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4 -- PORT PERRY STAR, Thursday, Jan. 20th, 1966 ORR b& D&G Port Perry Star Co. Limited Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas WM. T. HARRISON Editor P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office . Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Subscription Rates: In Canada $3.00 per yr., Elsewhere, $4.50 per yr. . Single Copy 10¢ ' 8.8.46 Ga & & (aa a 4 © a ® "Thou Shalt Not Kill" The heading of this editorial is the sixt command- ment in the, Holy Bible recorded as accepted by Moses. - Today, the controversy on capital punishment goes on and on and on. During 1966 it is certain it will come up for vote in the House of Commons . .. Will we or will we not abolish capital punishment? An article recently released, has it that those most religious (our words) are in favour of retaining murder by the state. - Those who are less conservative, even agnostic or atheist, are more lenient. What this proves, exactly, still is to be determined. Readers of this paper will know by now that we are strictly against capital punishment. We abhor murder for whatever reason. Yet murders are not usually coldly calculated; they are committed in the heat of the mo- ment; in lust, in fear, in momentary return to animalistic revenge. Opposed to this is murder by the state -- a bit more sadistic . . . since those in court cooly and by ar- gument or debate methodically decide that we shall put to death this or that person, based on law, you understand. We do not believe that a man (or woman) who has committed murder should go free. In fact, we advocate that those who are found guilty of premeditated murder should be put away from society for the rest of their life (as opposed \to the death penalty when they could" be released after /serving 20 years or less, based on their behaviour). And we believe that many more persons wuold support abolition of the death penalty if they were certain murderers would be removed from society for all time. Another little matter, one rarely thought of, is the fact that so long as the state approves executions, they must appoint an executioner. He's the mysterious fellow who "designs the scaffold, weighs the criminal, measures the rope, and then at a certain pre - determined time and date releases a bolt and drops a fellow man through a trapdoor into eternity". And the state pays him for that indelicate duty. All we can hope is that when the subject of capital punishment comes up in parliament, our representative will take a good, long look and follow the lead of other progressive countries who long since determined that the death penalty is no deterrent and that murder is murder no matter by whom it is committed. --Uxbridge Times-Journal 6 FAD BADEN POOP OPDOPDE OOOO Bb charges } Dear Taxpayer :- 'Thanks for your prompt response tomy appeal for suggestions. The ones iu red nk are very touching. I am congidermg your views and Mr Cardin 13 considering obsceue literalura AHO Laat ae FIFTY YEARS AGO Wed., Jan. 19th, 1916 Port Perry Citizen's Band Officers -- Hon. Pres. A. Or- chard; Pres. Morley Camp- bell; Vice-Pres. Wm. Me- Greggor; Sec"y-Treas. Arthur Thompson; Band Master John Roach. F. W. McIntyre -- Selling Winter Coats at sale price of $1.00 each. Bungalow for Sale--$1600 buys a choice home in Port Perry, beautifully situated, in excellent repair. Warriner Lodge No. 756, Officers for 1916 included: N.G.--L. Honey; V.G.--O. Byer; Treas. -- M. Letcher; Ree, S.--R. Taylor. A Leap Year Carnival will be held at Nestleton on Sat. evening, Jan. 22, 1916, Port Perry Band to furnish music for the skaters. ORORORN REMEMBER WHEN? 25 YEARS AGO Thurs., Jan. 16th, 1941 Port Perry Lions Club to celebrate their Charter Night Anniversary on the evening of' Jan, 24th with a Banquet followed by entertainment. Nearly fifty members and friends of Scugog Chapter of the I.0.D.E. enjoyed the twentieth birthday party of the Order in Port Perry. The Banquet was held in the Sebert House, Seagrave -- Pte. Bill Tris- tram is visiting at his home for two weeks. Greenbank--Clinton Midg- ley, Kenneth Lee and Morley Raines left last week for a 30 day training period at Newmarket. . Utica--Glad to report Pte. Dennis Steer arrived safely in England. ov TEN YEARS AGO Thurs., Jan, 19th, 1956 The Junior & Bantam Bas- ketball teams won over Ux- bridge. The Seniors lost, Top scorers for Port Perry Juniors: Bill Cornish, Floyd James and Hillis Wilbur. In Bantams: Roger Crane, Ron Willerton; and Seniors: Gary Tummonds, Garnet Warriner and Grant Cawker. Epsom--On Saturday even- ing a miscellaneous shower was held at the school for Miss Yvonne Jeffery and Mr. John Moore in honour of their future marriage. Greenbank--Bowling Party and Pie Social to be held Sat. night, Bowling in Port Perry 8-10 and then lunch at the . Church, Scugog -- The Head Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Martyn last Monday evening, DODP By BILL A WINTER WEEKEND Winter is a delight to the young, a bit of a horror for the old, and a blasted nuisance for the rest of us. Yet even for me, one of the most violent winter- haters in the last category, there are moments when it Fas a mysterious charm that cannot be duplicated at any other season. Today is one of them. Nope, it's not one of those sparkling, crunchy, sky-blue winter days which no one but a complete misanthrope could fail to enjoy. It's just the opposite. oo It's one of those brooding winter days when the shadow of the great monstér of the north hangs low over the shrinking earth, and his icy paw feels about the walls of the house, seeking a weak spot where he may enter and strangle, His cold, blue breath raises snow-ghosts that sift silertly among the naked, shivering trees. His very presence makes the blue-green spruce huddle close- ly, like frightened cattle in a storm. The water of SORIA GRIESE I BO TIE aR LAN IAL Sha DARA Ad TS TA SEE pIENE FAN A 54 LOK 5) SE the bay reflects fearfully the slate-gray of his sightless eyes, Don't be frightened, children. The old spook won't get us. As long, that is, as the snow doesn't block the roads, and we don't run out of fuel, and there isn't a power breakdown, It's a day for sitting by the fire with a hot nog- gin, dreaming, shivering deliciously once in a while, as the monster outside gives a snort of frustration that rattles the windows, And that's exactly what I'm doing. We've been spending the weekend with the grand- parents, in the country. It has followed its in- evitable pattern. The night we arrived, it blew and it snew. In the morning it was still snowing, with a wind gusting to 40 miles an hour, piling up the drifts, filling the driveway. Late in the day, the snow stopped, the wind drop- ped, and so did the temperature, to a nice round figure -- zero. Typical visiting winter weekend. oil SMILEY But we care nowt. Flames dance in the fireplace, fairies on the television, Tomorrow is time enough to dig out the car, pray that it will start, and hope the snowplow wii get through the side-road. While the monster prowls outside, all is serene within. Grandad reminisces about winters 80 years ago, when he drove a rural mail route, with team and sleigh. Bundled to the ears, Buffalo robes. Snow piled to the top of snake fences. Stopping for lunch in the still shelter of deep spruce woods. Lonely as the Ancient Mariner, on a white, white sea. And home, darkness deepening, to cosy lamp- light, snug farm kitchen, hot food, ang anxious wife, While he talks quietly, Granny produces endless pots of tea, cake, sandwiches, chocolates. The kids sprawl on the floor, strumming guitars or dream- ing. The Old Battleaxe dozes, silent for once. And even yours truly, lulled by the fire and stunned by a huge dinner, admits that there are times when winter can be wonderful, --Toronto Telegram News Service vv