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] q ANN NL an Ea a AR i ER Bi a The Liquor Licencing Board of Ontario has granted a dining lounge licence to Rolling Hills Riding Acad- emy on Shirley Road south of Port Perry. A letter to Scugog council from the LLBO says that in granting the licence, certain conditions about hours of sale of liquor and a ban on any kind of "live entertain- ment' were stipulated by the Board. The granting of the licence with these conditions appears to be a compromise as the Scugog Township has officially objected to a licence application by the Academy which would have allowed dances with live bands or a DJ. The Township position was that the Academy is located in a rural zone which does not permit a licenced res- taurant unless it is anciliary to the main use of the proper- ty, in this case a riding academy and horse stables. The municipality in recent months had received a formal complaint from a nearby property owner 20 y Folate, BP XN Nw LIAR Re IR about dances held at the Academy under a special occasion permit. At a hearing in Toronto November 9, the Township raised its concerns in front of a commission of the LLBO. When the letter from the LLBO was tabled at the regular meeting of council Liquor licence granted to riding stables Monday night, Township adminstrator Earl Cuddie said the stipulations under which the licence has been granted are to the satisfac- tion of the municipality. The stipulation spells out that alcoholic beverages cannot be served past 11:00 p.m. on any day of the week. Developer seeks OMB delay It could be almost a year before the Ontario Municipal Board schedules a hearing into a controversial develop- ment proposal which calls for 76 expensive homes and a golf course on land north of Chalk Lake in Scugog Township. The development, which has the approval of Scugog Township and Durham Region councils is being vigorously opposed by property owners in the Chalk Lake area who fear it will have a detrimental effect on the physical environment of the area. : The law firm acting for the developer, Ridgeland Hold- OMB not schedule a hearing into the matter until at least August or September of next year. The law firm states that Ridgeland wants time to prepare environmental studies during the "biologi- cally active" months of May and June. ings, has requested that the PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. November 23, 1982 -- 5 port perry star Company Limited J.B. McCLELLAND J. PETER HVIDSTEN Editor Publisher Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association. Published every Wednesday by the (4 CNA Port Perry Star Co. Ltd_, Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of ) (a postage in cash. Cc nN a | Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 a year. Elsewhere: $45.00 per year. Single Copy: 35¢ pill smiley " OF DAYS PAST I have come up with some items that bring back memories and voices from the past. A few months ago, a young colleague of mine was heading off to Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) with his wife and children to teach school there. They didn't know a soul in that part of Africa. I had a thought which occurs every so often. "Mark," I told him, "I have an old war-time friend who lived in Rhodesia. I'll dig up his address, and maybe he can at least give you some tips on life there." So I went to my old prisoner-of-war log book, and there it was. Unfortunately, Don McGibbon lived in Bulawayo, not Salisbury, to which Mark was posted. However, I gave him the address and a note to my old friend. There was every likelihood that he was dead, or had moved, or had got out of the country, as so many white Rhodesians did when a black takeover seemed inevitable. And the other day, while I was having lunch, a member of our staff was reading a letter from Mark's wife. It turned out that they'd been sent to Bulawayo, not Salisbury. She described conditions, pretty grim - curfews, house searches for insurgents, and so on - and the letter said: '"'And we're going for a picnic on Sun- day with Bill Smiley's old air force friend." You could have knocked me down with a Spitfire. I hadn't heard from Mac since 1945, when we were both incarcerated in prison camp. We'd been on the same Typhoon wing in Normandy, where I knew him slight- ly. He'd been shot down shortly after I was, and, joined by a wounded Australian, Frank Land, we wound up as a trio doing a train journey all over Germany: first to a camp occupied by British and New Zealand veterans of Cyprus, then to an interrogation centre at Frankfurt, then off on a long haul across the war-torn country to a prison camp, where we wound up in the same room in barracks. One forms pretty close associations under trying circumstances. We did. I had a lot of respect for the Rhodesians I'd met: their courage, their cheerfulness, their lack of swank. And, of course, they were only col- onials, so we Canadians could needle them about that. Mac was one of the best of the best. As if that weren't enough to start the juices of memory flowing, my wife, while cleaning our drawers and boxes, came across a cache of ancient letters and pictures that I'd forgotten existed. There I am, Leading Aircraftsman Smiley, at 21, black hair, white teeth (the opposite of the present), wedge cap tilted to one side, dashing moustache, cocky as only a young fellow can be when he knows he's go- ing to be a fighter pilot. And there I am again, on a prison-camp identifica- tion card, complete with numbers and fingerprint, soon after I'd been shot down; looking bewildered and anything but cocky. And another photo, at another camp, front and side view, looking 10 years older, stub- ble of beard, mean. And finally, a photo taken soon after release, sporting the magnificent handlebar moustache I'd grown in camp. There's a picture of Freddy Wakeham, Canadian, Eric Necklen, New Zealander, and self, in front of our tent in Normandy. I am the only survivor. And another one, both leaning against a Spitfire's fuselage, of two of our gang, a motley crowd, when we trained in Shrop- shire to take off and land Spits without killing ourselves. Jacques Van der Perren, Belgian, and Singh Thandi, Indian Air Force. Van escaped when the Germans invaded Belgium, made his way through occupied France, got over the mountains into Spain, and was thrown in jail for six months. He was eventually released, got to England, joined the R.A F., and was shot down and killed on a mission not far from his home town in Belgium. Singh Thandi went back to India. I heard he was killed flying Hurricanes in Burma. We were closer than most brothers. The only one of that crowd left is Jack Ryan of Toronto. The others, were from half the countries in Europe, and from all over the then British Empire. Here's a letter, written to my mother, from Casa- jus Pascal, postmarked M. Stammlager, XI, Deutschland. It's in French. Part of it: "Ici mon ami Bill, votre fils qui actuellemont dans mon stalag . . ." and so on. He told her I was en parfaite santee (in pefect health) and tried to reassure her. How good of him. I don't even remember him, although I knew a number of French POW's. He ends by saying, in French: "I hope that he himself will be able to write you soon." Why couldn't I write then? Who was Casajus? Must dig into the memory cells. And on they go. A letter from my squadron leader describing my last mission, and holding out hope. A let- ter from a chap in Florida to my parents. He listened (Turn to page 6) remember when? 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 23, 1922 Two Port Perry High School students, Miriam Harris and Elizabeth Allin were each awarded Carter Scholar- ships for high standings achieved in the June examinations. Dr. Allin, a medical Missionary of the Methodist Church in China was just home from the Foreign Field and gave a speech relating his travels to the congregation of Port Perry Methodist Church. Mr. Clarence McKinnon was very successful in shooting a deer, north of Minden. The buck weighed in at _ 200 lbs. with an antler spread measuring 30 inches. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 20, 1947 The Port Perry Yacht Club held a delightful dance at the High School. The music was provided by Art Asher and His Orchestra. There were just enough couples (75) to make the dancing really pleasant. The ladies of the Evening Auxiliary of the United Church held a meeting at the home of Mrs. F. DeNure with about 30 members in attendance. Mrs. Love, Mrs. Griffen and Mrs. R. Cornish were also present. Mrs. Hooey conducted the worship service and Mrs. Day and Mrs. J.E. Jackson read a chapter from the study book. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 21, 1957 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith of Port Perry chaperoned Saturday night at a Teen Dance held in the Public School. During the evening, the president of Port Perry Teen Town, Wayne Venning, presented Bill Harrison with $100 in cash as the club donation to Minor Hockey Association. The Building Fund for the extension to the Scout Hall was substantially increased by the direct efforts of Beare Motors who turned over one day's gross receipts of the car wash service to the Scout fund. 'The Ontario County public speaking contest and debate was held at the regular meeting of the Port Perry Junior Farmers. Debate centered on the controversial topic: "Resolved that farm people are losing their indep- endence". 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 22, 1962 Mrs. Marie Taylor, a Port Perry organist, was guest recitalist at the October meeting of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association. Mrs. Florence Harper of Port Perry was hostess and Mrs. Edward Jackson presided. A Canada-wide study of income groupings, prepared and copyrighted by Sales Management, showed the On- tario County having more families with incomes over $4,000 than most communities in Canada. Also, it found ' the proportion with low incomes was below average locally. Cartwright High School teachers and students gathered in the Recreation Centre for Commencement exercises. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 23, 1967 Port Perry Rangers weathered the cold during a '"Walk-athon" to Uxbridge. Proceeds of $225.00 were raised to assist the Hospital Building Fund. Honourable M.B. Dymond, Ontario Minister of Health officially opened the new Scott Township Central School at Sandford with 600 persons in attendance. Police report a number of break-ins have taken place recently in Port Perry. Thieves were apparently looking for money as nothing else was taken from the homes. Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell of Utica celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary recently. Winter arrived in Port Perry on Tuesday as Port Perry received its first real snowfall of the season much to the displeasure of local motorists. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, November 22, 1972 Ontario County is considering making Lilla Street a through Street at the corner of Queen. The proposal would necessitate placing a stop sign on Queen Street to restrict (Turn to page 6)