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A Ls = " re a oN) Ci EE E f { 1 Cancer campaign Most people think of the war against cancer as being waged only in the laboratories, in the universities, in research institutions. They look forward to the day when sudden success in research by professionals will defeat the disease. It is not that simple. : The conquest of cancer must be won by ordinary people by volunteer workers, by fund-raisers. Each one of us can help make the 'test tube battle' possible. Volunteers rank equally with the professionals . . . each supplementing and complementing each other. The canvasser who rings your doorbell for a donation to the annual campaign of the Canadian Cancer Society is just one of a nation-wide network of 120,000 dedicated volunteers. They gather funds for a growing research program as well as for public education and service to cancer patients. They also offer their services for many and varied tasks: teaching hobbies to patients, making countless dressings, driving millions of miles annually to transport patients to treatment centres, visiting hospitals, implementing public education programs. It is safe to say that never before have so many people devoted themselves to the defeat of a disease. All Canadians are urged to take part in this battle against cancer. Do it by having regular medical examinations to guard your health. Do it by making a contribution to the April campaign for funds. Do it by offering the most generous gift of all -- your services as a volunteer. For weight-watchers If losing weight is one of your major problems, you aren't alone! More than half of all Canadian adults are overweight. You'll be defea- ted before starting if your spring "shape-up" program isn't carefully planned. No general ever goes into battle unprepared, and neither should you. Bizarre schemes including special gimmicks or the latest fad diet are -out. Instead, food specialists suggest that you take a sensible approach and really concentrate on improving your present eating habits. Many weight watchers don't realize that besides counting calories, they should include all the basic food groups.each day in order to meet their nutrient requirements. Why not take care of your daily calcium needs by drinking skim milk, which has fewer calories than 2 percent or whole milk? Vegetables can be served with lemon juice or seasoned vinegar instead of butter and sauces. Even potatoes can be included. They, too, provide vitamin C and only have as many calories as an apple. Avoid fried food and trim away any excess fat on meat. Bread and cereals should be included, as they provide energy, B vitamins and iron. However, jam on toast, sweet rolls, pies, cakes and other rich desserts must be omitted as they provide little or no nutritive value and have a high calorie count. So control calories and eat a nutritionally well balanced diet. It's the surest way to stay healthy and lose weight. PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited peel (um): ) D "tr § ee # CNA ° Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, J. PETER HVIDSTEN, Plant Manager Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Associalion Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Part Perry Star Co. Lid. Por! Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mail by the Pos! Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $6.00 per year. Single Copy 15¢ { Elsewhere $8.50 per year. POT TOIN TT TITTY [& i 0 ul a ConvERTon il i REMEMBER 4 50 YEARS AGO March 27, 1921 Mr. Grant Christie, Prince Albert, shipped a carload of 75 prize sheep to Thursday, a farmer in the United Slates. Mr. Allan Goode. Port Perry. is installing a tho- roughly modern ice cream plant on Water Street. A 20 h.n. motor will be required to run the new equipment. A County Road Confer- ence was held at the Port Perry Town Hall with about fifty foremen of the Road System present. It was decided that the construc- tion of Provincial Highways placed the greatest drain on road funds, being $400,000. during the past few years. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday. March 31, 1919 Mr. Ted Jackson of the .Class of '17 was the oldest the "At graduate present at annual Port Perry Home held at tie High - School on March 25th. Allen Downey, Myrtle Station. was in Toronto last week attending a meeting of Directors of the Federation of Agriculture, held at the King Edward Hotel. Mrs. H. H. Stone, Port Perry. held a silver tea in her home on .March 25th with the proceeds of the afternoon going to the United Church W.A. A pie social was held at Devitt's Hall in Cartwright to help pay for the installa- tion of hydro in the Orange Hall. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday. April 2, 1959 There has been another theft in Port Perry, again on Monday, while Police Chief Menzies had been away. They broke into the Brewer's Warehouse but after attempts to cut open the safe with welding equip- ment from Spencer's (Garage and to haul it away with a tow truck from Par- geter"s Garage they left empty handed. Winners of the 1st sche- dule women's division of Port Perry Curling Club BILL MILEY UGAR ano ITS MY SECOND TRIP IN 30 YEARS Canadians, weary of winter, are taking advantage of the school winter break in ever-increasing numbers to get away from the true north. strong and freezing. Colleagues casually mention that they're off to the Caribbean or Mexico or the Canary Islands or some such exotica. It's considered passe these days to go merely to Florida. Students will be dexcending in throngs on places like Athens, Rome, Pais, Lon- don. Chief reason is that air travel is no longer for the rich only. Package deals and charter flights put a mid-winter break within reach of us ordinary Joes. A friend of mine, for example, is going with his wife for a week in the Channel Islands, those tiny bits between England and France. Air fare is only $209 each, return. And do you know what they're paving for a hotel room with bath, and three meals a day? Twenty-eight lousy pounds a week, because it's the off season. That is about 60 bucks. They couldn't stay home for much less. Well, I'm not one for skulking off to the south and leaving other Canadians to suffer. T had a choice. I could go over to see Grandad, or fly to Germany for a few days. Free. It's not that I don't respect and admire my father-in-law, but for some reason I chose Germany. I hope I get a better reception than I did last time I visited that country. Last time I ventured into-Germany was almost thirty years ago. There was a fairly large and assorted company in the group ! travelled with: privates, corporals, ser- geants and one Flying Officer -- me. - We had no trouble getting into Germany, even though we had no passports. Perhaps it was because of the efficiency of our tour guides. There were eight of them, and they were extremely attentive. They would even accompany one when one had to relieve oneself. The guides were tastefully arrayed in PICE field-gray, and had similar accessories -- guns. I can't kick, however, I'll bet I was the only P.O.W. who rode across the German border on a bicycle. 1 couldn't walk because of a well-aimed kick on the kneecap, and they were sure as hell not going to carry me, so they let me ride one . of their bikes. 8 I'll never forget the first place we stayed al. in Germany. It was my first taste of that old-world charm. It lacked a few of the amenities we spoiled North Americans are accustomed to, but it had a quaintness all its own. It was a barn. There was nobody there but us chickens, the cattle, and the tour guides. Al that, it was practically cosy after a couple of weeks living in a box-car, in Holland. It was a mite chilly, being %- November, but we paired off and curled up in the hay, like so many sets of spoons. I drew a big, ugly Canadian private from St. Catherines with a bullet wound in his neck which stank a bit. But he was warm. "One of our next stops was the delightful old city of Brunswick, where we spent an enchanting three hours in the air raid shelter during a raid. It was worth it. The German equivalent of Red Cross ladies gave us coffee, ersatz but hot, the first hot drink we'd had for days. Some other highlights of my visit were: the interrogation centre and "solitary" near Frankfurt; rolling on a train through a night attack on Leipzig, windows shatte- ring: a look from a train at the appaling rubblie of Hamburg; hitch-hiking back from deep inside the Russian lines to Rostock: a visit to the concentration camp at Celle. _ This visit couldn't be more interesting, but it should be more comfortable. I'm not going by bicycle, but by jet. And my kid brother, the Colonel, is over there. He didn't know enough to get out of the air force, and has nothing to look forward to but a big, fat pension any day now. But he'd better have ithe band out, the red carpet down, and the liebfraumilch laid on, or he's in deep trouble. were Betty Porter, lead; Doris Beare 2nd: Doreen Ashbridge and Minnie Hol- 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 26, parking meters. It is hoped that these signs will control the number of cars parking 19614 dershaw, skip. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sleep and children of Shanty Bay have purchased the McLaughlin Farm at Nestleton and - will be moving in shortly. The yearly spring influx of peddlars and professional beggars began this year with the discovery of a "road traveller" sleeping on a Manchester family's closed-in-porch. Two Hour Parking signs have been erected along Queen Street instead of on the main street. Congratulations to the Prince Albert School No. 1 Pupils who brought home top honours with their choir at the Sunderland Music «ff Festival. They are under the direction of Mrs. Fran- cis Sanderson.