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CY BTA * £2 ' be This is Dhel Purdy Bentley, taken about the 1910 era presumably in the back yard of her 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 31, 1920 An athletic association was formed Monday evening and has made a fine start having over fifty paid up memberships. The Box Social on Friday evening added $131. to the Rink Fund, which has now reached the sum of $924.59, all of which has been raised by the young people in various forms of entertainment. The bidding was spirit- ed, the average price of boxes being over $2.00. Auction- eer Ted Jackson proved a successful extractor. py ~~ 35YEARS AGO Thursday, March 29, 1945 Dr. R.S. Irwin, son of Rev. Mansell Irwin and Mrs. Irwin of Whitby, has opened an office for medical prac- tice in Port Perry. home behind Town Hall 1873 in Port Perry. [ Photo courtesy of Mrs. Hazel Slemmon]) The young folk of the island called on Mr. and Mrs. Everett Prentice on Tuesday evening. The treat was a dance on Wednesday evening in the Township Hall, which everyone enjoyed. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 31, 1955 Neighbours gathered at the home of Wm. T. Harris to bid 'bon voyage' to Mr..and Mrs. J.C. Whitby, who are on their way for a three month visit to England. The moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Rt. Rev. J.W. Lewis MacLean is well known to a host of friends in and around Port Perry and will speak here Thursday evening. He received his public and high school education here while his father was Principal of the Public School. '(Turn to page 6) PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, March 26, 1980 -- 5 letters chotterbox ..... BIG BROTHERS . I was approached recently to be a "celebrity bowler" for the Scugog and District Big Brothers Association annual bowling derby to raise money. Not having thrown a bowling ball in more years than I care to remember, I was at first, somewhat hesitant to accept this '"challenge" of sorts. But Big Brothers is a worthwhile organization and I quickly made up my mind to go along with the idea, despite the fact I may look foolish when I roll up a score of 76, or less. No matter, my big game is set for this coming Saturday at Centennial Lanes in Port Perry, and I've been busy rushing around putting the finger on friends and acquain- tances to sponsor me. I understand that regular bowlers in Port Perry and Uxbridge are also seeking sponsors, and I wish them well for this worthy cause. In the meantime, I'm trying to find an hour or two between now and Saturday to slip quietly over to the Bowling Lanes and get in a couple of practice games. I'm bound and determined that the people who have sponsored me are not going to get off lightly. That's not to say that I expect to roll up a score of 250, but I think that 200 might be within my reach. We'll see. Anyway, like I said, the Big Brothers do important work in this community, and like any organization it needs money. - So, I'm only too happy to do what I can. And, for me, it should be a lot of fun at the same time. KIDS TV Ihave a four-year old boy, and like most kids his age, he watches his fair share of television. We try to be a little selective in what we think he should be watching, but as any parent knows, it is impossible to have complete control over what kids see on the tube. Unless of course, you take the set out with the garbage, which on occasion I have been more than tempted to do. Although I do worry about the overall effect of television watching on my four-year old, I have come to accept it as a fact of life. 'I just hope that as he grows older, he will develop an interest in some of the better educational programs that are available. But I must admit I'm deeply concerned about two programs that are seen in prime time, and just happen to be my youngster's absolute favourites. These two programs can capture his attention for the entire hour they are on the tube, and I can't say the same for the so-called kids shows like 'Polka Dot Door' and "Sesame Street." His two favourites are "The Dukes of Hazard", and "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo", and anyone who has ever seen these programs will know why they might appeal to a four-year old who is interested in cars and racing. As far as I'm concerned '"The Dukes" and 'Sheriff Lobo' have no value as television programs, other than the fact that some of the scenes involve some pretty spectacu- lar car driving and stunt racing. That's well enough, as most young boys would get a kick out of watching cars chase each other, smash through barricades and on occasion fly off the end of a bridge into a lake or river. But what is concerning to me is that both these programs depict police officers in a most uncomplimentary fashion. In "The Dukes of Hazard", the police are depicted as imcompetent, bungling idiots who have nothing better to do with their time than chase a couple of wholesome teenage boys over the back roads of the deep south. : Worse than that, the police in "Sheriff Lobo" are depicted as not only incompetent fools, but also as totally corrupt, on the take, and constantly working to use the law for their own personal advantage. I can't help but think that youngsters exposed to this kind of theme are going to grow up thinking that all police officers may be cut from the same mold as Sheriff Lobo and his hapless deputies. A few years ago, there was a great outcry from parents and educators about the amount of violence seen on television, the blood and gore kind, with people being stabbed, shot, and beaten to within an inch of their lives. To their credit, the people who produce TV program- ming have cleaned up the blatant violence, to the point where both "The Dukes of Hazard', and "Sheriff Lobo" are almost completely free of violence, other than the odd fist fight. These two programs may be pleasing to the eye of a four-year old, but the underlying theme is every bit as dangerous as scenes of people getting shot or stabbed. The two heros in "The Dukes of Hazard" are a pair of fresh-faced teenagers who like fast cars and are constantly doing "battle" with the police of Hazard County. Although the two heroes are not criminals in the conventional sense of the word, every program shows them at odds with the law for one reason or another. Because the Let's get out of the Region Dear Sir: After being hit this year with a tax increase of forty per cent due to equal assess- ment, I find it extremely hard to swallow the fact that now apparently we are going to be faced with another increase of 17-19 per cent due to cost of administering this equal assessment while Oshawa's taxes will only increase by about 5 per cent. When I purchased this home it was with the realization that I would never have town water, sewers, garbage collection or any other of the ammenities town dwellers enjoy. Naturally I knew the taxes were lower to compen- sate for this lack of services. I fail to see why now I have to subsidize those who bought homes in fancy sub- divisions knowing exactly what taxes they would have to pay. Now their taxes have decreased while mine have gone up almost 250 per cent in the past three years. I recently enjoyed a night off work (with resulting loss of pay) because our dirt road was washed out and im- passable due to flooding. I . can't really say that I have heard anything but criticism for this new equal assess- ment, so why are we stuck with it? ' I also haven't seen any benefits resulting from regional government so if it isn't too late and we are not too deep in this trap, I suggest we get out and start governing our region by our- selves again. Yours truly, Terry McBride RR. 1 Blackstock. Child Aid Dear Sir: The Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Durham is currently in dispute with the Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices over its 1979 Budget. To help solve disputes of this nature the Minister, Keith Norton, establishes a Review Committee to hear the argu- ments from both sides. The Durham Children's Aid Society had its Review Committee December 14, 1979. Repre- sentatives from the Ministry of Community and Social Services, Durham Children's Aid Society and the Region of Durham were in attendance. In its report to the Minister (Turn to page 6) hearing on: cops are depicted as complete fools and corrupt, the heroes are forever doing their utmost to get the best of the police, making them look like even bigger fools than they are. In short, the program conveys the message that flaunting the law is nothing more than good old fashioned fun and racing a fast car to get away from the police is the accepted way of doing things. As far as I'm concerned that is a dangerous influence for young children, and yet these two programs are filled with harmless action scenes that are highly entertaining for a four-year old. My problem is trying to explain to a four-year old why he shouldn't be watching these kinds of programs. How do I tell him that what his heroes are doing every week is unacceptable behaviour in society, and that real cops aren't incompetent and corrupt like Sheriff Lobo? Maybe I've convinced myself that the power of. television is stronger than it really is. I hope so. 8 port perry star 3) Company Limited Phone 985-7383 S-, G CNA (0m): a a Serving the Township of Scugog J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. MCCLELLAND Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association 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 $10.00 per year Elsewhere: $18.00 per year Single Copy: 25° oa A hd 5 haan in » fey id 3 -~ SIYiSE RT 30% ES & 2h A Lyf [se hy SSE DETAR or RAREST 5 ; J