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Sb dP LUMI HRA Pond Meh» i PaO RaW 2a Lay RA SIAL FET A) be GM BRS LN SEE VE ne A RR RR Ea pe 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR Wed., February 27, 1980 Letters (From page 5). stop showing me what life is all about. Help me to love and to care and don't let me have any doubts. You are so young, yet you have taught me so much With your smiles, your kisses, your loving little touch. Together, my child, we will work and try to make people see, That being mentally retar- ded and handicapped is not such a bad thing to be. In closing I would just like to say this, please give my little girl and anyone with a handicap a fair chance, that's all, they deserve it. DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 305 Queen Street - Port Perry g 985-2916 Monday to Friday Evenings & Saturdays by Appointment. © Oo m mm G) > 4 IJ remember when ...c continued places of business were robbed. At the Jack$on premises +* Sincerely yours Craig Paisley [right] of Cartwright Central School placed first in public some $30.00 in cash was secured; at Beare Motors, Mr. Lucy Knight Speaking contest held last Thursday evening. Runner-up was Jo-Anne DeVries of Parish's car which was stored there; and finally Gerrow Port Perry Thorah School in Beaverton. They will now go on to compete in the Regional Bakery, where they picked up a few dollars and proba- finals to be held at Whitby's Henry Street High School this Thursday evening. aS mn LLL Le TT Te Te MAR-LAINE"S 227 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY PRE-INVENTORY *MADNESS* Thursday, February 28th - 7 to 9 P.M. 30% OFF All Stock 2 PRICE All Books Closed Thursday at 3 P.M. for Preparation. Closed Friday, February 29th for Counting. MY BROKEN ARM by Craig Paisley Mister Chairman, Honourable Judges, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls. November 2, 1979 is a date I shall not soon forget for on that fateful day I was presented with my B.A. Now don't jump to conclusions and think I am some _kind of child genius who has received his Bachelor of Arts Degree at the tender age of 13. I am sure that my teachers would quickly agree that I am not in that category academically. The B.A. that I am talking about stands for "Broken Arm'. In the next few minutes I would like to relate to you some of the hardships and joys I experienced with my broken As I am sure you all know, accidents never happen at the most convenient of times. Mine was no exception. This was supposed to have been my regular, Saturday morning hockey game and since our household was very busy that day, I decided to be helpful, for a change, and to spare dad the trouble of driving me to the game. So I arranged a ride with some of my teammates. So far so good! However I should have known that it was going to be a bad day. Our opposition that morning was a team which had clobbered us 10-0 in our previous scrimmage and this game seemed doomed to a similar score. It was in the last few minutes of play, when I was crunched at the boards by what seemed to be a 7 foot giant. My next [o] Te TTT TTT Te TTT TTT Te TT Le Lr bly something to eat. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 3, 1955 At Lakefield on Firday, Norma Levinson won se- cond prize in the Lions Club Public Speaking Contest Zone 10A. Jeanne Goode and Bill Beare won the lucky draw last Friday night. Bill also won the high men's bowler with 606 (259) but passed the prize on to the next highest Gordon Goode. The head euchre was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Heayn last Friday. 1st prize was won by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carter and Mrs. Nelson Reader. ~~ 20YEARS AGO Thursday, March 3, 1960 Mr. Cecil King who has been with the Lake Scugog Lumber Co. for twenty-five years, was the guest of honour at a dinner party in the Flamingo restaurant. Miss Jeanne Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Williams, was named best girl speaker of the Public Speaking Contest Zone 3, Lions Club. A local rink skipped by Bob Kenny with Oscar Beare vice, Archie MacMaster second, and Neil MacQuarrie - lead, won the first annual Bonspiel for the Beare Motors Trophy. 11 outside rinks entered the competition. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 4, 1965 IY Using Public Relations as his theme, Kenneth Cutts, Superintendent of the Business Division of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, spoke to the Port Perry - recollection was of me lying on the ice, wracked in pain, with everybody standing around. One sure thing was that nobody was going to touch my arm. The } Saves SRS iS St buzzer sounded and the game was over and soon I was Businessmen at the annual meeting of the Chamber of 3500 on my way to the hospital still wearing my hockey Commerce. ih equipment. So much for me trying to be helpful Teachers, School Board members and 512 pupils of Port Perry Public School witnessed an impressive cere- mony last Monday morning when the new Canadian * because, naturally, dad had to be called and the next two hours were spent having X-rays, getting a needle AG . - ASR > a: FIGURING PADS 16 Ib. White Wove Paper 96 Sheets per Pad - Ruled or Graph LETTER SIZE - 8'4x11 -reg. 1.25 . . . .. 98¢ LEGAL SIZE - 82x14 -reg. 1.59 .... $1.25 port perry {0} ( _ Stationery & Office Surprly 235 Queen St. - Port Perry - 985-7383 in the posterior and having a cast plastered to my left arm. I was feeling pretty sorry for myself but I considered myself fortunate when I heard about another emergency patient who had multiple fractures of both arms. I emerged from the hospital feeling a bit weary and awkward. At the same time the novelty of a cast was sort of exciting because I would be the centre of attention and all my friends would want to autograph my cast, especially the girls. At first I could see many advantages. It was really great when people had to wait on me since for two days I had to keep my arm up in the air. Under no circumstances could I take a shower which really left me heartbroken. My timing was good as far as my exams were concerned. Being a southpaw I had to write, or rather scribble with my right hand. I am sure that my teachers gave me the benefit of the doubt because they must have had trouble trying to decipher my henscrat¢hing. So much for the supposed joys, now the hardships. First and foremost it was made very clear to me that I could not participate in any form of sports for at least eight weeks. That was quite a shock to me, however, 1 cheated a bit and managed to sneak in some basketball practices here and there. One of the biggest problems was going to the bathroom. I won't go into details but you can just imagine what a problem it caused. After a while the novelty wore out, the autographs wore off and six weeks seemed like a lifetime. The time finally passed and I was now ready for the unveiling. I started to get a bit concerned when the doctor came at me with a pair of huge snips. To my relief the cast was removed with no bloodshed whatsoever. I was quite surprised at how weak my arm was and I found myself holding it up. Soon I detected a certain odour which was following me everywhere - you guessed it! My B.A. had B.O. A good bath cured this problem and with a bit of therapy, my arm is now back to normal. This makes me happy because I can now participate in sports again. After this trying experience with a broken arm, I sure hope that my next B.A. I get, will be in the form of a Bachelor of Arts Degree. The End Flag was raised by the school custodian, John Reader. J.W. Lowry, Bell Telephone manager for the region reported that there are presently 1,975 telephones in service in Port Perry as of December 31, 1964. There were 70 phones installed just last year in Port Perry. Mr. Simon Vanderwoort, who had been visiting his brothers here at Manchester, left for his home in Hol- land on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. 0.J. Boe journeyed to Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto on Saturday evening. to see the Leafs get beaten by the Rangers. Their loyalties may have been divided as they were special guests of New York player, Earl Ingerfield. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 5, 1970 Mr. John Diefenbaker, former Prime Minister of Canada, was in Port Perry last Thursday to speak to the students at the high school. Mr. Joel Aldred, a former student from Port Perry and now a close friend of Mr. Diefenbaker, made the arrangements for the visit. Joanne Jackson and Scott Kenny had the honour of tak- ing Mr. and Mrs. Diefenbaker on a tour of the school. Congratulation to Mr. James E. Mitchell, Utica, who will celebrate his ninety-second birthday on Thurs- day, March 5, 1970. Heartiest congratulations to Cindy Van Camp, Cart- wright Central Public School, Blackstock, who won the Durham County Public Speaking Contest in Orono on Tuesday evening. Cindy now advances to the Zone Con- test held in Belleville on March 7th. Mrs. Birdie Leahy of Port Perry held an open house at her residence on Sunday, March 1st, to celebrate her 80th birthday. Mrs. Leahy was born in Reach Town- ship and has lived most of her life in this area. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Williams have just returned from a very enjoyable holiday in Hawaii. The Bethelites are glad to see that the new house on the 12th corner is now occupied by the owner, Mr. and Mrs. Hack.