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Port Perry Star (1907-), 25 Feb 1954, p. 3

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ph pea IL 's Rs BR SR £5 Port Perry, Ontario; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1954 - "THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE % A i Zi 2 A NOTES AND COMMENTS --- r S : 2 s x! gation was touched off by a United States high school effort to fill a bin with "a million pennies" toward a lo- cal hospital fund. In the U.S. town, they 'actually did it, drawing contri- butions froni far &nd near. "When the school's bin in.a high-school gymnp. in the United Church baesment on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2,305.00: p.m. and 7-10.80 pm. A large and varied dis- play of hobbies and crafts is promised," Phere will be specialists in many lines~-leathercraft; painting, shell -¢raft, sewing, smockitg, woodwork, = Critically Speaking. Bt It's about time we stopped giving an air gd of respectability in our reporting 'to, this wave of violence that now characterizes 5 Canadian sport. It's about time we had' © 'a few hard truths to say about it. Some eighty to a hundred yelrs ago spert stood in bad: repute . . that is or- ganized sport. It attracted the disreput- able elements in society #r . . it was a dirty business . . . it was violent, unruly, cor- Fp: and its basis was the opportunity it afforded for gambling, To read some of the records of the contests staged in the name of sports would make a cjvilized per- son cringe, of players like Richard and others to win for them popular acclaim then we will . have the same kind of exhibition that we had the other night in our own arepa. A [4 player who deliberately goes out on the ice ot to injure the referee has no business being on the ice in the first place... What applies to players should also apply to managers. In horse racing, a sport which has to be so very "earefully supervised, irresponsible © action on the part of trainers or owners would result in them befng barred from tracks and racing for life, We'd better start doing the same in other forms of our sium contained a million pennies, sightseers eame and their contribu. tions tossed another half-million cop- '| pers into the bin. : _Here in Canada, if any one area tied up that many one-lent pieces, it would be frowned on by banks and Her Majesty' mint, the story con. cludes. ! : Uxbridge total by 'cent-a-day' is 564,082 cents to end of 1953. : Rod and Gun Club During the past few Thursday even- ings club, members have been target photography and -others. Antiques, curios, fancy quilts, rugs, pottery, stamp collections, educational toys are a few of the other features, It will 'be well worth while coming to see." The proceeds are in aid of the hospital fund in Uxbridge. -- RACCOON"WAKES TOO EARLY LINDSAY---The balmy weather on a Pe 9 < - len, Bupa I y FID REY Rt = 3 a A ~~ - . | Or B : y X : : : iactising" and getting their rifles . To-day with the mad capers of the Cana- tational sport before It is tho | 28 Je Wo Casting a critioal eye on a piece of | in obtaining both 'quality and quantity [ Monday last completely fooled a rac- ed up . EE hy for their Do- diens and all those 'lesser hockey teams tions it wouldn't be long before even pro- mellow cheese is: Ruth Harding, CBC | in goods. Listeners to her five-minute coon in Lindsay Whe mistook the brief minion ammunition buttons, There who imitate their behaviour we are lower- fessional sport would take on a new look. consultant on consumer buying. Miss | cammentaries every w eek-day morn. | "eSPite-from Winter's wrath: to be the thrge bronze, silver and gold but- My ing the level of sport to the depth from The . aggressive, irresponsible - nit-wits Harding, a graduate in home econo. | ing and to her frequent reports on |'! thing, the coming of Lady Spring! | | "E80 1 BF junior members which it had slowly climbed over long wouldnt stay in the game long enough to nics and expert in textiles, nutrition | "Trans-Canada Matinee" in which she | The Lindsay Police say that they |, oi vving for their bronze, while the years, - : make the grade. We've got to learn that and child cave, is well qualified to | discusses everything from the baby's received a eall at 8.00 a.m. Tuesday older members are trying for their This violence is popular with audiences mere-ability to play isn't enough , . . it show homemakers across Canada how | formula to "when a sale is a sale" from i Knox, 13 Sussex St. N., who silver and gold, . because; it appeals to the untutored in- has to be accompanied with a desire to to stretch their dollars the farthest' have found it a profitable experience. | f°! them that baby racoon had come Darbiic: the. web Low: Whsks. While 4 stincts of the mob. Upon such ignoble in-, play fairly and cleanly. Any other kind ; into the vestibule of her home. ¥ during pit vali w ole stincts the degenerate leaders of ancient of player should be forced out of play. § 5 : 2 sl Ditpam oh ay 3 #plig Sipiis : Rome depended for support. .,... by Otherwise we will have repeat perform. 74 NEW HOMES FINISHED NO RENTAL CONTROLS SET up id on go ng on there 'as been some . catering to these alone they maintained a = ances of what happened in Montréal; the DURING 1953 * | FOR SUTTON HOBBY CRAFT SHOW OT nem Pdetide any py fine py : degradation that enslaved the people: for audience goes berserk and throws every- BOWMANVILLE -- Last' year was - When Provincial Rental Controls A hobby 'ciaft sh SE eh Mia e. hy nein A three 'hundred years and 'brought the thing it can get its hands-on .. bolts, one of the busiest in point of home are lifted on March 2nd, there will be | corey o raat Shay ! being. spon, | O8 Er cn oady Segan tit. shoots vi 'morale of a great people to a sorry plight." hottles, yes and fists. It happened too in [construction in 'Bowmanville since [no Sutton Village regulation to'htop | Nurses Association a J 4 { -. We could restore good sportsmanship, Ottawa during the wrestling bouts. This . . Word wor II, ipa Somplled by | landlords getting a higher rent. : it f Wi hethe 0. 0. Hamilton. s clean, hard striving back to Canadian isn't sport . . . this mob violence . . and Assessor Clarence Oke show, Council late last year decided that PITIRTIIITY RP or i la Lif ola hg For instance if 1n. all too often from the players point. of Seventy-four new homes were com- | any decision to set up Rental By-law, ECT SO EXER RRR i: > xe hockey the associations were to rule that view it isn't sport either . . it's individual _: [plete during 1953, a figure consider- [ as permitted by Ontario Iaw, would | : : T : after a certain number of penalties the and team, violence because these are the ably higher than 1952. This heavy |be deemed a. matter for this yenr's]¥ MID WINTER SALE SSh team: forfeited victory to the other team; things we reward, The child who touches new home construction raised the to-| 1954 Council. In January; and again | § iL i Pe, . if after a major. penalty the player was - a hot stove doesn't sit on it afterwards; tal number of homes-within: the town | in February, Council had the letter < 2g ~_. suspended, we would have gone a long way but if you make a big fellow out of the guy limits to 1,208 Of these, 604 are In| from Queen's Park read, but the only H - to cleaning up the game. As long as we who started the fracas, he'll "start other the South Ward, 409 are in the North | comment, from Reeve Lamont, was H Wo Evening . Gowns Jit allow the aggressive, irresponsible actions fracases , . . for isn't he the big fellow? Ward and 879 are in the West Ward. | that the only persons who seemed in- | sy bp : : i. ; : The housing figures for Bowman- | terested were landlord owners of | 3 i Lt x : ry ai ERT i N- ville also show 130 apartments over | homes, who were anxious that the 5 Dresses Suits The: Individual LE h f stores, 88 apartment houses with more | controls shall go. None of the other |& | 7) LEE a 3 SRS than two families, and 126 cottages | Counciliien had ratepayers' opinions, 5 ; s i= One of the great advantages of living in staff turn-over; and the trouble-shooting for a total of 1,648 dwelling units. | so the matter was dropped--with all | & d C L : : office. It's very difficult for the person- Sixty-elght of the apartments over | rental regulation ended as of Mar. 2. B all oais 0 ~~ the small community--town or village--is that you are a person. In, the large city individuals tend to become a matter of. statistics, The large firm or corporation employing thousands of workers is direc- ted by executives whose most difficult job | stores' are in the West Ward, which includes the downtown section, 89 are -- ; in.the South Ward and 23 in the North 554,082 IN- 'CENT-A-DAY' GIVE Ward. UXBRIDGE HOSPITAL, = UXBRIDGE: Investigation by a wri- | 8 ter on the Uxbridge Hospital project |} has revealed that up to the end of | 1958, district people have contributed | in the "Cent-n-day Fund" over half |§} ham County in 1853 states E. A. Sum. | a million pennies, according to the Ux- | & mers, Agricultural Representative. bridge 'Times-Journal'. The investi- J : Mr. Milton Stainton, Bowmanville ae R.R. 1, obtained two bushels of this nel department to put back the individu- ality which the firm denies. Most of its efforts are merely in the nature of pallia- tives . . salves to cure the wounds to the ego, rT In the small community the personal ve- lationships are the most important human relationship. The large firm with its statistical approach has yet to invade this sanctuary of the:personality. An Incident- ly psychologists maintain that the boy or ------=------ giv] raised in this environment-is-a 'much ? SPECIAL SERVICE TO OUT-OF-TOWN CUSTOMERS 'ARDLEY FROCKS '491.3.6 DANFORTH AVE, 0 ate ee se 3 OR SN NEW SPRING WHEAT GROWN 1ST TIME BY DURHAM FARMER '}i* A new spring wheat called 'Acadia' { was grown for the first time in Dur- must-be that of trying to see the worker as-8: person. - Necessarily he {8 concerned 3 with figures and too often the worker be- comes; just another figure to be manipu- af XX lated to the best advantage of the firm re- - gardess of 'feelings, prestige, or whatever ndividuality the worker may have. 4s! 290 00 00 0 Pte ph tte ee CEI Tm SL INA th THA md CT aA TV - "Mo offset the depersonalizing, effect of more stable type than the child reared in ' 3 : this most firms try to set up a personnel the statistical forests of the large efty Now Tablet from the Contra): Rapes) BUSINESS DIRECTORY HONIRI & MoM EITH, A office whose task is to improve relation- where the individual becomes a unit and menta (agi ney ; 3 ; RIEHL - A Y * ships within the firm. But again this the unit a figure, a matter for record-keep-~ | developed. This was nown oh 8 Pie? CONANT & CONANT : CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS fr tends to become the employment office; ing in the interests of efficiency not uloglobidi that was ina Se IRISTERS. and SOLICITORS 135 Simcoe Street N. Eat the office that deals with the problem of humanity. of fertility. Mr. Stainton intended to | BARRISTERS an : . alt .-Phone 65-4662 . iA ebigid : sow it on a little over the acre but Gordon. D. Conant, K.C. Austin CA. Bathie D.C. HAWA soit Ayn ¢ = i == 7 | the first few rounds were-sown too Roger D. Conant, B.A. OCONEE tis a 4 ' CH r f SEE : I mer . D - thinly with the result the two pushels Offices: OCTOR OF CH HOERACTIC ARTHUR W. 8. GREER, K.C. : ; 1) 3 a : ! Dis ir ci oimgs : covered about an acre and 8 hal®. | Oshawa, Ont., 7% Simcoe St. 8. MONDAYS, THURSDAY, |lin attendance at my Port Perry bv { yearn ; : rfl - Cr EID WA ne Ed ~* Phone 3-2227 and SATURDAY office on'Wednesday morning and 5! TENDER DELICIOUS MEATS H{'NEW PRINTING PLANT bine and w apne a ae Ajax, Ont., Phone 25 ; : Friday afternoon of each. week, Xalip : : oh i ; : LINDSAY--Progress is steadily be- Whped a vie d o Ripe rE ] For appointment, Phone 205R or by appointment. A "FISH * MEAT % POULTRY ing made towards completion of the| The sample, which les Yo Queen and Scugog Streets Blong Block; Port Perry, Phone 25 He Sei || renovation of. the former North Ame. | to be deafred in ality, ipened abou Real Estate PORT PERRY 9a - + CUSTOM - SLAUGHTERING rican Leather Co. plant here for the | the same time as medium oats. $F ) RE . UPHOLSTERY gi : T new owners; the Regal Stationery Co, By WHEN BUYING OR SELLING i 4 Y k -F i" d F d Toronto to take ovér. But lot of | coMpANY REJECTS YOUR HOME, FARM or BUSINESS and RE-BUILDING 2 or ros e § 00 S work remains to be done, The entire AMALGAMATION PHONE PORT PERRY 395 Let us re-upholster your old Chester- 4 : i; roof surface has to be re-roofed and OAKWOOD ---- The Oakwood Tele-| HOWARD LANGILLE, BROKER |AZELEAS field Suite, _ Satisfaction guaranteed. 3 2: : a Toronto firm with local help ate d Queen St., Port Perry "fy " Phone and have our consultant call ¢ Join Shh Plambers ae wring ete Company, us fly sfc i tnd tv sok x to te, Tow ; oe 2 daily installing a new system. All dt 3 Et Seth i pick-up and delivery. oS C A Ww K E R B R 0 S. " ] the machinery formerly used in the | WIth other=district telephone compan AFRICAN VIOLETS Se : : : leather {ndustry has been dismantled, | i® 85 proposed by outside Interests. REAL ESTATE CACTI GARDENS Phone 5,081 Collet |, . "THE FAMILY BUTCHER" the huge compressed. air rollers, the | The decision was reached at the an- ~~ MIXED PANS OSHAWA UPHOLSTERY CO. Si (ons oi i large wheels in the beam house and nual ghareholders meeting of the com: : Consult : UY OWA 8 Church Street a PORT PERRY PHONE : {ndled millions of | PNY held there. J. A. WILLOUGHBY & SONS Wager he 2A scrub room which handled : ; eh i a3 oy dll | hides are no more. : -- for complete Real Estate Service. See Them at J SEPTIC TANKS hati ; EARLIER CLOSING FOR Head Office, 366 Bay St., Toronto Bi POST OFFICE ; Phone EM. 3-0601 ENNISKILLEN Cleaned by §isive : UXBRIDGE--M. L. Nicholls, post-| City and Country Hemes aa : py Tafa ai : | master, was informed by the Inapee. Farms and Small Acreages. GREENHOUSES une ZOUIPMENT v2 ! i . 0 y n tor of the Post Office Department, Induatsls) and Business Property. : 2 4 xy igh Toronto, that the local office must i your ical representative. Phones: = IRW IN DeGEE R { v : i Ea close earlier in the evenings. The Hudson 9-6308, Toronto Blackstock 67 Bowmanville 2468 ! 3 : [) doors will now be locked at 7.00 p.m. 3 Besshorough, Drive is novia Dalton Road, Sutton I} instead of 8 p.m. as formerly. The i INE i Phone 281 R RE ¢ 8 : wicket will still be closed at the usual . : : Co Ex : ; Rug : 8 o'clock time. ! : CAVATING ELECTRIC FLOOR SANDERS RY When one of the family calls you to the This: earlier closing will now make Electrical and CELLARS - DRAINS New. or old floors sanded and KAS phone and whispers, "I'thinlk its busi- he Lxipiige roa. Mechanical Repairs + SEPTIC TANKS finished, or waxed and polished by Ri 1 ness," it reminds you How img at ing trains. Posters are placed up to . ; GRADING the square foot. : : Hs A calls of that kind are, even at home. thas ettect and it {s requested that|to ALL CLASSES OF MACH INERY,| CLIFF BAKER, ' Manchester Electric Floor Sanders, or Wax- ARCH You don't have to upset your eve- all will co-operate in respect to this FLECTRIC MOTOS ZEPAIRS A ll july 17] ers and Polishers for Rent. : : \ : Rings piats, beatiise yout telephone gots ra METAL LATHE WORK. = 4. ~~ R. PICKARD \ Bi 3 things done quickly, nearby or far away. : : LAWN MOWERS, Machine. (round I N S U R A N C E Phone 281W, Port Perry, Ont. 3 Whether it's & matter of sales, or serv- ARTIFICIAL ICE? % and Serviced. . : po $i ; M' 3 . } IN THE FUTURE--MAYBE OXY-ACETYLENE and ELECTRIC Are - your policies up-to-date? : {3 ice; whether it's early evening or late dt ; : H osm 2 CANNINGTON--The public meeting . 'WELDING. Whatever your insurance needs night, you can depend on your telephone. called by. the Town Council on Thurs-| CAUSLEY CHINE: may be, consult \ | 4. Just give it & thought next time one of day last to discuss the pros and cons SHOP - i 2 'the family says, "It's for you, Dad!" of artificial {ce at the Memorial Arena H. W. EMMERSON : : : | was not too successful, while the Phone 41 Port Perry . NY 5a : Couneil Chamber wag pretty well fill- . x : ; THE PHL TILEPHONS ed with eitizens, there certainly was Refrigeration DR.J.B.LUNDY INSURANCE COMPANY yo OMPAN ¥ not enough to get a general opinfon apt ' Vo BD, ; 3 % * ¢ 2 : or to form any committee, however Service, Juth Household and DENTAL SURGEON Gonsult the Crown Life Man AE Ly xX ; the tone of the meeting would indleate Gilson milk coolers and freezers (Over Telephone Office) thay artiffeinls jap in Cammifighon 4s | ~ Refrigerators "| PORT PERRY ontario] CEC. KI NG not coming for sometime. However, * Jo further information will be gathered Re : Bounde Office Hours -- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. AGENT Ce and presented at a future meeting, ! g. Y Phones: Office 68W. Rea. 68J Port Perry - Ontarl

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