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8 2 3 La | y > t ¥ 3 > PIRI Sadr Ch - PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, Oct, 13, IE Reader's Viewpoint Railway stations Dear Sir, My hobby is researching abandoned railway lines in southern Ontario and in par- ticular collecting pictures of railway stations - past and present. I have in mind of coursé the Whitby, Port Perry and Lindsay Railway and my attention was drawn to the sign that you have down in the park advising people to launch their boards "along the railway right of way". " Further enquiry revealed that the line: ran right through town down by the front and that the old station used to be right in the park - when I pressed for more details I was referred to you. I have been able to identify some snatches of right of way to the North of Port Perry but I would really appreciate any information that you can give me from any articles done in the paper and I am especially keen to have any pictures of the railway around Port 'Perry - particularly of the station itself of course. I would be very happy to pay (continued on page 6) Likes old photos Dear Sir: smith Shop, Morrison's Drug I am very interested in Store, Gilboord's Clothing your Museum pictures of Store and of course, I have Port Perry's business sec- many happy memories of BOY, 1get sick of the news sometimes, don't _you? Unemiployment and inflation are up. Housing is scarce and mighty expensive, The daots In ister ate SHI biowing each involvement to be all a us. 1s ie Do A cian Bd Toronto Argonauts and Toronto Blue Jays are the - worst teams in their respective . My friends are getting oid and sick have to have a tooth extracted tomorrow. And the bricks on my house are ¢rum just like my teeth. Just try to keep a stiff upper lip Whe! YOU havewt any teeth wi which to stiffen it : y ' deliquency is asng at th rate of 63 percent | And my bursitis is playing hell aly hmy shoulder. Taxes in Canada are higher than they are in Britain. Two guys to fly the trying Atlantic in a balloon ditched in the sea near.' ---- Iceland, And some poor turkey, fishing in the Niagara River, was drowned when his tackle-box fell in and he jumped after it. He probably had a mickey of rye in it. Another big (really big) cabinet minister resigns 'from the government. Chuvalo, at 40, wants one last fight. A CBC drama shows Alberta and Ottawa getting a royal screwing from U.S.-based oil compan- ies, And my wife wants to buy a whole lot of new furniture for the living room, despite the fact that the stuff we have is only 30 years old, and perfectly good, if you like leaning lamps and rump-spring chairs. We've got enough natural gas to last us for years, but we won't be able to afford it. The weathel in absolutely rotten, So is my car, about to disintegrate in a cloud of rust-dust, should anyone give it a kick. In Quebec, the Englis taking a hosing, while in the rest of the country, various guys called Goyer, Chre- tien, Lalonde and Trudeau are telling us what to think. And I never did get the stain on my picnic table, Nothing much wrong with the big banks, of course. There never is. Why, one of them has slashed its interest rate on loans for new cars from 13.5 to 12.5 interest. Quelle bene- volence! Who needs it when the price of cars has gone up about six percent? If you see a car going by you some time in the next year, and a body falls through the bottom, that'll be me, running my old car until it disintegrat- es. However, there's an out. I can buy a Turbo Commander executive jet that will Fly Above The Weather, for only $160,000.00 Trade or finance, I think I might have to! finance that one. postal system is rotten. Our railways don't carry passengers. Factories are closing down right and left. The Maritimes are a disaster area. And Quebec is practically dictating its own terms, with a shattered Dominion in the 'offing. Maybe we came too quickly out of the national short pants and into the overalls. Maybe we got greedy and lazy and soft. Maybe we had third-rate leadership that sold out our water and our energy and our Sd - ; : 2 tion. working with my family and 2idd ; ; ; 7 - This will date me, but I relatives in our Gerrow's : This photo of Gerrow's Bakery was brought into Jessie holding Lola and Mansell Gerrow, with Bert | remember the following Bakery. ~ 1 the Star by Mrs. Lola [Gerrow] Sheridan. Taken in Hunt, a baker in the background. Hank's Pastries Step Ping Mga 2 ny Hanks 2s i: Edna, Grant, Maria ' » 2 ; - vuseum and the Port: Perry 1924, the photo shows from left, ' Maria, now Sceymigs the premises of the Gerrow Bakery ware: Parrish, Carnegie, Star for providing this soricy i: Butcher-McGregor, Cawker. of pictures. LEW : Barber Shops: Hooey A 60 YEARS AGO property in Manchester. Mr. Reg. Moorehead. Mr. Jack Griffen and , og" 2h Thurs., October 11,1917 Mr. Josiah Smith, Utica, Mr. Patrick Hayes, son ~~ Miss Barbara Hunter Peeniice, Ms Jaliviin Sinsarey row) Sherid NY, Mr. Norman Bradley of -is doing the work, of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie were married in Port par es Of Black- Ans Hk eridan 11H the T. Eaton Co., Winni- Hayes, has joined the Perry United Church. dui » Utiridge i peg, called on his paren ts staff of the Canadian . : an Mr. and Mrs, J. ores nS YEARS AGO Bank of Commerce, - 0 on Thanksgiving Day. He urs., October 8, 1942 Miss Edwards of 10 YEARS AGO pia was on 'his way to New Rev. Joblin of Toronto and Newcastle Thurs., October 12, 1967 PORT PERRY STAR iE "York, 'Weston will be the speak- started this week as hair- About 2,000 persons vis- Company Limited 0) Championship 'winners er at Scugog on Sunday. dresser in charge of Pat ited the first "Autorama RN Ja at Port Perry High School ~~ Miss Bessie Crozier has Mulligan's Beauty Shop. Display" held in Port ° Gon SJ ; Field Day were Senior = received her commission Perry October 5, 6 and 7. Aid ay Boys: Edward Jackson With the "Wrens" and is Five local car dealers had SE POT avs Beodh Serio io Es -and Winnett Nesbitt, both - stationed at 'Kingsmell 20 YEARSAGO their cars and trucks on Cartwright Townships (Ik obtained the same num- House, Ottawa, Thurs., October 10, 1957 display. J. PETER HVIDSTEN, eR ber of points; Junior - 10 years ago this week, The Port Perry Fire Advectining Manager od "Boys: Armstrong Mc- the late Mr. Samuel Department was called to JOHN B. McCLELLAND dak Farlane; Senior Girls: 25 YEARSAGO - Farmer and his family Eden's Store on Scugog EoiToR i Ethelwyn Switzer; Junior Thurs., October 9, 1952 celebrated the Golden An- Island on. Friday after- Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc $4 Girls: Aleta (Scotty) Port Perry Lions Club niversary as publishers noon when gas from gas S05 Ear? Wiskiy MewseSaer Assoliat.x pa Ferguson, plan a car draw to raise and printers of the Port tanks which were leaking, re Taos yon lord Paice A Mr. Gordon Howard $1200. for the Hospital Perry Star, On that occa- began to seep into the Jog has joined the staff of the = Fund. sion a special issue was basement of the store. Aer eed a4 sectnd lash mal bi ING ent Oftce 0% Standard = Bank of Port Perry Legion printed. Dr. and Mrs. D.C. Dat hrien; in carh LTT of portage 3 Canada, Port Perry, Branch pledge $1,350. to Assessment in Port Christie, Manchester, are Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Sa i Mr. Ralph Fitchett is the hospital. This annou- - Perry for 1958 increased having a month's vaca- Sutscriphion RON: VKConads M0 pet ear 34 ks erecting a new barn on his ncement was: made by by $84,541.00 (continued on page 6) "Elsewhere $10.00 per year. Single copy 20¢ thy! 4 * (OA : {3% 4 i gL 9 0 ( ih 3 What's With Us? i oS rd ne rs Ottawa recently floated a bond issue of other natural resources for interirh political A one billion dollars with remarkable ease. prestige. He Authorities are "enthralled" with the ease Whatever happened, we have something GE with which the bonds were sold. Why not, very close to a national disaster on our i they say, cut personal taxes and cover the hands. Our dollar is weak. Our young i enlarged deficit with increased borrowing? people have little faith in the future. Our A Why not, indeed? They only havea debtnow middle-aged are suspicious and cynical. 2 of six and a half billion dollars. Peanuts. Our system is riddled with the worst aspects 3 § What in the name of all that is weird has of bureaucracy. 0} happened to this country in the last three decades? We came out of World War II with a proud war record and fourth in the world in gross national product. We had a surging world for industrial and civil strikes. Our Thirty years ago, I'd have said to any of my many friends from the Commonwealth: Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Rhodesia, "Come to Canada; that's where the future The Argyle Syndicate Ltd. . economy, a vibrant industrial health, and all is; greatest country in the world." 1% those natural resources. We were "united I'd have difficulty in pronouncing those 2A 'and free and strong. The future was rosy. words today. I could say we have the best wr Thirty odd years later, we can't sell our unemployment premiums in the world, EN products Because our prices are too high. great health plans. But there's not much yo We have one of the worst records in the room here not to build a future. Pity. 53%