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If the future holds a loss of population and stagna- tion how do community leaders know this and plan a course of action to re- verse this trend? On the other hand, ... the future may mean a period of exploZ sive growth and will bring "with it de- mands which will outstrip the commun- ity's ability to supply the necessary services. The answer to this dilema would bring with it a greater hope for stability in the economic growth of hun- dreds of Canadian communities. The answer in part is available to communi- ties through the Canadian Chamber's new Economic Opportunity Program. The Economic Opportunity Program is a project that can be successfully carried out by any well organized Board of Trade or Chamber of Commerce. This program will afford an assessment of the future growth pattern of a com- munity. The program is based on a "Job Opportunity Survey" of all busi- ness in a community. The survey is in- tended to forecast an increase or de- crease in job opportunities through to 1970 and will give community leaders information on the whole economic important, inthe provincial -capital.- JS EE ETA IAAI ALA tL ALLL RRRRRARTRRBRRRRBRRD spectrum of the community's life, Most it will provide a realistic and positive program of action for both small and large communities. Inm"other Old Age Security Canadians born in April 1899, should mail their application this month to be eligible to receive their first monthly $75 old age security pension cheque in May 1967. Application forms are a- vailable in post offices and should be mailed to the old age security office not automatic. made. Application must be LS A SA LA SLA SSS SSS SAN SSS SL SN SL LN : 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. Subareiption Rates: In Canada $38.00 per yr., Elsewhere, $4.50 per yr. Single Copy 10e. TT 2ST S SSSR RRA RRR A RA "Payment is ASA ASA AA ALAA AAALAC LALLA ARR ARA RRR RR RR RRR RRR RRw words a dynamic and progressive pro- gram of work for a Chamber of Com- merce or Board of Trade. Speaking to a Chamber of Commerce gathering net long ago an industrialist had this to say about community sur- vival. "If IT wanted to wipe out any given community in Canada today how do you thnk I would do it? Would I - drop a nuclear bomb, or possibly set fire to it? No, I would just sit back and wait while the leaders of that commun- iy did nothing while economic condi- tions and new techniques made the reason for the existence of that com- munity obsolete. The community would simply disappear from the map." Your Car And Carbon Monoxide ~ In Canada last year 105. people died from carbon monoxide poisoning by in- haling car exhaust fumes. The combination of two conditions, incomplete burning of fuel and insuf- ficient ventilation, can result in carbon 'monoxide poisoning. In a car, these conditions can exist independently and not be -harmful. When they happen together, man can't escape poisoning. Never sit in a parked car with the engine running for more than a few minutes, unless the windows are opened. In winter the car's air-intake may be clogged with snow or the fuel impro- perly burning. : | "A car's exhaust systems should be checked regularly, especially for blown- out gaskets, loose manifolds, leaking exhaust pipe 'connections, and holes in the mufflers. Do not warm up the car motor in- side the garage for more than a few minutes, even with the garage door open. In slow-moving, closely spaced traf- fic, or while travelling through tunnels, keep air-intakes of car closed to be sure that carbon monoxide from the exhaust pipes of the cars in front will not col- lect in large amounts in your car." "SOME Centennial spirit! ARABLE SOIL BECOMING SCARCER THAN WATER , CANADA WARNED News Iter Flushing our land down the drain!" 50 YEARS AGO, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1916 At. the Reach Council meet- ing recenty it was decided to contribute $1,000.00 for Red Cross work. Mrs. G. Jackson, district organizer, spoke at a W.M.S. weddings. Meeting in Pickering last yy ight Federation of Agri- Thursday. culture, Blackstock. : Mr. HH Sons: has Mr. and Mrs. Hodgins(nee bought the property in which his Men's Furnishing--Store is located from Mr. Morley Campbell. gins is Pte. Norman Waddell, of Plant. the 43rd Highlanders, is re- ported as missing since the 8th of October. Oshawa, Uxbridge school board is asking the town council for $8,000. to build an addition to the High School. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday; November 13, 1941 Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Holt- by and Mr. and Mrs, W: F-----was united in "marriage --to- ------ Dobson celebrate their Fif- tieth Anniversary oF their Miss Agnes McPhail will be the speaker at the Cart- + Marion Goode) are moving to Peterboro where they will make their home. instructor General Electric Munitions Mr. and Mrs. Roy Corb- man, Prospect have moved to At an W.M.S. meeting held in Greenbank recently, Mrs. McLeod, Toronto, a former missionary from Formosa gave an interesting address. 10 YEARS AGO . Thursday, November 15 1956 Annabel Ma ud Adcock, William Thomas Harrison, October 26 at the parsonage of Hampton United Church. Colonel G. Arthur "Tiger" Welsh spoke to over a hun- dred veterans in the local Scout Hall at the Annual - Remembrance Day Banquet. The speaker was introduced by Mr. Ted Jackson, a for- mer comrade-in-arms of Col. Welsh in the Royal Flying Corps. At a special meeting held cin Port Perry Public Lib- rary the South Ontario Trappers - Council, presented Mr. Ted Jackson with a plaque in appreciation of his efforts in conducting the first fur auction of this council. ' Mr. Hod- in the HELP ME" "LORD, Ancient Romans used to throw Christians to-the lions:-- to the Christians. As lions 'are somewhat scarce in this country, they often have to re- sort to lambs. This is known as Layman's Sunday. ; Last Sunday I was the sacrificial lamb. I preached a sermon. You think those early Christians had a tough time with the lions? Layman's Sunday is a special day. Usually, I look forward to it. It's a chance to get into the choir, with the other laymen, and belt out the hymns, serene in the knowledge that most of the others, too, are off-key. Normally, I pray fairly fluently, asking for all sorts of ridiculous things, like a kid writing a letter to Santa Claus. Last Sunday, before I mounted to the pulpit, which is 84- feet high, all that would come out, over and over, was, "Lord, help mel" What is a layman, anyway? The clerical definition is: "One not in holy orders." The worldly definition is, "One who is not an ex- pert." I was fully qualified. A clear case of the blind leading those with 20-20 vision. Let's have a look at the typical layman. Usually, he's an ordinary soul, a bit baffled by the trials of thé twentieth century: kids, wife, job and society. The kids are expected to bloom like roses, but they inevitably have thorns. The wife is supposed to be a gentle, forbearing creature, Modern--Canadians throw lions a good mom and a faithful help-mate. ften, she is an old harpy. Too . The job is supposed to be a vocation, of which the layman is proud because of his particular skills. To often it is fraught with terrible tensions. Society is supposed to be a well-oiled machine which enables him to live with grace, ease and dignity. Too often, he finds the only way he can stand the ma- chine is to keep himself well-oiled. Upper class, or Grade Three Laymen, are the types who are treasurers, elders, fund-raisers, that sort of thing. They don't have to be religious, They merely have to raise the loot, pay the bills, pare the expenses, and fire the preacher when he becomes intolerable. They rather enjoy it. : Down one in the hiérarchy is the Grade Two layman. He's the earnest soul who gets stuck with the Scout Group or the Bible Class or chaperoning the Young People' s Dance. He's usually reasonably religious, 'But definitely not an executive type, or he'd be Grade Three. Farhter down is the holy Grade One lay- man. He looks on the church as a slightly shabby service club, but is willing to drive "some kids to a youth conference, or tell his wife to make scalloped potatoes for the lay- men's supper, or serve ice-cream at the Sun- day School picnic. Apt to be a keen curler or golfer, but always cheerful. His philoso- phy is, "I'll leave the church alone if they'll leave me alone." And at the bottom of the heap, striving with all his might to remain there, and out of sight, is the Grade 0 layman. He takes up falls behind with his financial pledge. He . crosses 'the street and looks in a 'hardware tougher people. store window every time he sees the minister approaching, And he is too stupid, or too cowardly, to laugh. heartily and shout, "Don't be ridiculous!", when the latter has asked him to preach the sermons on Layman's Sunday. As a Grade 0, my admiration of the chaps oy ~the-collection;-bumblingly; twice a year. He on the higher echelons is unbounded. But the guy I really envy is the layman of 2,000-odd years ago. What a snap he had. 'He buried up at the service with his offering, a loaf of bread or a couple of onions, worshipped, then went home and counted his sheep, his daughters and his blessings. No golf, no summer cottage, no ski hills, no television, Nothing to do for the rest of the day but meditate upon what a good layman he was. It's a little tougher today. -But we're Anyone who can stand up to television commercials, the price of beef, and the threat of instant annihilation can cope with anything. Well, we can do the chores, anyway. Let - the rector handle the allties and the infirm and the broken homes and the mentally {ll. After all, that's what he's paid for. And in some cases, he makes more than a truck driver, ~Toronto T¢legram News Service "