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rigid; a 5 *] x so Child Safety Week, May 1-7 "Each year the statistics tell the same story. Accidents are the major cause of death to children. Some 2,000 children under the age of 15 die every year as a result of accidents, more deaths than those caused by the leading childhood diseases combined," said J. Legge, Q.C., President of the Canada Safety Council in his Child Safety Week message. . As an adult, what can you do to help reduce this appalling and needless loss of young lives? Realizing that accidents are preventable, you should develop an attitude towards safety in everything you do. This example of safety-minded- ness will make an impression on children who are naturally imitative of the adults around them. Traffic is the leading killer of children and accounted for more than 45 percent of the 1,979 deaths to children under 15in 1971, the last full year for which statistics are available. It is our responsibility as adults to see that children are taught and understand the rules of traffic and pedestrian safety before they are allowed "out to play' and to ride bicycles on public roads. Children should be secured in approved child restraint devices or, if old enough, wear seat belts when riding in cars. The best way to encourage 'children to wear seat belts is by setting a good example yourself. See that children wear clothes with retro-reflective tape attached to ensure that motorists can see the little ones after dark. Simple common sense would seem to dictate that airtight plastic film or bags not be used in crib or carriage. Yet, every year we read of some child suffocating as a result of this very error. Small objects such as pins, buttons, coins, etc. should be kept well out of the reach of curious little hands and mouths. Suffocation was responsible for just over 17 percent of the accidental deaths to children. Children are naturally curious and can't resist climbing into abandoned refrigerators or freezers, often with disastrous results. Never discard such appliances without first removing the doors. Drowning is always high on the list of childhood deaths. Teach youngsters to swim at a very early age. Small children must be watched constantly when they are near any body of water, no matter how small or how shallow. Fires start and spread very rapidly and can make rescue impossible in a surprisingly short time. Keep matches and lighters out of the reach of young children and teach older children to observe the fire safety rules as soon as they can grasp their importance. Very young children should never be left unattended and require constant attention to ensure their safety. Keep them away from stoves and always make sure pot-handles are turned away from curious hands. . Machinery of all types can be dangerous to children and accounts for nearly four percent of the accidental deaths. When using machinery make 'sure all guards are in place and then keep the children away when the machine is operating. Poisoning accounts for less than two percent ot childhood deaths but is a major cause of childhood injuries. Children aren't deterred by taste and often ignore or don't understand warning labels. Keep all household cleaners, cosmetics, insecticides and medicines out of reach or under lock and key. Firearms and ammunition should be locked-up separately and weapons should be unloaded when not actually in use. PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited \0 Ww, Se, Sa», % CNA : (0uumn) = Ep 5 2 7, o "ers aed Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher Editor WM. T. HARRISON, Plant Manager J. PETER HVIDSTEN, Advertising Manager Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday 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 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $6.00 per year. Elsewhere $8.50 per year. Single Copy 15¢ MILEY UGAR BILL It's a long time since I read as much misdirected garbage as I have in the past weeks, concerning meat prices. Directed garbage is when you hit the target. Most of this hit the wrong target -- the farmer. For some mysterious reason, a lot. of people look on the. farmer as a flinty, money-grabbing character who takes a particular sadistic pleasure in gouging the poor working-man, not to mention the downtrodden executive, professional man, or school teacher. It's just the opposite. For years, generations in this country, the farmer has been gouged by the rest of us, and here's one _ consumer who not only believes, but knows, that the average farmer has had a tinier share of our twentieth century affluence than any other segment of our community, including those on welfare, proportionately. There are a few exceptions. There are a few wealthy farmers. Just as there are a few wealthy school teachers. In the case of the farmer, it is the man whose forefathers were lucky enough to clear a farm near a big city-to-be. His land has become valuable for building and he can sit on it and watch the value appreciate. But he's not a real farmer any more. The real farmer is the fellow who works hours-per-week that would have an industrial worker screaming for the union, owns one suit, hasn't had a holiday in years, owes money at the bank, and has a net income of about $4,000 a year. He's got to be a gambler, a fatalist, and a man in whom hope springs eternal. He gambles on the weather and the market, must accept disaster with a shrug, and must begin each new season with optimism. More and more, in regions of marginal farming and small, mixed farming, we see . that the farmer must have a job in town if he is to enjoy more than a frugal living. More and more we see that farming has become an industry in which the investment in land, machinery, supplies and labour is inordinate in comparison to the returns. If an average farmer charged himself wages for his own work, he'd show a net loss. he'd be better to put his money into a hot-dog stand. Let's take an average beef farmer. He has -'fio sock of gold under the bed. He must borrow money to buy stock, machinery, feed, fertilizer. He must pay interest on this money to our established banks, which are Serice no less greedy than they were in the depression. They merely have a better "image" because they have a big public relations programme. AND While his beef is becoming beef, this farmer has nothing coming in, except interest charges on his loan. When his beef is ready, does he set the price? He does not. He sells it at auction. Who drives up the price? The beef-hungry consumer, that's who. Marie Antoinette, of illfated fame, said of the peasants who protested that they had no bread, 'Let them eat cake." I'd reverse that a bit and say of people who say they can't afford beef, 'Let them eat barley." It's very "nutritious. : Perhaps I'm prejudiced. I grew up during the depression. If we had beef once a week, it was probably hamburg. As a kid, I was sometimes sent to the store for some '"'dog bones."" These were beef bones with some meat on them, and they were free. The butcher knew darn well what they were for -- a good pot of soup -- but he winked at it. Many a time our "dinner" was pea soup and homemade bread, with some preserves -- wild berries picked by ourselves -- for dessert. Nobody suffered malnutrition in that family. Sometimes our "meat" was the ground-up skins of baked potatoes, mixed in with onions and fried potatoes. they gave it the appearance and roughage of meat, if not the favour. Jolly good stuff. In prison camp, meat was merely something you thought about, like going to heaven. But a bowl of sweetened barley! Now, that was heaven. I'm afraid it rather irks me to listen to a working-man who will buy a case of beer and a bottle of liquor on Friday night for $11.00 whining in the supermarket on Saturday afternoon about the exorbitant price of meat. And even more disgusting is the executive type. He's just finished regaling you with the details of his $1,000 holiday in the south, snorkelling, rum punch cocktail parties, the works, when his wife starts howling like a hyena because their food-bill is up three bucks a week. There are some holes in the chain of food prices. But don't blame the farmer. He's the last to benefit when prices go up, the first to suffer when they go down ) Show me a rich farmer and I'll show you a rich weekly editor, or a rich school teacher. i rab 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 26, 1923 The cost of education in Port Perry had climbed to. the point where it was, costing the taxpayer one dollar a day for each child in school, reported the STAR. - Mr. Dugald McBride and @ Mr. George Stone were honoured for their con- tributions to the teaching profession by being given life memberships in the Ontario Teachers Association. Ashburn," Myrtle and Rag- lan were forming a football team to challenge other communities in the area. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 22, 1948 A Suffolk ewe belonging to Mr. Wright Crosier of Manchester gave birth to a lamb with two heads. It was perfectly formed with heads' normal size but a body almost double normal size. it died at birth. The C.C.F. Arthur Williams to contest this riding in a federal by-election which was sche- duled for June. The Unfinished Dance starring Margaret O'Brien, Danny Thomas and Cyd Charisse was playing in Port Perry. : The Dramatic Club of Blackstock Continuation School presented a play, Mr. Beane from Lima to sub- stantial audience. _ A resolution bringing in daylight saving time in Port Perry was made this year by councillor M.B. Dymond and seconded by councillor R.H. Frise. E. Hayes was reeve. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 24, 1958 John Christie, President of Port Perry's branch 419, Royal Canadian Legion wel- comed delegates to the zone rally which was held in town. " A representative of the Port Perry Curling Club attended the annual meeting of the Cartwright Curling Club in Blackstock to see if the Cartwright group would like to join in plans to build a new rink in Port. The Cartwright club decided to keep using its own ice rather than get involved with Port Perry. Out of concern for the need of more parking space on Queen Street the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. built a parking © lot for employees at the rear sof its plant and urged other downtown businessmen to do the same. Mr. and Mrs. Marvine Appleton of Scugog had a daughter. 10 YEARS AGO : Thursday, April 25, 1963 The Dave Thompson rink scored a perfet eight ender to come from 7 points behind and win a game at Port Perry Curling rink' A one day cooking school sponsored by the mothers auxiliary was held at the recreation centre in Black- stock. Music Man was playing at a theatre in the area. The golf season opened in Port Perry. The telephone company had a representative in town interviewing girls who were about to graduate from high school, and who might be interested in a career as a ® telephone employee. nominated gq. Ce i