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| Star Editorial Topics © Hallowe'en Is For Children Residents in Port Perry will miss the traditional sight of children knocking at the door with a UNICEF box in their hand on Hallowe'en night this year. No doubt there will still be children knocking on yOur door, for the usual "shell-out', but due to the decision of most parents, chil dren will not be given the opportunity of helping their more unfortunate friends in underdeveloped countries, collecting for UNICEF. Every year Port Perry and Prince Albert public school children have-been rated tops when it comes to collect money for UNICEF. This is to a great deal due to a cou- ple of ladies Mrs. K. Bateman, Port Perry and Mrs. L. Hus- ton, Prince Albert, who have devoted much time to this important cause over a dozen years or so. With the co- operation of the teachers at. both schools, the children have Deen able to collect several thousand dollars through the years. This year, boxes will be placed in the school rooms of R.H. Cornish Public Schoo! and in several stores in the community. However, in Prince Albert, children will be carrying the UNICEF boxes from door to door. Despite the change in method of collecting in Port Perry, it is still children who are collecting for children, SO please mothers and fathers, be generous when you send those coins to school with your children. PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN Nightime visibility and flame-proof costumes are the keys to a safe Hallowe'en for kids. Costumes should be light-colored and, much better, fitted with reflectorized material so that motorists can better see the little Trick or Treaters. Masks should never be worn because they hinder a child's ability to see cars. In addition, close-fitting rubber masks can hamper breathing or irritate the skin. Much better are makeup masks over a cold cream base. They should be short enough that children cannot trip over the costumes. Parents can help prevent falls by making sure their outside lights are on and doorways cleared of debris. . . . . While on the subject of Hallowe'en, one cannot for. get the almost unbelieveable behaviour on the part of some persons in this community last year. In an editorial following last year's Hallowe'en Night we stated "For the sake of sanity, may we never again witness another monstrous and deplorable night similar to what occurred in this normally quiet village." Few residents in this community have forgotten that might with willful property damage to several busines: establishments, such as the L.C.B.0. store, Bruton's Drug Store, the Royal Bank and the Post office, the de struction of a billboard and the smearing of paint on two police cars, etc. We doubt if similar incidents will occur again this year. This sad and idiotic occurence is not forgotten by residents im this community, and we are sure the Ont- ario Provincial Police Detachment in Whitby has a vivid recollection of what happened and will be ready to stop anything that may even "smetfl" of riotous behaviour. * PORT PERRY STAR" COMPANY, LIMITED : Sak, wr * Serving Port Perry. Brooklin end Surrounding Ares P. BVIDSTEM, Publisher Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co Lad, Port Perry. Ontario Autherteed an second class mail by the Pot Office Depttrtment, Ottawa, and for payment of portage in cash Serond Clase Mail Registration Number 0766 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr. Elsewhere $6.00 per year Single Copy 10¢ (eee epee . In the midst of the terror and panic in- duced by the F.L.Q. kidnappings, it was therapeutic, to say the least, to experience a few minutes of peace and sanity and beauty in a world that seems to be steadily steering a path toward chaos. Sorry you weren't able to share in this pleasant interlude, but then you weren't in- vited to the Baha-i wedding in our backyard. When I was in the newspaper business, I loathed writing-up weddings, with their in- terminable details of the bride's costume, down to the last, lousy stephanotis. Not this one. It wasn't all smooth sailing. My wife insisted that the lawn be raked. I insisted that she was going to spoil the natural set- ting of golden leaves the couple wanted. It rained all week, and I thought I was home free. But the day before the ceremo- ny, it dried up, and my cook was goosing me to get to work. She is a better, or more persistent, insister than I. With a herculean effort and the aid of two small boys, got the hedge trimmed, the lawn raked, the dead weeds pulled and a pile of fresh leaves covering the old sand- box which servesas a combination eompost- heap and garbage-dump. The groom came around and asked what the point was of raking the leaves. During the night, naturally, it rained and blew, and by morning, the lawn looked exactly as it had when I'd started the day before. My only satisfaction was going around all morning muttering 'I told you oan" Tension increased gs the day wore on. it was pouring. The girls' dresses and new shoes would be ruined. People would be tracking mud into the house. The neigh- bors, who'd been looking forward to the spectacle for weeks, would be deeply disappointed should the ceremony be moved indoors. As the Saturday morning passed, and the drizzle held, no word from the bride. We phoned, and her mother, with supreme con fidence, said it was going to clear by noon At noon, I took a little sashay out to check The sky was like the inside of a tar barre! and the Scotch mist showed no signs of salad + 09,5, *s TRUDEAU ... STANFIELD... DIEFENBAKER ...BENSOW ... MUNRO" abating. But those Baha-i's must have something special going for them. By one p.m., it had stopped raining. By two it was clear, and a number. of guests had arrived. (Typically, the bride had issued invitations for two p.m., the groom for three p.m.) By three, it was one of those beautiful, warm, aulumn-days, with the sun catching the highlights of the maples, the grass al- most dry, and about 80 guests in a variega- tion of colors that made even the full glory of the fall foliage look a bit dim. They piled out of vans and cars and moved into the yard. There was everything from blue jeans to smashin maxi dresses, buckskin jackets to white shawls, colorful headbands to cowboy boots, ultra-mod tweed jackets to gaucho hats. The principals were not to be outdone. The bride, with long, sleek golden hair, wore a full-length hand-crocheted off white dress with matching hood. The groom was no less imposing, with beard and Afro hair style, his dark, full-length cap covering a white tunic with black hand embroidery. Only a few old squares, like the Pprin- cipals of the parents and us, wore "ordin- ary" suits and dresses. Ninety per cent of the guests were under 21, happy and excited, but mute and rev- erent during the ceremony. The service itself was charming in its simplicity and sincerity. Friends and rel- atives read selected prayers. There was no ritur ritual as such, no sermon. The couple was attended by a Witness, who did just that witnessed. The only music was a modern song, with the refrain, "See me, touch me, hold me, heal me", soft and lovely, sung by our Kim and friend Mike Hanna Then the bride and groom pledged them selves to each other and to God, kissed emphatically, and it was all over They can have a Bahi wedding in my backyard any time. Except February. I will be barbecued before I will shovel three feet of snow out of my yard for anything except the Second Coming. "Maid of the Moun- Toronto, at its first q 'i held in the King Edward Hot- el, Toronto, Mr. Fred Wilkinson, Utica met with an accident while wing in buckwheat, he was elected their officers for the coming season. They are Pres., Charlies Reesor, Ist. Vice, Ernie Bottre, 2nd Vice, Dr. Rennie, Manager Sam Cawker, Assistant Manager, Sam Nap- les, coach, Jack Starkey, Sec.- Treas., Bruce Beare. Ruth Arnold, Scugog became the bride of Mr. Orval Heayn. The children at the Centre School Scugog are enjoying a few holidays while a new fur- nace is being installed. Thursday, October 27, 1955 Dr R.G. McNab,a graduate from the University of Tor- onto Dentistry is coming to Port Perry. His office will be located in the newly re- modiled offices owned by Drs. Rennie and Dymond. The Lawn Bowling club elected as their president at their annual meeting Mr. Roy Buckley, Vice Pres. Harold (Pat)Mulligan, Sec.-Treas., Art Cox. At the Hospital Auxiliary meeting Mrs. Jessie Robertson and Mrs. Anne Mulligan con- sented to replace Mrs. Mar- garet Cornish and Mrs. Hum- phries as Hospital Librarians. At the St. John's Explorers meeting a resume was given by Nola Hunter on her trip to the West with her mother. Mrs. Durkin, Chief Councillor, pre- sented the girls with their Explorer crest and pin. Thursday, October 27, 1960 Fire Brigades from both Port Perry and Uxbridge were called to the home of Mr Fred Phoenix. The firemen were able to keep the flames from spreading to near-by buildings. New officers were elected for the coming season of the Badminton Club Pres. Dr John Diamond, Sec. Treas. Carolyn Saunders, Game Cap tains, Stew Lané and Irv Boyd