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aly i '5% oe' sla STW > . ' hd ig PSN EIR Co Computers Had The Score Once in a while common sense prevails even over bureaucratic rulings. Some months ago the employ- ers of Canada, including farm- ers, discovered that the govern- ment was demanding that they report in the fullest detail for every casual fruit picker or any- one else who happened to work - for even a few hours. The book- keeping involved wag insuper- able and farmers and 'fruit growers are not bookkeepers. The attitude of Ottawa was po- lite but unrelenting--sorry but this is the way it has to be. The 'Canada Pension Plan was said to be the reason for it all. But the Hon. E. J. Benson, who is a chartered accountant when he isn't a politician, an- nounced in the House of Com- mons recently that the depait- ment of national revenue, his department, is reverting to the old system whereby an employ- er does not have to file informa- tion on_those for whom no in- come tax or pension plan dedue- tions are made if they earn less than $250 in a year. This means that the employer will be re- lieved of a lot of unnecessary work that added nothing to the revenues of government. Perhaps a computer is the enemy. Before the computer, even officials of government were appalled at the amount of work caused by unnecessary, re- strictive and constrictive rul- ings. But now that govern- ment has a computer the bur- eaucracy tends to think that they can do anything. The unfortunate employer or taxpayer has to work every- thing out with a stub pencil and whatever advice he can get from people who don't know anything about computers or how to run them. A government official who is times even an FCA, and who Editorial Page! Fd has a computer at his elbow is equipped with tools completely unavailable to the ordinary citi- zen. It is like the wars of the past against the natives in vari- ous parts of the world. The natives had a few weapons, mainly bows and arrows, where- as the people who are trying to get them down, and did get them down, were equipped with fire-arms, including Gatling guns, The effort of the employers to get relief probably succeeded when the government realized that the farmers had justice on their side. It may be signifi- cant that the minister of agri- culture and other members of the government saw a farmer demonstration in front of the Centre Block. The government------------ got a healthy scare. Know The Danger - Signs Many car owners know little and care less about what goes on under the hood of their car. Today's motorist has faith that his car won't let him down and usually relies on his gas station to discover all ailments before they become serious. However, cars DO fail and mechanics DO miss things. Of- ten, only you as the driver can detect the symptoms of safety ailments -- if you know what the danger signs are. Here are a few tips from the Allstate Insurance Company that will help you on the road to becoming a car diagnostician. * Brake pedal goes down too far. * Car rocks or rolls at high- way speed. : * Car pulls to one side when stopping. * Tire squeals on turns. ------a chartered accountant, some- "Play in the steering wheel. * Turn signal won't work. Do EE You Remember? Pons RR 50 YEARS AGO August 22nd, 1917 Mr. Charles Patterson & children, Philadelphia are holidaying with his par- ents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Patterson, Prince Albert. Mr. W. J. White of Mone- ton, N.B. has been appoin- ted manager of the Port Perry branch of the Cana: lian Bank of Commerce. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Col- lacutt and family have left for their new home in Toronto. 859% of all students in Port Perry High School § 0 were successful in passing their examinations, 5 ~ A barn belonging to (i Wm. Smith, M.P. at Co- lightning. 25 YEARS AGO 3 August 20th, 1942 it _ Mr. Percy Densham sold ay lumbus was destroyed by ; out his restaurant busi. ness to Mr. W. S. Taylor of Toronto. Mr. Densham plans to go into munition work. : Mr. Byron Holtby, Man. chester has recently join. ed the R.C.O.C. and is stationed at Exhibition Park, Toronto. Miss Ruth Carnegie en ~ tertained at a presentation for Miss Jean Hopkins, a recent bride. 15 YEARS AGO Thurs.,, Aug. 21st, 1952 Work has been started on a new Water tank for Port Perry. At a Holstein consign. ment sale at Oakville, Mr. Max Heidt was the big gest buyer of the day pur. chasing eight head. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Tuck, Port Perry were badly in jured-in a head on colli- sion near Port Perry. They were taken to Oshawa Hospital. Mr. Bill Fitsell, Lindsay has joined the staff of Port Perry Star. The Lions Club are hold- ing a series of dances in aid of the Port Perry Hospital, 10 YEARS AGO Thurs, Aug. 22, 1957 A new Texaco Service Station is now opened for business on the busy 7A Highway & Oshawa road. Charles Reesor will be in charge of the new station. Dr. M. B. Dymond has announced his retirement from active practice. To carry on his busy practice he has 'secured the servi- ces of Dr; John Diamond, a pels of Glasgow BILL SMILEY Sugar and WINNER NUMBER TWO This is the other winner in the Smiley- To-Expo contest. According to Mr. Smiley this column was 'one of the first to arrive and just kept bouncing back into the finals." --- By Edwin W. Mills Hamilton, Ontario The subject is pheasants and I live on -an-island-in-the-Muskokas to which spot 1 came some five weeks ago, together with a car full of the usual clothing, food, etc. __and, perched on top of everything, a car- - 'ton containing two cock pheasants! My wife, a rather bland and gentle crea. ture with whom I have lived comfortably for nigh on 40 years, had her doubts from the start. I add that, unless you keep fowl in cartons on a level keel, they scratch and fight. To avert the crisis, | suggested we choose names for the little beggars and we fixed on Lester and John for privately we felt, like their namesakes, neither would be around for long. On the way up, Lester got into a hell of a fight with his loyal opposition and arrived without his tail -- attached, that is. Les- ter, of course, was a bird of peace -- his namesake gets medals for it -- so the whole thing gave him an inferiority com- plex and he hid for a week. - John, however, was just like the other John and, with the field to himself, he strutted, prened and squawked -- gawd, how he squawked all day long! Being an old farm hand, I made several trails of cracked corn and wheat ending at a feeding place in front of my chair and window. John being conscious of the im- portance of Number One Manitoba hard in his life, caught on first and within a few days was doing his stuff right in front of my wife and I. But, watching the two cocks, both single uepec PARATIS (8 wing clipped, I felt there was more to the droop of their appearance than just the small loss of a few feathers. So I ordered three hens from the same source of supply and we had no trouble naming them, i.e. Gerda, Christine and Mandy. I watched John carefully through the glasses and two days after the gals arrived, his tail was high and his eye was bloodshot! wi Then disaster struck! First, when there was no sign of Gerda and associates for a week, I decided to institute a search. 1 fear they were double wing clipped by mig take and, after a day or so of Lester and John's company they just went high on a windy hill and took off over water and, this being their first flight since being clipped and put in the shipping carton, their feather power plants were insufficient. (Continued on page 11) I'S PORT PERRY STAR CO., LIMITED . Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher »> WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Member of the Ontario Weekly 5 Newspaper Assoc. Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized qs second class mail by. the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. : Subscription Rates, In Canada $8.00 per yr. | Elsewhere, $4.50 per yr. Bingle Copy 10e. NEI PS EL nd Cp ---- oy 5