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ALORA ? NSU Chl enn! Sa LTO) oa : SUN FE FRAN YRREA, i A Boating And Good Sense In 1969, boating accidents claimed the lives of 390 ~ people in Canada. Some of these accidents were caused by ignorance and carelessness. To help curb these fatalities, the Canadian Red Cross " Society today issued ten safety tips to make boating outings safer and more fun. . Common sense and good manners are of course the cardinal safety principles of boating. In addition, the Red Cross recommends the following safety tips for operators of small boats as well as their passengers: 1. Be sure that all passengers, especially those who are weak swimmers or nonswimmers, wear govern- ment approved lifejackets at all times. 2. Every boat; ishould carry government-approved safety equlprent: a lifejacket for each person on board, two' 'oars or paddles' and rowlocks; 'one buoyant heaving line of not less than 50 feet in length, bailer or manual water pump, tool kit, first aid kit, fire extinguisher and a boathook. If your boat is over 26 feet long, you should carry an anchor on a 50 foot line and pyrotechnic distress signals in a water-tight container. 3. Don't overload. Check with your dealer to be sure the boat is large enough-for the number of passengers you want to carry. 4. Don't overpower. Your dealer can tell you the safe size of motor for your boat according to the Depart- ment of Transport regulations. 5. Don't smoke while refuelling and wipe up any spillage. If you have portable tanks, take them ashore for filling. 6. Carry and use the correct lights at night. 7. Always check the weather report before setting out and keep in touch with weather developments through your radio. 8. Leave your your boat club-or with a friend. They should be if you have not returned by a stated time. 9. If your boat upsets call for help and hang on to it until help arrives unless the boat is drifting into danger or the water is extremely cold. Use your boat as a life raft. 10. If someone falls overboard don't jump in. Reach or throw or extend an oar or paddle. Have your heaving line ready for use. t a4 Boating is fun but it can also be dangerous. Boat- id men should be prepared for the unexpected and if an ii y emergency occurs - think, don't panic - and act immed- G0 iately. ¥ HE PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED "nr: : ZO ¥e, Sa-, (Wha Aum: Ta; - <a 0, Tron + 'Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Aree P.' HVIBSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadikh' Weekly Newspaper Association 2 ! rs "r L' Member of the Ontario 'Weekly Newspaper Association 7 Published every Thursday by The Port Perry 4 Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario. er -y a Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, 'and for payment of postage in cash. aa Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr., Single Copy 10¢ Bat Lo 8 Elsewhere e $6.00 'per year, ~ "float plan" with the safety officer of . told to inform the research and rescue organization - was pleasant. "board: Bill Smiley EVIL OMENS CASTING A SPELL This summer I feel distinctly that some malicious witch or warlock has put a curse on me. Don't ask me why. I ain't done nothin' to nobody. There's been nothing serious or tragic. Just a lot of little things that seem to wind up spelling hex. Why, for example, should there be a huge wasp's nest in the middle of my hedge, when the filthy little brutes have never built there before? * Why should I trip over a rock, take a chunk the size of a silver dollar out of my shin, and sprain my thumb trying to save myself? Why should my waist-line suddenly leap from 31 to a snug 32? - Why should my daughter fall in love with a guy of whom she says, "I wouldn't marry him if he were the last man in the world"? But it's not just what happened to me! I seem to be carrying the spell around with me, and am beginning to feel like a Jonah, Went to a delightful party. Everyone Except that a couple of 200-pounders wound up in a state of deep umbrage. That's a sort of purple. One had told the other, during a discussion of exercise, jogging and waistlines, that he was "just a big, fat pig." Not nice. But why was | the only. male left to keep them from coming ot carnage? All 140 pounds of me. i A Wert: sailing with friends on a perfect summer day. Why. did a terrific storm come out of nowhere? Because I was on 'I'm sure of it. Last Sunday, went out as crew with a friend who races his sailboat. He didn't figure on winning, with a crewman who doesn't know a luff from a larboard. But he also ddn't figure on winding up two miles behind every other boat, including one he beats regularly. We hit every patch of dead calm in the bay, while the other boats invariably caught a breeze which would vanish by the time we got there. Why? Another. frietd: 'nvited me for a day's Sugar and Spice * fishing. Came the day ,ideal for fishing.- Came also a phone call saying he'd put a rod through his crankshaft, or some- thing equally horrible, and his motor was ruined. You think that was just coinci- dence? The other night | did go fishing with my brother-in-law. Good boat, good motor, lots of worms and minnows, perfect time of evening, and a hot spot where he'd rickd up some nice bass the day before. I don't have to tell you what we caught. About four pounds of weeds, while a chap in the next boat hauled in a lunker. Last night we went out to visit another brother-in-law. They'd taken a cottage to get away from the terrible heat of the city for a week. That brief visit fixed him. Today it's sweaters and long pants wea- ther, with a howling wind and the tem. perature down about forty degrees. They'll have a miserable week, thanks to me. These are just a few incidents from a catalogue as long as your leg. But I'm beginning to think that whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. And I'm getting mad. I can put up with my normal stupidity. Like a dunner from the revenue people for a $65 fine. Or going out to put our suitcases in the trunk of the car and finding it full of elm blocks for the fire- place which my father-in-law had given me last spring, and having to unload them in the heat and my brand new sport shirt. Or having the cat claw me about the head and shoulders on three separate occasions, because she daesn't like driving in a car. "That was my wife's stupidity. But I can't help feeling that th something sinister, some kind of a trend, in all the other little "accidents". Some- bedv out there is trying to get me. Today I'm convinced of it. Woke up with violent stomach cramps that turn me into a white, sweating wretch about every twenty minutes. Ate and drank the same things last night as the others in the house. Why should I be the only one to wind up with dire rear? Why? --The Argyle Syndicate SAREE LARRY LER 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 12th, 1920 Councillor Chas. Rundle suggested that the town be rewired according to Hydro - requirements at once. At the Town Council Meeting held on Friday even- ing of last week, it was decided that the tax rate this year shall be 26 mills on the dollar. As cement is difficult to secure, very few sidewalks will be built this year. 25 YEARS AGO "Thursday, August 23rd, 1945 On Thursday, August 23, at 8.30 another informal re- ception will be held to say "Welcome Home" to the men and women of the Armed Forces. - Mrs. R. Bently and daugh- ter Joan have returned from a plesant holiday in Musko- ka District, Mr. and Mrs. Crane have moved to Port Perry. Mr. Crane js to be Principal of Port Perry High School. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 18th, 1955 Spending * a vacation in Britain are Mrs. Aleta Mac- Farlane and Miss Gladys Job- lin. The 5th annual Starr-Dy- mond picnic held at Green- wood Park attracted the larg- est attendance ever, with an estimated 800 present. Miss Donna Samells, Port Perry was the winner of the Garden Umbrella Table and four chairs in the Lions' Club draw recently. Marie Taylor A.R.C.T., R.M.T., has attained the high- est marks in the Province of Ontario in her pipe organ examinations in June. Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Honey have moved from Toronto to Port Perry and have purchased the bungalow at the corner of Perry and Scugog Street. Roy has been a railway mail clerk in charge on. the Ottawa and Toronto night train for fourteen years. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 18th, 1960 Mac Christie, R.R. 4, Port Perry was televised during his chores at Christie Brothers Farm, one morning during the past week. The picture will be shown on Country Calendar. Miss Beatrice McNab of New York City, Mr. Tom McNab of Toronto, Mr, and Mrs. O.W. Hancock of Ottawa were recent guest of Mrs. C. C. Jeffrey. Mid-Afternoon blazes at the home of Russell Hood, Scugog Island completely gut- ted the house and destroyed much of the furnishings.