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Siar EDITORIAL TOPICS 'Multiple Sclerosis A Chapter of the. Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is planned for Ontario County. The organizat- ional meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 22, at 8:00 p.m. in the Genosha Hotel, 70 King Street East, Oshawa. : y Multiple Sclerosis is one of the few remaining diseases for which "science has not found a cure, or at least a control. It is estimated that twenty-five' thousand people in"Canada suffer from this crippling neurological disorder. The Multiple Sclerosis-Society of Canada supports medical research at Canadian Universities in an effort to combat this disease. The Society also sponsors a prog- ram of lay and professional education, regional clinics and other patient services. TN : A chapter in this area will offer those with Multiple Sclerosis such things as wheelchairs,on permanent loan, home and hospital visiting, social activities and, perhaps most important, a- feeling that someone in their own community cares about the problem and is doing some- thing about it. } } It is hoped that the people of Ontario County will support -the new Chapter and those interested are invited to attend this initial meeting on October 22. Many volunteers are needed, including representatives from all key points in the county. A 15 minute film in colour, "My Friend Joe" will be shown which quickly tells the MS story. If you wonder * whether you should-bother, come and see this film and then decide. . Inquiries may be directed to Mr. Max Sanders, 52% Simcoe Street North, Oshawa or to MS, 76 Avenue Road, Toronto. Scrap Home - Made Fencers A "six-year-old Hamilton area girl was electrocuted ~ in mid-July. when she crawled under a fence on her father's farm. The child was chasing her kitten at the- time of the tragedy.' ; : Just a few days later a 1,600 pound bull was electro- cuted when it contacted an electrified fence intended to keep it from entering a neighbouring property. 'In. the wake of these accidents Ontario Hydro has ) appealed to farmers across the province to immediately remove electric fence controllers of the home-made or unapproved type. : ; ~~ Both the child-and-the bull were killed by contact _ ~ with_: fences - electrified by homemade electric fence controllers. te Investigation into the death of the child revealed the "unapproved fence controller consisted of a line cord, lampholder, step-up transformer (115 to-600 volts) and two wires to connect the 600-volt secondary to a ground rod and the fence. > . The arrangement permitted secondary output currents in the order of 30 milliampers (thirty 1000th of an amp) at 600 volts - 15 milliampers is sufficient to kill an adult male. 'And the primary current interrupter permitted the device to remain "'on" for three seconds. And CSA-approved "fencers" are available - at consid- erably less cost than a home-made device. ~ For the home-made electric fence controller can cost a life. va ia dag BES, PORT PERRY ST Ri : | COMPANY, wre Serving Port Perry, Brooklin' and Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Asioelation Published every Thursday by 'The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario. Second Class Mall Registration Number 02665 . i Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr., . Elsewhere $6.00 per year. Single Copy 10¢ & i a 22 AAADDBALAAMARPAARALAARAAALKAARR AAA R ALAA UNDA | Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association BB oi yl 7 | BILL SMILEY Ra fe PORK is on the move "The "flood of applications for PORK (Parents Of Rotten Kids), = which was launched last" week in-this column; has not . yet begun to give local postmen the blind staggers, but. it will. It will. In the meantime, I've received a letter from an Ontario woman, commenting on a previous column entitled, "The Kids Are Pathetic." She certainly qualifies for PORK and is hereby accepted as a full-fledged mem- ber of this fledgling organization, with all the disadvantages and lack of privileges appertain- ing thereto. , She writes: "I myself must admit to being a parent of a 16 year old daughter now living at such a commune as you describe, right in downtown Toronto, and I am helpless by law to interfere. "Such is our society. today that we have been forced to accept not only common-law living "amongst. adults (Ed note: I'm not * against that), but also now with children "of such an'early age. I myself 'have 'left no stone unturned in an effort to help - resolve the situation, by writing or contact- ing every available society from social workers to the Hon. John Yaremko, with the final realization that in Ontario a child is free from parental guidance and authority at.16. 'This same law, however, contradicts itself. by not allowing them to marry until 18, without a parent's consent and signat- ste . , . In B.C. the age limit for a child to break away from parental authority is 18." In short, Ontario laws are driving young people to, as we. used to, put it, living in sin. " Hed BRBE. To She goes on: "Recently in an interview with a large daily newspaper, a professor of applied psychology made 'the : following statement: 'The mother in the home today is an anachronism, The role of the house: _ wife used to have dignity and respect. There is no need-anymore fot a home manager.' His remarks are more than a little off-beat." I quite agree with you, dear lady, and with most of the 6ther things you go on to say. I tried four 'days of 'batching it" recently, The only place there's no need I~ Sugar and "for a home manager is in a pigpen. 1 . My wife came home a day early and caught me cold. I had put my dinner on and just: shot: my eyes for a moment while the - fish -was-cooking. She opened the door and- found the house full of smoke, the kitchen" full of dirty dishes, and an armchair full of me. : I can't smell, of course, npt even fish burning. And it was the nervous strain of looking out for myself and the cat for four days that had made me flake out like that. Lady, you have my deepest sympathy concerning your daughter and the laws which create such an impasse. And the kids know the law. They have us right over a barrel. It's easy enough to say, "If they want to go, let 'em go. Kick 'em out." This is the favorite advice of non-PORK-ers. It's not 50 easy to do with a basically good, naive kid who is almost totally unequipped 'to cope with a world that.is not exactly Eden. I've been teaching the play Hamlet this fall. Perhaps you. remember the part where Ophelia's 'old man warns her that' she 'is place in the Thirteenth Century. She obeyed him reluctantly, but without hesitation. I asked my students what a girl of today - would do if her father told her such a thing. They got it second crack. The first student said she'd say, "Drop dead." The second said she'd say, "If I can't go out with Hamlet, - I'll run away." And she would. It's emotional blackmail, and they know it. The only real solution, I suppose, as with real blackmailers, is to call their bluff. But _again, it's a wrenching decision when you realize what will probably happen, However, fellow-PORKER-ers, thumbs up. e know there is a golden day coming, when 'our RK's will have matured and mellowed. And they will come and pick us up in their big car, when we are feeble and rheumatic and take us for a drive, and stop beforé this big handsome building. And they'll say, "Sorry, Mum and Dad, that I was such a worry to you. Hi ~ There it is Gateway Haven. See you on visiting days, if we can get a babysitter." f° elected Chairman. of Oshawa i to be elected chairman of . ' 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 25,1919 Apparently Port Perry's guardian angel must have had a busy time on Wednesday. ; Some baseball boys were n motoring to Stouffville, and around Ashburn the steering gear went out of commission and the car turned end over end into the ditch but noth- ing was hurt except Jimmy, Harrison's christy. PY Little Myra Bulkley and. Marjory Real wandered down to the wharf front on Queen Street. Myra fell in and Marj- ory ran home about 1/3 of » a mile to get help from her mother. She telephoned the elevator. Frank Shepherd rushed down to the water front and saw the child floating. Between Mr. James Lucas and Frank they pulled ® her out and worked at the bosy' until consciousness was restored. 25 YEARS AGO "Thursday, October 5, . 1944 ® Mrs. Clarence Butson rec- eived word that her husband, Driver Cldrence Butson is now in Belgium. ® 3 We extend congratulations ta Mr. S. Farmer on being 'Presbytery 'at their meeting in; the ° Port Perry United -. Church, last. Thursday, Mr. Farmer is the first layman the Presbytery. ag 8 +. On Saturday, September 30th, 1944, Florence Ellen White became the bride gf Harvey Wesley Mahaffy at v -the United Church Parsonage. = Rev. W.C. Smith officiated. 15 YEARS AGO - Thursday, October 7, 1964 The huge domestic com-. petition at the Lindsay Exhib- ition was dominated this year: . by Mrs. Reg. Beundey. of Port Perry, who won 19 firsts, = =, 12 seconds, and 7 thirds, plac- ing in the 68 sections of the competition. : Mrs. Boundey also won the Canada Packers Special prize for 'cakes and Magic Baking Powder special also for cakes. - Mr. and Mrs, Grant Innes .and daughters have moved * into their new home on Hwy. : 7-12. Ath 10. YEARS AGO Thursday, October 8, 19569 Honeydale Women's Instit- » ute held their Thanksgiving meeting October 1st in the Anglican Parish Hall with 42 in attendance. Mrs. Diamond, President, chaired the meeting. The track and field meet « was held in Uxbridge last Friday. Uxbridge, Sutton, Port Perry and Brock participated. Port Perry brought home four medals: © Doug McMillan, Sr, Champ- ion; Phil .Clark, Sr. Runner- up; Jim Burnett, Intermediate Runner-Up; and Marie Parry, Sr. Girls Runner-Up.