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A A AT TNE RTI TOE of oC Yesterday's Memories 60 YEARS AGO - Thursday, March 25, 1926 The following are the officers of the Ex-Service Men's Social Club, which takes place at the G.A.U.V.: President -Padre, the Rev. S.C. Jarrett; First Vice Pres. - Capt. J.A. Mathers; Second Vice Pres. -J.E. Jackson; Secretary - Melvern R. Arlidge; Treasurer - W.E. Roberts; General Purpose Committee - J.A. Hayden, R.J. Hood, AL. McDermott, R.J. Tinsley and A.W. Morley Campbell. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 22, 1951 Jack Kippen of Greenbank, Grade XI student of Port Perry High ~ School, won first prize in the Oshawa Presbyterial W.A : '""Temperance Essay Contest.' Marion Forester, Edward Drake and Earl Redman, also students of P.P.H.S. received honourable mention. Uxbridge Club won the Whitby District Badminton League with Whitby Hospital Club second. Port Perry placed fourth in this first season of league play. During a meeting of Maybelle Rebekah Lodge degrees were con- ferred on two candidates. Mr. Gordon Reesor, Port Perry and Grant Bright, Seagrave. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 23, 1961 Friday evening March 17, the Recreation Centre, tastefully decorated with shamrocks, green candles and daffodils were the scene of a banquet in honour of Bruce Ashton, recently elected Warden of the United Counties of Durham and Northumberland. About 12:30 a.m. early morning of March 20, the small store of Miss Christine McKee was broken into and a large quantity of cigaret- tes was taken away. After dropping the first game 8-5 against Parry Sound in the semi-final playoffs for the All-Ontario Junior '"D"' Championship, Port Perry won the second game with a score of 10-3. | 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 24, 1966 Four tenders were received for the Vocational addition to the Port Perry High School. The tender of H.M. Brooks Limited, Oshawa, in the amount of $2,312,536. was accepted by the School Board. The County of Ontario struck its tax rate for 1966 at 16.1 mills, an increase of 112 mills over 1965. Four new members, Ken Dowson, George Pentland, Gordon Carnegie and Glen Van Camp were appointed to the executive of Chamber of Commerce. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, March 24, 1976 Bob Kenny resigned from Scugog Township council Monday night and was appointed the new Chief Building Inspector and Bylaw Enforcement Officer. Vern Asselstine was appointed to the vacated council seat. The R.H. Cornish Grade 8 boys team won the County basketball finals at Dunbarton keeping their undefeated status. Members of the team are: Dennis Franssen, Wilt Fellows, Paul McQuinn, George Burnett, Bret Filion, Paul Wylie, Bob Ireland, Danny Taylor and coach Brian Sells. At the March 17th meeting of Theta Delta elections were held with the following results: President Donna Donnelly; vice presi- dent Bunny Rowland; recording secretary Cathie Smith; and treasurer Gail Williamson. by George Crenshaw BELVEDERE SH, PRP A re ( KZ 7% EH 7 "17 ey --= ; ras A PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 25, 1986 -- 5 Letters Police conduct scares area resident Dear Sir: On Saturday, March 15, a couple of members of our Durham Police Force staged a scene on our main street more appropriate to Miami Vice than Port Perry. As a resident of this area since 1966, this scares me. : I refer to the scuffle reported in which 2 .young people were charged with *'Assault while trying to escape custody". I know two of the people involved in this incident - indeed one of the people involved is known very well by most of our residents - one of the young girls who has served you in the Pet Shop. Now this is not some habitual criminal. 1 have looked for criminal records on both of the young men charged and find that the only "criminal" records are an old conviction for impaired driving for one, and nothing except traffic tickets for the other. This was a housewarming party for the girls new (and first) apar- tment. Attended by 4 or 5 close friends and her parents, her boyfriend and his close friends : .d his parents. No complaint of noise or disturbance was received by the police. As the report in the paper states "the police got involved because of drinking in a place other than residence". I am a non drinker and ap- preciate efforts to keep drunks. off the roads, but in this case the group leaving the party at 12:30 a.m. had sober people that could drive the cars (indeed no charges of that nature were laid). One of the people - only one - was carrying an empty mug - a souvenier of Nova Scotia (this was a housewarming, remember) and that's it. The officers thoroughly search the car and no liquor of any kind was found. The reason there was a "scuffle" can be laid directly to the way the officers approached these people (non of whom are criminals remember). It worries me to think that I may be leaving a party or, be Cyclists please beware! Dear Sir: Once again Spring has arrived and with the absence of snow and the warmth of sunshine comes the bicycles. This is a fine means of get- ting around, but like another popular mode of travel, should be kept to the road. More than once while walking down our main street I have been startled by a silent rush past me as a two-wheeler whizzes by. What bothers me about this is that I could have turned left or right into that bicycle and been knocked down. I am afraid this could still happen to street. stopped by the police for any reason - and if an officer says "let's see your 1.D."" - and if 1 ask him what have | done? What's the problem"? 1 will immediately be grabbed, have my jacket pulled down over my arms and hurled on my back against the trunk of the car. In all fairness to the Policemen involved, probably the young man was insolent - he had been drinking - and his tone of voice may have been wrong - (ALTHOUGH ALL 8 WITNESSES I HAVE INTERVIEWED CLAIM THERE WAS NO CALL FOR THE POLICE BEHAVIOUR) - even so - (Turn to page 6) someone. | also came within a few inches of colliding with a bike at Beckers lane when the rider failed to stop before proceeding onto the Could these points of normal safe- ty and courtesy be brought to the at- tention of all our young people in the classrooms before the end of the school year, so that we do not have" a tragedy to mar our lovely town - Port Perry? Sincerely, Audrey Heddle, Port Perry. It sounds like a great idea in theory. I'm referring to the proposal the provincial government has made whereby retirement lots for farmers or lots on the farm for family members or farm help would become a thing of the past. This ban on farm lot severances (still in the proposal stage, by the way) is probably the most controversial aspect of a new set of guidelines designed to assist the agricultural industry. As it stands now, farmers in most areas of the province (depending on local by-laws and with certain conditions) are allowed to sever from the farm's property what's called a retirement lot. This is designed to allow a farmer who has work- ed the land all his life, to build himself a retire- ment home. They are also allowed (with certain restrictions) to sever a lot from the farm and build a house for a family member (usually a son or daughter) who is actively working on the farm. The provincial government wants to do away with these farm lot severances. And the rational behind the move is easy to understand. Some of these lots, in fact, quite a few, are winding up in the hands of so-called "'city folk," people who want to enjoy living in a rural setting, but work in the towns or cities. Nothing wrong with that. But what's happening more and more, is that once these lots become residences for "city folk," they find that their dreams of a quiet, peaceful life in the country may be shattered by a combine in the next field working all night, or the spreading of pig manure, or any of the other sights, sounds and smells associated with farming. Once that happens, some "city folks" are peti- tioning local councils for noise restriction by-laws, telling farmers when they can spread the manure, and so on. Some of these conflicts between *'city folks" and farmers have turned downright nasty and wound up in front of the courts. Farmers are in enough trouble these days without having to worry about whether the wind COMMENT by J.B. McClelland DOWN ON THE FARM tional behind the proposed ban on farm severances. One would think the farmers would be falling all over themselves to see the proposed severance ban become reality. But if reaction at a recent meeting of the Durham Federation of Agriculture is any indication, there is a lot of opposition to the proposed ban. What happens to a farmer who works his land all his life, then decides to retire, but wants tostay close to the farm? Does he pack up and move to town? Does he spend the money to build a home that can never be severed and thus remains part of the farm itself? What if he turns the farm over to a son or daughter and the farm house just isn't big enough for himself, his wife, the young farmer's spouse and three grand-kids? Where does he go? That's the paradox of the situation. The pro- posed ban looks good on paper to protect farmland and farming. But in reality, it overlooks complete- ly the human needs of many farmers. Many of them want to retire and stay *'on the farm,' so to speak. But they want a small house. of their own on an acre of land that can be severed and sold at some later date. There's a financial consideration here. Let's face it, for some farmers, the sale of a retirement lot and home is the pension plan and old age security after a lifetime of hard work. This issue may give the appearance that farmers want it both ways. They want protection from 'city folk' who move to the country and then scream at the first whiff of manure, and they want the cushion of being able to sever and sell a lot from the farm. Or just a lot to retire on and spend their remaining years. Far be it from me to have any solution to this complex issue. I suspect, however, that the far- ming community across Ontario is going to tell the provincial government that it doesn't much like the idea of a ban on severances. -- d eto conditions are just right to spread manure. When And the government may have to find another oC Ea ST en the weather is right and crops are ready to come way to protect farmers and farming from urban = 2 -- off, they have to run their machines at all hours encroachment and the inevitable conflicts. ZA) Pe c" -- ne (ORF of the day and night. Possibly the answer is some kind of legisla- ( "= <S < SHE Preventing these conflicts between farmers tion that makes farming the first priority in Ce -- ' (Turn to page 6) and their new neighbours from the city is the ra- 'DOES HE ALWAYS UAVE TO MAKE A GAME OLT OF EVERYTUING?