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: NS Editorial Topics Must Have Support Despite the inconveniences created by the constructi- on of sewers on Queen Street, the executive of the local Chamber of Commerce decided to go ahead with the annual Santa Claus Parade this year. We are whole-heartedly in agreement with the deci- sion, and believe it to be even more necessary to create a amy other year before. In order to succeed, close co- Operation and assistance from merchants and organiza tions will be required more than ever. No doubt, the construction now going on Queen Street has affected business and possibly dropped the sales volume to some extent for most of the merchants. However, it's gratifying to know the street should be in relatively good condition during the busy three to four weeks prior to Christmas. We are referring to the announcement made by the C. of C. im last week's Star, stating the entire business section of Queen Street will be completed within three weeks. This will still give the shoppers three weeks of shopping without the inconveniences of a street under construction. Mrs. Eleanor Wood, chairman of the Santa Claus Par- ade is anxiously waiting float entries and we urge mer- chants and organizations in and around the community to call her as soon as possible. Timely Topic "My Country" was the theme chosen by Dr. M. B. Dymond, MPP, when he spoke to about 100 persons at the Armistice banquet held in the Legion Hall, Ux- Dr. Dymond, a native of Scotiand some 40 years ago, but now, as he'says, an adopted son of Canada spoke with great enthusiasm and sincere devotion about the - country of his choice. The speech was certainly most appropriate and to the point following the recent terrorist activities by a minor- ity goup in Montre where for a brief period the whole democratic idea established over 100 years ago was shaken at the very foundation. And that the speech was both timely and apprec- isted was proven by the fact the speaker received a Standing ovation following his excellent oratory. « < panera 3 PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 ES, -- Plant Manager. em Canaan way Mean, Ametatin (Member of the Ontario Wetkty Mewepaper Ameciation Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co. Lad, Port Perry, Ontarte. a __ Devertment, Ottaws, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0768 m4 g Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr., i Single Copy 10¢ : Elsewhere $6.00 per year é SE FEB ee mmeenscocescummmeensuer ss ows: Bill Smiley 'NTO EACH LIFE SOME SUN APPEARS It's one of those gloomy November days, with the overcast so low that even the birds are walking. | have a month's correspondence to catch up on three weeks of essays to read, and a week's leaf-raking lying in the back yard. My wife has pains in her belly and is going to have the living-room redocrated. 1 don't know which alarms me more. My daughter isin the next room, writing an essay on Nietsche, an appalling prospect. Asked her how it was going and she said pretty well, but that she had an ides what she was writing was a lot of crap. Two of my colleauges lost their fathers unexpectedly on the weekend. Another is in hospital haying X-rays on his stomach and hoping it's "only" an ulcer. Outside my little world lies a Canada deeply troubled by pollution, an unem- ployment figure that is alarming, and the freedom of the individual under the new government legislation for the prevention of violence. And outside that world again is the big one, @ seemingly hopeless mess of popu- lation explosion, food shortages, wars, suspcion, despair and poverty. Oh well, what the hell. You only go through the course once. It's the only life we have, and however bleak it seems, there are always a few rays of sunshine. Looking on the positive side, it's not so bed. The correspondence, essays and leaves will eventually be dealt with. The livingroom will be decorated, which will cure my wife's pains in the belly. My daugh- ter will get a C-minus on her essay and blame me for it, but it won't kill her, pa ee | lt ll ugar and Spice Ps x We all have to lose our fathers sometime, and maybe it will be only an ulcer, which is practically the trademark of a sensitive person these days. There's not much | can do about poll- ution except bagging my leaves instead of burning them, and continuing my refusal to use throw-away bottles. | can't do a darn thing about unemployment except get a kid to rake my lawn, and I've tried, and they aren't interested. And there's little | can do about individual freedom except demand it in this column, which | shall continue to do, and the government had better not start monkeying around trying to censor me. As for the world, it's always been a mess, Human beings seem to enjoy living in mess- es of their own making, unlike other ani- mals, Perhaps that's why so many kids are on drugs today. If we tried to force drugs on them, they'd rebel vilently. And those rays of sunshine do appear. The other night at a party, a jady friend was being embraced rather amorously by a middle-aged gentleman who has been into the grape. She appealed to me, wide-eyed over his shoulder. As smoothly as a fight referee, | broke up the clutch and simultane- ously prevented the gentleman's wife from punching him on the nose. The first lady later told my wife that | had the polish and poise of a European man. My wife thought it was a compliment. Considering some of the European mates 1 thought it an insult. However, a ray of sunshine, though rather murky. was there, and it was a big deal for all, The Arch was asking the children what they Continued on page 5 if i : : i Hoe He irre lars of the Manchester Sunday Riding at a rally in Brooklin. Mrs. M. A. Gerrow attended the Dental Nurses Alumni Mother and Daughter banquet in Toronto. The following Lions and their ladies, Mr. and Mrs. Don Crozier, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ptolemy, Mr. Gordon Robin- son and Mrs. Robinson atten- ded the banquet and dance at the King Edward Hotel, to welcome the Lions Inter- national President, of Havana, Bruce Snelgrove, Mrs. V.P. Stoufferand Miss Patrica King. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cook, after seventeen years of good restaurant service to the pub- lic have sold the White Kitchen ~~