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TING Fine Spirit, Co-operation On several occasions during the five day Centennial celebrations and the couple of days following the event Quite a few suggestions have been made to give special recognition to a few of those many who worked so hard to make the Centennial such a success. Even before we were approached about this, a few persons did stand out in our mind, who possibly did Geserve a special mention in these columns. However, the more we thought of the idea, the less appealing it became and we decided against it. It would not be fair to anyone to be singled out for their personal efforts on behalf of the Port Perry Cent- enniai. No doubt some worked harder and contributed more time than others. However, persons who perhaps deserve to be specially mentioned would in our opinion be the first to rebel against the very idea. This wes a community effort and one of the finest and most harmoniously executed undertakings ever accomplished in this community. We say this, despite the fact we may not have sufficient background and exper- ience to make such a broad statement. However, the end result of the five days of activities proves without doubt, the gest success would not have been possible without complete and harmonious co-operation among all concerned. We tip our hat to the members of Port Perry Chamber of Commerce, The Centennial Committee, all local organizations and the many individuals who with so much enthusiasm and dedicated work made the five days of celebrations so exciting and unforgetful. We have no intention of singling out anyone in particular, but it came to our mind that perhaps it would be permissible to mention the members of the Whitby Detachment of Ontaio Provincial Police and commend them for their watchful, but sensible policing of the Village. Many fine comments have been also expressed in re- gard to the excellent co-operation of Port Perry Council and the local Works Department for their extra efforts during the five days. "GT BS Ee My, ES , PORT PERRY STAR 3 COMPANY, LIMITED Serving Port Peery, Reach, Seugeg and Cartwright Townships Autharent «2 second dam mall by the Post Office Department. Ottews and for payment of postage in cash Second Claes Mail Registration Number 208 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr. NUT BEHIND THE WHEEL BILL @™AMILEY UGAR ano Spice BIRTHDAY SECRETS When you are little, birthdays are great days. There are gifts in fancy wrappings, to be ripped open without even looking to- see whom they are from. There is cake and candles and ice cream, and a general feeling that you, at least for a day, are Number One. As life tumbles along, ever more rapidly, some birthdays are highlights. A boy of thirteen is about six years older, at least in his status feeling, than a "little boy" of twelve. A hoydenish girl of fifteen is five years younger than a "young lady" of sixteen. Seventeen is a special age. You are looking back with scorn on sixteen and looking forward with licking lips to eighteen. Eighteen is a tremendous barrier to crash through. For both sexes, it means you can not get in to see dirty movies without borrowing somebody's LD. card. In some depraved area, such as Alberta, I believe, it means you can drink legally. Twenty-one used to be the climax of all birthdays. It was the "I've got the key of the door, never been twenty-one before" sort of thing. It meant you could vote and DRINK. But with the sophisticated youth of today, the 2ist birthday has become rather a ho-hum affair. After that, most crucial birthdays were less than inspiring, some of them occasion for deep soul-searching, if not tears. At least for women. Men have always taken birthdays a little more casually. But most women look forward to their thirtieth birthday with anything but antici- pation. And when their fortieth is upon them, you'd think they were stepping into senility. Strangely enough, after a couple of days of claiming they're over the hill, they turn right back into the same women they were before the birthday. Ah, you sly devil. You've guessed that all this is leading up to something. And you're right. Tomorrow is my number %&$th birthday. Don't think I'm going to admit which one. It's for women, not strong, silent men t® quibble about their ages. But I'l give you some tips. I have lived during the lives of four British monarchs, not including Queen Victoria. It is a rank canard that I was in World War I, though some of my students insist on asking whether I ever had any personal dog-fights with the Red Baron. In fact, my first movie was called "Lilac Time," all about silkscarved pilots throwing their brandy glasses into the fireplace and taking off at dawn in their Spads to battle the Hun. and Fibber McGee and Molly on radio. Even Amos' n Andy. On the other hand, my first great love was Marlene Dietrich and she's still around flashing her legs and singing sexy songs. | was about twelve when I fell for her. I grew up in the era of the ten-cent hamburger and the nickel pop. That used to make a big evening for a young fellow and his girl. I remember adults sitting on the veran- dah, drinking lemonade in the dusk. And the clop-clop of horse and buggy in the quiet, tree-lined streets of small towns. As a kid, I age stew in the hobo "'j e"' down by the railway tracks, and tal to the quietly desperate men riding the rails from coast to coast. I remember working a whole Saturday with my big brother, on the huge grounds of the huge manse of the minister. And I remember very distinctly that he gave us a short dollar (16 hours work) and a long blessing. And one of my favourite memories is the clang of the horseshoes when the local men gathered on summer evening to enjoy the only sport they could enjoy, because it cost nothing. It was the best of all possible times, and the worst of all possible times. But it was precious, as every moment of life is. Take a guess. How old am I? Thursday, June 15, 1921 The ladies of the Metho- dist Church will hold a Straw- berry Festival and Garden Party on the lawn"s of Mr. Wm. Real's home. The grounds at Beechcroft will be open to the public every day through the season. A number of young citi- zens have recently had evi- dence of their advancement in education. Miss Follick has received her B.A., Anson Walker his M.A., Gordon Glasglow his M.D., Hardy Purdy his M.D.. and Se. Miss Hazel Adams, Myrtle, won honours in the vocal examinations held at the Ontario Ladies College. . . > 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 20, 1946 The cost of a subscription to the Port Perry Star was $2.00. Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Hutche- son celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. S/Sgt. Byron Holtby of Quebec is at home on a weeks vacation and he attend- ed the marriage of Harold Holtby and Margaret Bailey. Mr. Bell of the Canadian Bank of Commerce has been transferred to Tamworth. Prospect community met at the school to honour a bride-to-be Miss June Coch- rane. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 21, 1956 The Community Park at Brougham was officially open- ed on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Snel- grove and family attended the birthday celebrations of their aunt Miss Snelgrove of Little Britain who has reached the age of 100 years. Ontario County has gone on record as favouring com- pulsory automobile insurance. Citizens of Manchester re- ceive a cablegram from the Lord Mayor of Manchester, England. The message read. "To the Mayor, Manchester, Ontario, Manchester, England sends greetings and good wishes to its namesake in Ontario on this Namesake Greeting Day. " el ol sl 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 15, 1961 While Rev. E.W. Fuller is away during the summer months, Rev. R.F. Stackhouse will have charge of the Angli- can services. Miss Jean Bright, dance teacher treated her Seagrave class to a bus trip to Hamilton to see the 8th Annual Baton Swinging Featival. The District Annual meet- ing of the South Ontario Wo- men's Institutes was held in the United Church, Myrtle. Mr, Charles Trinka, R.R. 4, Port Perry has completed his third year in engineering at the University of Toronto. At the lower end of Queen Street, Bell Telephone are busy hooking up the cable which was laid through the * ice of Lake Scugog last winter.