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letters a Espey deserves an apology Dear Sir: Having been out of town for the past two weeks I have just now been made aware of the controversy surrounding the proposed development on North Cochrane Street, I live in a moderately priced home on this particular street and - must point out that neither I nor my family could possibly endorse or condone the con- struction of twenty town houses on the site in. ques- tion. Whether their selling makes no difference whatso- ever to me. The fact remains that the support systems and infrastructure now in place could not bear the impact of such a development. The traffic 'alone would be an absolute nightmare. An article in the Port Perry Star, dated May 12, cites a number of observa- tions made-by Councillor Espey on the Monday of that week. Whether or not one agrees with his viewpoint is a matter of personal prefer- ence, but one overriding con- sideration cries out for attention: rational planning by council. With the merest exercise of their mental faculties, coupled with some sound urban planning, everyone in Port Perry would benefit -- not just some faceless developer. As for the inflammatory nature of the Star's article, it would appear from subsequent comment to have achieved its desire effect. This type of (Turnto page 6) PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday June 8, 1962 -- 5 the PORT PERRY STAR CO. LITNTED ( 235 QUEEN STREET. ¥ CNA : - - . . P.0.80X90. : Bp PORT PERRY. ONTARIO. Los NO . (416) 985-7383 oc) (049) fe | J.PETERHVIDSTEN Publisher Member ofthe Advertising Manager Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the J.B. McCLELLAND Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Editor Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of postage incash. RNACIAN COMMU Gon Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Ye Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. Elsewhere: $45.00 per year. Single copy: 35 price is $40,000 or $400,000 o bill smiley TEENAGE LABOR On a recent weekend, I got a good look at the double "trouble of inflation and unemployment this country has sunk into. 1 used to hire school kids to clean up my grounds in the spring. How fondly I recall such stalwart lads as John, Jensen doing the entire job for one dollar an hour, working like a machine, and leaving the place spic and span. A couple of times I hired girls in pairs, and they were even better than the-boys, making sure there wasn't a single leaf left. Then we got into the affluent age. Students didn't want to work, they wanted a lot more money, and the few who did respond to my pleas weren't any good at the job. So a few years ago, I hired a former student who'd gone into the business, with an old truck and a helper. Joe did a good job and his price was fair. (I might add that, with about 14 trees and a lot of bushes on the property, it's like cleaning up a patch of jungle). . But Joe went out of business, for various and compli- cated reasons. Another young fellow applied, worked like a beaver, and nearly died of fright putting on my big, old wooden storm windows. I was delighted with his work. Naturally, I called him the following spring. His price had more than doubled, but he now had a truck and some equipment, so I paid, and was again pleased. Called him this spring, and his price had gone up about 60 per cent. He wanted a cool $320 which worked out, he figured at $20 an hour. Now I may be a bit lazy, and a little soft in the top storey, but I am not going to pay anybody 20 bucks an hour to rake leaves. His cool price gave me a hot head, and I didn't even try to dicker, although the looks from our lawn-cleaned neighbours go dirtier and dirtier, as our dead leaves blew onto their greensward. Well, that's the inflation angle. From $120 to $320 in three years. If the young fellow can get rich, more power to him, but it won't be from me. Rather up against it, and with summer coming on, I went back to my old source -- students. Didn't think I'd get a nibble. But I put a little ad in the morning announce- ments anyway. I didn't get a nibble. I netted a schaol of fish. By noon, I had five stalwart lads lined up and by the end of the day I was beating off eager applicants, of both sexes with a club. . Fourteen teenages, 14, actually wanted to do some hard, dirty work. And I could have had a dozen more without lifting a finger, but it was Friday afternoon, so I sneaked out the back door and home to my wife, who had informed me that morning that she wouldn't live i in the house one more day unless I "did something" about the property. 1 narrowed them down to five, and Saturday was like a five-ring circus around here. Boys arrived on motorcycles bicycles and foot, laden with rakes and shovels and such. Ithad rained all night, naturally, and was a cold, dismal day, but they went at it with a will. By six p.m. when the last one left, the grounds were raked, a fallen tree removed, two neat, new woodpiles constructed, and we were left 'with only 15 big plastic bags of rubble to show the scene of the tour de farce. One of the kids knew another kid with access to a truck, which carried off the fallen tree and about 20 bags of leaves. The truck driver arrived with about six friends, . and for a while the back-yard looked like the annual picnic of the Unemployment Students Association. With axes, rakes, and shovels flying, it's a wonder somebody wasn't decapitated, but there was only one incident. The leaves were wet and wouldn't burn. So one of the boys, when I wasn't over-seeing, nipped into my tool-shed got the can of gas, for the lawnmower, and liberally doused the leaves. In the ensuing blaze, another lad, trying to beat out the flames, had about eight large holes burned in his denim jacket. The others told him that with the holes lit would be worth twice as much, a real collector's item. There was only one catch to the whole day. My wife and 1 were worked off our feet. I kept running around the lot, trying to make sure nobodv was cutting down a tree or digging up a few flowers. My old lady acted as time-keeper, with a word sheet for each boy, and it was quite a job, as they arrived at different times, took lunch at different times, and left at different times. But she kept it all straight, and had a pay envelope for each. And that's the unemployment angle. Kids, who would sneer at you a couple of years ago, if you mentioned manual labor, are no longer getting those fat allowances, because many of their parents are out of work. Or maybe I'm kidding myself. I did pay them four bucks an hour, and the Spring Prom was coming up the next Saturday night. Anyway, I proved that I won't pay $20 an our for raking leaves. Even though it cost nie $25 an hour. remember wh 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 8, 1922. The Raglan Dramatic Club presented their popular _play "The Young Country School Ma' am' 'at Bethel Church. Congratulations to Harold Jackson on having passed his first year examinations at the Medical College. A tank of oil used to oil the streets from the Sebert House corner to Simcoe Street will arrive shortly. A by- law was passed that the town would assume 30 percent of the cost and the parties in front of whose premises the oil is placed would assume 70 percent. Lewis Diotte has opened a Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine Shop in town. Mr. Fred Brock is having a fine verandah built on the east side of his house. ) : '25 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 6, 1957 Lawn bowling officers this year are President Grace Love, Vice - Helen Stouffer, Secretary-Treasurer - - Margaret Hayes. 'Dr. D.C, MacMaster has just completed an intensive short course in boyine surgery at Ontario Veterinary College. The Lions In tiorial convention was held this year in Peterborough. The Port Perry Lions took the. High School Cadet Band to march with them. Congratulations to Jimmy Wilkinson of Utica who received first class honours in Industrial Chemistry at the Ryerson Institute of Technology. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 5, $947 The new High School Bugle Band, under the direction of Bandmaster Ted Griffen, gave a fine display at Cadet Inspection. Miss Lois Parr of Port Perry was awarded first prize in the short story contest which was open to 300 teachers at the Toronto Normal School. Miss Reta Willard, Chief operator of the Bell Telephone here is being transferred to Richmond Hill. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 7; 1962 After almost eight months of canvassing, planning, investigating and working, the new Port Perry Softball Park is nearing the final stages of construction. Installed are also four giant 70 foot flood light poles on both sides of the diamond. Legion President John Maw and vice president Jim Norton appeared before council and offered the old Legion Hall behind the Post Office to the Villege of Port Perry for the sum of $1.00 plus legal fees. 'Reeve J.J. Gibson thanked them for their generosity and asked them to make the offer in writing. The Port Perry Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society collected, $2,240.50 in the canvas for funds, $740.50 more than the quota set for the branch. Funds were collected in Port Perry, and Townships of Reach, Scugog and Cartwright. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 8, 1967 Joane Jackson and Mary Nelson were presented with their Gold Cords, the highest honour in the guide movement, at a function held at Port Perry United Church. Lion Storey Beare, Zone Chairman for Zone 10 South of Lions International, and his wife Doris attended the an- nual Multiple District A Convention in Sault Ste. Marie. Also one of the highlights of the convention. was the presentation to Miss Dorothy Vipond of Oshawa, winner of Lions Peace Essay contest. Mr. and Mrs. A. MacGillivray and family have pur- chased a cottage at Plattens Island. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bell and family are also newcomers as cottage owners at the Island. The 1st Scugog Cubs and Scouts held their Annual Church Service and Parade at Manchester United Church. The piper for the occasion was Mr.'McRae of Qshawa and the guest speaker was Cub Master Stanley Ploughman of Port Perry. «Port Perry Junior Farmers placed 1st in their annual Field Day held at Brock District High School, Cannington. Beaverton Junior Farmers took second place in the high scoring for the day. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, June 7, 1972 Miss Diane Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Taylor of Blackstock received her Bachelor of Arts degree (Turntopage6)