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@ ¥ { Elsewhere $8.50 per year. Single Copy 15¢ 0 Oh Little Town of Scugog THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ARNOLD 1. Now when Scugog was born in Durham of Ontario in the Days of Davis the Premier it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from William Davis that all the region should vote. 2. And this voting was at once ordered for the people of Cartwright and of Scugog and of the Port which is called Perry and all they who were within Reach. 3. And all went to vote, every one into his own area. 4. And there were in the same county farmers abiding in the fields keeping watch over their land by night. 5. And lo, the messenger of the Government came upon them and the glory of regionalism shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. 6. And the messenger said unto them, Fear not; for behold | bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. 7. For unto you is born this day in the Province of Ontario a saviour which is regional government. 8. And this shall be sign unto you, ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling by-laws and lying in confusion. 9. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the conservative host praising regionalism and saying, 10. Glory to Davis in the Government and on earth, taxes and good assessment to all men. 11. And it came to pass, as the messengers were gone away from them into Queens Park, the farmers said one to another, let us now go even unto the polling booth and elect this thing which is coming to pass. 12. And they elected Lawrence the Malcolm a herdsman of Cartwright, and Reginald the flower High Priest of Port, and Robert the Kenny Reeve of the town and Robert the Brinkman an elder of the council. 13. And there was sent unto them also Donald the Frew of Cartwright and Jerry the Taylor of Scugog and Neil the Hunter from all they who were within Reach." 14. And William the Brock went up also from Port to stand as a candidate with his wife being great with child. in the 15. And there was no room for them council. THINK ABOUT IT AA PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited oe ais, S a G CNA 2 (oun) 2 x Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher BRUCE ARNOLD, Editor WM. T. HARRISON, J. PETER HVIDST Plant Manager EN Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday 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 Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $6.00 per year. RAR ILL MILEY UGAR ano My daughter Kim and her husband are having a tough time these days.. He's starting a post-graduate course at univer- sity, and she's well into an undergraduate course in advanced pregnancy. But that's not what's tough. Those things are normal, exciting, and even joyful. It's the eternal problem for students, and for most of the rest of us, of money, sgarcity of. At first, I was inclined to scoff. "Ah! You kids!. You don't know what it's like to be hard up. You get all those grants and loans. Why, when your mother and I . . . blah blah blah." Not that they're going to starve. They do get just enough to get by. But when you're young and impatient and have been spoiled in a middle-class home with most of the amenities, you get a little sick of 'getting by.' You'd like to buy an occasional roast, instead of trying to think of another method of making a delicious hamburg dish. In fact, at today's prices, you can't even afford hamburg too often. You'd like to go to a show once in a while, or have a party, or have the clothes to go to someone else's party. But there just isn't anything in the budget for these fairly simple pleasures. : You'd like to have a car, like most normal people, and be able to drive into the country or visit friends, or go home for a weekend and have some decent food from the old folks' groaning board. Can't afford it. You'd like to have colour TV, or even black and white, but there are no funds. You'd like some new, warm winter clothes, Srice but you have to make do with last year's five-year-old shabby dufflecoat, and last year's leaking boots. } If you're pregnant, you'd like to start making a nest fixing up a home. But-on*the rent you can afford, you wind up in a crumby flat where you share the bathroom and the stove doesn't work and the decorating is in puke colour and the thermometer never goes higher than 65. It can all be pretty depressing unless you have plenty of physical and mental forti- tude. . There's love, of course, to fall back on. But from what I've seen in my day, love flourishes a lot better when there's some bread on the table and some bread in your wallet. My wife and I went through the whole bit, but I can't help feeling more pity for today's young couples than I ever felt for us First of all, we were products of the depression, and didn't expect much. When we did get a little windfall, we counted our blessings and promptly went out and spent them. I remember the time one of my uncles dies intestate. By the time the estate had been cut up among the numerous nieces and nephews, we got something like $102.50 It was manna from heaven. We went straight out and bought a radio, a case of beer, a bunch of stuff at the delicatessen, and had a party. To heck with tomorrow or next week. But I must admit that life was a lot simpler then, and a great deal cheaper. We (continued on page 6) . Patricia 'schools from Orono and 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. 18, 1923 Proprietor of the Port Perry Rexdale store, A.J. Davis is participating in the Rexall One Cent Sale. Don't miss the bargains such as paying 50 cents bottle of Rikers Syrup of Tar and Cod . Liver Oil Extract and re- ceiving a second for only one cent more. The grounds at Beechcroft will be closed to the general public from Oct. 15 to next spring to allow reseeding of the grass. ' Scugog School Fair was well attended and the children's exhibits were of fine quality. Two Indian Women in holiday attire gave colour to the occasion. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 21,1948 Mr. Walter Ashburn, who is employed by Trans-Can- ® | ada Air Lines of Winni- peg, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Anderson, Ashburn. Mrs. James Duff, Myrtle's Public School teacher atten- ded the annual convention of the South Ontario Teacher's Institute held in Ajax. About 30 friends gathered at the home of Mrs. R. Richardson, Ashburn, to honour Miss Fern Stephen- son who is leaving the community to take pipe organ lessons at Ontario Ladies College in Whitby. Ted Bryant's barn-raising drew a large crowd from the community of Myrtle last week to help. ' 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. 16, 1958 Mrs. Walter Dixon (nee Dittrick) was honoured at a miscellaneous shower given by Mrs. W.J. Beacock in Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. McQuade (nee Gail Marks) of Scugog were surprised by a chivari on the weekend. A successful tri-school track and field meet was held in Blackstock with Millbrook. Orono was the winning school with 180%, followed by Blackstock with 163 and Millbrook with 97% points. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 17, 1963 The congregation of the Port Perry Baptist Church has decided to erect a new building for worship. The present church and the par- sonage have already been sold and the money will be used to -help finance the construction. , Three members of the Port Perry 4-H Club earned top places in the Holstein Class at the Scott Agricultu- ral Fair. Winners were Geo. Smith, John Stone, and John Armstrong. Jim and Mary Baird are happy to announce the birth of a son, Jay. Mrs. Donald Asling and Mrs. Harry Geer, Epsom attended the U.C.W. Rally at Whitevale on Thursday. Congratulations to Messers. Roy and Harold, McLaughlin on winning the Alex McKinney Trophy for horse shoe pitching at the ® plowing match at Caledon.