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2 | | ' ! i 4 ? i xo that of humour. . irvm-- . " | Associatio Lig 8 SS ----e-- EERE SEE Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspapers n Sia AT a Gis ro te Sa ORY ah ar THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE = rrr we - cy i + NOTES AND COMMENTS | ~~ New Year's Day, 1888 M3 A PLAINT A time there was when we could peer, With the eyes of a seer; In forward looking gaze-- Albeit through a certain haze-- ° And then broadcast (to rhyme with a) Forecast Likely to befall In the coming year, Alas! Alack! and other expressions of despair ' : The time is past: Of -events, great and small, = | "Tis certain that all uncertain is-- : And all we know is that anything can happen to ¥se-- And probably will, Janus, an old Roman god, had two faces --one forward looking, one backward gaz- ing--a man with hind-sight as well as fore- sight. "seem to> help much these days. The resolution in our society moves too swiftly for us to digest the present without think- ing. in terms of past and future. However, on present events in a most pessimistic 'way. They are prophets of doom. Against such we have but one weapon, We wonder if the world wouldn't be a lot better off with regard to its desperate problems if we could only see - the funny side of things instead of always dwelling on the tragic and the sinister. Isn't it a laughing matter when the United States, that great bulwark of free- dom, that land of the free, exalts a man like McCarthy--dignifies 'him with a sena- torial post and reinforces his hand with the Committee on Un-American Activities. - Isn't it a 'laughing matter when we learn "that it'is easier for ships'to dock in Russian of a healthy sense of humour rather than ports than in the great ports of the United States, How seriously can we afford 'to consider American prapaganda in'the face - of such startling contrasts. 3 Coming closer home. Isn't Duplessis, in'reality, a sort of Don Quixote riding his ° But hind-sight or foresight doesn't -- there are those who insist that we look up-- . ter chance A faithful Rosinante--atonomy for Quebec: into the very path of dreadful dragons and fearful demons--the harmless coterie of federalists, the brightest of whom appears incapable of keeping tract of the money his department spends. : On the one. hand," the people of this country are told about the desperate need for defense spending; on the other they discover a most ridiculous waste of these very moneys, ; If we refused to take ourselves too ser- iously, most of us would have a much bet- to solve our problems intelli- "gently -- tesperation begets despair and then even events take on a tragic guise. ; Most of the things we struggle so hard to achieve are more suited to be the butt of our humour-rather than the object of our striving. At the beginning of a new year when for a brief moment Janus--like we may look backwards as well as forwards we might re-examine our goals in terms in the terms laid down by our McCarthys, McCarrans and Duplessis -- contemporary clowns with melancholy masks. Let's look 'at them; let's listen to them and having - looked and listened let's laugh at them 'most heartily. : . Waiting for Winter §7 Jp THURSDAY, JA ge ------------ WRG aN Port Perry, Ontario, a sali > NUARY 1st, 1953 dain Mites 3. A TYPICAL LATE FALL SCENE IN ONTARIO RY MARIAN BOYD Farm Facls NITROGEN FOR OATS The results of a number of experi- ments® conducted on different soil types in Eastern-Canada by the Divi- al Farms Service, indicate the value of nitrogen applied for oats, A. J. Mac- Lean reports that in 51 tests on dif- ferent soil types in the vicinity of Ottawa, application of 12 to 16 pounds of nitrogen per acre resulted in in- creases inthe yield of oats up to 14.7 ----------stanees- potash, .in_addition. to nitro. Reeve of - Scugog township. Jesse council had 'main streeters talking. : ; . : : N bushels per acre, the average increase ' " 5 from applied nitrogen in all tests he- > THE PASSING SHO ERA ~ ing 5.5 bushels. To obtain best re- ol it : ES : es ? : a } © sults it will usually be necessary to IN & RE . by 'M.A.C." S AR-lights x provide phosphorus and in some in- LER Si aa ern Re LSE REE OR EI od odoinn snk AR fi The Northern Lights,.among other Churchill is on the eve of making a a --e gen in the fertilizer, i a long Loin rg DE semaine SY sie the MONDAY'S TURN-OUT of voters Management practices exert a pro- . sed b: y pears 1 the 'sun 'presi dent-elect world troubles The for the municipal election was very nounced influence on the nitrogen -sup- Au es Fra in the rexion of De. bout such talks is that alice discouraging when _you consider al-- ply in the soil. Where oats are grown © the IT ah W not sure gm it rds a always learn that the get- most '66 per cent didn't bother voting. on' land recently manhured or following i i Sole eter catlenatiny but you hit ays ae in re de This may mean that most ratepayers a legume crop such as clover or alf- 5 " Sn for din it's. worth y Brg troubles to add to the old ones, ®'€ satisfied with "present civi¢ ad- alfa, the soil .may contain adequate an 00 id 2d . ' 00 3 'ministration or just don't care. It is nitrogen for the oat crop. In fact, in | 'A 'Spanish Cardinal in Sevilla. usually this type that do most of the such cases, additional nitrogen may. [. ! Spain vf about to lead a crusatle' The shortage of Maple Leaf badges squaking when a contentions issue be harmful, since excessive: amounts ope, | the Protestants in his count- for the Army in Canada Leaves the comes up. of nitrogen. in the soil tend to produce or We suppose he has given orders Liberals open to further criticism. * a rank-growing succulent crop which i %. to the faithful just to follow the RED : --00-- - : is much more prone to lodge. How- 5 Ca ] is A toy-pistol toting Grandmother. in ONIl LOCAL citizen was stopped ever, on soils relatively low to mediuni @ 5 P : Cit yr i SE on her thirg PY two electors on' election day and jy, fertility, oats will respond favour- : ain a rE 1h5the Man sessing 1 ob 3 ADK No doubt asked whether he was running for ably to nitrogen applications. : : ee ; : ' ie il. On being informed one of PE Lis tN El ~~. of the 'Budget ... . for the Govern- she was outto get the real-atmosphere Sse pels : B) pe Tr Ee i ~~ Wlien seeding oats as a niirse crop " ment he may well be the Man of the far the bed-time stories she was telling whether I'l bother Yo. vols or not." in establishing a legume hay crop; a "Hour, iber grandchildren, The pair, incidentally were no more relatively lower amount of ii ogen meme . - than 30 steps from the polling division should be applied than that used > i : . at the time of the conversation. ~~ oats seeded alone. Otherwise, the : : : heavier crop of oats resulting from COMMUNITY . HOSPITAL * . nitrogen applications, may be compe- : id : A SPECIAL GROUP of the Port tition for light and 'moisture; result crt ; CASH DONATIONS . Perry Star staff deserves a pat on the in poorer stands. of legumes, Te : tmimtos back at this time of year, This paper i or Tatal previously reported eens brane sersssopne severing Shain is fortunate in having such a fine num. 5, FT Beagrav e Community : Liad Lid SL 105, ber of correspondents in the district v "& ur, Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Vickery war 26,00 whe faithfully record the items each . : Fi Edward Oyler ... onnniniininey 00,00 week which. make their contributions | Austin C. A. Bathie Walter King - ih anise arnpratmininiio 28100 so newsy. So it's hats off this week | ~~ - W. L. Parrish . AEE 100,00 to those: who write the nelghbourly DR. OF CHIROPRACTIC news, > = > fii MU. E. Spence, nn * _ | Graduate of Canadian Memorial TONYMOUS ..ovvviviverrirrivinnes RI R YE , - ; , ; ' ~_R.B. Smallman me 26,60 A WESTERN ONTARIO subscriber | Chiropractic College, Toronto iz ' a Sb i Gis id iit made sure of renewing his 'subserip- 2 oe z : tion to the Star by sending along $1 For appointment Phone 206R $6,081,24 at Christmas time. . "We must see the RT PERRY Ro ~ PLEDGES tata home town news", commented - the PO ' # y 1 J aN ERAN writer. Another New York subsorib- in : A . 3 : " . I 1 previous 0 " reser $16,118.00 er writes, "Let me have my tum to Vo... a A Hots pie aly eP ted Shay ve ER ue ~3ia 118.00 say congratulations upon the 'new =~ WEE ; ) TART Eset he Hs DEA A EE SRE 'Clook' of the Star... . it's great" ~~ BALLET Sad ye TAP ig - ITA EDA RE Thank: you, HPAL Register for Classes TRY a Eg it OR 4 i * Saturdays 10 to 11 THE P RT ST AR 'GETTING BACK to the election the am. dA » BY ™, 1 LE ivi 7. DIY, "slate of seven fine "candidates for Port Perry Gite mad The Port Perry Stat, is, published by : 'Mra, 8. Farmer, President. a Ww. A er, Vice-President. LA. Boyd, Secretary-Treasurer. : SUBSCRIPTION RATE--$2.00 per year in advance. $8.00 per year outside Canada. Single copy 6 cents, .. | Established 1804 the 'Port Perry Star Company Limited, Queen street; Port Perry, each Thursday. Authorized as Secorid Class Mail by the Post The vote for school board trustees also caused a stir (of a different kind) and to have heen made, board would resign if a certain per- _son was elected, wasn't true, : 5 : [] : . Weekly Smile "How's things at home?" asked the carpenter, Well," answéred the plumber, my wife aint talking to me this morning and I ain't in the mood to interupt her," some wild statements were supposed - We hope the ve-- port that two members of last year's High School Gym . Teachor--Mary Brotherwood Principal--Irene Harvey ~Bulldozing 'and - Excavating 'By Hour or Contract Free Estimates Given. William Tripp i R.R. 2, Port Perry. Phone Julydtf. ie : ..z Looking Back 15 Years lai From the files of the Port Perry Star, Thursday, December 30, 1937:. At a poorly attended nomination meeting Port Perry's council was elec- ted by acclamation. W. M. Letcher ~ sion of Field-Husbandry, Experiment. Was acclaimed as Reeve and R. M. Holtby, J. R. Baird, G:--H. Bridger and H. R. Archer for: council. Mrs, Orde, Dr. C. P. Petérson and Stan. Ploughman were elected school trus- tees by acclamation. Those nominated but whom did not qualify included: J. E. Jackson, A, L, McDermott, Grant Gerrow, R, B. Smallman, G. A. Mec- Millan, F. E. Reesor; Clifford Love, _John Weir-and-Arthur-Jemison.--- Ye - Yr. fr Frank Gerrow was acclaimed as Dénitira;~Robert----Prentice,-.. Russell Hood and Robert Reader received ac- | clamations to councll, The treasurer reported that the township which had [a deficit of $2,000 two years aga, now has a small surplus, BR: 2 J - Creighton P. Devitt was the only -one-nominated forthe Reeveship in Cartwright. Named as possible can- didates for council were: Rupert Byers Herbert Hooey, Norman Taylor, Bruge .Heaslip, Wesley Hoskin, Ernest Lar- mer, 'Wilfred Bowles, Norman Green and Herman Hooey. Only Messrs. Hoskin, Bowles and Larmer qualified. Ww. Candidates for Port Perry's entry in the OHA_ Intermediate *"B" team included: goalers Butson and Hood, +Abe-and Jim Cawker; Harryand- Bert it : BUTTER HAD ROMANTIC YR TE er -- --- iL | Clipped Comments hi MOMENTS, TOO Lik the history of the discovery of the making of some dairy foods, it is said there hai been an element' of romance--in. che¥ge for example, or ° ice "cream. Probably there hasn't ES heen ithe same romance in the story PA of Butter, but it has been importandly A) i connected with possibly more roman- : LAR ces than any otherdairy food. Today, = AE 4 the use of butter is confined to cook- i 2 ery, inkery and as a spread: This was : a not always so. The history of the NY uses of butter is so bizarre that _it RSE challenges present day belief, $8 i Fai 3 Some 1900 years ago, butter oceu- i a 10 "x w Si pied a kigh plane among. the wealthy people of Indian. It held an exalted. . = 23 place in the wedding feasts of maid- l: ried . ens in high positions. The axles of Ee ges the wedding chariots were greased, 1 (EA not with cheap tallow, but with ex- Wis pensive butter because it was believed £ no other substance could make the wedding chariot wheels run 80 smooth- ly. Thus it played its part. in count-- - less 'romances, The Hindus used it in their sacred sacrificinl 'rites. ow a; -- ad. a ne pert No one knows when butter was iN first made, however, records indicate Lye that butter was made before -2,000 hy x B.C. In the first book of the Bible, pi (Genesis 18:8) it is noted that * , ; Eh he (Abraham) took butter, milk and Wi LE _ the calf and set it before them , . . bd § Butter is again referred to in numer- ous other parts of the Bible. There is an oddity in the fact, that of the . present day southern dairying count- : ¢ ries, 19th century historians can find no early record of butter being used ot a hy the early dwellers, or, indeed, of : Br 2 dairying husbandry. : 2 } 2 any Among the varied uses of butter > were 'those for therapeutic purposes. Early Macedonians used butter as a ~ medicine to he taken internally and as an ointment. The Romans used it as a massaging agent for the relief of pain. Early athletes anointed their bodies 'with butter in the belief that it gave them added strength. -- Butter DeShane, Bill _Heayn and "Gordon _was even used as-fuel for the wicks of ~~ Hood. "lamps. --Dairy Farmers of Canada. BUSINESS DIRECTORY CONANT & CONANT BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Gordon D. Conant, K.C. ~~ | Roger D. Conant, B.A. Sand and Gravel Government T'éated Landscaping, Sodding, Loam, and Offices: ; ; Stone. Oshawa, Ont., 7%: Simcoe St. 8. | Free Estimates. Phone 88R Phone 3-2227 - W. J. SYMES Port Perry 'Ajax; Ont., Phone 25 2 septd _ MONTEITH & MONTEITH . | CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 37 King St. E., Oshawa Gordon W. Rich], C.A. Resident Partner REAL ESTATE - Consult : J. A. WILLOUGHBY & SONS for complete Real Estate Service. Head Office, 366 Bay St., Toronto Phone EM. 3-0604 Port Perry 186J City and Country Homes Rarms and Small Acreages. Industrial and Business Property. : LLOYD LEE Is your local representative. Phone LO 5229, Toronto NI WNW NAINA Electrical and Mechanical Repairs to ALL CLASSES.OF MAC INERY, ELECTRIC MOTOR-REPAIRS A . SPECIALTY METAL LATHE WORK. LAWN MOWERS, Machine Ground : and Serviced = { OXY-ACETYLENE and ELECTRIC WELDING 'CAUSLEY MACHINE SHOP --Air Conditioning Furnace Eavestroughing We sell and service DURQ PRESSURE PUMPS SYDNEY G. BARNES ~~ BROOKLIN Phome 72 r 2 Aug S12 ~~ EXCAVATING ---- "CELLARS - DRAINS SEPTIC TANKS GRADING CLIFF BAKER, Manchester July 17 'DR. H. H. ARMSTRONG DENTIST Queen Street Phone 237 - Port Perry Are your policies up-to-date? Whatever your Insurance needs may be, consult. H.W. EMMERSON Phone 41 DR. J.B LUNDY DENTAL SURGEON ' - (Over Telephone Office) . PORT PERRY ONTARIO Office Hours -- 10 a.m. to. 6 p.m. Phones: Office 68W, Res. a8) * PAINTING & DECORATING Blackstock -* PHONE 187 r 2:PORT PERRY ARTHUR W. 8. GREER, K.C. in attendance at my Port Perry office on Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon of each week, or by appointment. Blong Block, Port Perry, Phone 26 INSURANCE | Port Perry, _ Garry Venning | Refrigeration for prompt service on all makes, both household and commercial. Estimatés given on Installations, F Reg. Boundey - i i Hi Pi RE - UPHOLSTERY iy: and RE-BUILDING =. i: Let us re-upholster your old Chester- - gle field Suite. - Satisfaction guaranteed. ti Phone and have our consultant eall and give you a free estimate. Free plek-up and delivery. : Phone 5-0311 Collect OSHAWA UPHOLSTERY CO. 8 Church Street ROOFING OF ALL KINDS : Eavestroughing, Asphalt Siding, Fstimates given on all kinds of work. WALLACE Port Perry EARL Phone 261 ELECTRIC FLOOR SANDERS New or old floors sanded and UPR finished; or waxed and polished by BE the square foot. a Electric Floor Sanders, or: Wax- Lua ers and Polishers for Rent. YAR 3 VAN R. PICKARD TR Phone 281W, Port Perry, Ont. Hie Gh i RENE - GAL od {o)" 4) And INSURANCE COMPANYS Consult the Crowh site flan ae Lo. ER AGENT. > Port Pérry - Ontarlo 5 : ; A