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|-chotterbox .. ra LP REP TL Bron Hf 222 $y y ¥* La) be I This 1934 Prince Albert Sunday School class was made up of, from left, Ralph Lyle, Wm. Lyle, Earl Martyn, Ross Murphy, Norman ---60 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 6, 1919 Mrs. Kyle left on Monday for New York where she will spend a few weeks with Mrs. Morren. A cable from London reads: The wedding of Col. Herbert Bruce and Angela, daughter of Henry B. Hall of Upminister, Essex, formerly of Cornwall, England, manufacturer at St. Margaret's, Westminister, took place recently. >» Mr. Jas. McKee has bought the livery business from Cawker Bros. Mr. Wes. Cawker will continue to i 3 AL ER McCrea, Murray Luke, Albert Harper, Jack Hyde and Herb Toombs. Photo courtesy Mrs. Grace Beacock. manage the business. Mrs. Coates offers for sale her property in town, also a Chevrolet car, a safe, a buggy and harness. All parties owing must settle at once. - Harriett Matilda Coates. "35 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 10, 1944 ) L.A.C. Alan Aldred, R.C.A.F., has returned to his new training camp at Chectioc, New Brunswick, after (Turn to page 6) A couple of incidents during the past week have made me take a second look at the way we, as Canadians, live. We've never had it so good, but we continue to complain about everything from the price of fuel to the price of food. Yet there are very few who have to do without either the necessities or the luxuries. Right here in Scugog - how many homes are without a colour TV? How many families have not at least one car in their driveway? How many homes don't have hot water.....electricity......telephone......or stereo? My guess is, not many! But we have become so accustomed to our lifestyle that the least little thing that upsets our routine becomes an inconvenience and the complaints begin. Having dinner on two different occasions last week with strangers the talk eventually came around to our lifestyle. One of the gentlemen hailed from England and moved to Canada about four years ago. He says he would never move back. "Canada is the land of opportunity' according to him. Although we as Canadians think our tax system is unfair and we pay too much, according to this man, compared to England (where taxes range from 33 to 95 percent of your salary) Canada is fantastic! Another person, Canadian by birth, was complaining about the cost of hydro to heat his water. This is a typical Canadian attitude. But if we didn't have hot water available by just turning a tap, we would be more than happy to pay the 60 cents a day he was concerned about for the convenience. It's not until we have no electricity that we realize just how much we depend on it. Without it you can't watch your TV, cook, read, wash, or clean. In the working world, business literally comes to a standstill. Without our telephone we become cut-off from our friends and relatives. All means of communication is severed. Try to imagine an ice storm on a dark winters evening. The hydro and telephone wires fall and you're left in the dark. What can you do? Looking out your livingroom window there is nothing but complete darkness as the wind whistles around your house. You can't read, watch TV, listen to the stereo, or play cards because there are no lights. You can't talk to friends on the telephone because it is disconnected. You can't cook up a snack or wash the clothes to pass the time away. Your refrigerator and freezer have stopped working. And within an hour you begin to get cold because your furnace is not working. Then, and only then, do we realize just how much we rely on the conveniences that our lifestyle demands. At this NE POURRA RIC TI ed ey HINT point the complaint is no longer about the cost of having these services, but how long it will be until they are available again. Think about it next time your hydro bill arrives! EATING OUT Last weekend I decided that it would be nice to take my two children (ages 5 and 8) out to Toronto for a night-out-on-the-town. It was a last minute decision so I called my cousin, who is singing at the Inn on the Park in Toronto, to see if she could arrange for a table in the dining room so the kids could see her entertain. She called back later only to tell me that the dining room was "all-booked-up" and there were no seats available. Since I had already bathed, dressed and groomed the kids, as a last ditch attempt I called the Maitre d' to see if he could arrange anything for us. But he said that there would be no room available until about 10:00 p.m. So rather than disappoint them entirely we headed to Toronto for supper at another location. It was not until we arrived that I realized just how popular eating out on Saturday evenings has become. In the three places we tried the shortest waiting time to even get into the dining area was an hour. But we finally found a spot where we could go in and have something to eat and not have such a long wait. By the time we finished supper it was almost 9:00 p.m. and the girls were still wide awake and excited about being in Toronto for supper so we jumped back into the car and headed for the Inn On The Park to see if a seat was available. When we arrived we were greeted at the dining room entrance by Solveig (our cousin) who arranged for a table, before going back on-stage. They were perfect little ladies as they sat there quietly sipping on their 'Shirley Temple's" and keeping beat to the music. After a short while the sitting became a bore and they decided to venture closer to the dance floor to watch their cousin sing and the people dancing. And it was not long after that until they wanted "Dad" to get up and dance with them.....so I did....and it was great. When Solveig finished her set at 11:30 p.m. we said our goodbyes and headed to the car, each of the girls with a rose clutched tightly in their hands. A gift from one of the waiters. The excitement of the evening quickly changed to yawns as we headed home in the warm car and it was not long until the only sound left in the car was the whine of the tires along the wet road. PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., January 31, 1979 -- 5 letter Need action 'Dear Sir: I was sad to read the Council took "*No Action' to stop Topless Waitresses etc, in Scugog. Surely, this issue needs decisive action. Perhaps, you'll think that it's no business of mine but I was born in Scugog and the Shores of Scugog will always be 'sacred to me." One does have a right to be concerned about one's birth- place, I reason. May [I in all kindness remind those in authority that all Evil needs to flourish is that good folks say and do nothing! In all sincerity, Marion Ford Toronto, Ontario Re-apply now for income supplemment Recipients of Guaranteed Income Supplement in Ontario are being advised to re-apply for the supplement immediately in order to con- tinue receiving payments for another year, Health and Welfare officials in Toronto advised last week. Guaranteed Income Supplement is an income tested assistance program for old age pensioners who have little or no income outside of Old Age Security, W.A. Wright, Regional Director, Income Security, says that annual re-applica- tion for the G.I.S. is essential as the income levels of many pensioners change fairly regularly. "Since income dictates the amount of supplement, it is essential Peter Hvidsten that we have up-to-date figures as quickly as pos- sible", he stressed The regional director pointed out that Ontario regional office has mailed some 350,000 re-applications to existing recipients. "Those who fail to re-apply by March 31 deadline may find payments have been discontinued," he said. Pensioners requiring assistance with filling out the re-application should contact the nearest Canada Pension Plan Office or the Regional office in Toronto. Re-applications should be completed as soon as re- ceived and returned to Income Security, Health and Welfare Canada, P.O. Box 6000, - Station Q, Toronto, UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT Last week's bus-truck collision north of Barrie which SOS TCC SATS RE ER GIT ND took the lives of four Toronto students and injured 35 more was nothing more than an unfortunate tragedy. Some will say that the convoy of buses should not have ventured out under the weather conditions, others that these trips are not necessary and if they hadn't gone the tragedy would have been avoided. But the fact is, it was an accident. No one intended it to happen. The bus skidded, and unfortunately the truck driver coming the other way could not avoid the collision. In a split-second the accident was over and four students lost their lives, others were seriously injured and some were not hurt at all. Why these tragedies have to happen, no one can answer, but they can happen anywhere, anytime and to anyone. All we can do is try to avoid them. 8 port perry star Rh Company Limited \0 Phone 985-7383 RP cin : (0UInR) : "1, Y) N "ng wo" 0 Serving the Township of Scugog J. PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. McCLELLAND Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published evéry Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $8.00 per year | Elsewhere $10.00 per year. 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