaw-bone. A recent survey has shown that 9690 of the population are in need of dental eare, but only 209 of the peo ple go to the dentist regular "check-ups". "The others wait until pain makes a visit necessary. Dr. McGowan dispelled the old fal lacy that "baby teeth don't matter" by showing that the factors which for work making decay in the permanent teeth even before they come through the gum. He also showed by photo- graphs and diagrams that the strong, healthy "baby teeth" keep the jaw growing and "hold the place" for the permanent teeth when they are to come through. In other words if a baby tooth is lost the space-it occu- pied is crowded into by other teeth making the new teeth come in, iti an uneven manner. . Findings in i Dentistry | young ones by attending the dentist regarding their own, A strong factor in the health of-the Considerable quantities of milk are essential to the bone: gFowth of the ~ . . . vounger children and milk remains an-- important factor in the "hone growth - eszential of bone formation) must he used frequently if development is to' he képt at normal. Jt has been-- found that foods con- taining sugar are the freatest enemy Ist--sweet food satisfies the - appetite and so one not eat enough of "the "building" foods and Ind the of "refind sugar (that is all foods which have sugar added "tikes, cdokies, chocolate milk, - ice cream, pop and even gum) start a fermentation in the mouth within 1% sS0Nns, does presence which immediately begins to eat into the enamel surface... Here we have - the reason for cleaning the teeth, after cach meal. Readly the mouth should hao éleaned after any food has "been taken at any time---but this is VERY IMPORTANT: after eating candy or any sweet" food. IE ' os To review the above we see that sug break down in the teeth in two ways--Ist, from the in- side by starving the teeth of essential building material and"-2nd, from the outside by eating into the enamel in the form of acid. # causes a The old saying "in ounce of preven- tion is worth a pound of cure" is cer- tainly true in regard to mouth health. As a help to mothers who are an- Xious to -provide 'the right diet it was. suggested that salad vegetables, and to . (Thiroffrhont--bife 0 < = Other foods containing ealeinm (that nHntites:--Phis-fermeritatior is ansaid mouth is The Kind of food we choose, of sound teeth and bones for two rea- fruits be substituted for the "usual : sweet desert and that nuts, -milk, .ap- ples, bananas or raisins take the place of cookies, pop and candy for between meal snacks. : Dr. Dymond ghankéd the speaker on behalf of the @h, for the able presen-__ tation of the subject and said that from a medical point of view he al- ways felt that more education and stress on mouth health was needed. Mr. Hyyes, chairman of committee for Tubereullosis Survey, reported that the women's associations of the The speaker felt that it was the res and to set a good example for the The Canadian__government is con- sidering a. two-fold plan to aid stu- dents . . . perhaps, at thé same time, they can be cajoled into a one-way plan: to help teachers by increasing salaries, . 3 Canada and the Unijted States plan to establish an Arctic weather station 400 miles from the North Pole. Up there they may- find our-lost winter, en . Ll . * - - . First it -was New York who had water 'trouble, now its the suburbs -of Toronto, To get needed water they ny even have to biccome part of thie city, - o i - * * , * We are not surprised that the women at- Toronto University are more 'fit'! than the men. Think how hard the men have to struggle to get thee . most girls 'are given a university edu- cation. , ER ! A- New Eungland_ saying goes, "If you want to know what God thinks of money look at the people he gives iit to, - - . LJ ¢:-4 . . LS to 'maintain socialism. It's just a question of whether the Conrervative or the' Labour. party will be given. the in his 82nd year. : " pa ' . power to earry it on. ponsibility of the parent to sce that | the child's teeth were kept healthy would ha | retin tt et in} et eee nt eer teem | | What magic lies in words! churches would take care of. the can- visi of Port Perry and "Lions Club ndle the rural sections in the ary "canvass. ! : Passing Show - by "M. A.C." ~ Saunders, Chairman-of--the Ontario Hydrg Electrie, has patience with the exhausted our constant re-itera- | tions that we have exhausted our : hydro power. No matter how nature tries to help lim out he just can't seem to get caught up: Ll . + . The Deputy. Commissioner of - eni- - tentarvies said that 82 per cent of the niniates -- of Canadian penitentiaries never got beyond the elementary school and the average prisoner has a giriide- 5 to" 6 eduention: No wonder they get caught. "It's elementary" as Sherlock Tolines Was wont to say, EW AE Shay * "The Headline read-- Many adults overweight Because of heavy eating. Do you suppose for one moment that © - we thoughf people Jot that way by starving themselves L] - The" unemployment figures for Jan- uary stood at 326,000. The govern- ment attributed most of this to sen- «onal unemployment. It must he quite a_source of gatisfaction to the unem- ployed to realize that the government There is little doubt_that Britain i« has found the : cause of their "tnem-= When the figures swell to we will ha. ployment, alarming proportions | , told that the ungmployment is cyclical. ' w' "xr