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Forgetfulness-or downright carelessness is failing to properly se- cure your home before leaving on va- cation, or even when out for an evening on the town, can lead to the theft of your prized possessions. "Y Burglars are often alert to the tell- tale signs that reveal the homeowner's absence. Oversights like neglecting to -milkman = or newsboy that you'll be away . .. an ac- cumulation of these items at your door is an open invitation to unwanted in- truders. Or leaving a note in the win- dow, telling prospective guests that - you're away and that the key is under the mat. Sound foolish? .It is foolish, but this kind of thoughtlessness hb pens often enough to warrant a men- tion here. To help you foil would-be thieves, the following list of precautions should make it more difficult for burglars to guess that you're away: ~ Securely lock all exterior doors and windows. Yale pin-tumbler locks are the most secure key-operated de- vice on the market today. Insure that all basement and second- storey windows are locked as se- curely as those on the first floor. Stop delivery of your mail, milk and newspapers. Notify the police and your neighbors that youll be away; and be .sure to tell them where you can be reached . in emergencies. Ask your neighbor to clear your doorway and mailbox of advertising criculars and the like. Leave at least one light burning in your home 'while you're SAY Raise the shades or blinds to allow maximum light and Visihitity to penetrate your home. If you can, avoid revealing your plans to newspaper editors, Departure - stories provide likely leads to the burglary boys. Just in case you should slip up on-Gne-- or more of the-above suggestions, be sure to-keep a record of "the serial numbers and descriptions of your valu- The police PORT PERRY STAR CO., LIMITED Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ' ' P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher ' WM. T. HARRISON, Editor ' ~ Member of the Canadian Weekly / Newspaper Assoc. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / - Member of the Ontario 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, Subsreiption Rates: In Canada $3.00 per yr., Elsewhere, $4.50 per yr. Single Copy 10c. A AA AAA AA A AA AAR AAA AR ARR RRR suffering on the farm. A A hie A A AS LS A LL SANS SSS SN SSSNS SS CN NNN have managed to track down many bur- glars with this kind of information and have returned stolen property to its rightful. owners. But you'll be wiser still, if you store your valuable pos- sessions in a safety-deposit box at 'the bank. If you remember that most burglar- ies are aided by the carelessness of the home owners; and if you take the ne- cessary steps to secure your home be, fore you go away; you can avoid need- less heartache and despair . .. and save your police department a lot of grief in the bargain. Lock up tight, leave no clues to your absence . . . and have a happy, carefree holiday. Farm Safety Week The Canadian farming community will join with the rest of the continent between July 24 and 30 to participate in Farm Safety Week, according to the National Safety League of Canada. The Canadian Highway Safety Council will concurrently promote safety on rural roads and emphasize safe proced- ures for drivers of farm vehicles on public thoroughfares. Leading cause of death on Canadian farms, according to the League, has "been machinery, and prominent in this .category is the tractor, "home, chemicals, and vehicles play im- However, the portant roles in the drama of death and Gay McLaren, general manager of NSL, has issued a plea to the farming community to make _ . Farm Safety Week a time to assess the 'dangers on the farm and plan to avoid or eliminate them. The League urged all organizations such as 4-H Clubs, agricultural societies and safety coun- cils to concentrate on farm safety dur- -ing the July campaign so the safety of the rural community of Canada may benefit through the year. NOTE If you are 68 years of age this year and can meet residence requirements, you should send in your application for your old age security so that you will receive your first cheque in January, 1967. Application forms are available at any post office. ALL AGONY;-NO ECSTASY My wife keeps asking me why my hands shake, It would not be polite to respond, "Baby, living with you would make anyone's hands shake." So I blame it on the war. Some fellows 'have burned faces, aluminum: legs, sleeves pinned up, glass eye. Some have great shrap- mel wounds on abdomen or buttocks, which they will happily show you at the Saturday night party. My hands shake. She doesn't believe the war bit anymore, so I blame it on booze, the tension of teaching, or the pills I take for my bursitis, But the real reason is that living with her would make anybody's hands shake. "What brings this to mind is that I've just gone through about 48 hours of domestic pur- gatory. Cowardly husbands go quietly off to mental institutions, or have heart attacks, : My hands shake, The occasion was: the reception of our son's marks at the end of first year university and about $1,700. Plus tax. When the paper arrived with the first-year results, I threw it on the table, ran to the bathroom, locked myself in, and started flush- ing the toilef at twelve-second intervals, As I suspected, it was futile, The alterna. ~ tive sob of grief and shrieks of rage penetra- PETS BANNED FROM PROVINCIAL BEACHES News Item 50 YEARS AGO July 19, 1916 Winnett Nesbitt and John Moule have gone to work at munition factory in Oshawa. Wednesday afternoon some forty young people of Port, Perry journeyed by launch to Seven' Mile Island for a picnic, 'Mr. Jos. Stone has purch- ased the furnishing of the Sebert House and has rented the building. He intends to open for business July 20th. Married in Toronto July 5th, Miss Gertrude Somerville. to Mr. Myrtle. The Young Ladies' Club of Prospect will hold a lawn concert at the home of Mr. Wm, Cook. Smith's Orches- tra of Oshawa will be in attendance, The Council of the Village of Port Perry intend spend- ing a considerable sum of money on cement roadways along the principal streets within the Corporation. "Frank Duff, of '10 YEARS AGOQ Thurs., July 19, 1956 Hazel Wallace of John St. is celebrating her Thirtieth Year of 'continuous service' with the Bell Telephone. Mrs. Wallace started as an oper ator in 1926, Nestleton Women's Insti- - tute hold luncheon to mark 50 years of achievement. President at that time was Mrs. M. Emerson. Miss Ethel Thompon, the only chartered member, whose mother Mrs, Hobert Thompson, was the "first president of the Nestle- . ton Institute,- was an hon- oured guest, The - committee for the Plowing match, which is to be held in Brooklin this year from October 9 to 12th in- _clusive are hard at work. Mr. Foster Rowland and' Mr. Jim Farmer have accept- ed positions with the Engin- eer Audit, Survey Division of the Department of High- ways, They will be working out of Toronto. 25 YEARS AGO Thurs., July 17, 1941 The Lions Club Street Fair and Dance was a huge suec- cess in spite of rain. The Sea Cadets of Oshawa sup- plied the music for the par- ade, Mr, Connolly of the C.N.R. has been transferred to Coe Hill He and his family move to their new home - next week, : Mr. James Kerr, Math. teacher at Port Perry High "School leaves this week to join the R.C.AF. : Corp. Fred Densham cab- led his father of his safe ar- rival in England, Messrs. Roy H. Cornish & = S. A. Cawker are at Ste. de ~ Therese, Que. They are busy carpentering, Mr, & Mrs. A. D. Wheeler, Port Perry, celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary, Messrs. Bruce Beare, Geo. Emmerson and Sidney Brink- man are spending a week in Bobcaygeon. ted my refuge. I had to come out and be a father, I know you won't believe it, but that kid's name was not at the head of the first-class honors list. Nor the second-class honors list. Nor the third, (He had told me, just before leaving for the west coast job, to start look ing for his name from the bottom of the page up.) At least it was there. I"tried to console the Old Lady with stuff like, "Rome wasn't built in a day, you know," and "You can't grow roses without thorns, you know," and "What the hell, we'll all be dead in fifty years, you know", and similar bits of homespun comfort. It was as useless as trying to hum Flow Gently, Sweet Afton with a Beatles, record going full bore. Kim was a big help, though. She sat there tossing, "What a lazy bum! Why weren't you tougher with him? How could he be so stu- pid?", and other bits of oil on the fire, ) Frankly, I was relieved that he'd passed. My wife was infuriated alternatively with the Lord, who hadnt caused a miracle to pass, his professors, who had barely allowed the kid to pass, and the kid, who had allowed a year to pass as though he'd been on another planet. But she couldn't just keep on sobbing and uttering maledictions, We had arranged' to go on a picnic with another femily and their four little kids. So we went. And the results proved to me once again that stupid old platitude that "life . goes on." It was a wonderful combination: sun and sand jtheir baby eating algae and ants; their little 'boys burning themselves as they roasted marshmallows; and a most pecu- liarly potent potion of Gordon's lemonade I'd mixed. Under this Prescription, my old girl was 50 relaxed that she burst into tears of shame and rage only four times during the picnic. Next day she was definitely on the mend.' She cried until noon, brooded on her bed until four p.m., but got up and put the chicken legs in the oven for some people we'd invited for dinner, By great good luck, their kid had failed his year outright and dismally. That cheered things up a bit. Later in the evening, an old friend, a pro- fessor of English, dropped in with his wife. They were on holidays. Their daughter, an extremely brilliant student in high school, had also just completed. first-year university. They hadn't yet seen her results, We had the extreme pleasure of telling them that she, like Hugh, had barely staggered through. They left, looking sick. We went to bed, the boss almost buoyant. And she wonders why my hands shake. ~Toronto Telegram News Service . SR