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) 3 4 "ne QT 3 BN SR 2 i oo) eS. \ § \ 3 . + =2 * \ . h 1] CARDS ELINOR OY we Son nd SF A AS WO SAAR es wi dena at ft mpc te bb de = 2 4 tramps away? . . 'cases the answer is, "No". "Ontario? farmer rabsentee owners -- non-farm --eording to the Canadian Arthritis and Ar TS 2 ' NF a ; A A Rt AN \ Ags A PART PERRY Challeras To Proceni Bror Hira a Hj By J. S. Dorland, and controlled largely by farmers living Ontario Department of Lands & Forests .on and tilling the soil and whose chief occupation is farming. (The average farmer does not post his lands against hunting or trespassing). To promote better present and future farmer-hun- ter relationships it is very desirable that hunters always ask for permission to hunt, from the landowner, and as a courtesy for the privilege, offering the farmer a part of the harvest taken from his land. WHY DOES THE OWNER POST HIS PROPERTY? Protection from Irresponsible hunters --such as groups tramping down The words "no trespassing" or words to that effect, are perhaps the most commonly printed signs one sees border- ing fields and woodlots in Southwestern Ontario to-day. Unless something un- foreseen occurs to change the trend, there is little doubt that more such signs will be seen in future. Why is this so? . ."I Is it to warn . To caution people away from some danger? ... A warn- ing to friends and neighbours? In most More prob- ably it is a warning to you, Mr. Hunter, to stay off the land. Although game belongs to the Crown, not the landowner, the landowner control of entry to and use of his pro- perty for any purpose, including hunt- ing. Your hunting licence does not give you the right to. trespass--it only per- mits you to hunt and take certain num- bers of animals and birds, during their open seasons. : "Who owns the land in 1 Southwestern ein Although a small percent- age belongs to the Crown -- Crown lands, Provincial Parks etcetera--a very high percentage is in private ownership. -- A good proportion of the land, to-day, is gradually passing from the hands of farmers in to those of individual non- stock can wander from the field, park- ing vehicles in farm lanes and litter bugging. Personal and family safety -- dis- charging fire arms in and around buildings, in areas where the farmer is working, where chidren are play- ing, close to farm animals and fowl and the intentional shooting, at times, of such animals and birds. == and cutting of fences, causing dam- age that must be cia at the tar- mer's expense.' A chance to hunt game himself -- since the land helps: support game found on it, many farmers feel that they should have the opportunity to shoot it in season. However, game alerted by early hunters is less avail- able to the farmer who hunts later in the day after completing his morning chores. rural residents who prefer to live in the country and work in the city or sur- rounding area -- who use their land for. personal recreation. Hunting on such lands, although posted, is often granted to the family, friends or by per- mission. In many cases such posting is a means of regulation, rather than a means of prohibiting hunting. Remaining lands, apart from munici- These are ony some of the reasons landowners post their properties. From general information gained from Muni- cipal Councils. sportsmen, social groups etcetera, the reason most farm lands, suitable for 'hunting, are closed to-day, : : is that the landowner is concerned for his personal and family safety. Hunt- WH PLASH ers, who disregard present- day NO : TRESPASSING signs and who conduct Whiplash victims provide more suits p b Hilresu themselves contrary to the Landowner's for compensation than any other type of injury claim from car accidents, ac- 'governing wildlife, are only prompting the closing of additional hunting areas that could otherwise be open for the enjoyment of future generations. Rheumatism Society. Neck pain res- ulting from whiplash injury can go on indefinitely without remission like the Chinese water: torture. Most whiplash i injuries are caused by rear-end collis- ions. The remedy for this widespread scourage is simple, according to the Ontario Safety League. It is a remedy that can be applied without the slight- est expense or inconvenience. All that is needed is for each driver to leave a that I shall have seyered an association of 17 i years with the weekly newspaper business. Lai extra space from the car ahesd, And it is not 'without some sadness that I do Sometimes it seems that our life is governed THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS By the time this appears in print, T expect SALA ALllRARRATRARRARARRRARARARRRRRN ; Pp ORT SERRY 3 AR 4 by accident, that we have very little control / / over it. y ' few months longer ; $0, UMD 4 eg) a course at hn i ' Serving Por} Perry, Brooklin and 4 or gone to a different college, I would not / Exrrounding Areas / have met my: wife. And had I not met that ' 1 particular girl at that particular time, I would ' , never have been in the newspaper business, / 4 nor would I be writing this column. * ] ' ¥ Accident again took a hand. We were in / ' ~ the city. I had enrolled in a post-graduate / / course in English. University teaching was $7 P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher / the abjective. ' WM. T. HARRISON, Editor ' Came the tragic news that my brother-in- ' Member -of the Canadian Weekly ' law (on my wife's side) had been drowned in ¢ Newspaper Assoc, = / a boating accident. He owned a weekly news- ' 'Member of the Ontario Weekly -4 paper. / Newspaper Assoc. 4 We hastened to the scene, to be of what § Published every Thursday by The Port Perry # comfort we could. And I pitched in, as ig- ' Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. ' norant as Mrs. Murphy's cow, to help keep # Authorized is second class mail by the Post A the paper going for a week or two, until other ' Office Department, Ottawa, and for / arrangements were made. Eleven years later, ' payment of postage in cash. ] 1 was still there. # Subscription Rates, In Canada $3.00 ries ; / yn Cusals 43 aw aa ' From the beginning, | was fascinated. This ' / was better than the world of Chaucer and BAAR AAARA ALAA AAA AAA AR AR RAR RANA : Spenser and the Romantic poets, the whole pal and urban development, are owned - grain, leaving gates open so that farm Damage to fences -- breaking Fo wishes and the laws and regulations Bringing the Ex-Wife Home for Dinner . . -- -- . we ; PD CO Son VIO {bs FISCAL | POLICIES Jt 50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, January 10, 1917 At the Reach Council meet- ing, Dr. Henders was ap- pointed Medical Health Of- ficer, 'and Dr. Robson and Frank Lawton as sanitary in- spectors. At the Port Perry Town Council meeting, Dr. David "Archer was appointed Medi- cal Health Officer. The Coii-"' ~ stable Mr. Nesbitt, was re- _ foot. appointed to his various du- ~~ ties, and his salary was fixed at $11.00 per week for the winter months and $12.00 per week from May to Nov- ember. Mr. J. H. Bain sit Bs ---- resignation to the Town Council as treasurer of the town, as he is leaving Port Perry, and will live in Tor- take up his onto. : heim. This was fleece-lined world of the 'scholar. life. There was an exciting tempo to it that suited me. Monday was a day of desperation. No news, no editorials written, nobody wanted to_buy an advertisement that early in the week. The linotype operator was getting ,owly because you couldn't keep him busy and he knew what was coming. Tuesday, the pace accelerated rapidly. The news began to pour.in. You madly dashed off two sparkling editorials. You tried to make a sensible story of the donnybrook at last night's council meeting. You hit the street . and sold ads, whether it was raining or snow- ing or blastingly hot. A Wednesday was even moreso. Snipiainis, callers, classified ads piling in and the inevit- able merchant waltzing in, after the deadline, with a big ad you simply hadn't room to print. Proof-reading away behind. People in look- ing for free publicity. People in just to chat about town affairs, or their grandchildren, And the linotype operator, dangerous to the point of being lethal, within a radius of 12 feet of his machine. Work often till mid- night, putting the sheet to bed. Thursday was decision day. Too many ads. Can we leave this one out? Too much coun- try correspondence. Which reporter will be ~ least infuriated if we leave her stuff till next - week? Short a column of front page news. Where can we dig it up? The photos haven't arrived. Rush to the bus station; see if they're 25 YEARS AGO ¥ Thursday, January 8th, 1942 The Provincial Field Sec- retary will be present to in- spect the Boy Scout Troop next Friday evening. Epsom--While out hunting on New Year's Day, a gun which Mr. Earl Geer was "carrying, accidently - dischar- ged, the bullet piercing his Mr. Jack Stevens formerly of Prospect is home on fur- lough from Calgary. At the annual Congrega- tional Meeting of the Port Perry United Church, Rev. W. J. H. Smyth was present- ed with an Upholstered chair. Mr. Smyth leaves here to 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 10th, 1957 ~-Mrs. Hugh Espie was in- volved in a car accident, when a loaded cattle truck collided with the Espie ve- hicle. - Mrs. Espie suffered a slight "concussion and head lacerations. Mrs. Sam Cawker presided over the monthly meeting of the W. L held in the Parish Hall. Canada outranks all other countries in the number of telephone conversations per person, averaging 446 per capita. Canada ranks third in use. In the Ladies Monday night Bowling, Marg. Hayes had the high single and Janet duties in Blen- Vernon, high triple. in. But by about 10.30 a.m., she was on the press, and the comforting thump and rumble of the old machine was reward enough for all - the scrambling. There was solid satisfaction ~in folding, stamping and mailing the finished product. You felt as good as though you'd just wrestled an alligator to a split decision. "At any rate, I was hooked. Formed a part: nership with one of the printers, and we bought the thing. We didn't have 40 cents apiece. But we went out like a couple of pirates, hit every friend and relative we knew, scratched up the down payment, outbid every competitor because we had nothing to lose, and took on what was probably the biggest mortgage on any wekely newspaper on the continent, They were great fun, those first few years. There wasn't much caviar or champagne. Every spare nickel went into the debts. But we made it, and made a host of good friends among weekly editors on the way. But I can tell you that running a weekly newspaper is, one of the roughest games in town. Holidays are almost unknown. Long hours are the rule. Somebody is always sore at you. And you'll never be rich. Pll miss it. Some of it. And I'll always have warm memories of it. But I hope to keep in touch through this column, which will continue as usual, ~Toronto Telegram News Service --in the number of telephones UR] LH [3 « . yl « vl e 3) a 1 I IEEE v |e y LJ 4 y [) " .