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! 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 24, 1984 letters Action on water level (From page 5) Most of these efforts have been unsuccessful and fears have heen expressed as recently as last Sunday in a well attended public meeting in Port Perry that the large tourist sector of the local economy is going to suffer due to the low levels and the con- tinued growth of the reasons to do so. we cannot publish it. Letters policy It has always been the policy of this newspaper to encourage our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column. Our readers have a right to freely express their opinions and viewpoints on just about any subject, and we feel that a lively letters column helps make a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that a letter writer sign his or her name. On rare occasions, we will agree to with-hold publication of a letter writer's name, if we feel there are very good Under no circumstances will this paper print an anonymous letter to the editor. This past week, we received such a letter dealing with the crossing guard issue. It was a strongly worded letter on this sensitive issue, but because the letter was un-signed and we have no way of knowing who wrote the letter, While we enjoy receiving letters from our readers, we must continue to insist on knowing the identity of the writer. weeds. The tourist industry is quite dependent on the swimming, boating and fishing public. I am certainly aware, as are your "officials, that the long term solution may . well be some new com- prehensive program combining both dredg- ing and weed control, and | understand the local municipality may well take the initiative in asking for a joint federal-provincial enquiry or task force to suggest long term answers. I will in all probability be contact- ing you later about this. In the meantime, the view has been very forcibly expressed that the lake water level which is controlled by a dam under control of your officials in the waterway authority at Lindsay, could be used more effectively than it has in the past to keep the level higher, espec- ially in late summer. This may entail a faster reaction on the part of your officials to put in the logs or the impediments to the water flow at an earlier time in the spring or summer than they have been used to doing. I want to impress upon you the urgency of this matter and that action should be taken now. Due to the urgency of the matter, I would really appreciate a prompt reply on this matter. Yours truly Allan Lawrence M.P. Durham- Northumberland. Spending the profits Dear Sir: May | draw your attention to the record profits and record salaries paid by the three largest North American Automotive Manufacturers. General Motors reported profits of $3.7 billion and paid their chairman $1.49 million. Ford reported $1.68 billion in profit and paid their chairman $1.42 million while Chrysler has announced it will present a Barn burner of a financial report. Whilethe ND.P. and 1 agree that profits are desirable and necessary we disagree with Allan Lawrence and the Con- servatives as to their distribution. Allan will argue that those profits belong to the share holders of those com- panies so that they may be reinvested to create growth and jobs. That is Conservative policy and I expect he agrees. The rich must be made richer so that they can reinvest. The question arises as to how much of this profit is reinvested and SHORT TERM CERTIFICATES 30-119 Days 9% Minimum $5,000 GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 1 Year Annual Interest 10%% Minimum $500 00 5 Year Annual Interest 12%4% Minimum $500 00 Rates subyect to Change without Notice STANDARD .3m¥ TRUST 165 Queen Street, P.O. Bor 1318 Port Perry, Ontario 1 08 1N0 Telephone: 988.8418 how soon does it happen. Experience has shown and some economists agree that this trickle down process is slow and unreliable because it is only a trickle at the whim of the investor. This process takes a long time to reach the consumer level of our economy and some say that it never ever reach- es the average citizen. "Me and the N.D.P." argue that there is a limit to what the rich should receive in the way of dividends and excessive salaries and that a portion of those profits should be distri- buted among the employees of the com- panies as bonuses. A very large portion of these employee bonuses will be immediately spent (invested) on con- sumer goods in their home town area. This creates an infusion of those profit bonuses into the local economy which will eventually find its way up to the corporate balance sheet as local merchants replace the consumer goods the bonuses have purchas- ed. The bottom line is that everybody benefits but more people benefit faster the N.D.P. way. Yours truly Roy Grierson, Candidate, Durham - Northumberland New Democratic Party. "concert Future Da Vinci's, perhaps? Maybe, if the Prince Albert Art Club keeps up the way it has been going. The club's oil painting col- lection recently returned from a stint at the McLaughlin Gallery in a Salute to Ontario exhibition. The paintings represent the first United Church Choir by Mrs. F. Godley efforts of a group of children between the ages of eight and 11. The artists are (from left) Alavrien Gill, 8; Andrea Craning, 8; Laurie Thompson, 8; Jazin Reid, 8; Toby Shewan, 8; Julie Nottingham, 10 and Arlan Baron, 10. Their club leader and teacher is Marta Gill. [ll NOW OPEN! alnbg SERIE April 28 bok wiv, § The Senior Choir of the United Church, Port Perry will present their annual spring concert in the United Church sanc- tuary, Saturday April 28th at eight o'clock. One of the highlights of the programme will be the guest artist, Mr. Ross Metcalfe, a musical consultant for Northumberland, who is no stranger to Port Perry. He has delighted audiences with his talent here many times. Piano solos and duets will be performed by Marilyn Gibson and Solos, sing song, so come and join us for a delightful, musical evening. Tick- ets available from choir members or call 985 Glen Taylor. {39 duets, trios will be Spd performed by choir Pa members. The audience Hv, will be participating in a pit ® Vo "i. h ALL BELOW ... fred (SINGLE ROLL OR SINGLE BOLT) \ - U SEA rat, , Ld 200 PATTERNS [+ INSTOCK | 2284. Transportation available by calling the above number. over 3 SCUGOG OVERHEAD DOOR SERVICE RESIDENTIAL 8 COMMERCIAL *New Installations & Repairs *Wood A& Steel Sectional Doors plus One Piece Stee! Doors AUTOMATIC DOOR OPERATOR SERVICE 985-3735 HOURS: 00 Wallpaper Books 10 S¢ PORT PERRY PLAZA Mon. 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