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Victor Records sold for 50 cents and 30 cents this { year, just off the juke box. Last October, shortly after his discharge from the R.C.AF. Joel Aldred won his radio audition. Today he is the Canadian announcer of "Waltz Time" and the" '"'Album of Familiar Music" on CBC. : 25YEARSAGO Thursday, November 1, 1956 Prizes connected with the Boy Scout Apple Day were won by Bob Bell for the best poster; for decorated basket was Larry Lee, Bob Lee, Jack Cook, Don Gibson, Ronnie Kennedy and Ronny Raines. The main building at the Fairgrounds was broken into. Twelve windows were broken and two glass show- cases were deliberately smashed. Dr. W.A. Sangster was honoured at a meeting held in the Genosha Hotel for his many years of service to Port Perry and District. Seagrave United Church celebrated its Golden Jubilee. Congratulations to Miss Erika Benschop on her winning at the intermeet High School Field Day in Whit- by. D3 remember when...¢ 20YEARSAGO Thursday, November 2, 1961 Two Scouts, Grant Williams and David Hubard col- lected $25.00 for UNICEF as they made the "Trick or Treat' rounds on Hallowe'en. Hon. M.B. Dymond opened the new IGA store. Jack Hope's IGA store, formerly east of the Post Office is now located opposite the Bowling Green. Rev.FredH. Jobin, B.A., B.D. has accepted a call to First United Church, Port Credit. Canvassing started for the floodlights for the new ball park, first two donations in were Port Perry Bantam and Port Perry Merchant ball teams. Port Perry High School team defeated the Sutton football squad 30-0 to end their football schedule. 15YEARSAGO Thursday, November 10, 1966 Joel Aldred presented a cheque to the Hospital Build- ing Fund treasurer Mrs. Watson with donations in the campaign coming from many area residents and corporations. PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., November 11, 1981 -- 5 letters Other side of the tree Dear Sir, The letter to the Editor in last week's paper headed "That $1000 Tree" is typical of the attitude of people who do not have all the facts. According to by-laws, the I G A driveway is to be 20 feet wide ( 30 percent of lot frontage) and 29 feet to the east of the residential property line. The driveway was to come between the two trees. There was no need for either of the trees to be removed as there was more than 20 feet between the two trees. Councillor D. Crozier and Mr. R. MacDonald, Road Superintendent, had those two trees were not to be cut down. No one, not you, not I, not Mr. Grieve, has the right to take the law into his own hands. The "obstacle" was the result of the I G A's own doing and not Council's. I would also like to point out that a resolution made in Council in March, 1981 says that the trucks must go in and out forwards, not back- wards. Council meetings, except for the "in camera" sessions, are open and taxpayers can attend at any- time. Too bad that taxpayers are not interested enough in community affairs to attend and yet are so quick to Mr. and Mrs. George Irwin, Greenbank were pleas- antly surprised over the weekend when one of their purebred Holstein heifers gave birth to three small calves. Dr. C. MacMaster, Port Perry veterinarian told the Star that the delivery went off without any complication. Dianne Mairs, a student from Peterborough Teach- ers College was Valedictorian at Cartwright High School Commencement Exercises. Approximately 400 people attended the event held at the Recreation Centre in Blackstock. Town of Whitby reeve, George Brooks has confirm- ed his intention to run for warden of Ontario County in the upcoming election. Diane Hall and Marie Taylor were honoured recently at the Prize Winning Recital in Oshawa of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association. 10YEARSAGO Wednesday, November 10, 1971 Thirteen sheep were slaughtered at the farm of Jack (Turnto page 6) chotterbox ....... KIDDIE PARADE KILLING HOCKEY There are lots of theories floating around these days about what is wrong with our cherished game of hockey. Some say there is still too much violence, too much stick-work and not enough finesse. Others say the players and their agent have too much control of the game; that once a guy signs a fat contract, it is so air-tight and lucrative he can coast a half speed and tell the $40,000 a year coach where to go. It is the coach who gets fired, not the player. All of the above no doubt contribute generally to the state of discontent in hockey circles, but I think there is another serious problem starting to set in for hockey at all levels, from the pro ranks down through the minor systems. - like to refer to it as the kiddie parade. Take a look at the rosters of pro teams these days and you'll see that players are getting younger. - There was a time when an 18-year old in the NHL was unheard of. Today, they are common, and many teams boast seasoned veterans who have yet to reach their 21st birthdays. In fact, I heard one commentator mention the fact that the time may soon be here when a good player will be burned out, over the hill at 26 or 27. And the chance of a 30 year old making the roster will be about as slim as the chance was for an 18 year old just a decade ago. In the days of pre-expansion, most players joined the major junior ranks at 17 or even 18, toiled for two or three seasons, went to a pro training camp and were promptly dispatched to the minor league where they could count on "paying their dues" for three, four or five seasons. There were lots of 24 and 25 year old rookies just breaking into the pro ranks. Today, a 25 year old rookie is considered a grandfather. As the pro teams continue to raid the play-pen and sign more and more teen-agers, there is a ripple effect right through the entire hockey system. The major junior teams are losing their best players, so they in turn are forced to sign younger players, 15 year olds, who really should still be playing midget hockey in their * home towns. When the better midget age players are grabbed by the major junior teams, we are seeing midget teams with 12 and 13 year olds. It goes on and on. The whole system is getting thrown out of whack. Pro teams keep touting these whiz kids, who granted have a lot of raw talent and speed, but that's about all. They are thrown into the NHL with a fat contract, tons of pressure, and let's face it, a lack of maturity. It's little wonder they make mistakes on the ice and off. . They are playing pro hockey when in fact they should be in junior, refining their skills and talent. The chance of them being sent to the minors, which used to be a sobering and character building experience, is almost nil. This is not to say that all teen-agers in the NHL are out of place. There are some marvellous exceptions. But you don't have to look very far to see burned-out 25 year olds who could not handle the pressure or the big money. And it is a shame, really, because if these 25 year olds had been brought along a little more slowly, given more time to mature and progress, they would now be developing into excellent hockey players at age 25 or 26 and would still have eight to ten good years in front of them. Instead, they are walking the streets, with no skills, no education, no future in hockey, and the fat bonus money long ago spent on the good times. aE I don't think the kiddie parade to the NHL is healthy for hockey in general, or in many cases for the personal and athletic development of the individuals themselves. And I believe it is also having a detrimental affect on development of hockey in the minor ranks, especially at the midget and juvenile age level. Most kids who play competitive hockey harbour a dream even today of making it to the NHL. But with the emphasis on youth at the pro and major junior levels, if a kid has not been drafted, "discovered," or at least scouted in bantam or midget, his chances are pretty slim. All of a sudden at age 15 -or 16, there is no more dream to shoot for, and the interest and the incentive starts to wane. Hockey officials across the country are scratching their heads wondering why there are good midget and juvenile age players who no longer want to play the game. During the baseball play-offs this season, I heard a very interesting comment from one of the announcers that the Montreal Expos are starting to take ball players for a couple of reasons; the calibre of play provides a pretty good training, and possibly more important, the four years that a player spends at university helps greatly to develop - maturity, responsibility, a better attitude not only to the sport, but to life in general. It is too bad the universities in this country have such weak hockey programs. Any kid who wants to make it to the pro hockey ranks would be almost out of his mind to start university at 18 and spend four years playing for a collegiate team. But it is one thing for a big, strong 18 year old to have all the physical capabilities to play pro hockey: size, strength, speed, energy to burn. It is something quite different for an 18 year old to have the informed Mr. Grieve, the day the culvert went in, that (Turnto page6) port perry star od Company Limited J. PETERHVIDSTEN J.B. McCLELLAND Publisher Editor Member ofthe Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. ¥ CNA Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of oO postagein cash. cn [=] He Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $10.00a year Elsewhere: $30.00 per year. Single Copy: 25¢ psychological maturity, or the fine tuning of those physical attributes. Hockey like any other sport is not totally dependent on physical capabilities. Raw talent is a necessity, but if not given a chance to develop properly, it is wasted. There are lots of 28 to 30 year old hockey players who are magnificent athletes, with great finesse, plenty "smarts", fine tuned skills and a mature attitude who are finding themselves victims of the kiddie parade just because they don't quite have the legs of a teen-ager. Likewise, they are teen-agers who can skate like the wind for 60 minutes, but haven't got a clue how the game should be played; can't give a pass or take one, can't grasp even the fundamentals of a system or positional play, and yet are thrown into the NHL pressure cooker and expected to produce in a year or two at the most. It is not right for the players, for the teams and for hockey in general. i i" . I believe strongly the National Hockey League and the owners of professional teams had better wake up to what is going on. The hockey fan who is being asked to shell out a big dollar to see a pro game is in fact now watching a bunch of teen-agers learn the game by making mistakes. And if you pay good money to watch a major junior game, yousee a lot of 15 or 16 year olds who should be playing in the minor hockey leagues. I think I know what the problem is in hockey, but I don't know the solution. But look at American pro football. Even with 28 teams, the calibre of play is as good if not better than ever. Professional baseball is the same (except for this year's World Series). Yet almost everyone agrees the calibre of pro hockey is going downhill. You won't find many teen-agers on pro football or baseball teams. There are lots of players over 30 who are still doing a good job on the field. In hockey, I would venture to say there are more teen-agers in the NHL than there are players over 30. As I'noted above, one answer could be an agreement by the owners not to sign players under 20, let them finish their junior careers. Another would be a commitment by the universities to improve the calibre of play so that an 18 year old could go to school for three or four years and still develop his hockey ability to the point where he could make a pro team. : The way things are going now, the system is going to kill the game of hockey once and for all at the pro level and do Sesion injury in the junice and minor ranks. And that will be too ' NN wn . ~-y > NATTY - eA Ts ESO . ry CES J Chor FEW i Res SER SER WSL OED a TE Rar Nt GREEN J Road Bat bs, as - "oy Sd J»