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Reader's Viewpoint The Chimo controversity once more To The Editor, Port Perry Star. Dear Sir: As we read the final chapter of Chimo, may I once again express the feel- ings of a layman through your publication, In passing the Murray House property the other day, I could not help but see . its proximity to the lovely Church of the Ascension (Anglican). You might say they are 'Kissin' Cousins' as Should show goodwill Dear Reader: We are disturbed by dis- cussions of the possible break-up of our country, Canada. How can we ex- press our goodwill to our 'French speaking fellow Canadians? Families quarrel but with love and willing hearts the quarrels are resolved, because the family is impor- tant. So it is with our country with its beauty, freedom and diversity. With one of its members gone Canada is incomplete, It was a French Canadian, born in Quebec, who com- posed "0 Canada*'. ~~~ Are you searching for a way to express your friend- ship towards the people in Quebec? Please write a note or postcard expressing your feelings about this im- portant matter, in French or English, to: Citizens of Quebec, c-o Council of Canadian Union, 1470 Peel Street, Suite 925, Montreal, Quebec. H3A 1T1. Mrs. L. E. Marrs, 471 Briar Hill Ave., Toronto, Ont. Mrs. W. S. Sewell, 4 Balsam Road, Toronto, Ont. they back up to one another. Now, some time ago, a person or persons pitched a stone through one of the Church windows - first mak- ing a hole in the plain glass storm window and on through the picture window facing into the church. Granted, it was not a very big hole, but as you may realize, it is not a simple matter to repair the leaded, stained glass of these beau- tiful windows. In many cases, these windows are a memorial to loved ones. To my knowledge, the cul- prit, or culprits, are un- known. Could it possibly have been a member of my family? Could it possibly have been a member of your family? Heaven forbid! One thing is certain. It WAS NOT a youth from 'The Home That Is Not There' , was it? And what IF Chimo HAD been there? Can you not hear the hulla- baloo? (I can.) Can you not see the parade of eleven objectors, led by two councillors, blowing their trumpets and waving their banners emblazoned with the words: "We Told You So!"". (Well, I can.) Please do not jump 'on their bandwagon. Rather, join with me in echoing the closing words of the Editor- ial Comment, Port Perry 'Star, April 20, 1977 ....""We wish them all the luck in the world." And my own....Goodbye and God Bless. Edith Brunton, Port Perry, Ontario. Ld ° Win Science Students from Scugog- area schools did well in the region-wide Science Fair competition. Lea Dowson and Susan. Doupe, both students at R. H. Cornish Public School, won a special award for their Allergies project, and PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Apr. 27, 1977 -- 5 Find important accounts in back copies of Star Dear Sir: The President, Secretary and members of the Shirley © Women's Institute are most grateful to the Publisher and Staff of the Port Perry Star, for their co-operation i permitting us to secure the history of our first ten years. Two of our members spent five afternoons going through the ten years of papers, and found an account of most of the meet- ings held. We were most grateful to find an account of our organizing meeting, along with some of the papers prepared by several of our members at various meetings throughout the years, Fair award also a second in the Junior 8 Biological Science division. Honourable mentions went to Wendy Bracken of Port Perry High School for her Sensitivity in Plants display, and Richard Holley and Peter Stone of R. H. Cornish for their solar heat project. We found an account of the organization meeting of Blackstock Institute held May 11, 1915; which later became known as the Vic- torian Institute. wright-Shirley Women's Institute had grown to the . extent that homes could no longer meeting and distance be- came too far for travel. So a sister branch was formed. We would also like to thank those reporters of our branch, who sent in the notice of the meeting each month, and then reported the meeting later, for with- out this our search would have been fruitless. They deserve a great deal of credit, their conveniences were far less than we have today. Thank you branch re- porters, and our thanks to the Publisher and staff of the Port Perry Star. Tweedsmuir History Cura- tor, Irene Moore. President, Mrs. Wotten. Secretary, Mrs. Doug Buller Henry Bill Smiley Fuel for The Cart- - accomodate the . I was so mad when I began writing this column yesterday that there was smoke starting to come out of the typewriter keys, so I stopped and let them cool off overnight. They're still warm, but just touchable. Reason for my rage was that I had been royally shafted three times in a row by three different service stations owned by three different oil companies, to tune of about $200. and a great deal of personal inconvenience. In each case the ineptness of the so-called "service" was equalled only by the rapacity of the operators. My first impulse was to name names and lay the sordid facts on the line. But I was boiling so buoyantly that there was no way . I could have written an honest, objective account of the piracy I was subjected to, so I'm glad I slept on it. Gulf service station operators as highway- men, because that would have maligned a couple of local operators who have not, to my knowledge, while I was watching, mugged me. They were not involved, Suffice it to say that the next time you see Wayne and Shuster doing one of those comedy commercials in which you are assured that a big American oil Company's only aim in life is to give you the best possible service at the lowest possible cost, swith to a soap ad. At least the soap merchants con you blatantly, and take you to the cleaners literally, rather than figur- atively, as the oil companies do. And I thought plumbers were rough! After tangling with a few "mechanics" in a few days, I could have kissed an honest plumber who chanced along. He'd prob- 60 YEARS AGO Wed. April 25, 1917 Mr. William Etty, flor- ist at Pince Albert, has purchases a Ford car, and will have it fitted for delivering his plants this season. Dr. R. B. Harris has enlisted with the Army Medical Corps. Ten diplomas were presented to members of the Efficiency Class in the Methodist Church. One of the oldest houses of Scugog was torn down recently on the Mr. Soloman Fralick. Mr. William Bickle lost a valuable horse recent- ly. Due to a broken ankle, it became neces- sary to shoot the horse. 35 YEARS AGO Thurs. April 30, 1942 Friday, April 24th was Preacher's Night at the Lions Club, The guest speaker was Rev. E. A, Twist, Anglican Church minister at Uxbridge. Rev. W. C. Smith, United and Mr. Hawkins, Baptist were' also guests upon this occasion. farm lately occupied by :. i. Remember St oS When..% Rev. J. A. McMillan was inducted as Minister of Port Perry and Ash- burn Presbyterian Churches. A party was held at the home of Mrs. J. E. Jack- son in honour of former Scout, Mr. Owen CIiff. About 25 scouts were pre- sent besides Scout Mas- ter Mr. Vernon, Rev. W. and Mrs. Stocks. Mr. R. M. Holtby is busy buying Holstein cows for the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Mr. Dewan. 20 YEARS AGO Thurs. April 28, 1957 At a meeting of the I0O0OF, 25-year jewels were presented to Bros. Oscar Beare and Les Smith by Bros. A.M. Lawrence and to Bros. Charles Reesor and M. Dowson by Bro. J. Gibson. Miss Georgia Brock is spending her Easter vacation in Hamilton, Bermuda. Mr. and Mrs. George Wolfe, Blackstock, atten- ded the By-Line Ball at the Royal York, spon- sored by the Toronto Press Club. Miss Mabgl Van Camp, Blackstock Dr. Elisa- beth Bridgman, Angola, have left on a trip to Vancouver. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Aldred (nee Marjorie Milner) who were married last Firday at Grace United Church, Scugog. 10 YEARS AGO Thurs. April 27, 1961 With a majority of one vote, residents of Scugog Township approved of the sale of liquor under a dining room licence for consumption with meals. The turnout for the vote was the heaviest in the history of the Township with 231 of 260 elegible voters casting their ballots. N Peel's Poultry Farm Ltd., of Port Perry, will be sponsoring breeding stock and broilers for the poultry building "Man - The Provider" display at Expo '67. The 8th Annual Beare Bonspiel was recently held in the Port Perry Curling. Club. Trophy winner was the Gerry Hunter rink with Bud Sonley, vice; Art Pana- baker, second and Gord Prentice, lead. ably have charged me five bucks for the privilege of kissing him, but he'd have looked good after those various grease- monkeys who seemed more interested in rape than kissing. Nobody wants to hear my troubles, but I don't care. I have to purge myself of this bile or I'll be sour on servicemen all spring. I don't want to go through my life hating mechanics. Some of my best friends are mechanics. But I wouldn't want my daughter to marry one. On second thought maybe I would. She'd certainly be finan- cially secure for life. Now, the sad saga. It was March blowing itself out like a polar walrus. Bitter cold, wind gusting to about 50. We were on our way to the city for a couple of days. Stopped for coffee at one of those bit, drive-in restaurant-service stations which have nothing going for them except a monopoly. Their coffee is lousy, their food is swill, their staff is surly, slovenly, stupid or all three. You know the kind I mean. Terrific architecture with nothing inside. You've been stung before, and sworn you'd never do it again, but there's nothing else " for another forty miles. Drank the lukewarm dishwater they call coffee. Turned the key to get going. Nothing. Couldn't be the starter. Had just had a whole new unit put in, two weeks before, at a cost of $70. Must be the - battery, in that very chill wind. No problem. Get a boost. Walked around to service centre. Nobody home. Out front three young gas-jockeys pumping fuel like made. Tried to get some help. Was almost completely ignored. Finally, one of them told me with some delight that the mech- anic was on holidays, that the tow-truck was away somewhere, and that he person- ally was too busy to even lift the hood. Mounting frustration and seething anger commencing. But I'm a patient man, a reasonable man. Finally, kid arrived with tow-truck. Gives battery a boost. I turn key, with relief. Horrible scrailing sound. No more. Everything dead. The kid reckoned my new starter unit had just stripped its guts out. He was just guessing, of course. A little background music here. We were on our way to hear our daughter play in a concert. - Her mother had brought a complete new corduroy outfit, made by hand, for the girl to wear at the concert. And there we were stranded at a wind- swept "service" station forty miles from anywhere. Only by dint of great forbearance and awesome threats of law-suits did I get one of those turkeys to call -a garage in the nearest town, and arrange to have the car towed there and repaired. We hitched a ride down the road with two lovely women from up north, bless their good souls, and they took us into the city, getting themselves thoroughly lost in the process. Taxi to concert site. Daughter doesn't want new outfit. Missed concert. Taxi to hotel. Total taxi bill, $14.00. Ok. No sweat. Next morning, phone garage to which car towed. Sure he can fix. No problem. 'You pick up tomorrow. Before noon. I quit noon." Next day, taxi 45 miles north (no bus) to garage. Car fixed. Bill $99.00. Garageman won't accept credit card though sign in window says he will. Borrow enough from cabbie to get car out of hock. Decent cabbie, took cheque, was sympathetic. His cab bill, $40. Drive car all way back to city. Some- thing wrong; doesn't steer right. Whole day shot. Arrive hotel, no parking space left at the inn. And I'm skipping over the bad parts. I'm sure this bitter little tale has mechanics everywhere slapping their knees in hilarity. But I'm afraid it left a slightly rotten taste in my mouth, One service station made a mess of the job in the first place. The second one advertised service and gave none. The third guy hosed me to the hilt because I was comparatively helpless, and was ugly about it into the bargain. I'm sure there are some good service stations, somewhere. I'd like to come across one. And maybe there is one among the many American oil companies oper- ating in Canada which is more interested in good service than selling gas. Maybe. The Argyle Syndicate Ltd. (PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited Phone 935 733) Sa cin (0m) : -_ Err Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships i J PETER MVIDSTENM, Publisher Advertising Manager John Gast, Editer Member of fhe Canadian Community Newspaper Assocation and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associaton Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. LM, Port Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mail by the Pos! Office Department, Ottidwa, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0245 Subscription Rate: In Canada $4.00 per year Elsewhere $10.00 per year. Single copy 20¢ oa oo ALE " >» ~ EN Or GT TT