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x Fale ALENT ENE REE BE Bh) WRAY LH " » v Editorial Comments Community effort A good example of what a little money and a whole lot of effort can do will be on display when the. renovated Old Town Hall finally opens Its door. The continuing restoration project has already transformed the building from a useless old shell to a* modern facility, at the same time retaining its rustic character and style. yan : Although not completed yet, a visitor can get a very good idea of what the finished building will be like, and we believe it will be one of the most beautiful facilities of its kind in the area. 'The project should also serve as an example for those attempting to rescue other structures in the community. There is talk of restoring the 'face' of . the downtown area, of revamping without losing that destinct character of the community. We believe that proponents of future restorations need only point out such examples to opponents to effectively make their points. : Not only has the Old Town Hall group showed the community what can be done, it has also shown how it can be done. By a methodic, careful, and patient approach, the group has managed to provide the community with what will surely become a top notch facility with a bargain basement price. Undoubtedly, the project could have cost triple the amount. From appearances, the project looks like it cost three times as much. Had the money been available, it probably would have cost three times as much. In taking the slow, m thodic approach, the group has tapped the entire €ommdnity for support and assistance. From high school students to the donation of the cost of the new tower, the Hall is about as close to a "community project" as one can get these days. Up to the people The procedure outlined by the study committee on the proposed reception centre in the township has been set up specifically with the September 16 cut-off date in mind. That's the day this community must make its . decision....one way or another. The procedure calls for an exchange of reports between the two opposing factions in the committee, a subsequent rebuttle, then the publication of the two reports in the Port Perry Star, next week. The use of the local newspaper is the means council can fulfill the "public education" aspect of the resolution setting up the committee. The step is taken in view of the September deadline. From the day the two reports are published to the day council must make the decision, it will be council's job to gauge the community's reaction. It is up to the community to let council know their feelings. ' Nn ANANTH t 1s easier for a may fo have a baby af forthe Olym- pics to have & deficy : () NS N NY N NN] \ N \ N \ N \ \ \ \ led SNIFMANNEEWERNNA NN AAW £2 " a Remember When..? 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 3, 1925 The Port Perry Fire Brigade was calledtoafirein Manchester, when Mr. Wright Crosier's house and barn were burned. Also, his fall crop and a supply of wood was destroyed. Miss E. Appleyard and Miss L. Glasgow have returned to their duties of teaching at the Port Perry High School. Cawker Brothers have bought the Butcher business of Mr. L. G. Hall. Port Perry HIGH School opened on Tuesday with an attendance of 84. Miss Isabel Lucas is atten- ding the Victoria University this term. Miss Dorothy Higgs is entering Wellesley Hospital to train as a nurse. © Mr. Grant Rundle will attend the University of Toronto. . Some of the former High School students who will be teaching this year, are John Raines at the Yellow school, Meta Millar at the Head school, Scugog, and Mr. Sam Cawker at Caesarea. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 7, 1950 Principal of Port Perry High School, Mr. J. L. Crane, announced the awarding of Provincial scholarships to Howard Garvey, son of Mr. -and Mrs. A. Garvey of Port Perry and Miss Mary Wilkin- son, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Wilkinson of-R.R. 4, Port Perry. } Port Perry Public School had the highest attendance yetrecorded, when 225 pupils showed up for the beginning of this school year. Miss Doreen Johnson of Manchester has taken a teaching position in King- on. Miss Kay -Prentice of Scugog Island is enjoying a week at Junior Farmers Camp at Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching. Mr. Carl Boe of Seagrave ARRAS AAR AA or Bill Smiley has just returned from an extensive tour of the Western Provinces. Mr. Bruce Gerrow grad- uated from the School of Embalming and is now a qualified funeral director. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 1, 1960 Four lady curlers from Port" Perry teamed up to enter the summer bonspiel at the Tam-0O-Shanter Club, and were successful in bringing home a prize for one high win. They were Vernie Buller, Elma Doyle, Jean Gray and Marie Snooks. The Port Perry Rod and Gun Club sponsored a Gun - Safety Class, all eleven students passed with honours, 85 to 95 per cent. Mr. Larry Skerratt of Utica won his Red Cross swimming badge this week. Inthe Ontario County Land Judging competition, Mr. Bruce Martyn .of Prince Albert won first prize, 2nd prize went to Jack Holiday, Brooklin and 3rd to George Smith, R.R. 2, Port Perry. '10 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 2, 1965 At the last regular meeting of Port Perry council, it was decided to accept a proposal from the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club to take over the, ownership of the Club's pro- perty on Queen Street. The sudden frost that set in last Sunday night did con- siderable damage to field husking and silo crops. Over 3000 attended Black- stock Centenial Fair this week. Miss Dominion of Canada, Carol Tidey, announced the winner of the > beard growing contest as Mr.~ Harold Martyn. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lown of Port Perry became par- ents to twin boys this week. Mrs. Violet Skeratt won 3 prizes and 4 honourable mentions at the Canadian Exhibition. i This Celsius nonsense 7 Just clearing off my desk before heading to Well now, I wouldn't go\th far. That can be found in \an umpteen acre field?" Saskatoon for a convention of weekly editors. Boy, am I a lazy bum! There must be 45 letters stacked here, unanswered. First of all, there are two piles of letters about the mietric-Celsius nonsense. Those who agree with me form a much deeper pile. But, in fairness, those who disagree are much more literate. Does this have any significance? The more literate letters, are, on the whole, much duller than the emotional ones. They treat me as a backward child, or a senile old man. I am neither. Sample, from Wm. Gary Wharton, of Unionville, Ont. "There are things occouring (his spelling) in this world that from the sounds of your column you couldn't even- begin to comprehend. Things are dealt with on a world-wide basis now and in doing so we need a common unit of measure, weight and volume." And so on. Baloney! If that is so, why don't we have a common world-wide language, and a'com- mon unit of currency? We have neither. The argument holds no water. On the other side, Earl F. Gilchrist of Perth, Ont., is equally lacking in logic. "The metric system should never be introduced in Canada because it isn't Canadian, I want ry children to grow up in a Canadian Canada not a Foreign Canada. Any Canadian that accepts the metric systemisn't a Canadian." eS a 7 LSP we means that I could never enjoy English fish-and-chips, French fries, chicken chow min sage, southern fried chicken, and woul lies. There's a letter from Mr. and Mrs. C. Knott of Rorketon, Man. "The guy that invented this stuff (Celsius and metrics) died so why _doesn'titdie with him asit sure doesn't make any sense ... We are only two out here, but I know there are many more in this area. Go to it Bill, send out petition or whatever it takes to stay as it was before." A June editoria) in the Waterloo Chronicle by Mike Roy is headed Some Facts, Please. He then attacks my 'half-baked ideas" about the metric system. He goes on to state a lot of facts about the world's population, makes a desperate attempt to link these to the need for a metric system, and fails. I just take back. my remark that letters urging a metric system are more literate than those against. Here's a long, witty, oft bawdy letter from Harvey Malcolm, a farmer, municipal politician and news correspondent from Janetville for the Bowmanville Statesman. He wants metric. "Have you ever tried from scratch to figure out in the twinkling of an eye with a ratepayer . breathing over your shoulder, how many lots 99' x 133' or such like No, I haven't, Harvey. But I imagine it could be done with a calculator in about three minutes by a teenager of average intelli- be condemned for life to drinking ence. What's the big rush to find it out, Canadian - ugh! - wine. That way madnes§" anh yway? Somebody only wants to make a buck. Let him wait. B.C. Leaden of Rosedale, British Columbia says that he often disagrees with me whole- heartedly, but on this, is on my side. In part, he says, speaking of politicians: "They take our money and they screw it all up until you can'ttell one bill from another, except for the good old deuce, and I suppose they'll soon get rid of that. They shove French down the English throats and English down the -French and now they drop this Celsius bit on us poor long-suffering bastards. What in hell do we want that for? Celsius! Sounds more like a disease than a degree of tempera- ture." Another brief letter from a Western couple, stamped envelope enclosed, says,: "Tell us what to do, write our M.P. or what, and we'll do it." Well, folks, that's a good place to start, but don't be surprised if you get a polite brush-off. To try to sum up my own feelings would require another whole, column, and would just touch on the subject. Firstly, I agree that metric is easier. Any idiot knows that. But don't try to snow me with arguments that Canada's economic future depends on the metric system. Our economic future, like - itor lumpit, is tied to that of the U.S., which is not metric. The metric system should have been introduced 50 years ago. it wasn't. Now is not -, &» the time to do it, when inflation is making 4 terrj avages on our economy. Maybe it's * 15 years too soon. We just cant afford it right now. Celsius is silly" I don't care what the temperature is in Outer Mongolia, dr what system they use. I want to know whether it's ~...10 below or 80 above - Fahrenheit. The U.S. uses Fahrenheit. The radio and TV stations along the border use both. The newspapers report British and continental temperatures in Fahrenheit. The changes to metric and Celsius seem to reflect that old Canadian tradition, which Aliss in everything from styles to educa- ion. It goes something like this: "Let's drag our feet for a while, until everybody else has tried thisthing out. Then we'll jump in and go ¢ the whole hog, whether the thing worked or ® not." Heck with both of them. I only hope that when I get to Saskatoon, it's been a good summer (Fahrenheitally speaking) for wheat, and that those fish I don't catch in northern Saskatchewan will not be less thans two metres in length. The Argyle Syndicate Ltd.