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wy a COAL YE re] AA ATE SR aie ANE ETE SR EPR MOREE LA EUR MITT A RA SR Nl CA aS ae Wa OSGI R AY nl AAS SLs £2 1:¥ CET TULARE Lam Sa CREEL A ATA A DK So EP I SIN A ; APSR LMR EBS oN ASI SS Sf DUI MOA ER FR SO I a IAN Ora MUSA TR OL SRE NU SOU PFLAG SL TRAYS SUS TH HAR WAVE Editor Port Perry On The Move sThere have been many encouraging signs during the' last five or six years, that the Village of Port Perry is heading in a progressive direction, \ The latest happy occasion was the official opening of - Flamingo Pastries Limited, Thursday last week.' This newest industry to Port Perry has grown so rapidly, and in our opinion, can only keep on expand- ing, as long as Mr. Ken Jackson and his family are guiding the operation of the plant. i The most important; for this type of business to keep steady pace and progress, is to maintain the quality of the product, butter tarts, to the high standard the consumer now enjoys. Ken Jackson is well aware of this, and the fact that the production is now 35,000 dozen per week compared to 400 during the same period two years ago, and the product has never lost any of the delicious flavour for which it has become so famous, can only assure continued progress in future years. A second indication of expansion, is the steady growth'of Peel's Poultry Farm Limited during the last few years. This industry, enjoys the international market perhaps more than local or national. Quite frequently the Star carries articles or news items about foreign business men visiting the plant, for the purpose of establishing contact Avith the World renown firm. However, where ever the product is shipped, the plant is here, and the community as a whole derives the benefit of production. There are several smaller industries growing in size and stature, and they all add to growth and prosperity for Port Perry and area. : The decision of installing sewers in the near future and with a new hospital almost completed certainly guarantee additional growth. Granted, Port Perry has not "exploded" as far as population is concerned. During the last four years approximately 400 persons were added to the popula- > tion of Port Perry and it now stands at an all time high --------0f 2,746. -- --- ta Three weeks ago, representation from the Central Ontarjo Regional Development Council at a meeting in the Court Room of the Municipal Building, strongly emphasized, Port Perry could very well become a city of 50,000 by year 2,000; if the residents of this area so desire. At this stage this staggering figure is difficult to comprehend, and will certainly 'take a gread deal of planning. An this is just what must be done. Planning and co-operation between the various communities in this area. * * * To finish off this editorial, we take the liberty of "blowing our own horn". The Port Perry Star also_has enjoyed considerable-growth during the last five years. The circulation of this paper has risen from 1 ,100 to an all-time high of 2,300, and we hope this trend will continue along with the growth of Port Perry and the communities around. » * Quote Of The Month ed "The ability of each succeeding generation to improve its society is limited by what that generation is capable of producing and that applies to ideas as well as services. It takes the tangible fruits of somebody's work to sup- port the philosopher in his ivory tower, and the student in his classroom." John E. Swearingen, Chairman of Standard Oil Company (Indiana), July 15, 1968. SE | [PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher : / WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association SERRE 8 SR SRR NNN Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association 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. SE Subscription Rates: In Canada $3.00 per yr., "Elsewhere, $4.60 per year. Single Copy 10e¢. i EEE OF DAYS GONE BY 50 YEARS AGO November 7th, 1918 Mr. Wm. Reader, Scugog has moved to Port Perry to live, he purchased the pro- perty of Mr., McIndless. Mr. & Mrs. John Nasmith, Utica have bought a home in Port Perry. i Rev. and Mrs. John Ford received word that their son Maurice has won the Military Medal for bravery. All Churches and schools are closed because of the in- fluenza epidemic. Mr. Wm. Bruce, Seagrave is building a new house, Mr. E. Griffin has the contract. . 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 4, 1943 The township clerk of Scugog reports that there is not one dollar of resident taxes in arrears. Reeve Letcher at a meet- "ing of the Business men re--. ported further progress in the matter of the Chiroprac- tic Memorial to be erected at the water front, and it is evident that in a year or iwo we may expect to see a fine park at the water front. Mr. Bruce Beare has re- ceived a promotion in rank from Pilot Officer to Flying Officer. ii - Port Perry High School stu- dent§ have raised $14.00 to provide - ditty bags for the - Navy League and have sent forty subscriptions of the Reader's Digest to ex-stud- ents in the armed forces. - 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, November-5, 1953 Mr. Roy Cornish received a letter and a medal from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth for having made an outstanding contribution to education in Port Perry as principal, to be worn to commemorate Her Majesty's Coronation. Reginald Clark, Greenwood was instantly killed when the tractor he was driving over- turned. Prizes for the best decor- ated baskets on Guide cookie day went to Carol Oliver (Guide) - and Elaine Butson (Brownie). 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 6, 1958 Miss Esther Pickard be- came the bride of Mr. Her- - bert Ritter. . Mrs. Marion Sandison was elected Worthy Matron of . Blue Ray Chapter of Eastern Star. At the Annual dinner of Port Perry Rod and Gun. the speaker was Mr. Stan Hud- son. J. J. Gibson & Son enter- tained two hundred & fifty business acquaintances and- friends on the occasion of the official opening of new delivery loading and general office building at their poul- try plant. The Port Perry Chamber of Commrece honours The Hon- ourable M. B. Dymond, Min. ister of Transport at a testi- monial dinner. TALIA ARCHOS WPI 3 Sd Jia 8 290 B.C BF ot La CLS S00 AL ACEO BREE HB AT FL BINS POE WARY YO rR SSC EA TY \l ~ \ BILL SMILEY =) | SHALL NEVER FORGET Dimmer and dimmer grow the pictures of men, young men, full of blood and juice and desire to live, staggering under great- cotts and full packs into the tearing and terrible hot hail. Fainter and fainter come the sounds of choking and coughing and retching, as their lungs are seared and their guts are splat- tered and they go down in a pig-squeal of agony, a howl for mother, or a scream for God to do something. Hollower and hollower become the annuat reminders that we "remember them", that "they died for us", that they gave thei lives for freedom". eT = " Remembrance Day is becoming 'about as important, except for a dedicated few, as the 24th of May, the Queen's birthday. Vimy Ridge and Ypres are in the history books now. And if there's one sure way to take the life out of something, it's to put it in a history book. i But they're not history for that 72-year- old, head bowed, standing at the cenotaph on Nov. 11th. He was a little, throbbing, terrified piece of that history, 50 years ago. And he remembers. Mud and misery, girls and guns. And the faces that will never grow old and wrinkled and filled with pain, like his own. For a few minutes, it all comes back, and a lump comes in his throat and his eyes grow wet when The Last. Post sounds in the sombre November air. : . Behind him, with their blue berets, and balding heads, and bulges in the wrong Sugar and Spice} lift, and the little scattered knot of on-' lookers disperses, and the parade moves off, back to the warmth of the Legion Hall, and 'beer and comradeship and a turkey dinner and funny stories that have been polished and embellished and garnished by 'the years. : IS And that's about what Remembrance Day has come to be in this land, that sent thou- sands and thousands of its young men off to fight the Kaiser or Hitler, 3,000 miles away. ! ! What do the youngsters think of it? Almost nothing.. = A few, whose fathers were killed before they knew them, won- der a bit, feel a strange yearning. Most - are indifferent. They know they should look solemn, and they do. But there's no understanding. ) Some are even hostile to the whole idea. Anti-war on general principles, they have the mistaken idea that Remembrance Day is somehow a glorification of war. just the opposite. Those in their twenties and thirties are even less interested, if possible." The whole thing is a drag, a sentimental journey for old and middle-aged squares. And what about the old and middle-aged? We must face it. Only a minority of them feel some emotion. And most of these are people' who were directly touched by the loss of a brother, husband; son. places, are the "young fellows" of World: War II. And despite the generation between, their thoughts are much the same. and guns, bitter ale and bitter cold, and the faces that will never grow old. The faces that will never light to the joy of children. The hearts that will never wrench with the sorrow of children. The mouths that will grin forever, but will never smile again, or whisper a prayer, or kiss a woman, or gulp an ale, But then Reveille sounds, and the heads Girls But on the whole, Canada, despite heavy losses of youth, was scarcely touched, at home, by the two, great world wars. And Remembrance Day, as old soldiers are sup- possed to do, won't. die. It will just fade away. fa ; Perhaps it's just as well. Both wars were bloody shambles best forgotten. But I hope there's a special place for old soldiers when they finally fade away. A place where all the young faces are, and there's lots of beer, and they can exchange lies with Ro- man legionnaires and panzer troops and confederate fighters and veterans of Water- loo. CEA --Toronto Telegram News Service It's A}