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This old post card, shows the students and Saintfield school about 1909. A few of the students are identified and they are, front row left, Alva Holdershaw, Everett Hooper, Oliver N 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 5, 1918 -- Mr. James Leask, Greenbank, has bought Mr. E. Burton's brick house and takes possession in March. Owing to the heavy price of feed, milk will go up to 12c. per quart on Monday, December 2nd. Sergt. Hardy Purdy received his discharge and is home. He plans to continue his studies at Port Perry High School. Wallace and Vivian Christie. In the back row, fourth from right is George Baird. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Wes Lane. Pte. George White has become the caretaker of the Post Office. Property owners were notified that they must keep the sidewalks clear of snow in front of their premises within 24 hours of the commencement of a snowfall. (Turn to page 6) PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., December 6, 1978 -- 5 letters Misconceptions Dear Sir: The following explanation should correct any miscon- ceptions a reader may have with regard to the article published November 27 re the Central Seven Associa- tion for the Mentally Retar- ded. The Canada Works Grant was awarded under the title of "Central Seven Support System' and funded for 6 months. This allowed the Association to hire three staff members as reported, Sharee Brethour, Morris Stark, and Joan Dalton. It is to be noted that Sharee Brethour is the Canada Works Project Manager and NOT the workshop manager. Workshop staff will be hired upon completion of the build- ing and the positions will be - advertised early in 1979. The Canada Works Project staff are busily engaged as stated in the-article. Also, the volunteer committees and Board of Directors appreciate their assistance in all phases of the Associa- tion's work. Fund raising for the new building is one of the many jobs the present staff is engaged in, to make the opening of the workshop a- reality. Contributions may be left at the Central Seven office over Brock's Depart- ment Store, 170 Queen Street, Port Perry. For information call 985-8511. Sincerely Betty D. Deeth Committee Chairman Canada Works Project More on Hydro rates Dear Sir: Regarding Robert Kenny being upset about the Hydro petition from Prince Alber, and Council's decision to investigate the probabilities of a one hydro system for the Township, I take excepticn to Mr. Kenny making these statements, (Star, Novem- ber 22). chotterbox ....... Having never been an avid snowmobiler (although I have owned one in the past) it is understandable that I am not familiar with the jargon that goes along with this popular winter sport. But I came across one word last week that really threw me! The word.....? '"Beelin'." While reading through a complimentary copy of Bombadiers Snowmobile Vacation Guide an ad illustrating a well endowned young lady sporting a sexy smile and a t-shirt with the slogan "Feelin' Like Beelin"' hit me in the eye. - = If the intention of advertising is to get the attention of the reader, this one does the job quite capably. Not only did the girl catch my attention, but also this new word "beelin", which I have never heard or seen used before. Since the copy for this ad will not take much room to reprint, this is how it goes: "So You Want To Go Beeling. Sure you get that urge to beel. But showing up everwhere in your beeling suit, beeling boots and carrying a can of 50:1, that's downright pushy. "If you're feeling like beeling,:just keep your shirt on. The Beeler's T-shirt. For beeling babes and buddies. Lounge in the winter or protest the summer, but show your beeling feelings. And, guaranteed you'll find someone who feels like beeling too." Now that did not make a lot of sense to me reading through it the first time, but it did keep my interest up long enough for me to go back later and read it again. Then, and only then did I realize that they meant by '"beelin'"', If you haven't figured it out yet, "beeling"' is a slang word for "snowmobiling." MORE SNOW TALK In this same book, the Snowmobile Vacation Guide, it becomes quite obvious that snowmobile vacations are not just occupied with running the trails through the woods and hills of the resort areas. No, it's becoming a social outing for couples who think young. -. Two dozen resort areas throughout Canada and northern U.S.A. are featured in the book, many with photos of fun-loving people in living-colour. Leafing through the pages it becomes obvious very quckly that the book is trying to lure you into this sport by way of the off-the-trail activities that take place in the lodges when you're not out freezing your butt on a snowmobile. Page after page shows couples lounging around huge stone fireplaces where a roaring fire warms the room; bikini clad young ladies swimming in heated outdoor swimming pools; more young couples living it up in discos and enjoying elaborate meals, and periodically a photo of some real avid snowmobilers. 0 PE AS AR me The book definitely did not sell snowmobiling to me, but if the indoor activities are anything like illustrated, maybe this winter wouldn't seem so long if I took part in a few of those winter weekend vactions. And who said there's nothing to do in the winter? LEARNING EXPERIENCE As I sit typing the last part of this column on Monday morning, there are excrusiating shots of pain going through my index finger and registering in my brain. Actually, if I had a brain I probably wouldn't in in pain at all. Last weekend, quite inocently, I volunteered to give some carpenter friends a hand on Saturday morning, because they needed an extra man to help lift some heavy trusses. "No problem", I said, I'd be glad to give you a hand for a few hours. So I crawled out of bed at 7:30 Saturday morning (that's the day I like to sleep in a few extra hours) and headed for the coffee shop where we were to meet and head for the job site. After four cups of coffee, the boss arrived (45 minutes late) and we had another cup while he tried to wake up. This was rather hard for all of us as we had worked until 1:30 a.m, the night before building some new speaker cabinets for my DJ equipment. With my kidneys floating in coffee, we went to work assembling and tying together the trusses which would late be lifted high atop the new Lake Scugog Lumber building on the Oshawa road. They were joined together in a series of six trusses and then lifted in sections by a large crane. Being less than an apprentice when it comes to carpentry I got the job as the official "go-fer boy." It was go-fer this and go-fer that all morning. But soon I knew my position and I carried the wood braces, lifted my end of the truss, and even got the opportunity to go-fer the mid morning - coffee, without anyone having to ask me. By the time we were about to assemble the last six trusses, I was beginning to feel very confident and said that I could be a lot more help if I just had a hammer. I guess they must have felt I was qualified, because they told me to get a hammer out ofthe truck and go-to-it. And I did. 7 With a truss in place'l lined up my first nail and on the third stroke hit my thumb-a hellofa wallop. In sheer pain, I held back my scream of pain and proceeded to drive the nail home and continued to th next brace without saying a word. I didn't tell them until much later about my misfortune and of course they got a big chuckle out of it. For that reason I have not told them about my scraped leg, bruised tia RR He states the Commission is an elected body. When did they last have an election? As Mr. Kenny is an employee of the Township, how can he hold an elected position in the same Township. When Mr. McLaughlin was run- ning for Council 2 years ago, he had to take a leave of absence in order to run for (Turn to page 6) shin and gouged index finger (which I was refering to earlier). PUSS "n BOOTS Anyone attending the Borelians production of Puss "n Boots last weekend at Tcwn Hall 1872 received a delightful treat. The Borelians have been working on this childs entertain- ment for the past few months and very capably captured the attention of the children during the performance by getting the kids involved. It is reported that one child was so entranced that after the performance he asked Puss (played by Ed Canning) if he really ate the mouse. '"Yup!" replied Puss as he rubbed his tummy. "Well did you get any blood on your teeth" the child asked, not doubting his answer. Congratulations Borelinns....let's see you do it again next year. ~ B port perry star I ~ Company Limited Phone 985-7383 Jam, Serving the Township of Scugog J. PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. McCLELLAND Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association 4 and 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 $8.00 per year Elsewliere $10.00 per year. 0 amb a7, , / on a. v, <& "Cag asd Wik 5 Single copy 20c 3 / '] 4 Or _-- x AA NG AR oy " "s " x . 5s -- aw -