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l 5 2 Rel ~ a de ZR ey NTN ARS WY =F en STAR Compliments To Designer The interest for the Centennial celebrations in Port Perry during 1971 appears to be on an increase and this is primarily due to the efforts of the Committee. At last week's meeting the centennial flag was presented, and the young designer, Ross Carter, a grade 12 student at the Port Perry High School deserves a great deal of credit for an imaginative and attractive creation. Prices of the various sizes of the flag are certainly within everyone's budget and when January 1st arrives the centennial year begins every house and store front should have at least one flag flying in honour of the 100th birthday of the Village. The Centennial Committee is working well, but indiv- idual residents of this community should take part and show personal interest by offering to assist whenever and wherever their time and talent permits. What Is Ontario? There is a growing fear among many Canadians that we may some day be 'swollowed up' by our _ neighbours in the south. In some economic aspects, the fear is warranted. Being rich in natural resources and possessing room for development, Canadians can understand why Amer- icans are interested in this great country of ours. However, there is evidence that some Americans would consider their leaders a bit daft if they ever encouraged Canada to become part of the union. This opinion is based on questions asked by American tourists when they arrived at the border point, Niagara Falls. Here are some: Where is Ontario? When you say 25 miles, is that Canadian or U.S. Miles? 24 ewa wy wen Where do | change my money into pounds, shillings and pence? NV Do you drive on the wrong side of the We're going to Windsor. Have. you a book- let to explain the French signs? How much of Canada can we see in a day ? 28 ow 5 wo ons You must be Americans. You speak just like we do. Is Vancouver near Halifax? | promised to show the kids some real Indians. Where do we find some? How far north are the polar bears? And so on. Perhaps before they take us, we should send them _a_few thousand copies of our latest Canadian History " 'books. } * * x Eight .per cent of the people hurt in car crashes are pulled out by frantic rescuers - and many are made far worse, or even Killed, by the intended assistance, says the Ontario Safety League. Unless there is an obvious risk of fire, casualties should be left where they are until help comes. They should not be twisted, turned or moved. COMPANY, LIMITED ~ Sa, : ' Gwna sum): "1,7, N Top 2s re Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Area P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor : Member of the Canadian Weekly Nenu Association : 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. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0268 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr., = Editorial Topics Bill Smiley Sugar and THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN This is gong to be one of the most dif- ficult columns I've ever written. Don't worry, there hasn't been a death in the family or anything like that, although I did offer my wife a divorce on Sunday morning and it was a solid deal for five minutes. No, this is purely physical. When you play with fire, you're likely to get burnt. I did and I was. Trouble is, it's the two typing fingers on my right hand. Each has a blister the size of a dime, and a quarter-inch deep, right on ~ the tip. So I'm trying to type this with my knuckles, and it's heavy weather. Not that I'm merely a one-handed typist. I use my left hand with incredible dexter- ity, forefinger for hitting keys, thumb for hitting the spacebar. Well, soon after burning the right-hand fingers, I tripped over a rock, shoved out my left hand to save myself, and sprained my thumb. It looks like a puff-adder with .a toothache and feels similar. . However, when I tHink of my neighbour, my troubles, while painful, are trivial. On the eve of his summer holidays, he rack- ed up some discs in his neck. He is in hospital, in great pain, and in a huge neck collar. =r My wife has a pain too, and it's in her neck. She's sick of running a motel, of changing beds for transient visitors, of doing great loads of laundry. . Kim will arrive home with big green. garbage bags so stuffed with laundry that they look like pregnant whales. Hugh does the same. And they invariably bring friends. The whole mob has the same character- istic. They tromp around in their bare feet. They go to the beach, track in about a pound of sand per foot. you almost need a shovel and a sand-pail when you're changing the sheets. 1 tell my wife she's crazy, that they probably never get to sleep on clean sheets except at home. One can infer that from the state of the laundry. But she's of the old school, which believes that even bums should have clean sheets. My advice to her has all the effect of writing on water with chalk. The idea is that Kim will do the laun. dry. But she's working at a job where © a small "loan". Spice she must be up at 5 a.m. to be at work by 7. So when she's home for a day, she sleeps until about 3 p.m. And Momma, knowing she's a sucker, does the laundry, muttering steadily. There is a point at which you think you can see your kids looking after themselves. They're going to be out of your hair, in- dependent. No more handouts. No more paying of bills. No more looking after their documents and the countless forms to be filled out. But that point recedes steadily into the distance as you plod steadily toward it. I was warned about this by a friend, some years ago. He had three grown sons, all doing well, all married, all with children. I congratulated him on his fine famly and the fact that they were on their own. He laughed bitterly. ; "They're on their own," he snorted, "when they've all borrowed enough from you for a down payment on a house, at two per cent interest. And even then, unless theyre in Zanzibar, they're home every second week-end, expecting to be wined and dined and baby-sat." And he was dead right. The only solu- tion I can see is for parents of 'grown-up "children" to sell the family home, with its three or four bedrooms, and move into a one bedroom apartment, preferab in, some place as handy to get at as pra I don't blame the kids much. Our two are both working in the hot, stinky city, at fairly menial jobs, and living in pretty squalid rooms, because that's all they can afford. We live in a lovely summer area, with beaches, clean air, a big, shady lot, and a built-in cook -- their mom. They still think of it as home. Clean sheets, real meat instead of rice and macaroni, showers galore, a doting mother to pick up after them, and a real. mark of a father, who is always good for What more could they want? And I must admit, against my will, that we're pretty glad to see the red-head with the big brown eyes, or the young man with the trim beard, and hear, "Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad." --The Argyle Syndicate EVENTS Of Days Gone By 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 22nd, 1920 There should be no com- _plaint that there is "nothing Garden Parties are - doing". very. popular these days. Last week while Mr. J. Tanner was working on his home he had the misfortune to fall and cut his leg badly. Mr. W. Frise and family and Miss Scott motored to Toronto on Sunday. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 2nd, 1945 Port Perry has been selected 'as one of 55 Ontario Fairs at which special prizes for native handicraft exhibits will be offered. \ On Thursday of last week an Anson bomber made a forced landing on the Fraser farm north of Sonya. No one was hurt but the plane was badly broken. Misses Dorothy Tristram, Helen Peel and Mavis Kerry have returned from holiday- ing at Oak Lake Camp near Stirling. ' Miss Mary Lou Robertson is in the hospital having had an appendix operation. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 28th, 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Diamond were at home to their family, and friends on the occasion of their silver anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Robert James, Detroit, Mich. were visiting with his brother Mel and other relatives for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Rob- ison and son Kit arrived by plane on Sunday from Fresno, California to spend two weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Crosier. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 28th, 1960 A surprise supper and social evening was given to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Forster on the occas: | ion of their Silver Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, July 16th by their children Marion' (Mrs. Donald Wallace) Eleanor, Robert and Linda. The Milner family held their annual picnic Saturday, July 9th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Aldred, Scu- gog. The Family Fun Night which was sponsored by the Maybelle Rebekah Lodge was held on the spacious lawns of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Snel- grove. All the convenors and their assistants were dressed in western costume. £