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RETAIN BARE EH th Bad RHEE ay SAI u¢ HAA aA LNA (FS 3 HR he FART FEY 7 EA Mt AH aor SH New Year's message from Reeve Robt. Kenny The following is a message to the people of Port Perry from Reeve Robert A; Kenny: Mr, Kenny tells briefly what the important Village' business has been during the last year, and what will be the IMporiant business in 1972. . v "To the residents of Port Perry, ind and, __best wishes for a happy and prosperous 1972. As we look back on 1971 and the Centennial of the incorporation of the Village, we realize that a great many changes have taken place and that more changes will take place in the future. 5 In the past year, some eight years after the initial steps were taken, our sewerage works began operation. While this will eventually eliminate one problem it does create others. ; A year ago, a study on our water supply was undertaken by Ontario Water Resources at the request of the village. As a result of this study restrictions have had to be imposed on development until the situation is improved. Probably the greatest deterrent to growth in the area is going to be the water problem and it could be a number of ~ years before this is finally resolved. Nearly two years ago, we retained consuiiants to draw up an official plan for the village. This project is nearly completed and hopefully we will have the document approved within a month or so. To complement the Official Plan we have also had the Zoning Bylaw updated. This has yet to be circulated but we hope to have this done in the near future and formally approved by mid summer. We shall be continuing our road program in 1972 Financially we cannot afford to do as much as should & -and anticpate three to four miles of new paving. be done but if this programme is continued for two or three years our streets should then 'be in good: condition. As funds are available continuing development of ~ our lakefront area will be taking place. wrt In 1972, we as a council will be maintaining our live. OH. CANADA . .. efforts to make Port Perry an even better place to In the departure lounge of the Toronto International . Airport the other day two travellers were comparing notes, one being heard to say to the other: 'We have to do something about that man Trudeau creating all this unemployment." . The other agreed readily. Ee me The man talking had just been dropped off at the terminal by-his wife, driving a European car. He was carrying luggage made in France. - His shoes were made in Spain. His shirt was made in Hong Kons, his tie in Italy. He was carrying a cassette ta corder made in Japan. - He was on his way to a Am) ri- can city using an American airline while Air Canada also had service to the same city.- He is so right, we have to 'do something about that "fellow Trudean creating unemployment for Canadians, PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED oom): (*wha rr <4 Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships Na Nr, P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher - Editor JOHN B. McCLELLAND, Associate Editor WM. T. HARRISON, P. HVIDSTEN, Jr, Plant Manager. Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assiciation Published every Wednesday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class maill by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr., Single Copy 10¢ Elsewhere $6.00 per year. 4 BILL MILEY 'UGAR ano BETWEEN BITES, THE APPLE WAS SWEET Looking back on 1971, Ifind it contains the year's usual melange of the good and evil, ~ the sweet and bitter, the laily worm within = the luscious apple. 3 - An old friend, Don McCuaig of Renfrew, won the Best Revue award among Canada's weeklies. I've thought for several . years that he had the best weekly in the country (sorry about that, all you other - chaps who turn out first-class weeklies), but nevef got around to telling him, On 4he other side of the fence, I read an © editorial in the Bowmanville Statesman, an old, established, many times winner of prizes, written from his hospital bed by "another old friend, John James. This shook 'me a bit. Haven't seen Don McCuaig for some years, but we have an old pact. He was in the army and one day was being slightly harassed by Hun .88's, a fearsome gun, if ever there was. A flight of Typhoons came over and silenced the Jerry guns. We met at a newspaper convention and he promised me he'd buy me the biggest and best dinner 1 could eat every time we got together, because I'd been a Typhoon pilot. And he still sends an annual invitation to come trout fishing in the Ottawa Valley, the natal place of many great men, like us. Last time I saw John James, he-and two gigantic sons were whaling golf balls at a weeklies' tournament, while I puddled along with-my- usual slices, hooks and various blunders of the links. Get well, John, and hit them a mile. Here's a clipping and note from Tommy Lee, former weekly editor and now PR man with Royal Trust. He too, was a pilot. The clipping is about the big aircrew reunion in Winnipeg and the note chides me for not hobriobbing with the mob. I wanted to go, Tommly, but my wife wouldn't let me. She didn't want me shipped home in a casket. Srice "And here's a note from Walter Koyanagi of the Taber, Alta., Times, giving me hell for using the term "Japs" in a column. He claims that the word "Jap" is derogatory and objectionable." To me, it's just an ab- breviation. He also doubts if I would call a German or Italian other-than such in public "print. See above, Walter. 1 wouldn't give diddle if somebody called Canadians "Cans". In fact, it might be suitable. Many of us have the figure and the mental resilience of a can. Here's a huge newspaper from Oromocto, N.B., in which I learn that a dear old friend, George Cadogan, who actually got this column going, can't resist the smell of printers' ink and has got back into the 'scramble of running a weekly, after a letter swearing that he was going to take it easy and spend the winter in Spain. Take it easy, George. Oromocto is a long way from Majorca. But good luck, Lord Thomson of the Maritimes. And the bitter. News that a close friend of my wife's, a dedicated Catholic nun, and one of the most vibrant, cheery personalities one could meet, is seriously ill. Young in age and spirit, she resists my firm conviction that God does not *'see the little sparrow fall." , Bless her. Here's a buoyant. letter from my Uncle Ivan, who has suffered the tragic loss of a brilliant son, and the death of his wife in a stupid "car accident, is 79 and is off to Florida, and thinks he'll drive this time, And just before Christmas, friends of ours lost a little six-year old angel of a girl, who was pitilessly smashed to rags in a stupid, unnecessary car accident, on her way home from school. And so it goes: the bitter and the sweet, the good and bad, the joyous and the tragic. Life; and it's the only one we have I don't want to spoil a mood, or appear frivolous, but we had the whole thing (continued on page 5) 5 YEARS AGO Thursday. January 5, 1922 In" the. Reach Township "elections on New Years day .W.F. Weir was elected for a 'third term as Reeve with a marjority of -28 votes aver John Johnson, George A. McMillan. =° is = 'Deputy Reeve having» received a. 'majority of 98 votes over -W.J. Cook. Miss Bevlah Scott of Sudbury was married to Nicholas Ingram son of Mr, and Mrs, Nicholas Ingram of rot Perry. i Thomas Turner has --~ engaged with Mr. Wm. Ettey for the summer season. vax ; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Martin of Prince Albert have the contract of caring for the school for this year, 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 2, 147 Mr. and Mrs. Aylmer Cawker had a ten minute telephone call with their son William in New Zealand. Mr. Cawker is a veterinary over a large distict.." i LJ $ Mrs. Amy McKinnon, of € Detroit is in town attending the funeral of her mather Mrs. E. Beare. ~ On the 14th concession of "Reach on New Years night, lire destroyed the home of "Stanley 'Baker. "The snow. plough. on Scugog is very busy. due to the heavy snow storms; with Mr. Ray Hobbs at the wheel. Mr. H. Lynn Fair will succeed Fred M, Campbell as agricultural represen- lative in Ontario County. Mr. Fair had been Agricultural « Representative in Hastings County. amin li 15 YEARS AGO - Thursday, January 3, The new Utica hall that is "being built-is now closed in, just the interior remains to be tinished.- -- Teen Town held a very successful New Years dance in the Public School. : Mr. and Mrs.. Bruce Mountjoy and family of + 1957 2 Langstalf have moved: into -- their parents home at 'Blackstock, this will be the third generation of. Mount: loys in this home. 1 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 4, 1962 In the annual Chamber of Commerce outdoor Christmas lighting vontest, ¢ the winners were Robert Archer, Bill" Lowcock and Charlie Lown, 'The Scotty Uren Trophy awarded to Port Perry Rod and Gun Club for out- standing work in the field of ® Conservation was accepted on behalf of the club by the secretary Mr. Stan Tripp. Al the W.M.S meeting a life membership certificate was presented to Mrs.-Allan Moore. A 'group of curlers from Port Perry brought home the coveted Willis Trophy from a bonspiel held in Uxbridge. 'They were, Gord. Holder- shaw, skip, Ted Griffen, vice skipp, "Glenn "VanCamp, € second and Dr. John Price lead. 8]