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6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 28, 1987 Woman's View by Chris Carlisle My hero needs a companion. And seeing as he's come to my rescue countless times over the last quarter century, it's time I returned the favour. In return for saving me and my teenaged girlfriends, stranded in canoes on the wrong side of the locks with a storm brewing; in return for turning up out of nowhere in the bush when I, all alone, had a giant snowmobile stuck in snow up to my waist in a seven-foot trench; and in return for roping up my foam boots that suddenly fell apart in the heat when I came in out of the night and snow to visit him and his wife, I'm assisting his search for a live-in "companion- housekeeper.' . Charlie Hero, as I secretly nicknamed him, must be one of the most charming men alive. (I had a crush on him long enough!). He was happily married for years and years to the Queen of the River, a sweet, bubbly optimist and nature lover. Unfortunately, she died last year. "It was like having your right arm cut off." Charlie, who is retired, is getting along fairly well on his own now but the fact remains it's lonely in paradise and he's a dog who doesn't want to learn new tricks. (That's what he'd say!). What he needs is a companion. A woman with elbows ---- not only for greasing but bending. Someone with a light heart. Maybe even someone ---- young or old ---- who as Charlie'd say, hasn't yet "wrapped her bikini around a mothball." And someone who can take care of the three C's. Cooking, clean- ing and conversing. "Maybe there's no one out there like that,'" he says with a doubt- ful grin. But I assure him there must be all kinds of women who'd love to retreat with a virile but gentle man to the wilds and an A- frame on an Ontario river. You reach him by boat. Four or five miles upstream of the nearest town. Charlie is cool. He has a glass-walled bathroom that he built long before glass was *'in."" There's nothing outside but bush, deer feeding on his lawns, birds, raccoons and trees, trees, trees. A pleasant view from the tub. He comes with all the modern conveniences: TV, stereo, fridge, phone, liquor cabinet, ice mix. And a huge kitchen. And so much glass in the walls that you can sit in front of the Acorn firplace, watching the snow sifting down outside behind it. Talk about romantic. I's a fantasyland; a fairyland. The river sparkles out front, the leaves rustle out back and Charlie chuckles inside ---- or wherever he is. He has a bargeload of friends. Everybody loves Charlie because he's such a good guy and such a character. He's always laughing, . always there with a wild tale, always ready for anything. His idea of a party is a house devoid of furniture (so no one can sit down), loud music (so they'll dance) and ample thirst-quenching refreshments. He has more life than some people a third his age His companion will have to want to partake in the fun. She'll have to enjoy cruises at all hours of the starlit morning, as well as sunny afternoons. Charlie, who has kept up with the times, promises "no sexual harassment." Not only does he recognize that women have brains, he likes them smart. But he also likes to pamper and set them on a pedestal. Most important, he respects them. He's extremely well-read (those long, isolated winters make for - lots of reading time), intelligent and energetic. And tall, tanned and fit. No gut on Charlie Hero. And there's a bonus. He's handsome. With beautiful white hair and spiffy clothes. Not hard on the eyes at all, as he'd say about a woman. Any woman who'd like to retreat to a life of play in paradise, write to Helping Charlie, Waubaushene, Ontario LOK 2C0. There must be someone ......... } I'd do it, but I couldn't possibly keep up with him. / BR | Chatterbox (From page 4).. ier. While newspapers, radio sta- tions and TV show rant and rave about the controversy, other breed attacks go unnoticed. "Media reports of pit-bull at- tacks have increased public fear of the breed even though there's no indication the dogs are biting more people. A representative of a Winnipeg dog pound said pit-bull terriers rank fourth behind German Shepherds, cross-bred shepherds and Doberman Pinschers in the number of bites inflicted in the ci- ty. Officials in other cities con- firmed the findings. Pit-bulls, not an officially recognized breed in Canada, are actually a cross-breed of Stafford- shire Bull Terriers, developed traditionally for illegal dog fights. In the United States, the breed's name is American Pit Bull Terrier. The worst thing about this medja fixation on the pit-bull, is the fear it instills in people about Land for Girl Guide campsite in jeopardy Scugog Council appears to be at | odds with Durham Region over a parcel of land proposed as a camp grounds for the Girl Guides. The Oshawa Guides want to pur- chase a parcel of land on Conc. 3, in Ward 4, to use as a camping grounds. They plan to build one main building and use the re- mainder for tenting, and overnight camp-outs. Although Scugog feels the land in question falls into the category of Major Open Space, the region, in a letter, stated "it would appear that the subject property is designated general agricultural." If that were the case, campgrounds would not be permitted. Council has tabled the matter un- til their next meeting inbrder to learn if the Official Plan as inter- preted by them is correct. They plan to lodge a protest on the decision to the region. Councillors agreed the entire pro- perty in question was non- High St. drainage (From page 5) Orchard Drive. Several residents in the area have been complaining that water run-off from the highway floods their pro- perty and basements. The situation occurred when the highway was raised slightly during reconstruc- tion some time ago. Answering councils questions, MacDonald said the drainage link southwards was the only solution to the problem as any ditching, as in the past, was impossible due to curbs in the area. agricultural and area councillor Yvonne Christie went so far as to comment "Scouts and Guides don't make bad neighbours." dogs in general. The other day | felt apprehensive about patting a Pekingese, and I've never felt nervous about patting a dog before. h The thing is, whether the dog is a pit-bull, a shepherd, a mutt, or a daschund, no matter how well trained or bred, there's always a chance a dog might bite. As much as you might trust your own dog, you never know what it is thinking. It could be scared, angry, or in this weather, simply overheated and ugly. Heaven knows, in this heat, I might even be tempted to bite so- meone if they looked at me the wrong way. The point is, be cautious around animals. Don't take them for granted, and don't assume they're not going to bite. If you're careful, your chances of being at- tacked are that much slimmer. Viewpoint by John B. McClelland (From page 5) collect their bonus and go home. Many didn't last the harvest, some didn't last a day. With the air of urgency, there was hostilitiy The local popula- tion didn't like the rough and tumble harvest workers who descended each August, though they knew that without the workers, there would be no harvest. Most primers would head into town on Friday or Saturday nights, go to a movie, shoot some pool, or drink some beer. There was a lot of fighting in the pool halls and hotel taverns. You never carried more than a few dollars in your pockets because there were thugs looking for easy marks. At the end of harvest, the farmers would pay the gang in cash and I always worried that I would get "rolled"' and lose the wages for six weeks of the toughest labour. I used to head right to the Post Office, buy a money order to myself and mail it home. There were stories a-plenty of harvest workers pocketing their pay, heading into town for a big drunk-up and waking up the next day with not a dime in the pockets of their grubby jeans. I'don't know what's happening in tobacco country these days. I haven't been down that way in years. I guessin a week or so, the harvest will get underway, just as it has every year at this time. But I'll bet things have changed a lot since those rowdy, tension-filled times in the 60's when young guys from all over Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, swarmed into Delhi and Simcoe. My memories of those days are not entirely pleasant, but I'm glad now I didn't miss the experience of a harvest. The dirt, the dust, the tobacco tar from heat to toe, the blazing sun, the pre-dawn mornings to empty the kilns, the good food (and the bad), the pretty girls in tight jeans who worked the tying tables, Delhi on a Saturday night, hating the sight of a tobacco plant, and best of all, heading home at the end of harvest vowing never to go back. bo I guess you iiad to be there to really know what I'm talking about. Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten DIAL-A-LAW Dialing from this area (1-800-387-2920) the phone With its pre-recorded tapes in an easy-to- understand language, it's easy to see why so many people are using the service. The main problem I can see is letting the general public know that the ser- vice is available. Dial-A-Law has published its list of the 'top ten" most requested tapes as of June 30, 1987, and to give Need some general information about your rights? Want to find out what to do if you are being sued? Need some help in making a will? Then all you have to do is pick up the phone and call the Dial-A-Law hotline. Dial-A-Law is a free public service program which offers general legal information on a wide variety of topics using brief tape-recorded messages in everyday language. The service is provided by On- tario's lawyers through the Law Society of Upper Canada, with funding help from the law foundation of Ontario. We received a press release at the Star last week about this new service, and it aroused enough in- terest for me to pick-up the telephone and call one of the over hundred listings for which you can get information. was answered by an operator who asked which tape I would like to hear. In this particular instance it was number 640, which would give advice on noisy neighbours, untidy premises and dog control. After a few seconds silence the tape came on and a woman with a very calm voice said that the tape I was about to listen to was for general information only, it was not legal advice. If I want legal advice, she informed me that I should call a lawyer. The tape was very interestiang and made it very clear what steps should be taken in the case of neighbours who are keeping you up at night with noise etc. . Dial-A-Law is presently handling about 500 calls a day from across Ontario and over the course of the year, will give out free legal information to almost 125,000 callers. \ you an idea of the everyday legal concerns of thousands of people inthe province, here they are: 1. Separation and Separation agreements (Tape 380) ; 2. Requirements for divorce (Tape 400); 3. A Te- nant's rights and duties (545) ; 4. Dividing up family assets (430); 5. Making a will (790) ; 6. Common law relationships (360); 7. Wrongful dismissal (320): 8. Custody and access (425) ; 9. A landlord's rights and duties (550); 10. Your lawyers bill -- too high (466). There are many other areas which are available to get information about, so all you have to do is pick up the phone and call the free long distance number 1-800-387-2920 and tell the operator which tape you want to listen to. Have a pen and paper handy, so you can make some notes and that's all there is to it. (Turn to page 8) \ ki Lb Ls TT he Le EN A Comte