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1 { Te roar £ hk ni oh Sr Taio? =a " Expires. y $2.00 per year in advance. ; Waweh your Label; it tells when your subscription $3.00 per Year Outside Canada Sc. Single Copy PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 20th, 1952 A headed saad Published by THE PORT.PERRY STAR CO. LTD. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. BREEN AA GS I ARS Rui Lh) rinvestigation, = ingly difficult to pay for vices and particularly difficult to pay for Hamilton at the moment is under indictment by the Secondary School education. Teachers Iederation for single salary schedule . . yet it is quite apparent that such salary schedules must eventually become operative throughout Where qualifications are the same . . the salary will tend to be the same. I'urthermore, it is dif > communities to cope with the demands which the léachers must continue to press upon them in order that the teachers may the province. maintain a decent standard other area for question-and investigation has to do with the income tax The great difficultly here seems tb whose income is not deducted at the source. - The salaried workers are paying too high a per cent. of the total revenue derived from the income tax in spite of the fact that they are a minority of lation. A recent survey of taxation in the United - States discloses the startling fact, long suspected, that corporations pass on their taxes in the form of hidden taxes .. . .. that corporations consider taxes a cost -of production. The net those who can least afford to pay taxes to pay the highest One survey by an outstanding authority shows that those in the low income group pay a rate almost twice the higher in- These are so-called hidden taxes . . but the truth is that no tax need be a hidden one .. . we can find out where the tax strikes and judge its fair- are being forced taxes. as great as those in come brackets. ness: or its injustice. HOW WE PAY TAXES. It seems clear to most people that taxes .. can-go only one-way . ..Up, we are going to pay. higher taxes, people are beginnng to question the basis of our taxation and the future will probably seé such questioning carried to the point of It is high time that such investigation was carried out. { 'I'he municipalities are finding it increas- And' since people have a thing. manner that municipal ser- introducing a normal. ficult for these of living. An- Toronto. be with those the total popu- of fare . to encourage rets. result is that ¥ 'NOTES AND COMMENTS . 2 A FEELING OF IMPORTANCE Phychologists tell us that all normal need to feel important . . -. . within limits this is, of course, a good : It encourages us to strive to do "things and to serve people in a way and a will win us some attention. Carried to extreme this need for import- ance is a form of mental illness, Gangsters and lawbreakers who feel that they have a right to what they want and, without .re- gard tor others proceed to take it, are not "They are not normal either in their love for publicity . there is nothing normal or sensible in the way in which the press seizes upon gang- sters to highlight sensational news stories: . and certainly In a civilized society there is no excuse for the bombast that filled the big dailies concerning the three thugs and bank robbers who shot down the policemen in Suchon, Jackson and Boyd re- ceived notoriety far beyond their deserts. Startling headlines, columns of so-called news -- most of it rehashed. simple facts that -told little, radio broadcasts .-. . . all served to turn these three twisted and social thieves into international figures. You can't build a law abiding nation of normal people if the press is going to run madly to sensational. portrayal of crime. There 1s--enough } average person to reach out for this kind ... for the press to exploit this is malajustment in the crime. The feeling of tm- portance is the big reward the criminal Haldoesn't mind the fact that it is adverse publicity any more than the unruly ~ child minds the shocked expression on the face of parent or teacher. They enjoy it. A paragraph about Boyd, Jackson and Suchon--preferably written by a psychiat- rist would have been ample. papers want to run to this sort of thing and apparently they do, then it should have been the wounded policemen who got If the news- all the publicity. tators at the show--as the above o£; picture indicates. R Zz "JACKIE", the talking Crow, who appeared at the Sportsmen's Show every day, in the main show, and once each evening at the Molson's booth. Jackie, was very favourably Yeceived by the younger spec: | Exchange Prince Albert Mrs. G. Roberts is spending this ; week at the home of her daughter Mrs. Collins, in Toronto. All are pleased to welcome Mr. and Mrs. G. Skerratt and family back to our village. They have purchased the property formerly owned by the late Mr. and Mrs, Hill, ~~ ; Mr. and Mrs. H. Collins visited Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Collins, Scu- gog, on a recent Sunday. Congratulations are extended to Group 8 of the W. A. for the suc- cessful turkey dinner, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Newnham Friday night. : " 'We might mention here that Mr, Durey is now busy building the cupboards in the Church kitchen. More improvements to follow, Glad to know Mr, Les. Beacock is home after being a week in St. Michael's hospital. A number of boys were happily entertained last Saturday in hon- our of Bobby Snelgrove's birth- day. PORT PERRY ROD & GUN CLUB Forty-three members, their ladies and friends journeyed to the Sports- men's Show on Saturday, March 15th, in a DeNure bus. "Of this number 14 were Junior members and their friends. 'A very enjoyable day was spent, as there was plenty to sce. The boys saw the much talked of mermaid as 'mentioned in the press. It was.a pic- ture of one on the back of a fish bowl beckoning you to come in. The boys got a great kick from seeing it. | ~The juniors were in charge of the writer, and T am very pleased to say | that their behaviour was excellent. We [tried to cover the points of interest ROD & GON CLUB VISIT SPORTSMEN'S SHOW Upon arrival the first call was that of the Dept. of Conservation offices, where we heard a brief talk on aqua- tic animals such as the muskrat and beaver, their home building and feed- ing, how they feed on marsh roots, and their habits, and their bank and shore building. He then told them of how the Con- servationists should be looked upon more as a friend than an enemy, as it is he, who if you are in doubt of any game law or anything that they wish to know should seck information. To outline his meaning, he referred to sports and their rules and laws, and as to how the players are kept in line by an umpire or a referee. They were then shown the in the time at our disposal. heads of several deer, and how the age of the deer is determined. This cannot always be determined by the number of points as in one age group these antlers ragged from 2 to 6 in a three year old group, We saw many different types of fish such as Brown, Speckled, Lake and Rainbow Trout, Pickerel, and Channel Cats; then the birds, such as Pheasants and Ducks, wild animals. From there we went on to try a hand at rifle shooting at moving targets. - Some of the boys hit 17 out of 20. They got pretty well wrapped up in the miniature city. the wood carving in this was beautiful. The boys marvelled at its actual move- ments and working of the folk in it. They also saw real live lions: they thought that they were awful big-- they were--and saw for the first time a live badger, which was sleeping; and some monkeys. They also wit- nessed some boys ensting. At five we sought a place for lunch and had pictures taken. The boys were given three-quaiters of an hour for lunch. All were back on time for the evening performance. Every minute of this was enjoyed. One part of the show was the perfect timing and marching of the Preston Boy Sccut Band. If the boys enjoyed themselves as much as I did trying to show them the things they wanted to see, they really had a good time. All I can say is ask the boys. Ott Hamilton. Blackstock Will 'Have Telephone . Blackstock will have its own tele- phone exchange by early fall as part of the extension program to improve service in the Cartwright Township area, - A. A. Gillespie, Bell Telephone Manager, for this region, announced that the Company is arranging for leased premises near the main inter- section in Blackstock. The office will accommodate the switchboard as well as the Business Office. The new exchange will serve all the area .in Cartwright Township which is at present served by rural lines from the Port Perry exchange. Mr. Gillespie stressed the fact that no charge will be made for calls between any subscribers in the new Blackstock exchange and. the continuing Port Perry exchange. Individual and two-party service will be provided for Blackstock resi- dents at a small increase over their present rates for rural line service. Persons living outside the Blackstock limits will continue to be served by rural lines but the number of parties on congested lines will be reduced to ten or fewer. In addition to providing better ser- vice for residents of that area the new exchange will also benefit Port Perry by releasing facilities in the Port Perry exchange, Telephone rates, will be the same in both areas, Telephone facilities in the new ex-- change area were among those ac- quired-when Bell Telephone purchased the Woodbridge and Vaughan Tele- Besides equipping. the new office, widespread cable and wire construc- tion projects 'will be required. Tele- phone lines will be re-arranged and extended. The summer areas have not been forgotten and it is planned to provide adequate telephone service along the shores of Lake Scugog. Public telephones will be provided where required. The telephone company expects that there will be 400 telephones in the new exchange area within a year. Ir Scugog Junior Homemakers The fourth meeting of our Club was held on 'March 1st at the home of El- louise Hoggard with eleven girls pre- sent. It wags a pleasure to have Catharine Martyn with us. Catharine is a form- er Club member and we miss her at 'our meetings this year. The meeting opened with singing i "Softly and Tenderly", followed by | the Lord's prayer. Roll call was answered by each. girl telling one thing she had learned in laying her dress pattern. Bonnie Gerrow read a letter from Hilltop Herald Sports-- Well done Senior Girls' and Junior Boys' Basketball teams! It was great that you made the semi-final and final basketball games in COSSA district. In Toronto on Saturday the girls' team inflicted a defeatyon Belleville, but lost to Beamsville in the final game. The boys' team, less successful, was defeated in the first game against Trenton, Hats off to the cheerleaders for | their fine support and encouragement. Soclal Activities-- The St. Patrick's Dance on Friday evening, March 14th was a gay occa- sion. The gym was disguised by green and black streamers and sham- rocks. Refreshments of ice cream and soft drinks were served during inter- mission, " " »um SUCCESSFUL EVENING Another successful evening of cuchre was held on Friday, March 14, at the new Scout Hall. Fifteen tables were filled and everyone enjoyed every minute of it. The prizes for the evening were won by: For ladies, 1st Mrs. F. 2nd Mrs. Grace Hastings. For gentlemen, 1st Bill Owen, 2nd Mrs. Whitmore, Consolation prizes were awarded to Mrs. W. Day and Mr. Fred Hunter. Lunch was served and a social time spent. A crocheted centerpiece was presented to Miss Gertrude Tyner holder of theslucky number. We wish to take this opportunity of thanking the merchants who have been 80 generous in donating all our prizes for the past two weeks, Another euchre will be held on Fri- day, March 21st in the hall at 8 pan. Everybody welcome. Middleton, THE PASSING SHOW- by 'MM. His father married her mother and he married her . . family that does straightened out, not need to be . Ld * Ld A German spy landed in Canada in 'Miss Shaver re spoons. There will be no garden Club this summer as there are not enough girls | interested to form a club, Kay demonstrated correct pasture for standing, sitting and walking. The remainder of the afternoon was spent with sewing, fitting and adjust- ing the dresses to fit each girl, A dainty lunch of baked alaskan and | tea was enjoyed by our-group. Betty | Powell thanked our hostess. | Next meeting to be held on March phone Co., about a year ago. 22nd at home of Sandra James. 1042 from a submarine with $7,000, treated himself to a holiday free of spying until his money ran out . , , then gave himself up. Now if more spies would do that sort of thing we'd make them honoured members of our regular tourist trade, oh 8» he There's going to be a terrific sur- plus of milk in Canada because of the American embargo . . , but do you think the price of milk will drop . . not if the government can stop it. COR SEE SR TTR A.C." One sad farmer to another . . "Pigs now that is one ain't what they used to be?" The other in return . , "You said it At $28 a hundredweight they cor- tainly ain't what they used to be!" CPE The cost of advertising the Province of Ontarit" jumped from a mere $4000 in 1046 to $164,612 in 1962 ... and the Province wasn't that much better, What about some of this free publicity we hear so much of ? X - * * * The steel industry in the States up- on which we depend is threatened with a'strike but this isn't really news . . what will really make fiews is to hear that some industry has carried on- without a strike. EUCHRE & Cribbage at Scout Hall, Fri, Mareh 21, 8.00 p.m., rr ME SE J i cer I Nt wi Bangs AREA Ca Sy Iw X ps Wh Ay Ah a nal hg -- = A -- SS oo To