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fu & Gabon ot ------ A AN -------- 5 Yesterday's Memories 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 26,1925 A trip financed by the Robert Simpson Company for thirty-five Ontario County young men who won the highest number of points in the Livestock Judging Competition held in May in Brooklin. They were taken by bus to Toronto where they toured the Mail Order Of- fice, the Union Stockyards etc. Winners from this area were Fred Lamb, Manchester; Hugh Strong, Port Perry; Maurice Fralick, R.R.3; Murray Beaton, Seagrave; Will Heron, Seagrave; Merlin Gilroy, Myrtle; Chas. Hadden, Blackwater. Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher have returned to town after spending a couple of years in the west. They will live in Mr. Howard Bartley's house. William Nesbitt, Jr., who is attending Normal School in Toron- to has been elected president of the Athletic Society, and represen- tative on the Hockey League Committee. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 30, 1950 A hunting party from Scugog Island have returned home with 14 deer to their credit. They were Christie Hardy, George Smith, William Lambe, John Sweetman, Ray Milner, Gordon Cherrie, Milton Deimera, Glen Demera, Victor Aldred, Cecil Fralick, Allen Carter, Stewart Sweetman, Jas Lyne and Keith Crosier. The Council of the Township of Cartwright were all returned to office by acclamation. They were Reeve Bruce Heaslip; Councillors Ivan Cochrane, Allan Suggitt, Wesley Sweet and George Black. The gathering of over 100 friends and neighbours gathered in Manchester Hall to honour a recent bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Forder (nee Dorothy Howsam). Mr. Sam Oyler left by plane from Montreal to visit relatives in England. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 24, 1960 The Church of the Ascension conducted a Dedication Service on Sunday when the new Parish Hall extension and Christian Educa- tion building was formally opened. Rev. H.R. Hunt, Suffragan Bishop of Toronto made the dedication. The Worthy Matron of Blue Ray Chapter this year is Adelia White, and the Worthy Patron is Hugh Espie. Donna Samells and Mrs. Marie Taylor received their A.R.C.T. Diplomas in Piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. ~The new four room school at Greenbank was officially opened by Hon. M.B. Dymond this week. Mr. J. Boothman was the principal at this time and the teaching staff were E. Sturman, M. McCully, Mrs. J. Henderson, Mrs. E. Shier, Mrs. L.. Midgley and Mrs. Parish. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 25, 1965 The Scout and Cub Mothers Auxiliary met at the Scout Hall when over forty members and past members were in attendance to pay tribute to Mrs. George Lane, the first president of the Auxiliary,and one who had contributed much to the organization. A Massey-Ferguson tractor has been purchased by the town at a price of $3,800 to be used at the Arena. (Turn to page 8) Letters PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 3, 1985 -- § Was message too commercial? Dear Sir: "For the Holiday Season Be Wise. Stay Alive. Don't Drink and Drive Call Us For A Ride." ---- was our poster made by St John's School in Uxbridge. My co- worker was dressed as a bunny rab- bit and myself as Raggedy Ann. We Chatterbox by Cathy Robb (From page 4) I believe this is a fine example of "survival of the fittest' and am thinking of submitting my fin- dings to the National Geographic Society or Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom or something. Pro- bably I will become renowned as the cat behaviour specialist of the world and will win the Nobel Peace Prize. That's my theory, anyway. Donations still needed for transit Fundraising for the Handi Tran- sit Vehicle Fund is gathering momentum. The $9,000 mark was passed last week with fourteen chur- ches and community groups and seven individuals in the two townships making donations. A fur- ther $1,200 has been pledged but not received as yet towards the $15,000 goal. If you would like to make a dona- tion, simply make out a cheque to the Handi Transit Vehicle Fund and drop it off at the Community Care Office, 208 North Street, P.O. Box 1066. Port Perry. An official receipt for income tax will be issued for all donations. rode in one of the taxi cabs and gave out candy. We participated in the Uxbridge Santa Claus Parade and came over to be also in Port Perry's Santa Claus Parade: We were informed by organizers, Bill Barr, that we were a commer- cial advertised vehicle and were refused. He stated the parade was entirely for children only. We also had two children riding with us in the back seat. By looking at our slogan this is to save children and adult lives from drunk drivers. If we were not allowed to put our commercial vehicle in the parade, why were there other commercial vehicles in the Port Perry Santa Claus Parade" Yours Sincerely, Judy Crawford, Terry Monk and co-drivers of Village Taxi. Port Perry and Uxbridge. Trying to stay fit Dear Sir: Being new to the community, I am puzzled as to why other than an arena there are no indoor recreation facilities. Why do our children have to travel to Uxbridge for swimming lessons? Why do those interested in fitness have to travel to other communities to join various fitness clubs? I would think that there is enough of a population base and interest in this area to support a facility of this nature. With the health and fitness of the people in this community at stake, I would hope to see some type of recreation facility in the near future. Yours truly, Ward Harrison, Prince Albert. A. re. "CONGRATULATIONS FROM GRIMBLE'S DEPARTMENT STOR YOU RE THE FIRST CUSTOMER THIS SEASON TO WEAR OUT ONE OF THEIR PLASTIC CHARGE CARDS © ] Za hi 5 » S Be. THE WORLD OF Bill Smiley PORTENTOUS PHRASES You'll possibly be wondering where and what Bill Smiley has been up to lately No critical columns on the political scene. no sharp little vignettes on our socie ty. not attacks on anybody or anything Well. I haven't felt up to scratch for a while And where in the world did "up to scratch' come from" At least it's lasted a long time That's more than can be said for some of the cur rent mumbo-jumbo. 1 wonder how long it will take for politicians and administrators to stop using that porten- tous phrase, 'At this point in time' whenever they open a paragraph and don't know what they're going tosay ~ All it means is. * right now." or "today." but it has a nice. mellifluous. phoney ring to it Another one that is going to die a sure death, I sure hope, is "The bottom line ~ There is no such thing as a bottom line Everyone has a bottom. and, unless you've lost both legs at the hip, there's something below that oven if you haven't, there's something below your feet, and something below that. until we get right down to hell And there's pro- bably something below that -- -- perhaps a natural gas well -- and below that you'll find a couple of Alber tans, pumping on some kind of bellows And they have to be standing on something So Where's this famous bottom line" Those expressions will last as long as, 'That'll ne the frosty Friday. and "All righty © And good nid dance A proper idion in English must stand the test of time before it is accepted After all. you can't have your cake and eat it, but half a loaf is better than none. unless you want to be up the creek without a paddle However, | wander. as so often. What really bothers me 1s not that Mr. David. 1, or Williamson, or whatever his name 1s. backed into the Prime Ministership of On- tario without winning an election, or that Brian Mulroney is going to crack that massive jaw if he doesn't stop grinning for the TV cameras Those are trivia What I'd like to get down to is some of the more im- portant social and sociological matters in the press that affect our daily hives After watching the Blue Jays get their tails clipped. and then the World Series, 1 was faced with a question that must have an answer: How can baseball players spit so much" You've all seen them They spit in the dugout They spit when they come up to bat. They spit if they make it to first The pitcher spits The coach spits The only one we can't see spitting is the catcher, and he's pro- bably expectorating through is faceguard bars Where does it all come from? You and I could pro- bably spit twice in a minute, but they spit all the time I know they chew snuff, tobacco and gum. but that doesn't explain it There's only so much fluid in the human body. though if you'd ever had dire rear. von wouldn't believe it How would you like to be trying to steal second, and slip in a great gob of tobacco juice" Perhaps someone could illuminate me on this matter And while you're at it, explain why they paw the ground continually, hke nervous buffalo. getting dirt in their cleats, and then knocking it out It's still the best spectator game in the world, even including cricket. Football 1s dull, with one gang of gangsters trying to disassemble another gang. Hockey is fast. but incredibly dirty. with the hooks, spearing and elbows in the nose OK That settles baseball, except for my que. tions let us now knit our brows over another problem. It seems that women in the armed forces want to go into combat, just as about ten per cent of the male armed forces ever do The brass is agin it. I don't know why. Anybody dumb enough to go into military 1s ob- viously dumb enough to serve as cannon fodder. So we have one group of women wandering down one side of the street with peace banners, and another group quick-marching down the other side with banners proclaiming 'We wanna shoot somebody I see no reason why the male members of the ser- vices should object, if the females want to fight. I can just see the rude and licentious male soldiery sitting around the stove, drinking tea and sniggering, 'Wonder how the gals are doing on night patrol?" I can just see them booting a female out of the side hatch of an old Dakota full of paratroopers, saying, in their courtly way, 'After you, ma'am The only thing that worries me is giving the ladies promotion Most of them already act like sergeant. majors in their own homes Give them a commission, and life wouldn't be worth living for the ordinary, slove- ly. lazy male so-called fighting man EG A -- ---- Ei... A ----------------------