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Ae ool . 84s) LE TA 3 a | ' * x 8 at NA Ey - \." 2S Ny Yea lL AFI NP ~ SEARS . ARE TL i A [3 ! NAY SSS WS Lyi RDG &) CREO A IPA Aaliiir, v NAT ) 3 1 RATIO? TRL ERIE, EEE a EN hy SLY NM 4 -- PORT PERRY STAR, Port Perry Star C . Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas Thursday, April 22nd-1965 POPPE OP POOP PDPOOO9O® P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc. WM. T. HARRISON Editor Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. 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. Subscription Rates: In Canada $3.00 per yr., Elsewhere, $4.50 per yr. Single Copy 10¢ The Challenge Of Hon. M. B, Dymond, M.D.C.M. Minister of Health, Ontario Traditionally, care of the mentally ill and handi- capped has been based upon a universal programme of confinement in large institutions called by various names through the years. They have further, been considered to be the responsibility of Governments, albeit, society has generally considered care of the sick and disabled to be its responsibility, Periodically through the years there has been noted an up-surge of interest in the mentally disturbed and various at- tempts have been made to change the pattern of care. Usually these movements have flourished for a time, only to die, either from lack of sustained interest or from the hopelessness which has for long attached to mental illness. ' For some years, now, we have been in one of those periods of increased interest and concern, ad it seems as if this one would lead to better things. HOPE is now taking on concrete form, for all around us there is "revolution in Mental Health". No longer is the Psychiatrist alone responsible for the care of the mental patient, nor do we look to Government only to provide that care. We ask that mental illness be considered as an illness along with all others. We ask that the mentally ill patient have access to and be given the benefit of all the advances in the medical and social sciences that may help him. And of great importance we see the community, so- iety as a body, shake off the fears and the timidity of other times and come forward in support of pro- grammes aimed at helping the mentally ill and pro- moting mental health. Now we find the community, the family, and the school all seeking to share respon- sibility for the mentally disturbed, and a host of work- 'ers, professionals, scarce heard of till recently, all an- xious to take their share of the task. All this is good, but even these new forces cannot undertake this task alone--much more help is needed. When asked a short time ago: "What is the explana- tion for the greater success in treating mental illness, now-a-days" -- a hospital Superintendent answered thus: "I think it is three-fold. The open door policy in hospitals; new drugs; and people; and I think the lagt--people--is the most important single factor". This is one of the great and on-going needs, Since mental health is essential to all of us, and mental ill- (Continued on Page 13) HGH PVA AAV PAI EHS © < IX. AS ras NEL RAS SEMAN [ > ve be HR ASE . ' PIAL 0 wt is SCUGOG NEWS Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Joe Dowson were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Woodcock, of Stouffvile, Mrs. Ray Finney, Lindsay and Mrs. Ross Cruess, y of Oakwood. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Day of Cleveland spent the week-end at the Dowson home. Mrs. Day's parents, the Hudson's lived on Scugog where the Leahy's now live. On the trip from Cleveland the Days saw evidence of sadness and des- truction caused by the recent ¢ tornado. On Saturday night about 40 relatives of the Manns family gathered at the Christian Edu- cation Hall in Raglan to cele- brate the 20th wedding anniv- ersary of Mr. and Mrs. J. Manns. Jack and Myrtle were pres- ented with a lovely silver tea service. A pleasant evening was enjoyed with euchre and a de- lightful lunch. "Miss Sharon Hargraves of Toronto spent the Easter week at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Graham. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Graham entertained Mrs. Reta Rodman and her mother, Mrs. Ashton, of Oshawa, Mrs. Sproule and another friend from Kinmount. Mrs. Reta Rodman, her sister, Mrs. Travell, Mrs. Sproule, a former teacher at the 'Foot', and their friend from Kinmount flew to Bermuda for the Easter week, Mrs. Jim Wilson had the mis- fortune of breaking her ankle descending "Grace" on Sunday while the cement steps at Church. Mrs. Wm. Jeffrey, of Prince Albert spent the weekend with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jeffrey. 'Miss Karen Taylor of Ring- wood spent the holidays with Miss Mary Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. G. Minty spent the weekend in Scarborough with her son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. R. Fox. Miss Nancy Crozier visited with Miss Gail Forder of Port Perry. The girls attended the Unionville Carnival. Mr. and Mrs. Roger McDon- ald and three children, Ottawa were with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. C. Glibert for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. T, Redman vis- ited on Sunday with her dau- ghter and son-in-law, Mr. and | Mrs. A. Carter. Mr. and Mrs. H. Appleton of Whitby were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs. M. Appleton. Mrs: C. Carter and family spent a day in Oshawa with Miss Dorita Trew. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fralick, Port Perry; Mrs. Dora Nott, Port Perry and Mr. and Mrs, Clark Ross fo Toronto were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fralick. Pyeased to. report our sick home from the hospital, Mrs. A. M. Empringham. Mr. G. Bratley to be home on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas cal- led on Mrs. Mae Clark of Myr- tle on Sunday. : Mr. adn Mrs. C .Carter were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Aldred on Sunday. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. Johnson included Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Mordue of Washington, Ont., and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pingle of North Markham. Miss Grace Pogue spent the Easter holidays with her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. Pogue in Oshawa. Mrs. M. McLaren and Mrs. W. Mark Port Perry at- tended a luncheon on Wednes- day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Gordon Shunk. Congraulations to our - two "Sweet Adelines" who stood so well with their singing at the contest in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hope and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. Samells x and Linda were dinner guests of Mr andMrs. John Beckett on | Saturday night. Mr, and Mrs. M. Johnson spent Sunday in Listowel with Mr. and Mrs. C. Johnson. Congratulations to Mr. T. . Eden who celebrated his birth- day with friends at his home on Saturday night. Thirty - three Cubs, Scouts,. Parents and Friends attended the Scouting in Action Display at the C.N.E. Park in Toronto. * A very interesting and inform- ative display. ] Remember--summer schedule for Grace Church is at 11.15 Kreig, Mrs. L. Swinson and Mrs. am. . thodist OOD EEDLNL REMEMBER WHEN FIFTY YEARS AGO Wed., April 28, 1915 Subscription Rates -- The Port Perry Star is $1.00 a year to Canadian or British points, if paid in advance; otherwise $1.25. To subsecrib- ers in the United States the price is $1.50 per year in ad- vance. * * J] Mr. Harold Graham, son of Dr, R. L. and Mrs, Graham, won the Junior Fencing Championship at St. And. rew's College, Toronto, re- cently. * 3» * Mrs. J. C. Burroughs of Mitchell, has purchased the brick house back of the Me- Church, formerly owned by the late Mr. Calder. LLL JAVA 25 YEARS AGO Thurs.,, May 2nd, 1940 In Port Perry the Canadian Girls in Training celebrated the 25th Aniversary of the founding of their organiza- tion; with a Mother and Daughter Banquet. * * * Utica--Bring your friends to the Dance and Floor Show to be held in Memory Hall, - Wednesday, May 15. Russ Creighton and his orchestra, also Clara Pelley, star dancer and singer. * x x A meeting}to organize a Chamber of Agriculture was held in Port Perry, promoted by the Board of Education. Mr. J. E. Jackson was ap- pointed temporary chairman ° and Mr. E. R. McClellan, Secretary. DEED HLA < ? TEN YEARS AGO April 28th, 1955 The following seven pupils from Grade VI class, Donna od Heayn, Carol Hope, Doris Popert, Dorothy Tripp, John Franssen, Grant Menzies and John Pickard, were chosen by Mrs, Dobson their music teacher to sing in the All- Provincial Elementary School Chorus conducted by Mr. Earle Terry. * * > Congratulations to Mr. Sinclair Robertson, Port Perry R.R. 2, who has re- cently obtained his private a ' pilot license. * * * A spring Festival of Song will be presented by the Ont- ario Junior Farmers choir, Friday May 6, in Port Perry Publi¢ School. ¢ SUGAR UNTOUCHED BY PROGRESS INV NV and SPICE a © A & By BILL 4H AY ANAL SMILEY Despite the change in society in the past 20 years, swift, vast, relentless, frightening, there is one so- cial unit that has proved impervious and oblivious to the march of "progress." While iti may have changed its terms of reference slightly, otherwise it has altered almost not at all since man first crawled out of the ooze. I am talk- ing about the family. I became aware of this during a panel discussion by my high school students, The topic was "Early Marriages." (You'll be glad to know they are 100 per cent. against them!) One panelist referred to the glossy, saccharine, phoney version of marriage presented on TV and movie screens, She said it gave teenagers a false idea of marriage. A boy promptly snorted "No- body's taken in by those. We all come from homes with married people in them. Marriage isn't like that at all." Everyone agreed. % Tuy And how right they were. Those cute, comfort: able and contrived families we see on the screen are about as much like the real thing as a ketchup. splattered Hollywood war is like a real war, with real blood, real bodies, real terror, Oh, I know. There are broken homes and teen- age delinquents and all that jazz, But Say gr ha 3S fA think there were any such in Rome 2,000 years ago, or Athens 8,000 years ago? It's just that they get a better play in the papers these days. Family lifa 'always has been, and still is, a fascinating combina. tion of fun and frustration, comfort and chaos. Sixty-eight thousand years ago ,this week, some crazy, hairy woman waded through the guck and hones to the back of the cave, took a look around, went back to the fire, kicked her happy, recumbent, husband and burbled, "Come on, Buster, we're go- ing to clean this place up." And the day before yesterday, my wife took me by the hand, led me down cellar, and burbled, "Come on, Buster, we're going to clean this place up." The only difference, in 68,000 years, was that the first guy merely had to carry some bones and hides out- side, I had to make eight trips to the dump, and then white-wash the cave, Three thousand years ago, Socrates told his wife, Xanthippe, that he was going to a symposium. "You ~ mean you're gonna get stoned with all them bums down at the legion hall," she snarked. (This was right after the Persian Wars, and the veterans were in pretty high regard, the only outfit in town that could get a license.) The othet night my wife said, "And where in the hell do you think you're going? Pray?" ' "IL" I'replied with some dignity, vi "am going to a . A Pad symposium." "You mean you're going to get sloshed with all thise alcoholics in your investment club?" she a- mended. See? The grammar and diction have im- proved. But me and old Socrates got the same lunch when we got home: hot tongue and cold shoulder. Two thousand years ago, Macaronius Chesius, a Roman senator, toppled into bed at three a.m., after writing a brilliant speech for delivery in the senate on the morrow. At 6.15 a.m. he was vaulted into wakefulness by these sounds: his son practising on the bucina (a war-horn that sounds like a lady moose in labor); his daughter chanting, "Eye-eye and eye-« eye makes eye-vee" (II and II makes 1V);; and his wife, who couldn't sleep, cracking walnuts on the head of a Greek slave kneeling on her side of the ed. & Tis morning after masing essays till three a.m., I was hurled into the world at 6.15 by these sounds: my daughter practising on her French horn, which sounds like a French lady moose in labor; my son chanting Latin conjugations; and my wife, who couldn't sleep, chewing (not sucking) lifesavers about three inches from my left ear, (Don't ask me where she got the lifesavers, or Mac's wife got those walnuts, at that hour,) --Toxonto Telegram News Service Th Fi reskis