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i >t ot » A Rett" VF A Wonder Birthday or}. Centennial celebrations in Port Perry can only be termed as a tremendous success. who worked so hard won't deny From 1 pa. July Ist until the yg this privilege; they are all end of the day, residents of Port fy11y aware of the important DJ Wy oe DR NY \d . J . . RR Perry and area, young and old contributions Bill' and Howard participated to make the day-an-- jade. unforgetable one. We at the Star, have had a a NTA A ne re know for a fact that members of the committee and others Ar --- 2 Wi de SE rT ud ra i ~~ . na y L ¢ sdmdnaleaiss It must indeed have been- gratifying to the Centennial Jommittee to see the throngs of people mingling on the streets, at the Waterfront Park and in the Arena. The co-operation of Port Perry organizations and indivi- duals building floats and taking part in the big parade was also beyond all expectations. Virtually hundreds of per- sons deserve praise and public recognition for their fine efforts and contributions to the day. However, we feel we would be amiss, if we did not single out two persons, namely the chair- man Wm. (Bill) Taylor and the Watch That Sun Too much sun can be harmful. St. John Ambulance advises progressive exposure, begin- ning one 's tan with 20 minute sessions, then gradually increas- secretary, Howard Hall. We ing as the skin's burn resistance builds up. Early morning or late afternoon tanning is rec- ommended because the burning ultra-violet rays of the sun are then filtered through a greater depth of atmosphere before they reach the body. great deal to do with the two organizers, and can only state it was a pleasure to work with them during this period of plan- ning. However, Bill Taylor and Howard Hall fully realize they" 'could never have done it alone, and may even resent the fact we have singled them out. It was a worthy contribution to Canada's 100th birthday, and let us not forget that in a vear from now, this nation will be one year older, and it should be no less a reason for cele- bration. Most countries have a National Holiday, and celebrate on that day, and we see no rea- ~son-why Canadians should not do likewise. 1st of July is cer- tainly the most important day of the year to all of us, an d should therefor be celebrated annually. 50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 4th, 1917 Please note, all stores in Port If you do get a sunburn, an » Perry will be closed Wednes- application of cold cream, olive oil, petroleum jelly, or cool wet compresses can alleviate the pain. If the burn is serious, see your doctor without delay. LEND ME YOUR HOUSE I'm deeply hurt. 'I've been waiting, eyes shining, cheeks glowing, mind agog, to see who was going to invite us to stay at their place while we visited Expo. Nothing. Not a whisper. Not a mur. [PORT PERRY STAR CO., LIMITED Serving Port Perry, Brooktin 4 od Surrounding Areas ion 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. Subscription Rates, In Canada $3.00 per yr., | Elsewhere, "$4.80 per yr. Bingle Copy 10e. day afternoon for the summer months. A concert entitled "Whiz Bang" was held at the Methodist Church. It was arranged and the entertainment was provided by 13 returned soldiers. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 2nd, 1942 The Annual Carnival of the Lions Club was a real success, orchestra for the dance in the evening was Lion Jack Mar: shall's band from Peterborough. Mrs. Hazel Spears and family have moved to Port Perry from Markham. : 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 3rd, 1952 Mr. Bill Taylor was the Win. ner of the Lions Club Draw, a Gruen Wrist Watch. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mid- gley, residents of Greenbank and now living in Manchester were presented with a table lamp, hot plate and heating pad from friends of Greenbank. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 4th, 1957 Mr. Jim Davidson Jr. received a serious injury to his right hand, while working on the re- modeling of Reesor's Lumber and coal sheds. June 29th the standard rate of 10 cents for local calls from public telephones became ef- fective. mur. Not a wire. Not even a long-dis- "tance call, collect. : Everybody else I know has a deal, of some kind. This one has relatives who are going to turn over their apartment for two weeks in August, when they go "on vacation. That one is going to stay with her mother's uncle's cousin's son while his wife has her fourteenth child in hospital. Another friend has a brother who is a big buyer for a big department store. The brother has been offered a suite of rooms at a posh motel for a week, by a big supplier of things to the big department store. Both brothers are going, with their wives. This is known as public relations. We'd even settle for some private rela. tions. 5 The Telegram, which dispenses this column, has not said: "We'd.like you to take your family to Expo for a week. All expenses. Do a couple of columns from there." No, all they've said is, "Your column was late again last week." Pierre Berton is going to spend two weeks with his family, at Expo, in his boat. I haven't even got a rowboat, and if. I had;-I don't think we'd make it before freeze-up. I must be fair, and admit we've had a couple of invitations to park our trailer, via Christmas cards. One was from my sister, who is about 100 miles from old buddy Gene Macdonal, who is only "an _hour from Expo," probably as-the jet flies. ~ Only trouble is, we don't have a trailer, and I don't suppose there's one left for hire in the whole country. Next year will be a great year to buy used trailers. Now, I haven't anything grand or glori- ous in mind, All I was thinking about was somebody who perhaps has an apart- ment in Montreal and a chalet in the Laurentians. If they were at the chalet, we'd be perfectly happy to look after their apartment in the city. And if they wanted to come back to the mug and muck of the city and Expo for a week, in all that heat, we'd be delighted to let them have the apartment, while we looked after the chalet. What could be fairer than that? It isn't as though we wanted to come bust: ing in on our relatives in Montreal, even if we had any, and say, "Sorry we couldn't make it for the last 12 years, but we just couldn't resist coming to see you this year, for a Centennial Year reunion. What? Every room in the house is rented all summer? Well! Money is thicker than rd 25 blood, obviously." No. that's not the idea. Not at all. . We don't want to impose on anyone. We just want a quiet little place, preferably air- conditioned, that will sleep three (maybe four, as Hugh still had his hand in a * J cast), with free parking, not more than ten minutes from Expo, with maid service. Free. Nothing elaborate. Nothing ostenta- tious. Just a simple little place to lay our heads and cook our meals and make lunches and burn holes in the chesterfield and have all OUR relatives in. Just some: thing like home. We wouldnt stay all summer, you know. Kim has to be home Sundays to play the organ at church. And Hugh has to be home every two weeks to have his finger = re-broken, re set, re-encased in a cast. (I think he's found his life's work.) : Besides. my wife doesn't want to go to Expo. She shudders at crowds, heat, sore- feet. She says she wouldn't sleep a wink. She says we can't afford it. (That's what she said last summer, and a week later we were on a plane for Vancouver. Our fly-now pay-later plan will soon } be pad. for) pr Oh, well, if 'nobody. wants us . --Toronto Telegram News Service