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"A Family Tradition for 126 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 16, 1992 - 7 So the Ontario N.D.P. has done the kind of about-face, swivel move on Sunday shopping that can only increase the demand for neck braces. And Lord knows we have cornered the market on neck braces now that we have N.D.P. no fault insurance. So much for family, tranquility and quality time when there are malls that must be milled by restless crowds picking over every retail item in order to confirm once and for all that they could buy it cheaper in the States. And you have to love Premier Bob's final analysis: "People want to shop." Like girls just want to have fun. Like boys want to marry a girl just like the girl that married dear ol' dad. Like I wanna be me -- I gotta be me. Bob, people also want to be rich but I don't think it would be a good idea to decriminalize armed robbery. You just can't give people what they really want. Not now. Not in this country. There just aren't enough bul- let-proof vests for every elected official. In the classic, soul-searching by William Thomas ATTENTION SUNDAY SHOPPERS struggle between God and Radio Shack, The Big Guy just came second in a tournament of two. Sunday shopping has arrived in Ontario and none too soon. I mean with legalized gambling on its way, you can hardly invite Canadian citi- zens and American tourists to come out to the casinos on Sunday and lose their shirts and then have them walk around half-naked all day because the clothing stores are closed. The latest survey showed 67 per cent of Ontario residents favored Sunday shopping. This is the segment of society known as consumers, the all-powerful group of walking wallets that would kill for a peek at the price tag on Minnie Pearls hat. Presumably the other 33 per cent of people polled have real lives: 76 per cent of residents favored Sunday shopping in Toronto. The higher percentage is attributed to people who miss the Leafs and want to watch Sunday swarming at the Eaton Center. The ramifications of Sunday shop- ping are staggering. First off, it'll end our economic recession faster than you can say: "At- tention K-Mart shoppers." According to the big department store chains that have been lobbying for it, people will now spend that enormous wad of cash on Sunday shopping, money they've been reluctant to part with on Monday shopping, Tuesday shopping, Wednesday shopping, Thursday shop- ping, Friday shopping, and Saturday shopping. More importantly, it'll end our housing problems here in Ontario. In fact it could end the concept of houses as places to live. If all the stores would just open 24 hours a day, seven days a week who needs a place to come home to if we can just hang out at the mall all day and night. You can kiss small variety stores good bye. So long Mac's Milk, hello Tim Horton. And isn't this what we really need in this country, more doughnut shops and video rental stores? The N.D.P. believes that Sunday shopping will end cross-border shop- ping. Put out the salt blocks seven days a week and the cattle won't be wandering off into someone else's pas- ture. They don't understand Canadians. Several million Snowbirds go south every winter and the govern- ment thinks they go there for the sun. THEY GO TO SHOP AT WALMART! Canadians are the cheapest consum- ers on earth. It's like we were all arti- ficially inseminated and the operator of the sperm bank was Jack Benny. Cheap, cheap, cheap. But the most drastic change will be in the area of working sales clerks. In fact so many shoppers are now expect- ed on Sundays, rumor has it that K- Mart, Zellers and Woolco will break with tradition and actually hire some. Until now the sales clerk staff of all discount department stores in this country was exactly equal to the number of astronauts Canada has sent into space. I know K-Mart's national sales force is a lady by the name of Madge. If you're spotted by a security camera wandering around a K-Mart store for more than two consecutive days look- ing for a sales clerk, Madge's electron- ically-enhanced voice will direct you to the Customer Service Desk. Remember, yelling "FIRE!" is ille- gal in a public place but it does increase your chances of getting some- body's attention in a discount depart- ment store. On Sundays yell "FIRE AND BRIMSTONE!" And the plan is to use students to work on Sundays. That's just great. I can't wait to walk into the store and ask for a pair of loafers only to have a girl who's snapping her gum and filing her nails point towards two kids named Randy wearing "HAVE A NICE DAY" buttons. Amen. i i! ] Remember When 2? HISTORIC PHOTOS COURTESY SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM VILLAGE Pictured is the Scugog Island Store. It is unknown when the photo was taken. If you have any additional Information please contact the Scugog Shores Museum Village at 985-3589. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 12, 1947 The Port Perry Band, under the leadership of 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 14, 1962 Port Perry Merchants ball team defeated Mr. Vic Stouffer, put on a very enjoyable concert Brooklin's Stevenson Motors under the new at the High School. floodlights which were just installed at the ball Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Santer have moved to the park. Woods home at Borelia. Charles Trenka of R. R. 3 Port Perry graduated Miss Clare Glass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. from the Faculty of Applied Science and A. Glass, won a scholarship for her work while Engineering at the University of Toronto with training at Oshawa Hospital. Rev. W. P. Brown, who has spent his retiring honors as a mechanical engineer. At the Cartwright council meeting, tenders were years on Scugog Island, celebrated his 100th called to tear down the old township garage birthday. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 13, 1957 Ten-year-old Darlene Mickie won the prize for (formerly the old Presbyterian Church). 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 15, 1967 The Lions Club of Port Perry subscribed to a the biggest fish in the Carp Derby. The fish special edition of Readers Digest which has weighed in at 10 pounds. enlarged type to aid residents with vision Mr. D. L. Crozier was installed as president of impairments. the Ontario County TB Association at the annual meeting held in Oshawa. Carson Construction Limited, Claremont, placed PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 Letters io the editor Respect for cemetery To the Editor: It was both hurt and shock we felt as we read the letter from Patricia M. Boyd in last week's paper. We have lived within the bounds of the cemetery since we were born. Our parents raised us here and taught us to have great respect for the cemetery. All of our deceased descendants are buried at Pine Grove. We are not the ones drinking beer, playing loud music, taking drugs and causing senseless damage to the cemetery. We are the ones who care what happens to the property and to the plots of loved family members. We are the ones who often clean up after these idiotic youths. We are the ones who try to stop vandalism! The so-called family baseball game, was six young children and their parents hitting a ball on a small part of the field, far from where anyone is buried. Yes, six young children who have been taught to respect the cemetery as their parents were taught before them. We feel our buried loved ones would sooner see us playing there, than see- ing it used as a refuge for delin- quents. Life-Long Residents, C. Brown, B. & M. Brain, C. & L. Brain, J. & E. Brain Flea Markets popular To the Editor: Ever since the business of the flea market came up I have been going to write you. What is the matter with the town? It used to be a sleepy lit- tle town for retired farmers, but no more. This is 1992 and the world goes on. A flea market does not take from a town, it adds to it. Many people come in to see the flea market. Some have never been to Port Perry before. If they like what they see, and I am sure that they will, they will be back. Also about venders. Do you feel that they will be importing them from other places, which i8 not so because in all probabil- ities they will be from the area. Flea markets usually have as much used stuff as new, so this isn't going to hurt the mer- chants. On rainy days on the week- end, or when the cool weather comes, lots of people gather their family together to make it a family afternoon out, also meaning in many cases (supper out). Where else? Local restau- rants. So don't stand in the way of progress. lea markets are the thing today, so jump on the band wagon with so many other towns, not just Stouffville. It just happened to be the first in this area. Who knows it could keep a few people off welfare by selling their wares or working part- time. Mary Payne Port Perry