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Bint oo cba 3, EA bab Aa a Sa whch bb _. Ab ah Sen a hy -G oi FW Ke Rr a (IRL XA bala a ; Editorial Viewpoint "I Can Live Myself, I Think . . a Dressed in torn trousers and a threadbare jacket that could not hide the hump between the shoulder blades, the new boy savoured the warm scented air of the build- ing where they had brought him. In the distance he heard children laughing and half hidden by a post, he watched four boys on crutches playing ping pong. A sign inform- ed him that he had entered the Sam Yook Disabled Child- ren's Home sponsored by the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada in Korea. On that December morning in 1958 they found him, huddled in the nook of a market stall in Seoul, trying to forget the pangs of hunger that gnawed at his stomach. He could scarcely remember when he had not been hungry . . . not only for food, but for some- one to talk to, someone who would not shun him because of his deformity. A little girl on a tricycle smiled shyly at him as she rode by and he felt the first glimmer of acceptance into the human race. What would be the future of this fourteen year old hunch-back without a family or friend in the world? Sometimes his eyes had strayed to the bridge over the Han River where many people flung themselves into the ice cold waters to bring an end to all their problems. Half a world away a group of young eager students made an application to the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada for a Korean orphan. They wanted someone, preferably a boy, with whom they could correspond. At USC Headquarters, 63 Sparks Street, Ottawa, the life of this unhappy boy became mystically bound to Canada. For the first time in his existence Duk Kyoo felt the concern of people he had never seen. The years passed in a happy flow of warm letters while his young friends in Canada held concerts and bake sales to renew the annual $96 for his adoption. With their encouragement and the specialized counselling and vocational guidance in the Home, his confidence grew and he mastered the skill of printing and engraving. Early this year the USC social team found him a job in an Engraver's Shop. In one of his last letters to the Canadian friends he had grown to love he said: "Everything I have today I owe to your warm love and continuous help. With this skill I can live myself, I think." The Unitarian Service Committee of Canada is a non-denominational, voluntary agency giving help over- seas to those in greatest need. The USC is currently ap- pealing for 330,000 Friendship Dollars to sustain its 60 major projects of world relief, with the warm endorse- ment of Canada's Prime Minister. World Olympics - October 10 - 24 For a good portion of this month, the world's atten- tion will be focussed on Tokyo, where the best amateur athletes in the world are attempting to- bring honour to their countries. Competition is the essence of the Olympics. Each athlete must give an all-out effort to win, to defeat his rivals. Yet, away from the field of battle, these athletes are not representatives of different, often opposed, countries. They are not of different races, different colours. They are of a brotherhood, bound by ties of common interest and demonstrating common respect. Those of us who cannot compete at Tokyo can cer- tainly learn a lesson from these Olympics. It is possible to differ ideologically, religiously, racially, and still be brothers. When we can all recognize this fact -- and not until we do -- we can hold out real hope for lasting world peace. Fyodor Dostoevskky pointed this out when he said "Until you have become really, in actual fact, a brother to everyone, brotherhood will not come to pass." 4 aT IAAL YE BALL Pe AVEO EAE 08 Ih SAMUEL EU Fy a 1 : o : - LP IKE (YIP % Yo \ ve a * \ » % aaa a RR A SS Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas WM. T. HARRISON Editor P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Published every Thursday by The Port Perry 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 $2.60 per yr. Elsewhere, $8.00 per yr. Single Copy 7¢ 0 ELECTIO é bod a Hus, 2) AALS 3 RRs a ER TL INSTR TIE a 8 4% RULE SACP ERR eo TA pec 70 ER Remember When? Sugar and Spice 50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1914 Sir James Whitney died on Friday, September 25th, 1914. A great servant of Ontario has passed away; a man who gave his best energies so unstint- ingly to his work as Premier of Ontario. The following advertisement appeared in the Star and Stan- dard, Wednesday, Sept. 23rd, 1914. "OVERWORKED. We are overworked in furnace and plumbing work. Better speak ahead, so that you will be looked after." (Signed) W. U. Carnegie. * kk Xx 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, Sept. 28, 1939 Dr. David Archer, one of the senior members of Ontario Cty. Medical Association died early on Wednesday, September 20, 1939 at Oshawa General Hos- pital following an illness of some four weeks. Port Perry Fair spoiled by rain. * * = 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, Sept. 30, 1954 Port Perry is growing. The Town Clerk, Mr. Jack Raines, reports that the population has increased during the past 12. months--from 1961 to 2058. Valuable property destroyed at Fair Grounds. Mr. A. Men- zies, Chief Police Constable de- plored the wilful destruction by persons unknown, and although the Police Chief is doing a very fine job, he cannot be expected to. be in all places at all times. Bob Hassard® goes to Black Hawk's training Camp. Film Council bookings are being taken by any of the lib- rarians for film showings. This year the film council has five projectors in service to handle the newef members and give the same fine service to older "members. By BILL SMILEY : MAINLY THE MONEY? Phooey to you Mrs. F. J. Glaubitz, president of the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations. Mrs. Glaubitz was widely quoted recently as "expressing concern that some persons are attracted to the teaching pro- fessiont because of high salaries rather than a genuine interest in teaching." The lady is reported to have said that persons in the past have been drawn to teaching because of a sincere interest in human beings, but the higher salaries of recent years "have Hig an increasing number who consider it "just another Dear Mrs. Glaubitz, you're all wet! Where are all these people who are flocking into teaching for the big salaries? Every spring, principals. do everything but turn over stones. to see what they can find under them, in the search for teachers. Where are these big salaries, Mrs. Glaubitz? Now, I'm not going to get personal, and ask how much Mr. Glaubitz is mak- ing these days. But if there is a Mr. Glaubitz, I'll bet he's making a whale of a lot more than this teacher. : Teachers' salaries are reasonable, after years of shabby gentility. But they're a long way from being opulent. They make less money than engineers, dentists or bone - benders. They're not even within sight of doctors and lawyers. They're about one jump ahead of the preachers, about on a par with the skilled craftsmen, Anybody who has a wild idea about getting into the high- salaried profession of teaching should immediately take a tran- quillizer, followed by a short course in hotel management, hair- dressiing, or something in which he-can make real money. The story continued: "Mrs. Glaubitz emphasized that the association does not oppose high salaries for teachers because 'the whole future of the country rests in their hands'." Well, bully for Mrs. Glaubitz and the association. But isn't that taking a very dim view of the church, the government, and the parents of all those who will make up the future? It's a bit much to saddle the teachers with, isn't it? Frank. ly, if the whole future of the country rests in my hands, I'm going to put my hands in my pockets and stroll quietly away. Mrs. G., in the same story; suggested that greater care be taken in choosing candidates for teaching training, using such means as aptitude tests to weed out unsuitable persons. Now, I realize that teachers have not the pristine purity of medical or law societies, where there is never a bad apple in the barrel, but I'm afraid aptitude tests are not the answer. Here's the type of test Mrs. Glaubitz might approve with the answers that would be given by one the hest teachers I know, a mature experienced man whose students worship him, whose colleagues respect him and whose results are excellent. Q. Do you have a sincere interest in human beings?. A. Well, not really. I like dogs, though. Q. Do you smoke? A. Sure, : Q. Do you indulge in alcohol? ' A. Just beer, except on the weekends. (Continued on page 18)