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The Prospect Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church held their annual picnic at the home of Ebenizar Martyn, south of Prospect during the 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 8, 1920 The condition of the waiting room at the wharf is very poor. If the foundation is not attended this winter, the building will probably topple over when the ice goes out in the spring. The Deputy-Minister of Railways and Canals has refused to spend anything for maintenance on this property, so that the matter of its proper care rests entirely with the Municipal Council. The following is the personnel of the Reach Council: Reeve - W.F. Weir; Deputy Reeve - Jno. Johnson; Councillors - W.J. Cook, W.W. Holtby, George McMillan. 1915 era and had this photo taken. [Courtesy of Mr. Ralph Sommerville] 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 12th, 1945 Jack MacGregor, R.C.N.V.R. has arrived safely in Scotland according to a cable received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. MacGregor. Port Perry Council are by acclamation: Reeve - W.M. Letcher (13th year) ; Councillors - Grant Gerrow, Herbert Brooks, W.G. Chapman, E.G. Michell; School Trustees - Mrs. Marian Orde, Stanley Ploughman, George Holmes. (Turn to page 6) PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., January 9, 1980 -- 5 Need volunteers to answer phone Volunteers: from the Scugog area are ugently needed to "man the phones" during the "Weekend With the Stars" telethon for cere- bral palsey which will be aired January 12 and 13 on the Global television net- work. Stan and Betty Mills of Port Perry are organizing the local phone-in pledge campaign during the tele- thon, and two phones will be in operation at the office of Scugog Community Care. The telethon will last from 10 p.m. January 12 until 7:30 p.m. January 13, and Mrs. Mills says that volunteers are needed to work the phones for four-hour shifts throughout the day and night. The telethon itself will feature numerous Hollywood during telethon personalities including such stars as Bob Hope, John Travolta, Gabe Kaplan, Paul Anka and the Osmonds. The money raised through pledges from this area will be used towards the Partici- pation House Project in - Durham, a plan to build a permanent home, work, recreation and theraputic centre to serve young adults with multiple handicaps in Durham Region. There are at present about 50 young men and women in Durham who have asked to live in the Participation House, when it is construc- ted. Anyone from Port Perry and Scugog Township who is able to volunteer a few hours time to man the phones during the telethon should contact Mrs. Mills at 985-7801 after 5 p.m. or on weekends. Caesa rea fire From page 1 on the scene, the house had completely filled with smoke and according to the depart- ~ ment spokesman, Mrs. Murdoch was on the front porch ready to go into the house for her purse. Fire- men later recovered the purse and its contents intact, but the blaze destroyed all the household contents. There were no injuries as a result of the blaze, and the chotterbox ...... Well here we are into the second week of January 1980 and just Monday morning we recorded our first snowfall of the season. We've been through a green Christmas and New Years before, but it's been years, and at least for this writer I find it hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone. The only evidence that it has not been a dream is the jolt I receive occasionally while walking barefoot on the carpet and step on a sharp pine needle. This and this alone is enough to awake my memory of a Christmas past. Although our lack of snow to date this winter has been a disaster for some businesses and people who like to ski and snowmobile, it has been gratifying to see how much use Lake Scugog has received since its glass-smooth surface has been thick enough for people to venture onto it. Dozens of families trying out their new skates, kids playing hockey on an endless ice rink, ice boats wisking swiftly and silently across the smooth surface, and as always the noisy snowmobiles and motorcycles who seem to find it neces- sary to show their skills off directly in front of the lakefront instead of near the centre of the lake or boat launch site. This would not only make it safer for the skaters and young letters Christmas Tree Dear Sir: I am writing in regards to the murder that the town of Port Perry commits every year. For as long as I can remember, the town cuts down a fully grown pine tree and places it up in front of the Post Office. They put a few lights on it and call it a Christmas tree. My family and other people think it looks horrid. Why don't you go out and buy a small tree and try to grow it? Put a few lights on it and add to it every year. Yours truly, K. Ross Port Perry hockey enthusiasts, but also much more enjoyable as they would not have to listen to the shrill wine of highly tuned racing engines. But at any rate, it's great to see the lakefront, Port Perry's greatest asset being used by local people as well as visitors to our town. I'D LIKE TO SEE h I'm sure everyone has a number of things that they would like or would not like to see happen during 1980. The following is my list. 1. I'd Like to see the price of gold come away down so | oould afford to buy a pound. 2. The price of gold skyrocket again so I could sell the pound I bought earlier. 3. The Ayatollah Khomaini release the American prisoners unharmed and settle the two countries problems. 4. That each and every country of the world would mind their own business and let each other sort out their own problems. 5. Whoever wins Canada's federal election next month wins with a majority. 6. The oil rich middle-east countries realize that they are wealthy enough and lower the price of oil. 7. That line-ups at major motion pictures get smaller, so I can get in and see them without having to line up for close to an hour. 8. I smarten up and have my snowtires put on before I get stuck in the first snow fall of the season. 9. There is a major snowfall just before I board the plane for my trip south, so I will feel good about getting away from it. 10. That the authorities recognize the picture in my passport as me, even though it doesn't bear much resemblance. 11. When summer arrives, dresses get shorter and sweaters get tighter. 12. That angle parking is eliminated from Queen Street during the reconstruction of the street next summer. 13. That merchants don't complain to council when the street is dug up because they are losing business. 14. Some of the people who are critical of many of councils decisions have the guts to run for a spot on Scugog Township council next fall. 15. The lakefront is as popular again next summer as it was last summer. cause has not been determined. The house is thought to be covered by insurance, and a campaign has been started in Caesarea to raise money to help cover the loss of the contents. The alarm was turned in by a neighbour, and fire- fighters poured an estimated 15,000 gallons of water into the house before bringing the fire under control. 16. That a new library is built near the lakefront and those who originally opposed it admit they like it. 17. That I don't get shot for that last idea. 18. The price of firewood comes down. 19. The price of food comes down. 20. Taxes are lowered. 21. That I live to see any of the above happen. 22. My oldest daughter, who is nine, stop looking like a 14 year old. - 23. Me stop thinking of my nine year old (going on 14) daughter as my "'little girl." 24. The Port Perry Star win first prize in our national newspaper competitions. 25. Finally - A healthy and prosperous 1980 for every man, woman and child in Scugog Township. 8 port perry star A Company Limited Phone 985-7383 30 & ire, o . - (Own) : 3 =. < rat Serving the Township of Scugog J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J. B. McCLELLAND Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Onfario 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 Elsewhere $10.00 per year. 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