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a 0 4 . 2% i 4 2. Sera SE SE a SEER EDITORIAL TOPICS Preserve Our History The Nova Scotia editor, Joseph Howe, once wrote: "A wise nation preserves its records, gathers up its muniments, decorates the tombs of its illustrious dead, repairs its great public structures and fosters its national pride and love of country by perpetual reference to "the sacrifices and glories of the past." This great Canadian felt that a people which is proud of its past achievements, which actively promotes a consciousness of nationhood, and which cherishes its cultural heritage will be better prepared' to control whatever forces emerge to reshape it, The intensity of our national pride ultimately depends on the strength of this feeling at the community level. A collection of apathetic municipalities cannot add up to a vibrant, confident nation. Forces are now converging on our own community which threaten to sq alter our: (ahtiscape that many beloved places which : form the (bdckaround| lives will soon be unrecognizable. Even our nse' of identity will be disturbed. When this happens, will we and our children forget the times and places which have shaped us and made us what we are? Will we neglect to pay tribute to the courage and ingenuity of those who lived here before us? Will there be nothing to preserve the underlying character of "our" piece of Ontario? Shame on 'us if we allow our past to become entirely obliterated by subdivisions and shopping centres! } This is our challenge. We do not wish to turn back the clock, to stop progress, or to maintain a static, " unhealthy community absorbed in its past. But neither should we forget the history which gives us uniqueness. As we advance, let us preserve our records, gather up our muniments, decorate the tombs of our dead, repair our structures and foster our civic pride. to Since the day of our former editor Samuel Farmer, The Star has always been actively interested in telling the story of this community. We are therefore happy to note that the work of recording our past is the principal aim of the Historical Society presently being organized by some of our citizens. We wish' the Society every success and trust it will be enthusiastically supported throughout the community. Daffodils Symbolize Hope On a spring day many years ago, a group of Cancer Society volunteers decided to decorate the tables for a Cancer Tea with daffodils. These early spring blooms, they felt, represented a sense of hope -- renewed life. This sense of hope and renewed- life was exactly the feeling which the Cancer Society volunteers wanted to express in every facet of their work; Education of the public with regard to the necessity for an early visit to the doctor when warning signals are noted; Service to those unfortunate persons who were suffering from the disease of cancer; and the raising of funds to support the work of Cancer Research to find the cause and a cure for this disease. The message of hope which every volunteer increas- ingly endeavours to bring to her work is symbolized perfectly by the flowers of spring of which Shakespeare wrote. Today, they have become as much a symbol of the Canadian Cancer Society as the Caduceus. a Re) 3 --" PTT hh 7 Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas : 2 P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher 2 - # i WM, T. HARRISON, Editor i Member of the Canadian Weekly Ne A Tati la i Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association a Single Copy 10e.° A bff our, : VERRRY Fun LDA 1 ips EA - tack the speaker. i Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario. | % Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 5 Subscription Rates: In Canada $3.00 per yr. a Elsewhere, $4.50 per year. BILL SMILEY Sugar and STUDENTS ARE AFTER ME If you hear that my house has been burned, or that student rioters have occu- pied my study and taken axes to my type- writer, don't be surprised. The student militants are after me. Their heckles were raised when I sug- gested in a recent column. that they get away with everything but murder. I said. it and | mean it. There shouldn't be one law for the rich and another for the poor. And there shouldnt be one law for some poor devil of 'a kid who gets six months for stealing something worth $55 and another law-for students who commit arson, destroy property, and are hailed as martyrs. From Halifax, one Barrie Sandham launches an attack, after condescendingly telling me that he is not a regular reader of my column, but "glances over it" once in a while, . While admitting that he is not one of them, he defends student activists. With- out them, says he, nothing would be ac- complished in getting rid of the dead hand of administration in the universities. In that case, why are you not one of them, young Barrie? Are you one of the hundreds of thousands who sit back and let a few do the dirty work, and then get on the gravy train when the smoke has cleared? There's a mixed metaphor I defy even an Irishman to better. His letter is too Iong to quote, but he adopts a familiar type of "logic" in it. When you can't refute the argument, at- Writing something serious; being a sub- scriber to Time magazine; hiding behind. someone else's opinions; writing for right- wing fanatics; mud-slinging; and worst of all, probably being doublechinned. That gives you an idea of the coherency of the letter. : Dear boy, you are 120 percent wrong. I often write seriously; never read Time ex-' cept in the dentist's office; never hide be- hind others' opinions; write for Canadians from plumber to politician, doctor to ditch. digger, teacher to teen-ager; don't sling mud though sometimes rocks; and have a So he accuses me of: Spice chin like-a shovel. That's 100 percent. The other 20 percent is for spelling and grammar errors, though perhaps this is unfair, as you are obviously a. college student. 2 As though this weren't enough, comes a searing letter, dripping with sarcasm, from a young lady in Red Deer, Alta. It en- closes a paragraph from my column, out of context, and is on behalf of all militant students. : Somehow, I emerge as the villain. "We have destroyed parks, universities and com- puters, but you and your gleeful following have broken the mental barriers and de- stroyed the values and inhibitions that held us back. Someone had to unleash the hounds and I don't think they should go unnoticed." = Who? The hounds? Then she compares me with her dad, who apparently wasn't strict enough. Then: "We kids let ourselves go sometimes but what an orgy of unrestrained jealousy your generation has had." . Dear girl, say it isn't so. I haven't bro- ken a mental barrier or destroyed any values or inhibitions (including my own) for years. And I have never yet unleashed a single hound. I, too, let myself go some- times. But unrestrained jealousy? Pity is the emotion I feel most often toward young people. Then she attacks newspaper-men. "You sure know how to use the old axe. If we stole their (politicians) car they'd have it back tomorrow. You can take their name and reputation and get paid for it." None- sense, love. If you stole a car, you'd be arrested. If | stole a name or reputation, i'd be sued for libel. : Final excerpt: "The smart ones work be- hind the scenes and let others go to jail. Besides, you've solved the problem of eternal youth." I'm afraid I don't get the connection. But I'd be happy to serve a jail term if the latter statement were true. You should have my bursitis, kid, along with my falling hair, teeth and arches. All<I can say is: Student activism--yes; student terrorism--no. J . --Toronto Telegram Syndicate wt | OF DAYS | GONE BY! 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 10, 1919 Some twenty-seven return- ed soldiers were entertained by the ladies of the Women's Patriotic Association at the Armouries on Saturday even- ing. The 116th Battalion has been accorded a splendid welcome in Toronto, Oshawa and Uxbridge. It is unfort- unate that so few of the orig- inal members of the Battalion were present. Particularly sad was the absence of Col. Sam Sharpe. H-6-456 Extra Special Mc- Laughlin -- 1919 Model. The McLaughlin Sixes stand up to every test and cut down the cost of motoring. Many owners of these models get 30 miles per gallon and eight to ten thousand on tires is not unusual, -- Beare Bros. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 13, 1944 A combined choir of Port Perry and Whitby High School pupils sang at the annual mus- ical festival sponsored by the Ontario Educational Assoc- iation Music section held in the Eaton Auditorium. The invitation was extended by 'G.. Roy Fenwick, Provincial Supervisor of Music and this, is considered an honour even extended to city schools. The muskrat . catch will likely be poor this year. The iceis thick, and there has been very little inflow of fresh water. : ' 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 8, 1964 At 1 p.m. Sunday after- noon a flash fire occurred while the co-partners .of the Port Perry Dairy were making alterations to - refrigeration storage space. Severe damage was cuased by fire and water. A by-law to license bicyec- les within corporate limits of the Village of Port Perry has been passed with approval of the Ontario Municipal Board. Each Spring Beare Motors takes pleasure in holding a community family night in their showrooms and on Tues- day March 29th, well over a" 100 local and rural friends enjoyed the pictures. both entertaining and educational. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 9, 1959 The first meeting of the new 4H Club was held at the home of the leader Mrs. A. Martyn, : Tuesday night saw a record of 65 at the Head supper. The experiment of reverting to the chicken pie turned out favourably. ORME ie