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PUTA ER NAS SIAC PAN ow SANE SLR EH -- OF DAYS GONE BY! 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 12, 1918 Arrangements have been made to keep our citizens ® posted as to the time of arrival of returning soldiers so far as possible, in this way: Bills will be placed in the windows of the Post Office and the' Star Office, bearing these words-- "Returning Soldiers ® Expected on Morning (or evening train, as may be) Citizens are requested to meet the train and welcome the soldiers home. "Persons know- ing definitely of the time of arrival of returning soldiers will please leave word at Star Office. EDITORIAL TOPICS A Challenging Service The first of several inaugural meetings in Ontario County was held qn Monday, Dec. 9 in the Council Chambers of Ontario' County Administration Building in Whitby. Present for the meeting were the 20 members elected to the new Ontario County Board of Education. This Board is only the initial step in additional changes to come as far as administration of municipalities in the Province of Ontario. Lately, there has been much talk about Regional Government, however, not too much is known to the public. No doubt this will be one of the major steps in the near future, and will eliminate the smaller, and closely knit town and township councils. "This new County Board of Education will have many advantages, but the close relation with the Board members and the public will become almost non- existant. - It is not too early to order your Christmas tomatoes. We cannot guarantee to fill orders after Dec. 20 Wm. Ettey, Prince Albert . Old Stock French Kid Gloves '$1.00 per pair. As far as Port Perry residents are concerned, only one member Mr.Gordon Goode, representing Port Perry, Township of Scugog and Township of Reach is known to them. We have no doubt, Mr. Goode will take an active part, and fill the position he was elected to, with dedication and to the satisfaction of the area he represents. However, Mr. Goode is only one of 20 members of the Board, and the majority represent the more heavily populated areas, such as Oshawa, Whitby, and Pickering, and will no doubt carry a great deal of weight when decisions are made. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 9, 1943 Gunner Mer. Dowson, R.C.A., of Derbert, N.S., is enjoying a short furlough in town with his wife and son. The Board members have an enormous task confront- i" ing them, and will find they must devote a great deal of time to their jobs. One can only wish for them, the hard work in store, will be crowned with success. Should Consider Public Justice Rand's recommendation that labour disputes be settled by' arbitration tribunals is one of the few official recognitions in recent years that the public has some rights when management and labor tangle. Legislation and court decisions have protected either We were pleased to see such- a large turnout at our annual Commencement Exer- ® cises last Friday evening. Our valedictorian Miss ° Marion ranklin deserves praise for her splendid address. BILL SMILEY Sugar and Spicej This is something pleasing for the lucky ones and their ¢ friends--the number of foxes being shot is mounting, =: Wallace Collins got 3 on Thurs- " day and 3 ea. for Murray Mc- > rr the employer or the union concerned, but next to has been done to protect the customer. And in Canada labor has shown itself so strike-prone these past few summers that this situation cannot be tolerated indefinitely. If a person or company gives a ~~ building contract, for example, he has no assurance the work will be completed when he needs it, because there is likely to be at least one strike of some construction union that will bring the whole project to a halt. The strikers have their pay and a not unattractive surcease from their labors. By holding out, the employer may 'be able to reduce union demands and thus save himself something. But - the customer gets personal 'inconvenience, loss of business, and in the end, the bill. It is even worse in the public sector where the dogma- about the right to strike has been accepted so widely that any service, no matter how essential, can be suspended nothing and the public will have no recourse. The strike is as uncivilized a way of settling a dispute as duelling was. in the old days. It means a breakdown of order and reason. --The Printed Word a COMPANY, LIMITED a SR SE ; . Fs Zz PORT PERRY STAR Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas ka MY CHRISTMAS CAROLS I love to sing. Just as some crows do. Have. you ever stopped and felt a pang of pity for that crow who was trying to get a little vibratto into his "Caw-aw-aw"? I have. I know exactly how he feels. There are strong, rugged men through out the British Commonwealth today who turn pale and shudder every time they remember my trying to get through such intricate melodies as Knees Up, Mother "Brown, or There Was An Old Monk of Great Renown. There are tenors and altos and sopranos and contraltos, and all sorts of other singers, I sing bass. f As a lover of singing; and the possessor of a bass voice. I am particularly obnoxi- ous at pre-Christmas parties where every- one, after a few belts of orange juice or something, start warbling beautiful des- cants to the carols. "---- I just caw away at them, and they all come out sounding much the same. Good King Wenceslaus comes roaring out on a Silent Night, decks the Herald Angels with "Bows of Holly and goes back in for another bash at the wassail bowl. After a lot of thought, I've decided that it's the words that are wrong, not my voice. I know the first line of all the great carols and Christmas songs, but after that, I just sing, "Ho Ho Ho and Yah Yah Yah and Something Nice and Something Else." New words; that's what we need. We must remember that these lovely carols were written, for the most part, by people who didn't realize that Christmas was go- ing to turn into the biggest cashregister. Christmas ditties had to be brought up to date, with words that relate to the 1960s. Thus, we'll remember the words better, and won't have to fill in with stuff like, "Di Do Dee Dah Dee Dum Dum." These songs are both sacred and secular. But enter.into the spirit and you'll see how important the updating is. Now, I haven't the time, energy or talent to write complete versions I'll just give you the first verse. - Then you're on your owp, and the whole family can join in the game. ; All together now. The first is to the tune of Jingle Bells, From there on I won't give you-a clue. And don't mind the odd spot where the stanza has a few extra words. That's half the f un. Jungle war, jungle war; Jungle all the way. ] Oh, what fun it is to shop On a mad December day. LI . God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay. You'll have your Christmas bill all pald 'By the 24th of May. ; J J Good old Sis looked out At the Czechs all beefin' "Ad the Russ stood all about Deep and Crisp and even a little ashamed of themselves. L [ ] [ Hark, the Herald's ads all sing, Big, fat gifts are all the thing. Don't be scared to ask for lots, Cheaper junk will please the tots. LJ LJ [ ] 'Oh come, all ye faithless, Laren, Cecil Heayn and Sam Wakeford, The junior war workers will meet at the home of Mrs. Robt. Woods next Tuesday evening at the usual hour. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 10, 1953 w The following. are the results of Monday's election. in Reach Township: Reeve - Malcolm Bailey Deputy Reeve - Elmer Gibson Councillors -Howard McMillan Robert Baird, Walter Lynde. The Port Perry Public School Board wish to publicly express their thanks to the Port Perry Lions Club for providing and installing Bic- ycle Racks at the New Public School, The December meeting of the Service Club will be held at the home of Mrs. Leanore Wilson at 8:16 on Tuesday, December 15. The election of officers will 'be held at this | time, 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 11, 1968 Members of the Honey- dale Women's Institute plan to enter a float in the Santas Claus Parade on Saturday, 4 Pp. HVIDSTEN, Publisher ringing season of the year: Hopeless and on aéid, December 13th, Mrs. T. Fines, 7 Z WM. T. HARRISON, Editor They were monks and priests and re- Oh come ye to Yorkville * Ms A. Bruton and ih N. 3 ass id. illiams to act as a committee. 4 Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assocfation verends and musicians who thought that And worship the, gra ; s : 3% : Christmas was a time of joy. They weren't 'he Port Perry' Glee Club ) Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association with it. They didn't even know that the Deck the dolls. with poison ivy bitte boas cikod co 2oretibits i 45% Published every Thursday by The Port Perry turkey was a. sacred bird, They didn't Then you won't be tempted to to a programme on the Rich-* 8 Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario, know that ay atom-bomb toy. was. just the Get all warm. and sort. of live-y mond Hill Station, CJRH. o And end up in a cold, domestic stew. See what can be done? We Three Kings of Orient are . . . thing to make sparkle the eyes of your. little boy. Or that a necklace of real pearl was just the thing to make sparkle the Authorized as second class mail by ithe Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Congratulations to Bruce Miller of Port Perry who won 4 fi Subscription Rates: In Canada $8.00 per yr., eyes of your big girl. y wust Homies, TD an orgy first lace at. tie Royal Winter ¢ i Elsewhere, $4.60 per year. Single Copy 10e. i , at's right. ar," not "camel, 0 It. » | En) And that's why I decided our carols and viscerated capons. ~--Toronto Telegram News Service