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AE BORA BANA EPIL ls Za EE it's been a long time since Highway 7A at Nestleton looked like this photo shows, but when IN the picture was taken is not known. The store to fri 60 YEARS AGO _ : "Thursday, November 4, 1920 Mr. R.A. Fitchette has sold his butcher business to Mr. Bert MacGregor. Mr. Ben Smallman arrived home on Monday after a holiday of two months in England. Mr. Arthur Crosier has bought the house on Bigelow Street rebuilt by Arthur Carnegie, and the Wise proper- the left is the Nestleton General Store. courtesy Scugog Shores Museum. Photo ty on the corner of Scugog Street; and Union Avenue has | been sold to Robert Hooey. The re-opening of the Methodist Church, which has been completely renovated, took place on Saturday with Rev. Dr. R.N. Burns of Toronto as the speaker. On the following Monday night the church women served a chicken pie supper. ~ (Turn to page 6) chotte NOT A PLAYGROUND After receiving a letter from a Port Perry lady last week, which was published in the Star as a letter to the editor, I was delighted to see that my feelings on the same subject was not an over-reaction on my part. The subject, in case you missed it, was the fear of _ hitting a child as he-she plays along the roadside. As the letter pointed out, a few years ago two young children were killed on Simcoe Street south when a car struck them as they played on the roadside. Having lived in Prince Albert for the past thirteen years and travelled through this precise area, I can only agree wholeheartedly with her reaction. But the situation is not only familiar to that area. Most often now I travel into Port Perry by driving behind Pine Grove Cemetery then onto Union Avenue and into town. Along this route I encounter many youngsters (aged approximately 2 to 5 years) riding tricycles and playing on the road. Although I am very aware that they are there, on a couple of occasions they have surprised me by darting out of a driveway or ditch as I pass by. The result is a sudden stop, honking of a horn, and a pounding "heart beat for the remainder of the trip home or to the office. What I can't understand is "where are the parents, and why do they let their children use the roadway as a playground?" As a child I was taught to stay off of the roads and the importance of this was reinforced with a good swat on the bottom if I disobeyed. As a parent my childhood lesson was taught to my children who would also get a good scolding or more if they did not listen. But what I see in many areas of town today as I drive the streets is kids who almost defy you to hit them. It is not only the pre-schoolers who have this attitude, but also public and high school students. I can only assume since some of the teenagers and pre-teens have this attitude about cars, they also were allowed to play on the road as a youngster. I can recall very vividly that winter night a few years ago when going home for supper, ahead of me the red flashing lights of police cars and ambulances flashed into the darkness of the night. As I passed the accident scene the sight of a child's body lay on the snow-covered roadway. It was a sight that I will never forget, and one which I never want to witness PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., October 22, 1980 -- 5 letters Renewal Of Hope EDITORS NOTE: The following is an "Open Letter" to Murray Prentice, principal of Cornish School, praising the student's efforts in raising money for the Marathon of Hope. - Editor Dear Mr. Prentice: I have just returned home from the "Marathon of Hope" organized and carried out by members of your staff and feel compelled to write this letter to try and express some of my feelings of gratitude. My family is currently under the strain of a cancer battle. Each of us does the best we can to maintain an optimistic outlook but I must confess that some days my levels of faith and hope are not at the high levels that I would like them to be. This morning, as I walked my two young children to the school, I become more and more depressed by my own lack of hope and faith as compared to the enthusiasm of the hundreds of young- sters, (including my own) who were assembling. -- Many things that I saw and heard and experienced over the time that I spent in the school and at the running track had a profound effect on me. They included: Wave after wave of young and determined faces plodding box by J. Peter Hvidsten again. But, if parents don't start keeping a closer eye on their children I have a feeling that this unfortunate scene may re-occur. This is not a very nice topic, but hopefully if enough people take time to think - we will avoid another tragic death or injury before it happens. : WHOSE CALLING? One of these days I'm going to shock the hell out of some poor little secretary on the other end of the telephone when I tell her "NO" to that nasty little question "'can I tell him whose calling?" I think if there is any one thing that bugs me, it is the secretary who insists on finding out who is calling. Not that all of the blame is on the part of the secretary, as often their boss has made the request for the information before he answers the telephone. There are cases where this information before he answers the phone may be helpful, but for the most part it is unnecessary. As far as I am concerned, if I am calling John Doe, it is nobody's business except John Doe who is calling. If I wish to leave my name with the secretary that should be my priority. But this situation does not only happen in the business world. Very often when I make personal calls, a wife or child will ask "who is calling?" Gradually I am working up to the day when my answer to that stomach churning question "may I ask who is calling please?", will be, "NO, I would like to speak to John Doe." I can hardly wait until I get up the nerve. THINK POSITIVE While reading through a small pamphlet entitled Bits and Pieces, which is a monthly mixture of horse sense and common sense about working people, I came across this small story which should encourage us all to have a positive rather than a negative attitude. "A few months after moving to a small town a woman complained to a neighbour about the poor service at a local drugstore. She hoped the new acquaintance would repeat her complaint to the owner. Next time she went to the store, the druggist greeted her with a big smile, told her how happy he was to see her again. He said he hoped she liked their town and to please fiercely into a stiff wind. Parents and interested spectators encouraging the kids with helpful comments and praise. Teacher-Organizer Clive Roane speaking from his heart about the amount of money being raised. Cheerful and enthusiastic teachers greeting the kids at the school, marshalling (Turn to page 6) Meals Dear Sir: Thanks to the excellent response to the appeal for Meals on Wheels drivers, the second route in Port Perry will begin on October 27th. Special thanks go to the members of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and the Prince Albert United Church Women who are increasing their support to cover both routes on the third and last weeks of the month. You and your staff at the Port Perry Star also deserve: - our sincere appreciation for always helping us to get our message to the public. Sincerely, Mrs. Marion Larmer Chairman Scugog Community Care let him know if there was anything he could do to help her and her husband get settled. He then filled her order promptly and efficiently. Later, the woman reported the miraculous change to her friend. "I suppose you told the druggist how poor I . thought the service was?" she asked. "Well, no," the woman said. 'In fact - and I hope you don't mind - I told him you were amazed at the way he had built up this small town drugstore, and that you thought it was one of the best run drugstores you'd ever seen." ( port perry star Company Limited Phone 985-7383 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 every 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 $10.00 per year. Elsewhere: $30.00 per year Single Coply: 25° IR 0 » ™, ', Sa», sum): 5 "rag we "rion - J ET SRS, VION SRA