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6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, May 9, 1979 9 | letters continued I remember when ...¢ continued and Mrs. H.H. Mulligan. Sgt. Maunsell Gerrow, RCAF, has been posted to the Radio Training School of Clinton. Congratulations to Grant Robertson and his bride on their recent marriage. Miss Jean Crosier, R.N. of Oshawa, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crosier. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 13, 1954 A conference of labour and municipal officials in the counties of Ontario and Durham will be called to discuss the unemployment in the district. More than 3,000 persons were out of work at the end of the month. In Prince Albert, a few men folk formed a bee one evening last week, cleaning the church yard and removing garbage. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 15, 1959 Last Saturday, May 9th, the Queen's Scout Recognition Ceremony was held in Midland, Ontario when 48 Queen Scouts received their certificates. Bob Bell A.C.M. of 'A' Pack, Port Perry and Art Jefford of Port Perry both received their Queen Scout Certificate from His Honour, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario - The Honourable J. Keiller MacKay. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 14, 1964 Mr. Herb Buckland received congratulations from Mr. Robert Reid, from the Legion Provincial Com- mand, who was the guest speaker at the 'Old Bills' Night' held last Saturday in the Legion Hall. Mr. Buckland is the oldest veteran of the Port Perry Legion. He served in the Boer@Var and World War I. Lynne Beare, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar S. Beare, Port Perry, received her Gold Cord in Guiding on May 6, 1964. Members of the Port Perry Women's Curling Club from Brooklin, entertained the men's curling club disguised as the 'Brooklin Hillbillies'. Their feature number was, 'How are they going to keep them down on the farm - after they've been curling?' Anna Forder and Richard Stephens have been in- vited to skate at the Rotary Ice Revue being held in Maple Leaf Gardens. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 15, 1969 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Henders, Union Avenue, Port Perry, celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on May 10th with over 100 relatives and friends in at- tendance. A log cabin, estimated to be at least 100 years old and located in Manvers Township, was donated to the Lake Scugog Historical Society by Mr. and Mrs. J.K. Lawrence of Nestleton. According to a report from the Ladies Auxiliary of the Hospital, 13 babies have been born in the new hospital in less than 3 week. This is possibly a record. Parking meters will be erected in July along Water Street with the extra revenue to be used for park im- provement. Chairman of the Cancer Drive, Mr. D. McRitchie, reports this year's campaign to be one of the most suc- cessful. The objective for Port Perry was $3,200. and at the end of April canvassers had turned in $3,365.00 Mrs. Doris Beare, Mrs. Dorothy Nelson and Mrs. Doug Mackie were in Toronto Monday and Tuesday at- tending the 75th Anniversary of the School of Nursing of Toronto General Hospital. A NEW HOME AT */> PRICE! (About. the usual contractor built price) * Not a Shell * Not a Mobile Home * Not a Do-it-Yourself Prefab But a house with all final-finish items, such as: Rugs, Lights, Plumbing, Wiring, Kitchen Cupboards & More! 25 C.M.H.C. APPROVED MODELS CALL FOR DETAILS 416-372-9432 or 372-9433 Open Daily 12 to 8 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See Display Models - Hwy. 45 just south of 401. (Clip this ad for a Free Frig and Stove in your new home, ordered now until May 30th, 1979.) Insensitive to needs of taxpayers (From Page 5) don't have to wait, to build one for the Works Depart- ment. Is the old one no good? Maybe I should have a look at it - I bet its good enough for you and me. Mr. Griffin's property on the lakeshore; I thought it to be a worthwhile acquisition for council to consider - but a lot of money. They said no. Ah, ha, I thought, they are considering the money situa- tion. Now, they buy it from the fellow who bought it from Mr. Griffin. What a damn charade!! I think that Council in general are a nice bunch of people. But I wouldn't have them work for me in my business. They are prof- ligate, irresponsible, and totally insensitive to the mood and the needs of the taxpayer, in my opinion. Spend, spend, spend. No wonder they need new assessment rules, to bring in more money. Well, Mr. Editor, that's a page prompted by your editorial. Now for the letter I didn't send you last week. Before I wrote it, I wrote one directly to Mr. Wolters. I'm so damn mad about market value assessment, and the way Council are fiddling as it is brought in to this area, that I am ready tostart a law suit. I don't know of any other way to get these fellows on Council to stop devising ways. of spending' and collecting revenue. I know a few people in my area are upset about market value assessment. Lots of experts in government will give carefully researched lectures as to why we should have it. Would you trust an opinion from someone who has his salary paid from the revenues collected from tax assessments? I won't suffer that much if M.V.A. is introduced. The farmers will. The retired property owners will. Those in this area who can least afford it are about to be nailed with increases of such magnitude, you just won't believe it. You will believe the new trucks in Scugog, nice and shiny as they drive out of the new garage, and pass by the new lakeshore property, Hydro not a sacred cow Dear Sir: Dean Kelly's catalogue of authorities (letter, May 2) sounds like the terrorizing sermons of my childhood. Nuclear power has replaced sin. Eternal torment in the fires of hell has been re- . placed by dread genetic mutation. The great authori- ties on sin, St. Augustine, Calvin, John Knox, Kierke- gaard, have been replaced by nuclear scientists, physicists, commissioners, Pierre Berton and even the questionable Dr. Spock who, some think, has already done grave damage to recent generations. But no more teasing. Kelly's new target, Hydro's planning, is legitimate. The fiery congregation of Dedicated Canadians will have found justification in works if it can keep Hydro on VE INVEST NOW! 102" FOR FIVE YEARS DON FORDER Insurance Agency Ltd. 24 WATER STREET PORT PERRY Phone: 985-8471 its toes. That great fat commission has been a sacred cow too long, immune from long hard looks. If it can be made more respon- sive and responsible a useful battle will have been won. . Bill Graham Greenbank with its new community project proudly installed. Just remember that the farmers in this area are involved in Spring planting, etc. They don't have time to write letters anymore. You can bet your bottom dollar (the one Council will be taking and spending soon) that Council and government are aware of that. Let the Star take up the issue. For us. : Sincerely, John Powell Blackstock Top notch hospital Dear Sir: Who looks forward to entering hospital for sur- gery? It comes to most of us sometime, when we are compelled to take time-out from the normal routine of our daily lives. If it is planned surgery, you begin to try and psyche yourself up to the unpleasant "ordeal of walking through those doors and committing yourself to the mercy of those who would do what they wish with you. I must say my expec- tations for a weeks stay in Port Perry Hospital were bleak, to say the least. To add further to my discomfort was the know- ledge of the impersonal way in which patients are han- dled by unconcerned nursing staff. Most metropolitan hospitals house a breed of nurses who positions have become jobs rather than (Turn to page 7) Seniors home ? (From Page 5) last council was pretty slow when they refused to pur- chase the property but I hesitate to think what the same people would think if this council uses this valu- able piece of property to build an municipal building and Library on it. Not much wonder the Library Board is "pleased" but when one is in the library reading, I don't think the outer surroundings are all that important. If it was felt the lot was too expensive for a park, the council could approve building a senior citizens home, which will eventually be needed. Our seniors could enjoy the surrounding view and would be located within walking distance of downtown instead of being isolated and have to depend on driving or have someone else do so for them. In any case why shouldn't we, the taxpayers, have an opportunity to suggest: how our money is going to be spent. Lloyd Dawson Port Perry KINSMEN CLUB OF PORT PERRY presents NEW SCUGOG ARENA MAY 25th & 26th 8:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. Music by 'CEASAR' $4.00 per person Tickets available at the door. Bar Privileges Proceeds for Serving the Community's Greatest Needs!