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4--PORT PERRY STAR, THURS. OCT. 10th, 1963 Editorial Viewpoint By LEILA E. HVIDSTEN. Help Required Last week a letter to this paper from the district Cub Master outlined two factors relating to that organ- ization. First was the destruction, done by unknown persons to Cub equipment and camp and this must be left up to the authorities. The second matter was one, ~ however, that should receive ready response. The Boy Scout and Cub organizations are known to almost everyone as it is also recognized that lads well versed in the Scouting order make future, good citizens. "They learn by doing; learn to accept responsibility and learn to be truthful and upright. It is a fine basis to carry through to adulthood. Now, the Port Perry group require leaders and others to help in this vital work of teaching young boys. Sur ely there will be excellent response to this request for few community endeavors can be so rewarding as helping ~ mould young citizens in thé way they should go. This program is recommended to you for your serious attention. The hours devoted to such helpful teachings will pay off handsomely both now and in the future. If you can help, please do offer your services. Thankful We Should Be Another Thanksgiving Day is upon us and this year, perhaps, we should more than ever be thankful. There has been a warming up of the cold war and world matters appear to be a little farther away from the brink than they ivere a year ago. Canadian crops for the most part have been good. and our huge sales of wheat to Red China and Soviet Russia should at least provide the praiyie farmers with deep satisfaction and considerably extya cash. In Ont- ario despite our uncertain summer-weather, farmers have enjoyed a near average harvest in most crops. And must we not be happy for our climate? For the most part far removed from hurricanes' wrath and the destruction of tornados, we can be reasonably sure roofs will remain on our dwellings and our gardens will continue to produce choice foodstuffs as they have been doing for years. True, we may grumble about too much rain at times; we may say it is too hot or not warm enough but inevitably comes weather that makes us all glad we are so blessed as to be living in this most beauti- ful of countries. We should be-thankful in the know- ledge that as surely as will come re-birth in spring, surely too our painted autumn hills will follow to delight the senses. We shold give thanks for living in a. democracy, enjoying all the freedoms that free men are priviledged to enjoy. We should give thanks for so many things we have which, compared to so many less fortunately placed, makes us among the-fichest blessed on this great revolv- ing globe. Keep Safe From Fire This is Fire Prevention Week, and it is a good time for all of us to pause in what we are doing and give a thought to care with fire. 2 'Too many fires need never have happened, il a little care on the part of all of us can reduce our tragic fire toll in lives and property destroyed. On the average, about 170 fires start in homes .in Canada every day. Last year 620 persons lost their li\ 'in fires and hundreds more received bad burns. And last year, dollar fire losses in Canada totaled $126,000,000. The tragic thing about all these fires is that three- fourths of them were the result of carelessness, according to the Canadian Underwriters' Association. 1--Never leave small children alone. Even 'if you are leaving for only a few moments, get a responsible person to stay with them. When going out for an ex- tended period of time, employ a baby sitter. ~~ 2--Small children and elderly people are the more frequent fire victims. If there are elderly persons in your household, plans should be made to get them out of the house quickly in case of fire. : ~~ 3--Use care with cigarettes. Never discard a cig- ""arette or drop a match without being sure it has been ex- tinguished. It's a good plan to break a match after using just to be sure it is out. Keep matches out of reach of children. And never smoke in bed. "7 4--Keep a flashlight handy for use in dark places. Never strike matchés or carry lighted matches or candles . into closets or attics. : 5--Keep your electrical appliances in dite condition. Take Them to a qualified repairman if they have loose connections or frayed or worn cords. 6--Throw out old newspapers, magazines and other waste combustibles regularly, rather than let them ac- cumulate in the basement or attic. These are the things on which fires feed. j : 7---Impress upon evéryone in your household that in _ case of fire, first get everyone out of the house, and then call the fire department. i CEP ' ela i oot dni Wy Ny whi 1 Gay Lith Capper te WIIG DS etre LEE A. ier AL '" A. \ i 0 ue a; ? ATE J 5; A Al) pra VET LE i , we ails 3 ies : . Ll had ti Be » oN RAS ts . id i ir fils fi ah i i il In) 1% p 7 \ x7 AIA Bl iY 4 77 { Gy Suehiits 555 PTE "pon: tm: coped JI n . It Wee, uss Na vi ts gr pat Ve Lg i oi aw ade ". "Tr A Phin ? is i i io Elid NZ x Remember When? Sugar and Spice 50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 8th, 1913 Last Wednesday Mrs. James Hortop was fixing the flume at his mill at Raglan, when he fell from the scaffolding, a distance of some ten feet. In his fall he struck a scantling broke one of his ribs and frac- tured his right shoulder. -Clinton Short won the 100 and 220 yard dash at the High School-Annual Field Day. Miss Gladys Vernon is home after having graduated from the Oshawa Hospital. * * ok 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 13th, 1938 Rev. C. O. Cliff of Flint Mich., Rev. Mr. Sherbourne, of Detroit and Rev. Mr. Inace of Reading, Pa., were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs, Bert Cliff, Port Perry. Mrs. Minnie Real, and daugh- ter have returned from their motor trip to the West. : rig ) ; pF wins 10 YEABS AGO Thursday, October 8th, 1958. The Recreation Centre Com-. mittee have signed Wren Blair, --- president of the Oshawa Truck- ers Team, as Director and Gen- eral Manager of the Memorial - Gardens for the coming year. Ruby Leask was the lone athlete for Port Perry to win' a championship medal at the inter- -school meet held at Ux- bridge. Ruby garnered 14 pts. to top her nearest opponent by 3 points. W. G. Tubby Organizer For Bond Campaign W. G. Tubby of Toronto has been appointed as an organizer in the 1963 Canada Savings Bonds campaign, payroll savings division, for Ontario County. His territory includes Oshawa, Bowmanville, Pickering, Ajax, Uxbridge, Fort Perry and Port Union. Mr. Tubby has been an organ- izer for all Canada Savings Bonds campaigns in the past. Sales of bonds last year in this area totalled $2,142,400. and campaign officials are hopeful of a five percent increase this year. Supervisor for the Eastern: Ontario region is Walter F, Wil- son of Toronto. The region embraces the cities of Ottawa, Peterborough, Belleville, King- ston, Brockville, Cornwall, Pres- cott, as well as Ontario County and Scarborough Township. By BILL SMILEY Attended a fighter pilots' reunion last weekend, and am happy to report there's still a lot of fight left in the old fighter pilots, although I am forced to confess that a good many. of us were not as young on Sunday morning' as we thought we were Saturday night. I shuddered deeply when the long-distance call came 'through, and the familiar voice chortled, "Hullo, Willie. Dutch here." Each time Dutch calls, which is every two or three years, I whisper gently to myself, "Oh, dear." I,know perfectly well that whatever he has in'mind will be intriguing but exhausting. We have a peculiar relationship. Herta fires about 20 years ago in England. Ten years later, he walked into a hotel in a Canadian resort area, grinning broadly, and said, "Hullo, Willie." I_had not seen him in the mean- time. Next day, I went off with, him on the most unusual fishing trip I've ever experienced. He's an 'Australian of great charm, a certain ruthlessness, a fantastic energy, and an extreme individuality. Add to these a keen mind and a rare flair for the wild caper, in some-moods, and you have most of him. : Except that he's a bachelor, and doesn't have to cope with women and children and responsibilities and all that rot, when he comes up with one of his hair-raisers. '/ *x kx *k The infuriating thing is that he always acts as though one of these ordeals he gets me into is purely medicinal, a tonic rather than a mankiller. Twas so this time: - "Fighter pilots' party in Montreal. Thought it would be good for you. I've booked tickets for tomorson's flight. Should be a good bash." I grinned into the receiver in 'sickly fashion, as this devil's advocate went on, and my mind whirled through the domestic and economie obstacles between me and the reunion. With half-hearted promise to see what I could do, I hung up. "That was . . .." I began lamely, to the Old Battleaxe. "Why don't you go?" she queried. "It would be good for you." So help me, I haven't been so shaken since the day I found my- self over Holland, at 8,000 feet, with. no engine. "You're kidding!" I finally blurted. "That was Dutch, and he wants me to . , , "I know. We can't afford it, but you should go. You'd enjoy it.". This is like a preacher telling me he sees nothing wrong with sin. My first thought -- and I was immediately ashamed of it was that the old lady was having an affair with the milkmn or somebody, and wanted to get me out of the way for the week end. I felt a little more comfortable about the whole thing when she made me promise to take out $100,000 in that air travel insurance. The kids were unashamedly fascinated by the idea. "You mean, if you crash, we'll be rich?" Hugh wanted to know. Well, it was a good bash, and -I did enjoy it. Most of it was a bit chaotic, with names and squadron number and roars of delight as old friends spotted each other. But a few vignettes stand out in my mind. There was the old fighter pilot whose thrifty wife had packed a lunch. He clung to the paper bag as to a life-raft . through the lunch reunion and the afternoon reception, and I've never seen anything finer than the sheer, naked courage with which he doggedly attacked the thing at 4.30 in the after- noon. x kX Kx There was the real, live Spitfire. Chap 'had assembled "it dt. the Lakehead and had flown it down for the reunion, "He put on a show in what is probably the last flying Spitfire in the world, and the eyes 'of the old boys, majority of whom had (Continued on page 13) \ Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and. Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, . , .. . WM. T HARRISON 'Publisher i Editor 'Member of the gzadian Weeldy Newspaper Assoc Member of the Ontario Weekly . Newspaper Assoc. Published every Thursday by The Port Porry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail 'by the Post Office . Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Subscription Rates: In Canada $2.50 per yr., Elsewhere, $3.00 per yr. Single Copy 7¢ ught me to fly Spit----- or 'fo