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b lr wi FR BOAT 8 8 SIA A Sih Ae Ea ee It would appear that there is an endless supply of old school photos hidden in the closets and drawers of homes around Scugog as each week more photos are arriving. The Star would appreciate pictures other than school photos for the next while so we can inter-disperse them between class photos. In the above photo we see the Form 4 class of Port Perry High School in 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 13, 1919 . For the first time in many years, the Warden of the County of Ontario was elected without reference to party policies and they had such good luck in their ven- ture that the chances are County Councils of the future 1924. They are from back left, Eimer Mitchell, Austin Mitchell, T.H. Folick [principal], John Raines, Kenneth Thornely, George Stone [math teacher], John Allin and Samuel Cawker. Front left, Grant Real, Una Sleep, Sarah Armstrong, Eunice Malcolm, Isabel Lucas and Grant Rundle. Photo courtesy Mr. Glen Wanamaker. may feel encouraged to try the experiment again. Our coal dealer expects a carload of nut coal in a few days. We trust it may prove true as it will help in a great many cases. A pair of black gauntlets were taken from Borelia (Turn to page 6) chotter AN UGLY LETTER Every day a lot of mail arrives on the desk of a weekly newspaper editor; a lot of mail. Some of it is useful, helpful information. Much of it is simply junk that gets a quick glance at best before filing in the garbage can. Every once in a while a piece of mail will turn up on my desk that sets off a slow boil in me. Usually when this happens I simply throw the offensive article or letter away and make a mental note of the writer (if it is signed). One such letter is in my possession now, from a certain George H. Hambley of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The letter is disturbing for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Mr. Hambley signs his name as a 'Minister and Pastor, United Church of Canada". At the top of the letter, in block printing, are the words "United Church of Canada. (at point of mailing only.) There is nothing wrong with a minister or pastor of the United Church (or any church) writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper. It is done all the time, and most of the letters to editors I have seen from men and women of the church are reasonable, stimulating, and forceful in the opinions or information they convey. But this letter from Mr. Hambley bothers me because it is filled with innuendos that are anti-Semitic. The opening paragraph for example: 'we have noted with considerable concern the efforts of some Jewish citizens here in Canada, who are trying to get revenge on those who persecuted the Jews in Europe, so they are trying to find former Nazis." Why would the search for former Nazis in Canada or anywhere else cause Mr. Hambley 'considerable con- cern?" Why would he use the word "revenge"? I always thought that the hunt for former Nazis who may be guilty of war crimes had something to do with justice. In the second paragraph Mr. Hambley writes: "we would tell these very zealous folks that Canada is not a country where we readily accept this form of witch-hunting. We would also warn these zealous people that they might easily run into some serious trouble if they accuse any of being former criminals. We have laws 'of slander and defamation of character. You see, my friends, we do things a little differently in Canada." I agree with Mr. Hambley that those who are actively searching for former Nazis are zealous. But for a very good reason. Or should I say six million reasons. And if the search takes a little added zeal in 1979, possibly it is because the West German government will lift the statute of limitations against war criminals at the end of this year. In the third paragraph Mr. Hambley writes: "We do not condone what was done to the Jews in Europe.....But now it is over and we would advise that you let by-gones be by-gones.*' It is completely mind-boggling that a man who signs his name as a minister and pastor of the United Church of Canada could refer to the atrocities of the Holocaust as "by-gones", and suggest that they be forgotten. A little checking on my part revealed that Mr. Hambley of 593 Gertrude Avenue in Winnipeg was a minister and pastor of the United Church until his retirement in 1965. While he, like anybody else in this country, has a right to express his opinions, I personally find them repulsive, not only in content, but in the overall tone of the letter. The letter appears to be a form letter, probably mailed to many newspapers in Canada. If some newspaper published it as is, I suggest it would be an acute embarassment not only to the United Church, but to all men and women of conscience, church members or not. However, I am sure that the vast majority of people who might read such a letter would conclude that it could not possibly represent the views of the United Church, but rather is simply a pathetic expression of a man whose sense of values and justice have obviously atrophied. Incidently, if any member of the United Church in Scugog, or anybody else for that matter would like to read the letter in full, I would be only too happy to oblige. I would also be happy if these same people would take time to write the United Church of Canada and register an objection to Mr. Hambley"s letter, as I have done. THE RUSSIANS, AGAIN The Challenge Cup gets underway this week in New York City's Madison Square Gardens, bringing together the best players in the NHL for a three-game series against the best from the Soviet Union. I'm looking forward to seeing the games, but last week I started to have a few hagging suspicions that this series may not be all that it is supposed to be. I noticed several media reports about how powerful this Russian team is supposed to be; how hard they have been training and preparing for this series; how they spend several weeks in the Netherlands "getting used to Western- style living; and how they even practised on a rink trimmed to the exact specifications of Madison Square Gardens. PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., February 7, 1979 -- 5 letters Police problem thoughts to the Star. It all started out as an enjoyable evening. My 17 year old son and some of his friends had invited me to play shinny with them at the old arena from 10:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. I considered it an honour to be invited by these young men. After hockey, on the way home, I was to see another (Turn to page 6) Dear Sir: I am writing this letter to comment on the new police force we have in Scugog Township. My attitude since January 1, 1979 has been to wait and see how the Durham Region Police will operate in our township. However an incident on Monday, January 29th has prompted me to send my Snow plowing Dear Sir: Through the medium of your paper, I would like to bring to the taxpayers atten- use the driveway to walk on because there are cars parked on the sidewalks. 1 should think for safety sake, tion, the deplorable plowing the school driveway should job being carried out at the be treated with as much care local high school. As a and concern as the local school bus driver, I am into streets. Even at 5 or 10 mph, the south entrance at Port if a child darts out in front of High twice a day. Often it you, on a road of glare ice, has not been plowed and it's hard to control your even when it is plowed, the vehicle, be it a car or bus. job is a poor one. The snow in this particular The slush and rain from area should be trucked our recent storm, was never away. Salt and sand should properly cleared away and be applied. Take a drive by we now face ice and ruts Port Highand then past R.H. going in there. Since the Cornish. If Cornish can be parking area in the middle of plowed decently, why can't the horseshoe was not the High School? properly cleared either, we must dodge parked cars Signed sticking out here and there, J. Powell not to mention students who ~'R.R.1, Oshawa by John B. McClelland While I fully expect the Russians to be their usual hockey selves, in excellent condition, dazzling on their skates, and full of all kinds of passing tricks, I suspect that somebody is working awfully hard to drum up some hype for this series and get us all believing that the NHL squad may just have more than they bargained for. The reason for this, of course, is to create maximum interest in this series, not for the average Canadian fan, but for the American mass television audience, in the hope that the US networks will start paying a little more attention to professional hockey, namely the NHL. Well, the series may indeed turn out to be a classic, and the NHL team may very well have its hands full with the fleet Soviets. But if past confrontations are any indication, I think a game between the Montreal Canadians and the New York Islanders would offer hockey fans more value for their dollar. If the NHL wants to interest a wider viewing audience, it should get rid of at least half the teams now in the league, add a couple of others in Canadian cities like Edmonton and Quebec, and give Joe Fan a steady diet of the best possible calibre hockey. Why do we need the Russians to help sell our game? Now, that's not to say I won't be watching this series, but let's try to keep a proper perspective on it. No more hype, OK? 8 port perry star ) Company Limited J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. McCLELLAND Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. 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