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o. weeks, TOPICS Mothers Day May 11th Today's Mother s day celébrations' reflect a custom which goes back to the 17th. century. started in Europe "as "Mothering Sunday" mqther and the home. a . On the fourth Sunday of Lent, boys and girls were expected to travel to their homes, if absent, and to assume all household chores for the day. : . «% If they were unable to make it to their homes, they resorted to carefully written letters, the forerunner of - today's greeting cards. Qn the North American continent, the custom really became established because of the interest and determin- ation of 'a West Virginia spinster, Anna Jarvis, who conceived the idea of establishing the second Sunday in May as a memorial to her own mother. and mothers everywhere. ' . She started her campaign _by persuading the city fathers of Philadelphia to hold a city-wide Mother's Day * observance. In 1912, 'at her urging, West Virginia made "Mother's Day. a state-wide. holiday and Paty followed suit the next year. x . In the United States her efforts were crowned with success wheii President Woodrow Wilsen sigited a joint resolution from Congress 5a ving Mother's Day asa A natiorfakholiday. : t ' Once the custom became established in the United States, it was adopted very quickly in Canada and gradually spread to all parts of the nation. : Retarded Children's 'Week | BY THE HONOURABLE JOHN MUNRO 'This year the week of 'May 11 to 17 has been desig- . nated as Canadian Retarded Children's Week. During this week over three hundred local branches of the Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded will join with the provincial -and national associations to remind Canadians. of -the programs ang needs of the, mentally retarded. : This voluntary organization, incorporated in 1958 ~--as the Canadlan 'Associatign .for Retarded Children, is extensively, engaged in' the operation of special classes and sheltered workshops for trainable retarded "children and 'adults. It also promotes the establishment of assessment clinics, activity centres, er camps and recreational programs. In co- --_ govern- ments and other agencies, the Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded has been involved in. the develop- - ment of a nation-wide series of demonstration and research programs. In all these. efforts, the Association + deserves our recognition and support. . - The problem of" TET) vetordatan Js a very large 'and complex one. Estimates of the prevalence of mental retardation in our communities vary considerably, It is estimated that about three per cent of Canadians are to some-extent retarded. This. means nearly half a million --people-in-this country-suffer-from some degree of mental iy LE ART ie retardation. Research studies have led to the identification a of some of the previously unknown causes .of mental ih retardation so that in a few cases we are now able to ih state. the cause and apply preventitive measures. As Minister of National - Health' and Welfare, | Now almost universal in scope, this tribute to mother | to honar, thay commend the members of the Canadian 'Association 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 8, 1919 Lod {, | ' Owing to an accident the | 1. local Electric Light Plant. will be "closed down. temporarily for repairs. : ' To arrive néxt week, 1 car - of white lump lime. and 3 hydrated lime. Wood fibre ' in" stock. ~ pS ! 4 1 -* 4 The Staff and students of ~ Port Perry High- School" are FY proceeding with the erection of a uitable memorial to all ex-students of the school who have fallen in the recent War. 25 YEARS' AGO - Thursday, May 11, 1944 LAC John Christie RCAF of Trenton was a week- end visitor with his parents Mr. and Mrs! G. Christie. . ® [ A plshsant is was spent 'recently at the home of Mrs./ Ben Smith when she . | + entertained the -mémbers of "| the Willing Workeyh Club and. : their friends. During the, even- "ing, another quilt was comp- leted, ffot war. work, the top 'of which had been donated by Mrs. Smith. ' {15 YEARS .AGO - -. _ - Thursday, May 6,- : 1954 - "The Port Perry Pee Wee Hockey .team Wayne Oke, John MacMillan, Richard Car- negie, Bob Haynes, Phil Clark, Grant Menzies, Gary Geer, "and Ivan Luke enjoyed their | billet last week at the home of Mrs Wilf Lander in God- . erich. 3 The result of many hours _ patient practising was evident .in- the performance of works from Mendelssohn Stainer 'and Haydn presented in a Sacred "Concert in the Church of the Ascension last week. a ofl « ae v hE Ea "On Thursday April 22nd, i "| Blue Ray Chapter, O.E.S. had the honour of entertaining the ;.D.D.G M. Sister Pearl Baldson on her official visit of ihspect- ion. 1{ 1 to the mentally handicapped. ' PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED (L] A330 ? "5papiay COM Nerina Part Perry, 'Brooklin and Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher = WMT, HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of 'the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association d Published every Thursday "oy The -Port 'Pedty *' Star Co, Ltd,/ Prt Perry, Ontario: -- - . Second Class. Mail Hesttrtion Number 0265 roo le Rates: a In Canada $8.00 per yr, ' 2 Heer 34 50 pe, yea Single. Copy 10e. for. the Mentally Retarded for their outstanding service de... BILL SMILEY Sugar and MESSER'S NOT FOR ME, BUT . .. _ It's not that I particularly enjoy fight- ing for lost causes.' I lost the flag fgiht, and look at the rag we got. I know I can't beat non-disposable bottles, soaring taxe and my wife. But somebody, some voice in , the wilderness of thes twentieth century. must .keep the banners flying, the flame burning. . That's: why 1 think the CBC' should not " have'cancelled that hardy annual, the Don © Messer Show, regardless of those purveyors to the puerility of the public, the "ratings". Personally, 1. 'wouldn't watch the Don Messer Show with a ten-foot telescope, Its. mixture of emasculated barn<dance "and in- .effable hathos are not. my bag.' 10° YEARS AGO "Thursday, May?7, ~~ 1959 4 Tit : | = Jeanne Williams; srdaughter / i. ¢ of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Wil- liams,, Por, Perry"was honored at a. Ceremony. in Convocation b Hall, Toronto recently: after Spice. But I know a great. many middle: aged and older people who look forward to it _. weekly and enjoy it thoroughly. = Their toes tap to the sprightly fiddling and their eyes grow et over the sentimental. songs of ye:tetyear. "And what's wrong with that? It may be corny, but it's Canadian right /4 out of the Maritimes. And Howes bad // its ratings are, it couldn't be. worde than// 7% some of that crud the CBC:buys from thé' ~ receiving her gold certificate in Guides. "States and forces on us, willy-nil}y. Most of its fans like it can it clek ven sed, ae 3 ard. comfortable." The show them is Will take Place jin Jime like an old friend with. whom they fan Jaf , relax, safe in the knowledge that for half. "On or about the 1st of 'an hour, once a week, they won't be sub: June the Cubs will be holding », Gontinned oh Page 18) "a Kite Flying Marathon: yo.