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APE ANA ATRY Na SJE DITORIAL PINION Canada -- 105 years still long way to go It seems difficult to believe it was five years ago that nearly every Canadian and a good many persons from other lands were marching off be- hind Bobby Gimby and his trumpet (CA-NA-DA) to fantastic Expo 67 and all the other celebrations that marked 100 years of Canada as a nation. ' It was a good year, 1967. The Centennial Flame was set burning on Parliament Hill. Expo opened, and its success overwhelmed even the staunchest of skeptics. The world was watching us that year, and apparently the world liked what it saw. On July 1 there were speeches and fireworks in every city, town and hamlet from Victoria to St. John's. It felt good to be a Canadian in 1967. Many felt that as a nation we had truly come of age, and many started to recognize in themselves an aware- ness of what it really means to be Canadian and live in" this country. But all that was half a decade past, and just a few days ago we celebrated 105 years since the birth of Confederation. For many, July 1 this year was nothing more than a day off work, a scramble to beat the traffic to the cottage, or confusion as to whether Friday or Monday would be the day off. Has Canada changed much in the five years since Expo? Sadly enough, yes. We experienced a very real and dangerous crisis with the Cross kidnapping, Laporte murder and the War Mea- sures Act in the fall of 1970. Rene Levesque and his Parti Quebecois shocked many with his in- creased following in the province of Quebec.. The western wheat farmer has fallen on hard times, and it seems regional disparities elsewhere have not been alleviated. . The unemployed are still with us. A viisting head of state was subject to a hooligan attack in the very shadow of the Peace Tower. Canada appears rich and prosperous, but many are questioning a prosperity built around an economy dominated by foreign investment. And possibly most alarming of all; we are learn- ing that certain sectors of our most precious co- modities, clean land, air and water, are being threatened by pollution, It has been said that the creation of Confedera- tion was a miracle. And likewise it has been said that Canada's survival as a nation sea to sea for over a hundred years has also been a miracle. Of course our survival has been a result of more than just a "miracle". And it is going to take more than just miracles to ensure that this country continues to survive. We may have stumbled a few times in the five years since Expo. But every time we stumble, hopefully we learn something. We may have survived 105 years, yet we still have a long way to go. PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited Sam, G CNA TL) O° rary SIN "rion A Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships : P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher - JOHN B. McCLELLAND, Associate Edifor WM. T. HARRISON, J. PETER HVIDSTEN, Plant Manager Advertising Manager Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Accociation y Published «ery Wednesday by the Port Perry y) -~ Star Co Ltd. Port Perry. Ontdrio % Authorized as tecond class mail by the Po<t Office f Department, Ottawa, and tor payment of postage in cath i Second Clacs Mal Registration Number 0265 PAS Subscription Rates: In Canada $6.00 per year. Single Copy 15¢ Elsewhere $7.50 per year. THE NDP Buppy Sys7em) BILL MILEY UGAR ano WHAT YOU WON'T SEE FROM A DC8 There's nothing more unnerving for an old pilot than to be flying with somebody else. Especially somebody who he thinks could not come in fourth in a three- legged race. And that's exactly the situation I found myself in last Saturday morning. I was just gaging over my first fag and cuppa when the phone rang and a cheery voice, sounding as though it had been up with the cows, informed me that it was going to fly over and see me. For a minute or two I thought I was going to have to go out in the backyard and wave a sheet .as my mother used to - do when her sons were flying in the vicinity of our home town. Strangely enough, that worked, and my kid brother would do a loop and a couple of slow rolls to prove that he'd seen dear old Mom out there waving her second-best sheet. However, it turned out that my caller was serious. He owes me some money and wanted to find out how much, before his mortgage ran out and I jacked up the interest rate. He hadn't had a statement for two years. Well, I pulled myself together and agreed to pick him up at the local airport. I know perfectly well what he was trying ; to do. He was trying to impress me. After all, any guy who has a pilot's licence and can go flipping around the country is going to convince somebody cf some- thing. Looking about as sly as Peter Lorre, he asked, "How about a little ride?" I knew I wasn't going to get any money out of him. so I thought I might as well burn up Srice some of his petrol. We got into this flivver. I looked around for a parachute. None, I looked around for safety belts to strap myself in like a mouse in harness, as we did in the old days. Nothing but a seat belt. We lumbered off the ground. It was like riding in a ten-ton truck after driv- ing a Jaguar, The scenery was fantastic: lakes & swamps and islands. I even picked out our high school, which looked like a devastated area. My wife wasn't out in the yard waving a sheet, so I missed our house. But we lumbered. Nary a loop. No slow rolls or steep turns when your guts go down into your crotch. Sedately, 1 think, is the word that would best express our flying. Rather like an old lady run. ning a washing machine. Don't think I didn't enjoy it. There's nothing quite so exciting as hurtling along at 130 miles an hour and 3,000 feet. It's : almost as thrilling as a game of euchre. The only thing that reminded me of the good .old days was when, after we'd jogg- ed about for half an hour, he said, "Where the hell's that airport?" That was always one of my troubles: finding the airport. I said blithely, "Oh, I think it's over there somewhere." And sure enough it was. We landed, after a fashion, and I was pleased to see that modern pilots at least know enough to land into the wind. In my day, we used to land downwind, and got quite exasperated when the control officer kept shooting off red flares to tell us to go around again. (continued on page 5) J J Sl ~~ 4 (Co) 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 6. 1922. The "Chautauqua" has been presented in Canada five times and it came to Port Perry this week. It was the best of entertain. ment and the crowds were enormous, King Edward Lodge LOL 223, attended divine service in the Chautauqua tent on Sunday. There was a large attendance in the parade. The procession was headed by the Port Perry Band with Ross Roach, John Cowie, and Harrv Nott as- sisting. At the Anglican Church Garden Party the program- me consisted of the pupils from the Yellow School who put on "The Empire Dance" under their teacher Miss Stovin. The price. of pure honey, Dandelion and Fruit Bloom, excellent quality was 15c. per pound & clover honey was 18c. per pound. LJ] LJ 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 3rd, 1947 Miss Helen Peel has suc cessfully completed her second year at Chiropractic College. Toronto and -has taken a job for the sum- mer months as hostess at the Royal Muskoka Hotel. Mr. Doug. Hillier, who has been with the Port 'Perry Star for a couple of years has taken a position with the Swan Printing Company in Toronto. Lieut. J. P. Whitby, R.C.N. sailed aboard the Acqui- tania from Halifax for Eng- land. Russ Creighton's Variety Dance Band will be on hand for the Port Perry Lions Club Carnival and Street Dance. $ * J 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 4th, 1957 The standard rate of 10 cents for each local call from public and semi public telephones became effect- ive in Port Perry. Blue Ray Chapter of.the Eastern Star celebrated their 9th birthday. Mar- garet Jeffery was the Wor- thy Matron. Many outside chapters attended. Congratulations to Donna Samels who obtained hon- ~ ours in Gradel V Form at the Royal Conservatory of Music Theory examinations. * * * 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 5th, 1962 Lightning started a fire in a new barn just complet: ed by Ray Medd near Ep- som. Stuart Bray's barn on the Ridges was also des- troyed by fire. This week Carol Tanton became the bride of Garnet Warriner and Kaye Hastings became the bride of Lee Reamsbottom. Port Perry purchased a new fire truck. Miss Sylvia Lawrence, 17 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Lawrence of Blackstock," brought home the third place trophy in Baton Twirling competitions held at the Bandland Festi- val, Kitchener - Waterloo. She was a pupil of Jean Bright of Seagrave. . * the direction of. L