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CS -------- Yesterday's Memories 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 19, 1925 Rev. R.G Carruthers of Seagrave circuit, left for the town of Lumsden, Saskatchewan Mr and Mrs. Roy Thompson of Myrtle Station have moved into their new home. Miss M.A Carnegie of Green River has moved into the house recently occupied by Mr. Ed Griffin, at Honeydale. An additional exit has been made at the stage end of the Town Hall for safety purposes. Kisses will be sold by the yard in the candy booth at the United Church bazaar. y Mr. William Webster has rented the Harrison house on Lilla Street. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 23, 1950 Mr. Roy Cornish, Principal of Port Perry Public School got per- mission from the council to control traffic in front of the school. Mr. Tom Duff won the Mrs. S. Farmer trophy at the Commence- ment exercises for the best Agricultural Home Project. About forty Port Perry boys who will be playing hockey this year were guests of the Lindsay Hockey School sponsored by the Lind- say Kiwanis Club, Eddie Shore, defenceman for the Maple Leaf team was in charge of the ice sessions. Mr. Malcolm Bailey of Epsom won a first, third and sixth prize on his Angus Steers at the Royal Winter Fair. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 19, 1960 Mr. Norman Edgerton of R.R.1, Burketon wasinjured when he got out of his truck to open a gate on his farm and the truck rolled ahead pinning him against the fence, his injuries were not too Serious. Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Kight celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary. At the annual meeting of the Secondary School Teachers, Miss Yvonne McFadyen was elected Public Relations Officer. Miss Nola Hunter will receive her Gold Cord in Guiding at a ceremony to be held in Port Perry Presbyterian Church. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 18, 1965 Miss Barbara Holtby was the winner of the Ontario County Junior Farmers public speaking contest and received the Whitby Rotary Club trophy. Mr. John Reader, custodian of Port Perry Public School for thir- teen years was presented with a parting gift by Mr. Sam Cawker on his retirement from that position. His son, Gerald, who was his assistant over the years, was also presented with a gift. Reverend Tristram, a veteran of World War I, gave the sermon at the Remembrance Service on Armistice day. In the Inter-County Livestock Judging competitions at the Royal Winter Fair, the Ontario County team consisting of Carle Parliament, Cannington; Keith Phoenix, Greenbank; Fred Waines, Cannington; placed second out of thirteen teams. (Turn to page 6) (From page 1) lease office space for several depart: ments elsewhere in Oshawa and Whitby. The need for a new Regional H Q with all the departments "under one roof' has surfaced on numerous oc: casions over the past few years PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 26, 1985 -- § Gary goes for it! "Maybe we (Durham) should be offering a developer the office space as part of a major hotel complex." he stated. Another major issue sure to oc: cupy the council's ime over the next three years is what to do with the garbage in Durham The hfe of the Durham asks about teachers striking Should teachers in Ontario have the right to go on strike" The council in the town of Durham (in western Ontario) doesn't think so, and Scugog Township council agrees. The Durham town council sent Scugog copies of a resolution asking for a ban on teachers strikes and lock-outs in Ontario, and the coun- cillors here agreed with the idea. The Durham town council resolu- tion notes that children by law are required to attend class in Ontario. but cannot in the event of a strike, which in some cases can "serious- ly jeopardize' the educational pro- Guns found underneath mattress Acting on a tip, Durham Regional Police searched a Seagrave area house looking for stolen snowmobile parts and instead, discovered three restricted guns stored under a mattress. Half a dozen or so officers made the search November 20th at the residence of Gordon Charles Panter, 35, at R.R. 2, Seagrave. As well as a .357 magnum han- dgun, a 22 handgun, and a 12 gauge shotgun, police confiscated a large amount of ammunition and a small quantity of marijuana. Mr. Panter was charged with careless storage of firearms and possession of narcotics. cess. The resolution says that when teachers unions and school boards are not able to solve their contract negotiations, both sides should be subject to binding arbitration rather than a strike or lock-out. During a short discussion on the resolution at Monday's council meeting, out-going Ward 1 coun- cillor Neil Hunter quipped if teachers can't be considered essen- tial employees, then they are sure as hell over-paid." The support for the Durham resolution was unanimous, except for Ward 3 councillor Don Cochrane who said teachers should have the strike option left to them, especial- ly in cases where they get backed in- to a corner by their employers. BELVEDERE present landfill site in Pickering 1s drawing rapidly to a close, and Her- rema said Durham is presently working to find a new site, and in preliminary discussions with private sector to establish a mechanical re- cycling plant in the Region. "This is going to be a big issue and It's going to take a lot of the coun- cil"s time," sand Herrema. And if he's named chairman at the December 4 meeting, he said he'd like to explore the possibility of changing the Official Plan to free up non-agricultural land in rural areas for residential development, possibly in the form of five or ten acre building lots. "We should be prepared to take a look at what kind of housing can be allowed in these areas. There seems to be a demand for rural lots, especially in the southern part of Scugog and Uxbridge," he said. Herrema is a dairy farmer from north of Uxbridge He was mayor of that community when he first became chairman of the Region in 1980. Three years ago, he fought off a stubborn challenge to keep the chairman's job when Oshawa coun- cillor John Aker withdrew from the race at the last moment, knowing he could not muster enough votes among the 30 member council. "OH, FORGET THE STOCK MARKET FOR A WHILE! HERE , LOOK AT THE COMICS. " THE WORLD OF - and we haven't hit the big reef yet. If we do, we can always scramble into the boats, and become the new Boat People of North America. We've had the French-Canadian separatism thing Bill Smiley "REPETITION WAYS" Is your life a cultural wasteland? Do you do the same old things. talk to the same old people on the same old subjects all the time" Are you scared to take a risk. smile at someone you've never seen before. do something the neighbours will mutter about? Do you want a decent tombstone, not flashy, but dignified" Of course you do You're a good Canadian You believe in personal decorum, censorship, the family as a unit, and capital punishment. On the other hand Do you go for a swim at mid- night. sing a song at dawn, smoke marijuana, drink fair ly heavily. march in protest parades, live in sin, abhoi censorship and capital punishment, and contrive to do something that will offend friends and neighbours" Of course you do You're a good Canadian You believe in individual liberty, acid rain, dirty movies and sexual irresponsibility It doesn't matter which group you belong to. or whether you're somewhere in between. you all have much in common v You despise the government. but won't elect an alternative. since you despise it even more. You are caught by inflation and high interest rates, whether you are a 60-year old farmer trying to keep the place going. or a 20-year old punk trying to maintain his habit You are basically anti-American, though if vou were asked why. you could not give an answer that was articulate vou feel frustrated. in this land of wood and water. not to mention nuclear power. because, if you are get: ting on In years, you see everything eroding around you. and if vou are shortin years. you see nothing but a stone 4 fuer wall between you and your aspirations You wonder vaguely, if you're old enough, what became of the Canadian dream: "The twentieth cen tury belongs to Canada" And if you read the papers and analyze the news, you realize that, while Canada still has a high standard of living, we are very low on the totem pole when it comes to production, strikes, economic stability, peace. happiness and goodwill toward men If you're very young. you don't give a diddle There's lots to eat. warm clothes. and the old man will kick in a decent allowance so you can feed the slot machines with their war games But if you're a young adult. just about ready to launch into "real" life, you're so bewildered about unemployment, and escalating university fees, and the increasing shadow of the computer, and the wealth of choices of a future (all lacking security) that you can become so depressed you drop out. or dive into a stream and fight against the current This isn't a doom and gloom column It's merely a look at our nation today It is so rife with suspicion. fear of nothing much. anger over nothing much. that we are becoming paranoid From the Prime Mimster. through the head of the Bank of Canada, right down to your local alderman, you have lost trust, and feel that the ship is heading for the reef with nobody at the helm This is nonsense. of course Canada has been going through this miasma ever since 1867, and before Maybe the guy at the helm is blind-folded. and maybe we have scraped a few rocks, but the ship's bottom 1s still sound. with us for generations. John A. MacDonald almost put the country on the rocks, financially and politically, but he dared to take a chance, and had vision. We survived a terrible depression, and came out smelling of roses (and the stench of our dead young men) in two world wars Cheer up. you dour, gloomy Canucks. When you have to settle for one meal of ground wheat a day, and have to huddle around a charcoal brazier to keep warm, then you can whine, though few will listen, just as few of us listen to the people of the world who are doing that, right now Forget about the Yanks If you don't like their culture invading us, turn off your TV set and get out your eskimo carvings The Yanks won't invade us physically Unless they have to, and there's not much we could do about that If you can't afford your mortgage increase, you were probably over-extended in the first place Getrid of that monster. with its swimming pool and rec room and pitch a tent Preferably in the local cemetery, to suit your mood Pull in your belts Dump that extra car. the boat and the cottage If you look at it objectively, theyre just a big pain in the arm anyway Walk to work Take a bus to the city instead of your gas-gobbler plus parking fees learn to do your own elementary plumbing and electric work at night school Ladies Get the knitting needles out and make lots of shawls. sweaters. scarves and wool socks You did it for the troops overseas And god-awfulitchey and ill- fiting some of them were, but they kept us warm Stop spoiling your children with allowances Let them earn their own money through odd jobs. or do without Let's stop grumbling. and get back to a spartan. rewarding life. where ideas are more important than physical comfort After you. he said