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EDITORAL TOPICS 'When Will Service Improve We are waiting patiently for Mr. Kierans to"straighten out the slow delivery of -mail across the country. The rates have been increased by substantial amounts" but service has declined to a degree that can .only be termed poor. ik This is no reflection on the local post office staff, which in our opirtion is courteous and efficient. However. after. the mail has left here it seems to take ever so long- + to reach its destinations. The Star has lost subsctibers on this account, and many have also threatened to quit. We could give numerous examples from telephone calls and letters to substantiate our statement. In Tuesday's mail we received thegfollowing. letter from a subscriber. Fortunately this person, Mrs. Ruth Harris of Bowmanville is able to look - at the problom from the humorous angle: Port Perry Star Port Perry, Ontario Dear Sir: Our copy of the Part Perry Star for Thursday, May 8 has not yet ayrived. It usually gets here about one--wee k aft u publish it. We have decided that in ths age of speed and improved? mail service that it is possible for men to travel . to the moon in a shorter time than it takes the Port Perry Star to get to us, who live four-and- "= ahalf miles from the centre of Oshawa. We realize. . this is not the fault of the Port Perry Star people. 3 Thank you. Ruth Harris - Fake A Bow . Port Perry and area residents arecin the fortunate [{{EVENTS] position of being blessed with a number of outstanding music pedagogues. Not only do they teach music, but: . they now also _promote and Sovsiog more.. .interest,-- "for better class of music. : The first attempt to create more interest among residents of this area 'was made Wednesday last week, when nine of the_local teachers presented some -of their students in a programme "World of Music". Students of all grades from 1 to 10 contributed to a successful evening, .and it was. proven that -no lack of talent exists in thjs community. : The intention of the music toads | is to continue and provide a few concerts ever year, and as the programme indicated, the monies raised from the first. -attempt- will 'be used to help finance future concerts. The initiative taken by the teachers i is commendable, and if the first attempt is an indication of what is to follow, success is made. The United .Church Auditorium ° was filled to capacity, and the many performers received a most enthusiastic reception. Future concerts, -in addition to local talent will also . feature 'musicians of professional calibre, and if we may be allowed to suggest, and if arrangement can be made, to have the Oshawa Symphony perform in this com- munity. This orchestra has made a great impact on the _. cultural scene in.Oshawa, and is to day rated fs.one of the best amateur groups in Ontario. Compliments to the Port Perry music pedagogues on the first successful 'attempt and may this accomplish- 'ment be followed by continued success. TPORT PERRY my _~* COMPANY, LIMITED « SMILEY vine id .'A LONG AND HOT. SUMMER BILL Se) he i >, phe And not "only for those U.S. cities with their kerosene -soaked black ghettos just waiting for a match to be struck. It's going to be a long, hot summer for a lot of Canadians. ) ae ranks-will-be parents, "policemen "and resort operators. CATE, NCAT 15 CG AA oS? Sd SAFE ; --johs for students is far, far below the de- 72 8 excitement. It's a natural for an eruption of rumbles, hassles and vandalism which could make the summer a nightmare for the already- harried victims listed above: " For the last decade, there has been a steadily-growing population of young bums _of both sexes. Summertime, Warmweather bums. These are the kids who don't shally want as on the beaches, or in the old cars that are part of their scene. They are not necessarily evil or vicious, them aren't. But they're aimless and irresponsible and . rude and selfish and dirty, and lazy as cats. Cats that aren't house-broken.' They're bored, and they're boring. They Sea BNA (SAR a = hi RR HH even bore each other. But they're united world, High on their list' of interests, which are extremely limited, are sex and drugs, On "* weekends, they are infiltrated by the "pu. Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas : P. 'HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of thé 'Canadian. Weekly: Newspaper 'Association | of pot and speed and LSD. * Lurking on the fringe of this bundle of bums is another group--the teenie-boppers. The- e are not kids -- they are children --, who are just beginning to make the scene, who find it fascinating, and who want to try anything that's "going. ; In the cities, same thing, excepy that it's Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Thursday by The Port Perry } Star Co. 'htd., Port Perry, Ontario. 2 ' Second Glass' Mail Registration' Number 0265 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr, Z Elsewhere $6.00 per year. ~ Single Copy 10¢ a i Si AD streets, instead of the. beaches, | / This is going to be a long, hot summer. High among their Why? Because the supply 'of summer mand, and there are going to be thousands of restless, bored young ople locking for a job. They live from hand to mouth, In fact, most of- talk in endless circles about nothing. They » in one: thing --_ their contempt for the adult , ,shers", many of them amateurs, who arrive "from the cities with their little 'packages shopping (plazas and public parks' and the 2 Spice well, add to this parasitic swarm all the kids who wanted, and needed, jobs this summer angry frustrated, and you can see what's coming. I hope I'm wrong but two and two still make four." Permissive parents, an inflationary --so-- ciety in which even young 'people. need money; give masses of them nothing to do but look for kicks all summer, and the old crystal ball looks pretty' muddy. When I was a teenager- (said the boring middle-aged man), summer jobs were even | scarcer. 'He who nabbed one was deeply envied. My first job, at 17, was working on a Great Lakes steamer, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, $1 a day. And every other kid in town thought I'd hit a bonanza. Boys who couldn't find a job played base: ball and swam about .eight hours a day. Girls did whatever girls do, giggled prob- ably, and swam and picked berries. Today's jobless youth barely muster enough energy to have a swim. In the day- time, that is. At night, they flower into" some sort of life and go to bed at dawn. And wake up. Bored. There are a couple of villains in the piece, of course. , One is industry; the other gov- . 'ernment. Industry could absorb twice as many students as it does, at comparatively little cost. Industry is the first to: whine about the "products" it gets, but does little to help produce a first-class product, One or two future employees of high 'calibre - from a summer 'group would easily repay the cost. And it would be good public relations on which industry spends thous. ands,' mostly on whiskey. Governments could," and should, plan work projects to absorb most of the surplus students. They'd get it all back in taxes shortly. But if they. sit on their behinds and allow a generation of bitter, lazy, alien- . 'ated bums to sprout, it will cost them plenty - in the end. (That's quite a sentence, but no puns in. tended. Behinds, bums, and end, indeed.) Hope your kid has a summer job. Better still hope 'you're not a parent « or a police- man. Hoek ; Sagi Thursday, May. 29, ERR EE HE Fo . OF DAYS 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 22, 1919 Port Perry is greatly in- debted 'to the Hydro-Elect- ric Power Commission and to. Mr, Dibble of Toronto, GONE BY[ for the repair of our electric - : light plant in a very short 'time and at a remarkably low cost. The Junior High School Entrance Examination will be held in the High School, Port Perry, July 2,3,4,1919. © A fee of one dollar will be collected from each candid- 'ate on the first day of the examination. - 26 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 25, 1944 Pupils and .the visitors all enjoyed Open Day at the Public School, and with good © & "AY reason. The music demonst- +3 ration was, as usual, worthy of the pupils, the teachers and Mrs. V. Rowe, the musical instructress. ' te. Rev. R. Tristram, wlo has bebn stationed for. some time at the Bowman- ville Internment 4 Camp, has been made Honorary Captain ] and has Been assigned as' - Chaplain to the Internment Camp | at Monteith, 15 YEARS. Ago ; 11964. Last night saw the closing of the IODE Hobby Show for the purpose of raising.funds for the artificial ice. arena. Port Perry Flyers 'have two noteworthy accomplishments. The 6ne is being Central Ont- --drio Junior B Champions and . the other one is eating. The community treated them to supper and an evening to- gether to finish off the hockey season. ; 2 Last Friday evening the Ground Observer Corps. had a' very. enjoyable evening at Seagrave where the local folks put on quote a "do" After refreshments there was a spot of square dancing . and everyone went. home happy after an enjoyable evening. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 21, 1969 Three choirs from the Port - Perry Public School travelled by bus to 'Ajax to compete in the third annual Music Fest- val, 'Monday evening the Girl Guide Association of Port Perry = held. a Mother and daughter banquet at which, 180 people attended in the . auditorium at the High -School. . Thanks to the Women's Auxiliary tea, held at the home of Mrs. M.B. Dymond on Tuesday afternoon, May 12th was quite a success both socially and financially. 3 < @ >