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EDITORIAL TOPICS Several New Faces In'69 When inaugural meetings are _held in Port Perry and the Township of Scugog first part of January, a number of new faces will appear. Port Percy will have a change in the top position, when Robert Kenny takes over the chair, the present reeve, J.J. Gibson has occupied for the past' 12 years. New councillors, Kenneth Jackson and Joseph Podres will have their first term of office, but should not be confronted with too many difficulties, since the elected reeve, Robert Kenny, deputy-reeve, Bruce Beare and the third councillor; Phil Orde are all seasoned council members. With the resignation of Arthur Cox and Ted Jackson from the Hydro-Electric Commission,and J.J. Gibson's defeat as reeve, all members will be inexperienced. : new and However, the members are all experienced business men, and have participated in municipal and community activities and should have no difficulties in adjusting themselves to fill the positions they have been elected to. Heading Scugog Township council for the next term is Cecil Fralick, who won the reeves seat in a two- way contest with deputy-reeve Joe Dowson. Mr. Fralick has been absent from council duties for the past 6 years, but has 10 years experience as councillor-and one as reeve of the Township. He will no doubt find a few changes, but should have no trouble filling this position. The elected deputy-reeve, Mrs. Grace Love, now a councillor should be able to fill this phsition to the satis faction of the ratepayers. ' Mrs. Helen Redman, William Bell and Cli n Crowell are all new members of Scugog Township Council. Mrs. Redman, however has occupied a seat on the School - Board for a couple of terms, which 'should advantage to her and the council. be of -an Elected to the new Oritario County Board of Educ- ation representing Port Perry, the Townships of Scugog and East Whitby, was a well known Port Perry business man, Gordon Goode. Mr. Goode has served well on Port Perry School Board, and has proven himself a dedicated and sincere person in whatever task he was asked or elected to do. this article without making a special mention of Mr. J.J. Gibson, before closing. Mr. Gibson has served this community for many years, and spent a great deal of time, and his ability. no doubt . money, in order to fill the top position to the best of No politician whether it is municipal, provincial or federal can expect to satisfy everyone. Mr. Gibson, no doubt has encountered this on many occasions, and should 'be happy to sit back, relax and know he did accomplish a great deal for the community, he is so 'fond of. He accepted defeat, as a gentleman, and will reeve, Robert Kenny, and the councillors. no doubt, if called upon, give any assistance possible to the new PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED SeXing Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoclation Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association 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 Subseription Rates: In Canada $3.00 per yr, Elsewhere, $4.60 per year. Single Copy 10e¢ cash," way. ~ We're celebrating the New Year with much Sopiness and great hopes... hopes that it will be, for all our fine friends and customers, a year of personal well- -heing and success in every FROM. 'THE MANAGEMENT "AND STAFF OF PORT PERRY STAR | ANOTHER 12 MONTHS BEGIN And the same to you. Lang may your lum reek. And if you start the first-footin' it through the town on "Hogmanay, you'll .probably find yourself last-footin' it in the door at 6 a.m,, your car in the garage with the lights left on, your wife already in the house with her lights blazing, and yourself burning with a clear, pure 10 watt illumin- ation. However, that's your headache, Buster. I expect to have my own. Right now, I'm going to give a serious analysis of the coming year. As | see it, as we old soothsayers say, everything will be fine in '69. Usually, my prophecies are right on the nose, but | make the odd slip. So, just in case, you 'are invited to burn this after you've read it. Known as des- troying the evidence. Speaking of burn, I predict that this year students will not be threatening to burn the universities. The universities will start burning students. It 'would solve a lot of problems, like over crowding and soaring costs. .The idea is simple. A mob of students starts a demonstration, invades the univer- sity buildings, and turns them into a pig- pen. At this point, the president of the uni- versity, instead of cowering under his desk and promising no lectures, no exams, and instant degrees, merely calls out, low and clear, "Burn them!" From all sorts of broom closets will rush' squads of square students who want to learn rather than burn. They will douse the activists with gasoline and toss each of them a match, lighted. This will be known as OPGAS. Several oil companies and a host of taxpayers are interested in con- tributing, : Some other forecasts. Jean Taryn Rous- seau or. whatever they call oyr prime min- ister, will come up with a vibrant new name for his government's policies. It will. be called the Bust Soclery,, And will be more financial than physical You and I will become one year older, less wise and more crotchety. We'll have at least one more wrinkle, hang-up, chin, stomach, or whatever we run to. Canada will regain its once-eminent pos. _ ition in world affairs and will be listened 'to in international conferences with awe and admiration by Guatemala, Ceylon and Madagascar. Hordes of God fearing Canadians will get stoned every Saturday night, even though the price of booze will rise. Parents who have spoiled their kids rott- en will hold up their hands in horror and weep copiously over the activities of their rotten kids. Australia will be towed by the combined fleets of the western world to a place of safety between Hawaii and California. But "only after they have promised to throw overboard all their black aborigines. Mini-skirts will go down. There's no. place else to go. They'll probably drop as far as the upper thigh, Taxes will go up. There's nowhere else to go. They'll go up ; enough to infuriate the citizenry, but not quite enough to start a revolution. The Russians will beat Canada in hock- ey. (You can het on this one.) Hushands and wives will seriously consider strangling each other with their bare hands. They won't do-it, but you can also bet on that one. Golfers will dintine to hook and slice. Curlers will go on missing that crucial shot. Anglers will continue to lie in their teeth, hands wide apart. Deer hunters will ex- plain, for an hour and a half, why they missed that huge buck at point blank range: And we'll all go on playing that crazy, fascinating game known as life. But don't be disturbed, chaps. It's a lot more interest- ing than being dead. So hang on for another twelve-months, and give it everything you've got, if you have anything left. * Toronto Telegram Syndicate A vrei and i 50 YEARS AGO Thurs., Dec. 26th, 1918 Arrangements have been made to keep our citizens posted as to the time 'and arrival of returning soldiers so far as possible in this way: Bill will be placed in the . windows of the Post Office and the Star Office bearing these words -- "Returning Soldiers - Expected on Morn- ing (or evening train, as may be) Citizens are requested to meet the train and welcome the soldiers home". Persons knowing definitely of the time of arrival of returning soldiers will please word at Star Office. J. D. McMaster, V.S. is opening up an office in Caw- ker's livery until further no- tice. Mr. McMaster comes here highly recommended af- ter seven year's successful practice at Cornwall. 25 YEARS AGO Thurs., Dec. 30th, 1943 Port Perry 1944 Council-- Reeve: W. M, Letcher; Coun- cillors: G. A. McMillan, G. M. Gerrow, Herb Brooks, Gordon Reesor. Board of Education: Mansell Gerrow, Ronald Peel, Howard Durkin. "Ft. Lt. Joel Aldred & Mrs. Aldred spent Christmas with his 'parents, Mr. and Mrs. ~ Norman Aldred. : 5 i . A u Port Perry High School Lower School Results--Fall * J eee em. eta. leave - Term. Grade 9 -- Florence: ° Nasmith (84.795), William - Bell, Claudia Coulter. Grade 2 . 10--Bert - Corner , William Williams, (72.0%), Louise Howsam. 15 YEARS AGO. Thurs., Dec. 31st, 1953 Mr. Sam Cawker of the- Port Perry public school at- tended the annual meeting of the Ontario Public School Men Teacher's Federation. Approximately 150 delegates .attended. The Council for the Twp. of Scugog for the year 1954 will be as follows: 7] : George Smith, Anson, Ger- row, Cecil Fralick, Alvin Heayn with John L. Sweet- as Reeve. 10 YEARS AGO Thurs., Dec. 25th, 1958 Toronto--Premier Frost on Monday brought- four new men into the Ontario Cabinet and announced the resigna- tion of Provincial Secretary Dunbar. In a major cabinet shuffle, four other cabinet members e J E g y v v ° LJ A L « EK LY 3] [ i x » 5 9 £ [J __man serving his fourth term © Q | relinquished double portfoli- | os or assumed new posts. + John P. Robarts, 41, mem- ber for London North, be- comes minister without port: folio and a member of the Ontario Water Resources . Commission. 1] The provincial secretary's post was taken by MacKinnin Phillips, whose health port- folio went to Dr. Matthew B. Dymond, minister, former transport .