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wd ap lhl NE * nda udavetesitdn amusing Reader's Viewpoint Voices objection to penetentiary Mr. H. Frank Sheldon, president of St. Christopher Cottagers Association, Lake Scugog requests that the Star publish the letter below, mailed to Lawrence Malcolm ~ Mayor of Scugog Township. June 13, 1975 His Honour, Lawrence Malcolm, Mayor of Scugog Township, Township Office, Port Perry, Ontario. Your Worship: Re: Proposed Penitentiary - Port Perry Area It is just possible that we are being a little premature in raising our objections to the erection of a maximum security penitentiary in our "township, however, there will be little point in protesting after the deal has been made and finalised. We therefore feel that we should immediat- ely protest such a move through your good offices to the Government. ) I think it has become suffi- ciently obvious during the past few months that even a minimum security prison should be kept segregated from the quiet serenity of the rural environment such as we have in Port Perry. We hate to think of the havoc that could be created with a few berserk prisoners on the loose in the Port Perry area. Please don't anyone say that itcannot happen; itcanand it has. With all these other buildings and sites establish- ed, asreported in the Globe & Mail, Friday, June 13th, such as Burwash Reformatory, Bison Camp, etc., it seems rather wasteful and almost ridiculous for the Govern- ment to comtemplate spend- ing an additional 10 million dollars on a new structure which can only antagonise the residents of our township. Neither. myself nor our association have ever wished to obstruct progress but we feel that a penitentiary surrounded by one of Ontario's finest summer playgrounds would be a dis- aster. May we urge you sir, to offer your strongest objec- tions and protests to both the Ontario and Federal Govern- ments to see if this proposal can be killed before it gets started. Our views on this matter are respectfully sub- mitted to you and to council for your due consideration. Yours very truly, H. FRANK SHELDON President School vandalism widespread in North-America Dear Sir: This week's headline story (June 18th) "School Vandal- ism costs taxpayers $78,000in 1974 is indeed alarming. The destructive trend not only has hit Oshawa but is prevel- ant all over North America. In Thompson, Manitoba, Mayor Farrell says the city is at its wits end over varidal- ism after 15 of 25 shops in a mall were made into, to quote the Mayor, 'a disaster area". The only motive of the juveniles is to make a mess, with a small percentage of theft reported. In Syracuse, N.Y. just 30 miled south of Oshawa across Lake Ontario, two children, a 4 year-old girl and a 5 year-old boy killed their 11 day-old cousin. Police said they are firmly convinced the two are responsible for the death of the infant, by drown- ing it in a bathroom sink. In Toronto's Parkview Sec- ondary School physical vio- lence has become a major problem. Students, accord- ing to their teachers swear at them, refuse instruction and in one instance set fire in the classroom. Two teachers Remember When..? (continued membership to Mrs. W.M. Letcher for her untiring efforts through the years on behalf of the order. Young and old are enjoying roller skating at the Port Perry Arena this summer. A Farm Safety Council has been organized in Ontario County with Larry Doble of Uxbridge, chairman. At Port Perry Public School Field Day, Jr. Girls Champion was Barbara Taylor, runner-up was Janice Porter. Jr. Boys Champion was Graham Powell and runner-up was David Porter. Senior Girls was France Quan and run- ner-up was Joanne Quan. Sr. Boys was Ted Farmer with runner-up Robert Peterman. The , president for the Legion Ladies Auxiliary this year was Marie Nightengale. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 24, 1965 Arthur and Elma Cox and Fred DeNure were winners of the Foxhall lawn bowling trophy in Peterborough. At the 1.O.D.E. regular meeting Mrs. W.S. McFar- lane was presented with a life membership to the society. Ontario Health Minister Dr. Matthew Dymond and Mrs. Dymond left for a month long tour of various European countries. Carol Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smith, R.R.3, Uxbridge, graduated from the Oshawa School of Nursing. Miss Mary Lloyd of Sea- grave has accepted a position with Bell Telephone in Lindsay. Mr. and Mrs. Laird of Greenbank have moved to their new home in Manilla. a a ~~ | Gn John Gast Editor Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher ¢ Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Part Perry Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Oftawa, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Regisiralion Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $8.00 per year Elsewhere $10.00 per year. PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited Phone 985-7383 Sa, som); "as <3 J. Peter Hvidsten, Advertising Manager Single copy 20c have resigned and the saying around the school is "Bury your own dead'. A recent feature story in a major U.S. paper states that "fifty percent of the boys and girlsin American schools are now using alcohol by the time they reach the 10th grade'. At least 1.3 million students Qutdoer For enjoyable outdoor living this summer, come in and see our building materials for: FENCING & SUN DECKS SPRUCE 1x6"- 12°ft 2x4". 14%/ ft 2x6" - 22%"*ft between the ages of 12 and 17 get drunk once a week or more often. One Pennsylvan- ia school board has bought breath-analyser kits to test children coming to school drunk. A Los Angelos School District Chief says in a lot of the cases kids are using (continued on page 27) CEDAR 1x6". 22ft 2x4" 23ft 2x6". 41ft Picnic Time again... '8 ony A UNASSEMBLED PICNIC TABLES LAKE SCUGOG LUMBER 235 WATER ST. - Quem od mt 1 fer SEE pe ERT Ey LS om rp thd ge peri Me 4p wot ma ES Eo Sn ep Sam Griffen and his son Ted stand beside a pile of trusses at the official opening of Lake Scugog Lumber's truss plant last week. Ted took over the operation of the business which has been in the family 45 years just six years ago. The elder Griffen contributes all of the recent expansion to his son. See story on page 23 HOM ESANDICOTTAGE IMBROVEMENIS CEDAR POLES 4" Tops 8 Ft. Long '1.85 CEDAR POSTS 4" X 4" '371.45 85-7391 - PORT PERRY