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Editorial Comments | Bloggs vs. Schmuck In the past Jom years that this writer has been a journalist, there have been more than a few elections. Often, one issue seems to surface between the candidate and the Press particularly at the local level. Ink on the news columns, who gets it, and how much. Biased journalism has been interpreted by some ruler-wielding politicians who insist they've been quoted less than Candidate Bloggs from Party A and Party A insists that leading up.to the election, the newspaper has carried one more story on barly B's Candidate Schmuck. Fact is, any attempt to bring news column coverage to a precise balance is an impossibility considering the nature of the game. Bloggs may simply say more than I Schmuck. } It's as simple as that. platforms. far as the political parties. events. en Our policy During the next four weeks it is expected that a hectic and feverish election campaign will be staged by the various contesting parties. The media, including the weekly newspaper, will be extensively used by the parties to tell the public of their intentions and explain their A weekly newspaper, such as the Port Perry ! Star, is limited as far as space is concerned and must draw a definite line in regard to policies as In "order to avoid being flooded with political "lefters to the editor', no contributions of political nature will be accepted during the weeks prior to the election, except for paid advertising. However, we will accept one article from each of the political candidates in an issue prior tothe election of not more than 500 words. The Star will stay neutral as far as giving - political support to any of the parties. We do not believe it to be fair, to favour one particular political faction in a small community, where only one newspaper excists. Whenever a political meeting is held in the area the Star-covers, a reporter will attend and we will endeavor to be as objeglive as is essivle when reporting the Ly I "Remember B 4 When, " ir J ® 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 20, 1925 Mr. Frank Vicery, Prince Angus Kirby. ' Meeting with the RY of Prince Albert were Hydro representatives explaining « 'the pros and cons on hydro . regulations prior to the hydro going into the village. 50 years ago, you could buy ' the Toronto Star for $6.50 a year: Mr. and Mrs. George Jack- "'son, Scugog Island, have arrived home after an exten- sive tour of England. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 17, 1950 Mr. and Mrs. H. Derkin celebrated their fifteenth year in business 'in Port Perry as proprietors of the 5¢ to $1.00 store. * Misses Thelma and Mona Ferguson and Miss Jessie _ VanCamp of Blackstock are taking summer courses in Toronto, and Miss Lois Larmer took a course in Hamilton this summer. The century old church, a wisioyles) landmark at Solina, Darlington Township, was moved to Bowmanville. The well perservent Advent church was purchased by the Baptist Mission. Cartwright will be holding .their 100th anniversary next Sunday, August 27, when a new Oak Choir Screen and Chanel panelling wil be : fedieated Do us, yourself, anything for themselves. have become involved, Bill Smiley undeniable worthwhile. Now the ball is in the other corner. "Support your kids and the young people of this community a favour this Thursday evening and turn off the television, pack up the kids, and take in the " Evening of Entertainment being staged at the high school -by some enthusiastic, budding local talent discovered among Port Perry's young people. These kids have put a lot of effort into the production, taking up the challenge thrown at them so often by the more cynical among us who keep insisting young people today are non-responsive and not willing to do Well, here's some kids who have taken part, who who've done something 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 18, 1960 - Britain this year' were Mrs. Aleta MacFarlane and Miss Gladys Joblin. - The South Ontario Plough- ing Match this year was held at Ransom Stock Farms in Brooklin. Marie Taylor won highest organ examinations, The highest standings in each grade this year in Port Perry High School 'were: Grade nine, George Tripp; Grade 10, Bruce Ballinger; Grade 11, James Read; Grade 12 (General), Kath- Albert, has erected a new, garage, the builder was The Anglican Church at Spending 'a vacation in honours in Ontarioin her pipe 'Jeen Trinka; Grade 12 (Com- mercial), Bonnie Foster; Grade 12, Volodimir Hats- wi. chinski, ~ Miss Donna Johnson; R.R., Uxbridge, was" selected - as Ontario County winner of the Provincial Junior Farmers bus tour to Eastern Ontario and Quebec, 100 YEARS AGO. x ursday, August 26, 1965 e Port Perry High . School student with the high- est aggregate marks in Grade 13 this year is Arianne den Boer with ten credits in her first attempt. Mr. and Mrs. John Murray presented the Lawn Bowling Club with a beautiful trophy and will be held by the Club for annual open gompetition in the mixed doubles. Rosemary Nodwell of Sea- grave, returned from Scot- "land where she had been: : participating in the Highland Games and Bagpipe compet- ition. She won first prize at Auchterarder, a'second and third prize at Inverary and a 4 second at Luss on Loch Lomond. Fire broke out at Haugens Barbecue but the quick action of the Fire Depart- - ment soon had it under control. * Mr. and Mrs. T. Kroes of & Manchester have "just returned from a holiday in Europe. About our "Little Trip" & FY "And I always thought I had along neck." : o re Every mid-summer, for some peculiar reason, my wife and I get into the same conversation. We talk at some length about where we should go for a holiday. We have this ridiculous, guilty feeling that we should do what normal people do on their vacations: go to a lodge; rent a cottage; buy atentand gocamping; hirea trailer; go for a "trip" somewhere. Anything. We talk about it for weeks, off 'and on. We keep referring to "our little trip". Perhaps we should just jumpin the car and go gypsying around the country, we say. It sounds good, nice and careless and fun, with anew adventure just around the nexf curve. Or maybe this year we'll do the culfure bit: a week at Stratford, take in all the plays, dabble our feet in the Avon, look withthe eye, of old theatre-goers at the stunned gawping tourists. Or, fora change? ook i in at a posh lodge for a week, no meals for the old lady to cook, dress to the hilt for dinner, mingle with the fascinating sub-jetset. Or this year, for once, we'll rent a cottage for two weeks, dam-the-expense, get away from the telephone, slouch around in bare feet and shorts, and listen to the loons on the lake at night. Or, for a complete change, maybe we'll go to the city, check into a fancy hotel with a pool, lounge around in an air-conditioned room, and go out to dinner 4nd a good show. There's only one trouble with all these plans. They require decisive action, and we never seem to get around to either decision or activity. Take the posh lodge, for example. First, - they are all clip joints. Secondly, they are booked for the whole summer. Thirdly, we don't have the wardrobes to dress to the hilt or anywhere else. Fourthly, they are full of, bores. And the food is no screaming hell. Then, the culture bit. It's awfully difficult togear yourself up for a week of Shakespeare and Shaw and dressing up -and standing in lineups for dinner, when you're lying in the backyard listening to the birds, with a good book, and barely enough energy to reach for your glass, and you know there ain't going to be no lineup for the fried chicken and the young, new potatoes and the juice-spurting corn and the cold, tangy 10iHntoes in your own house. Gypsying around in the car is fine, except that you have to get out on the Foad with all those maniacs, and"drive and drive in the heat, and pay a ransom for motel rooms, and eat fried food until you begin to feel like a french-fry, and watch a TV set offering reruns of last winter's re-runs. The biggest adventure here is wondéring whether the toilet will back up. A couple of weeks ata cottage is appealing. But what the heck, we slouch around at home inbare f nd shorts, and as far as listening . tothel night goes, you can always ask a few of your friends to drop in. Afew days in the city has an equal appeal. I always catch a cold in the air-conditjoned rooms, neither of us likes swimming in a pool with a lot of common, middle-class people, you have to sign a second mortgage on your * house to pay the bill, and you can hardly wait . to get home, where the room service is free and a great deal faster. "So this week, with out "little trip" looming up like a vampire, we both discovered, instantaneously and with great relief, that we'd just stay home for the time being. She: "I was really just agreeing because thought you wanted to get away some- where." He: 'You mean to say that you don't want togooff in the heat and be soaked every time you turn around and eat all those rotten french-fries and besides the tires on the car aren't so hot. I was only going because 1° though you'd like a change, get away from - thé meals." She: "I can't stand other people's cooking and I hate motel rooms and you know how hard it is to find a decent place to swim." He: "Yeah, and if we took our golf clubs we wouldn't have room for anything else and if we didn't, we'd like a change, get away from: the meals. " Ironically, we live smack in the centre of one of the great resort areas in Canada. People who move here from the city can't understand why anybody wants to go away, even for a day. Anyway, great, mutual sighs of relief. But there was still that guilty feeling, that sense that we weren't pulling our weight in the great holiday farce. So we compromised. He: "Tell you what we'll do. We'll drive. "down to the marina &hd look at the boats. Then we'll check the prices at two of the local motels. Then we'll drive out to the beach and look-at the cottages." ° She (eagerly): "Yes. And then we'll come home and tufn on the sprinkler and I'll get you a dinner that would cost you $14 in a restaurant and tomorrow morning we'll play golf at the most beautiful course within 300 milesyand tomorrow afternoon we'll sun and swim at the most beautiful beach within 400 miles." He: "Yes! Yes! Yes! 'And 'there's a terrific movie on TV tonight, four stars, and we've only seen it twice." Who needs a "little trip" anyway? The Argyle Syndicate Ltd.