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. { | 255 # OR Lo hd SNUREDERAY a TN lar Rd Saturday night, we had the opportunity of attending our first Father and Son Banquet. in the Scout Hall, and let it be said, it was a most interesting "and delightful experience, There are several of: these - banquets held every year, but this particular one involved members of 'A' cub pack, their fathers and leaders. It was interesting to note the proud expressions on the faces Of sons as well as fathers sit- ting side by side around the banquet table. phere was joyial and friendly _ and everyone enjoyed the tur- key dinner, tastefully prepared ®y cub mothers, a : The persons involved in the Scout, Cub, Guide and Brownie movements in Port Perry and area are contributing a service to the youngsters that by no feans can be valued in dollars and cents, The time they give can only be measured in the satisfaction derived from help- ing to build fine young citizens, ond the reward is the success of their dfforts when the results show up in the youngsters as they mature into young ladies and men. 'We cannot but agree with Gerry Nelson, chairman, when ~_he-brought to the attention of - ~~ those present, 'A' pack leader Fred Fraser, who a couple of Front Page TV. Few, if any, newspapers print advertising on their front pages. This is in contrast to the radio and TV business, in cluding the publicity-supported Canadian Broadcasting Corp- oration, which blasts its adver- tising at the listener and viewer - before they have time to hear or see what they want to hear --Printed Word VES The atmos- You Remember? N » years ago had . absolutely no - knowledge of scouting, Mr. Fraser, through sheer interest "in young boys. and realizing the demand for additional help, proved that leadership can be - attained without going through ly boyhood. Lack of leadership within the scouting movement has always been prevalent, and it still is. No doubt, many: of the fathers present at the banquet could become good leaders by follow- ing the example of Mr. Fraser. The Guide and Brownie or- ganizations in Port Perry are at the present in even greater need of help, and if only the same attitude and willingness guides and brownies, these or- , ganizations would also receive the badly needed hoost they de- serve. a Happy. Retirement It is certain that few deserve. retirement more than Mrs. Ka- thleen Hook; administrator of Port Perry Community Mem- ~ orial Hospital. : : She has served the local hos- pital for 15 Ee 'Hundreds of patients; young 'and old through her fine per- sonality. and devoted care have become life long friends of Mrs. Hook, and staff as well as pa- tients will most surely miss her ready and charming smile. We at the Port Perry Star will also miss Mrs. Hook, espe- cially. for her co-operation in regard to anything that per- - tained to items of news. We join all the many well wishers and hope for her, a long and happy retirement. the stages of scouting from ear-- was shown by mothers of. years, and served . . 50 YEARS AGO February 28, 1918 TheW.P.A." was astoni- shed at. thé response for donations for money to buy wool. The total a. mount 'collected was i @ $441.30, more than double > the sum expected. The "money is for wool to knit socks for the men on the fronts. : A brief news item re- 'ports "A Bowmanville ®farmer has been charged with 'arson. Who can blame him in times. like these, what greater lux. ury than a fire?" "25 YEARS AGO 9% February 25, 1943 Ted Jackson will be auc- tioneer at the Victoria Shorthorn - Assoc. sale in Lindsay. This is the 23rd : consecutive. annual sale sponsored by the Associa tion at which Ted has been ; auctioneer. In the hockey game be- tween the G.M\ Payroll & the Port Perry boys, the Port Perry Boys won 11- 10. Some of the players on 'the two teams were: Bob .- Carnegie, . Arnold Roach, John Jeffrey, Don Carnegie and Gordon Mac: _ Master. 15 YEARS AGO Thurs., Feb. 26, 1953 Simpson Sears, or Tor- onto will soon be opening an order office in Port Perry. It will be located in the Carnegie Block. Port Perry United Church Choir bettered their marks of last year and" won-the shield and - $76.00. Last year's marks of 80 and 81 were better- ed by marks of 81 and 84. Two occupants of a car, Bill Baker of Port Perry and Don Smith of Oshawa were startled when driv: ing across the ice on Lake Scugog. The car hit a soft spot & broke through but the occupants fled. Later it was found that there was only 10 inches of ice at this spot. 10 YEARS AGO February 27, 1958 Scout Commissioner Jack- Atkinson - presented the Scout Medal of Merit to. District Cub Master Stanley Ploughman. This award is made on behalf of the Chief Scout of Can- ada, the Honourable Vin- cent Massey. In the election of offi. cers for the Port Perrv Yacht Club, Port Perry re- - sident W. Baker was elect- ed fleet captain and: P. Orde a trustee. L AN OLD FRIEND WRITES So you think you have troubles, with your two or three Rotten Kids? We all have them. Troubles and Rotten Kids, that is. They're inseparable. I could tell you stories that would make your heart ache, your hair curl. But so could you, doubtless. According to some inane schools of thought, the trouble is that we haven't enough kids. We spoil our one or two rotten and then are as- tounded at the results. All we_have to do is have a whole raft of kids, and problems would vanish. They'd help with the dishes, make their beds, and all turn out to be Great Kids. This is rot. I assure you. And to prove, I'm going to quote some excerpts from a letter . received recently from an old and dear friend. She's more dear than old, but I think her remarks will explode that popycock about large families. She has six - boys and a girl and knows whereof. . The letter arrived at the end of January, when shig "got around to sending out the annual Christmas cards. It was written in starts and fits, over three weeks, when- ever she had the strength. } "It is all defeating because there's too much of it. So you're the way out--which is where I would like to be. "I seem to be in" a jaded (greenish?) state where nothing really shakes: me any more. I believe if you want to find a real skeptic and-or cynic, look for an old mo- ther of a large family. It's not that 1 don't care (about all the big and little crises); it's just a kind of numbness that I think must settle in as a preservative. Or else it's low blood pressure. "Nine p.m. CBC programme reporting comments of English people about Canada. What a bloody superior bunch. I would like to smash them. Excuse writing. Am writing as I quietly recover from a general anaesthetic. Nothing serious. Also my hand is less than agile due to ! arthritis. It seems to me a poor system where surviving the rigors of existence is penalized by the ills of age. "Bob decided to take his summer work- ing money (tuition fees) and go off on a self-discovery journey to Europe. Night before sailing he phoned(collect, of course) to say goodbye and told me his girl was going too. I still don't know what her mother thinks or feels. Of course I don't know what I think or feel either. So then Bill had mononucleosis. This was enough to change his plans about college and. he finally decided to go to Europe, too. They are only on a great larking holiday. Was it better when war got rid of this restlessness? "Tom didn't get his first year at college. Dan is in Grade 11 after a spell at sum- mer school. Jenny is an out-patient having urinary tract X-ray as follow-up to surgery Wa "in September. "I know Bob is in Israel now, working on a Kibbutz for shelter, food and experi- ence but no money. He's working in a banana grove. (Continued on Page 14) PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and @ Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly ' Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoclation 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 e¢ash. 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