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. appearance. 6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - L9L 1B7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: 6Months-$17.65 includes $1.15GST 1Year-$32.10 includes $2.10GST Forelgn-$90.95 includes $5.95GST "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" EDITORIAL BUSINESS OFFICE : Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten Office Manager - Gayle Stapley (D) ALE General Mgr. - Don Macleod Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope i C A mn RG] Managing Editor - Jeff Mitchell Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Nancy Lee = Sports Editor - Kelly Lown ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - Anna Jackman Advertising Sales - Rhonda Mulcahy, Joanne Brambrough, Sandy Dunham, Debbie McEachern, Bill Eastwood 1994 PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, Telemarketing - Cindy Jobin Pamela Hickey,Susan Milne Robert Taylor, Richard Drew Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Peiry Star Co. Ltd. Port Pérry, Ontario Editorial Comment Call the vote, Mr. Premier Ontario's voters will have noticed a curious phenomenon occurring of late. ~ We've been experiencing all the hoopla, tub- thumping and photo opportunities of a full- blown election in the past couple of months. Nomination meetings have been held by the major parties in Durham East, and candidates selected. One of them has even begun erecting signs, and Tory Blue now stands by the roadside on Highway 12 outside Port Perry. Problem is, there has been no election call. That's despite the words of Premier Bob Rae, who's everywhere these days, when he claims he is confident low poll results can be reversed and voters will be drawn back to the A fold when the time comes to mark their ballots. And that's despite numerous calls from voters, who either want to exact revenge on a government they think has left them in the cold, or vote for a further mandate for a party that has numerous rods in the fire and needs the backing of the people to proceed with the LR THAT ¥ TAKING THE KIDS T0 CHURCH EASTER MORNING HEARING THEM CRY AND SREAM THis T5 BORING! MEN FINALLY 1T HAPPENS THE MOMENT of TRUTH, pL THE CHOCOLATE AND CANDY HAS ' i 0) 46 ALL, PARENTS FEAR-- LOOSENED A TOOTH AND TF THATS NOT 22 ENOUGH TO LOOSEN '3 A SCREW, THANK HEAVENS £ IN-LAWS AREN'T coMiNG 'Tlie TWo- Sb BUT 9PRING GoDs GIFT T0 0% AsL, TF WE'D JOST STOP T NOTiCE. work already begun. Across the province, workers in constituency offices and at Queen's Park are poised for an election call they have been told to expect. Day after day, our mailboxes are filled with messages of an NDP government that's "working for you". Enough, already. The government and its services are all but hamstrung as the anticipation and preparation for the election builds. Call the vote, Mr. Rae, and take the message directly to the people as opposed to slipping it under the door on your way to your next J TY T a ol To the Editor: Holland was held hostage for five long, bitter © years by Nazi aggressors. They were stripped of their dignity by Hitler, and Nazis who trust- ly go to war, for his sole agenda of world domination. The German occupation culminated in the "Hunger Winter" of 1944-45 when the citizens were deprived of food and fuel. Thousands were starved to death. Thousands of young men were deported to Germany as forced labor, If your record is strong, the votes will be there. If not, your mandate was over long ago. PHOTO COURTESY DOROTHY FORDER ed this fanatical and inhumane leader to blind- - REMEMBER 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 20, 1950 The degree team of Maybelle Rebekah Lodge traveled to Toronto to confer the degree on candidates in Parkdale Lodge. On the following week they were in Brooklin conferring the degree on members there. Howard Forder, one of Mr. Summer's Durham Club Boys of Blackstock, who won a trip to Chicago, gave a talk on his trip at a Junior Farmers meeting in Cambellcroft. Among those attending the Bach Festival in Toronto this week were Mrs. Florence McClintock, Mrs. J. E. Jackson, Mr. Alan Reesor and Mr. Robert Rowland. This year the ice went out of Lake Scugog on April 18. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 22, 1965 Mr. Samuel Tummons was presented with his 50 year jewel by Mr. Arthur Burch at the Odd Fellows dedication service of the Warriner Lodge Hall. This is a picture of the old Curt"s home (pictured above, circa 1900). The two or shot. Most of the Jewish community had already died in Hitler's concentration camps. Holland was liberated by Canadian, British, and Polish troops, releasing a wave of pent up- emotion and joy. They laughed and danced and wept. They waved their flags and orange ban- ners, screaming themselves into a state of lar- yngitis. People jumped on tanks, trucks and jeeps. I noticed my mother with a jar of fruit pre- serves handing it to a soldier. Women were cov- Please Turn to Page 7 WHEN....? installed this year were president Mrs. Robert Thorndyke, vice president Ms. Bert Mitchell, recording secretary Mrs. Mervin Storie and treasurer Mrs. Bruce Miller. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, April 23, 1975 Port Perry High School's Spring Prom was held and the new Queen was Bev Pascoe with runner-up being Jessie Oosterlo. Princess for 1975 was Jennifer Sweetman with runner-up being Suzie Bigglestone. Elected to the Board of governors of Community Memorial Hospital were Howard Hall, chairman, John Pike, Jim Marlow, Anson Gerrow and Grant MacDonald. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, April 23, 1985 Police expected to lay a charge soon in the murder of Christine Jessop. Fred and Mabel Dayes of Nestleton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends. 4-H Homemaking Club held their Achievement Day at the Port Perry High School with 160 in attendance. storey brick house was located on the corner of Mary and Water St. in the location now occupied by Dixie Lee. The house was demolished in 1971 and the property used as a used car lot for a number of years by Zering Pontiac-Buick. The Utica UCW officers that were Nr acme me ® meme mem W mem ww mime mom WWE WWW B® WE WW WW Te TW TE te Te ew AW MW ow a ww ww Sew eo we a An historic event took place as the first council was formally installed for the Knights of Columbus. a a - , Er A Se le 4