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A J 5 Q . 9? [ § y ° J LJ 2 [J + » ° J 3 v » 3 L 3 J ° To The Editor, Port Perry Star, Dear Sir: Just a line to wish you and your staff Seasons Greetings and to let you know how much your paper means to people who are miles away from their original home, and through the year the only contact one has is through the weekly paper, which is just like a news letter from home each week. At 68 years of age one can read how some people are still 'enjoying life, like the Oliver Readers who have been married almost as many years as I am old. I went to the Head School with some of their children whom I visited this summer when you had your - centennial, which I really enjoyed, and for a small town I think" it was marvellous. I bought the book On the "Shores of Lake Scugog, was very pleased with it but have one small complaint, the omission of Mr. Wm. Cook who in the year 1912, which is my earliest knowledge he wads the village dray, and used to deliver the freight to the .various stores and the two hotels. I also think he was the town constable at one time, and Mrs. Cook and their lovely daughter and son are still living in town. 1 would like to know why the omission, as they. certainly were earlier residents then ~ lots of more recent ones in _ the book. Theirs was the first home I was welcomed in on my arrival in Canada. I am well known around Scugog and Port Perry as I worked around their for a lot of Afarmers..and- at- Carnegies'-- Mill, Sincerely, Percy Mason," Regent Towers, yi Michigan St. Victoria, Port Perry Star, : Port Perry, Ontario, "Dear Sir: Since. obtaining "some informatjon from one of your citizens of Port Perry find knowledge "of ur newspaper, I am writing for any information you can give me about the past mills; or operators of Grist Mills in Port Perry, . My great grandfather, John Calver once an operator of the Flour or Grinding Mill in Bowmanville moved the nearest I can find out is to Port Perry sometimes ~ before 1900, and was buried in the Prince Albert Cemetery there. (no date.) After talking to Ross Alsop . the caretaker, I did find out; _ that there have been three grist mills on the site. The only thing I 'could find out' at all, Mr. Alsop was talking to some elderly man there whose father had helped build the second mill (a new one) in 1902. Also is there some marker there of the mill? Not knowing how far back your newspaper of files go in this area of Port Perry, or Prince Albert, I would ap- preciate any information you could forward to me of the above named John Calver, or any of his sons. Whether --he managed the mill or-only-- worked there I don't know. Also whether he lived right -. in town or on the outskirts I don't know. He has one surviving _ daughter by the name of Charlotte, who formerly: lived at. Caeserea and now lives at Olcott, N.Y. She doesn't remember niuch of the family as she was so much younger than the others. : Any information or BILL MILEY Ta gr ELE DI UGAR ano Srice filled in: Bush fences and hedgerows are removed, and lawns and flower beds are -- constantly sprayed. knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Your's Truly Bill-Calver. EDITOR'S NOTE: Since the Port Perry Star files do not go back as far as Mr. Calver's request, infor-, mation is not obtainable from the Star. However, we urge anyone who may have some knowledge in regard to his.request to contact him. His address is: William Calver, Box 229, Shilo, Manitoba, The Star, : Port Perry, Ontario. Dear Sir: In provisionally opposing the eastward extension of - Metro Toronto to include Pickering Township and Village and Ajax as'a new borough, the Central Joint Ontario Planning Board has taken the correct action. The COJPP simply might have gone one step further and opposed the eastward extension of Metro Toronto, period. : Metrp Toronto itself wants to push east again, in quest of one of this age's false gods, bigness. Like the dinossur of old, its physical "21 oz. Tin Whatever may be a slight irritant to man is quickly attacked and subdued or eliminated. 'How foolish this approach is. Is it not time we began to show some understanding patience with weeds, flies, algae, sparrows, mice, an __snakes_and learn to accept-them? ---- Just how much inadvertent killing and maiming of animals by man occurs is difficult to estimate but it is probably very high. Motor boats can disturb spawning fish and destroy eggs.Strands of barbed wire can not only kill squirrels but have been known to cripple deer. Speeding cars butcher animals by the hundreds every year. Misuse of chemical sprays cause the death of many birds and small. mammals. Simple littering can result in countless fatalities amongst animals. Ringo's plight and the response from. humans may be a 'joke to some but not to others. If this episode has accomplished anything it has at least briefly focused out attention on the needs of wildlife. Poor Ringo may be a hapless, quackless duck but she's definitely had her say now and the message has come across very clear. ~ With this ring around her bill she is silently trying to tell us that this land is theirs too, and that they too have rights and deserve a place to live and a place to stand: 10 oz. Pkg. 12 - 15 Ib. MAPLE LEAF WIENERS the Spadina; the Ontario STOKELYS -- 14 oz. Tin CREAM CORN - 2-39 Avg. Wght. MAPLE LEAF R.T.S. ALL LEAN -- Boneless Ib. DINNER HAMS - SAUSAGE MEAT - MAPLE LEAF FIRST GRADE RINDLESS -- Ib. Pkg. SIDE BACON - MAPLE LEAF -- Ib. Pkg. TINA (or! v, F153 A LEY ff ERA AOR. DA Wo EE PNA DI SIAL ET SA HA LAr [Jd oy LAY } CY processes even now are incapable of coping with inevitable change. Even now, at the same time as Metro planners and developers are preparing for new high rises in the downtown area in, which more hundreds of thousands, of citizens will work and live, streets are strangled with traffic. The Ontario government decides against allocating. further funds for the Spadina Expressway to the downtown, and there is no public rapid transit yet built to 'take its place." By adopting this policy for government' has "set the necessary precedent for withholding funds for a start on the proposed Scarborough Expressway. It is onto this that traffic would feed from Pickering and Ajax. It would become very necessary if they were annexed, but it seems now to be out of the question. For Metro, it is bigness for bigness sake. It wants more people, but it has _no realistic means of han- dling them. If senior government levels feel the perils of multi- million population centres outweigh the advantages, they will have to do far more than stop expressways. More of their policies should en- courage more remote AJAX Cleanser - 2-45¢ SHREDDED WHEAT 3lc | RED ROSE -- 60's | TEA BAGS - ALCAN -- 18" x 25° FOIL WRAP - . ALLANS -- 48 oz, APPLE JUICE - - - 8c 75¢ 37¢ Schneiders Plump Grade "A" Oven Ready HEN TURKEYS n 49 - cities, 95¢ 35¢ - 65¢ PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1971 - § municipalities to develop. That would help take the population pressure off Metro. The resolution adopted by the Central Ontario Joint 'Planning Board which in- clades Oshawa, Bowman- ville, Whitby, Darlington and" East Whitby is addressed to Ontario Muncipal Affairs Minister Dalton Bales. It advises him the COJPB opposes Pickering and Ajax becoming a Metro borough. " "until such time as the entire question of regional government for the area east of Metro Toronto has been fully considered and resolved." ' What difference should regional government make? Metro Toronto, many, many are big enough already. Robert Moon Alderman, Oshawa. December 12, 1971 RR. #4, Port Perry Dear Sir: I agree with your editor." ial that public meetings are a necessity. I also agree that the need is great for "meaningful dialogue, com. 12 oz. Tin STOKELY -- 14 oz. Tin WHITE SWAN -- 60's SERVIETTES GLAD -- 10's "GARBAGE BAGS - 59c LADY PATRICIA -- 15% oz. HAIR SPRAY SCHICK -- 5's BLADES - STORE mupication & information." I hope the new council in Reach Township "will not forget some of the state- ments made during the re- cent campaign about lack of communication. I hope the council will- make sure that its meetings are re ported in the Port Perry Star. I know it is not al ways possible for your re- porter to attend meetings. Therefore I hope the coun- cil will take advantage of your reporter's suggestion that the council forward a copy of the agenda to your newspaper, They might also consider letting - you know what motions have been passed at meetings, If this were done perhaps some of the "personal griev- ances and squabbles that were aired in the campaign would not occur and public meetings in the future be more constructive, Yours sincerely, Margaret Wilbur MAPLE LEAF Canned Hams 2b 1.59 - Canned Picnics 1% b-1.43 ie "Bayer Aspirin NIBLETS CORN FANCY PEAS - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24th -- 8:30 DECEMBER 27th & 28th -- 10 a.m, + 2:00 p.m. WED., DECEMBER 29th -- 8:30 . 6: THURS., DECEMBER 30th -- 8:30 . 9:00 p.m. FRI, DECEMBER 31st CLOSED .DECEMBER 25th & 26th -- JAN. 1st & 2nd If soup has been made too salty, grate a raw potato, add it and cook the soup for a - few minutes. - PRICES EFFECTIVE 'WED. to SAT. DEC. 15 - 18 Bromo Seltzer Ro. 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