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f-- {EAA any INL NATE EEE ARR RR A LRA SS th letters Not so proud to be Canadian Dear Sir: In one of your recent editorials you said to reflect on July 1 on what it means to say, "I'm a Canadian." As just one of many dissolution- ed young adults I'd like to explain what I feel it means to say "I'm a Canadian." It means to be proud of Mr. Trudeau's 75 cent dollar. It means the Federal Govern- ment wasting $3,000 on fire- works for Scugog alone, with an overall budget of $5 million. They're nice, but do we really need them, are they a necessity; with 20 percent plus interest rates, job layoffs all over this country, and taxes on our low budget meals? It means to pay our elected representatives to vote Hospital interest fading Dear Sir: In your editorial comments of June 29 con- cerning 'Your Hospital", you urge all citizens of this community to take interest in the expansion of our Hospital. But as a cook in the dietary department that feel- <e Uy AN R A Lat SiS PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday July 6, 1982 -- 5 the PORT PERRY STAR CO. LIMITED 235 QUEEN STREET. £.0.80X 90. PORT PERRY. ONTARIO. LO8 INO oO (416) 985-7383 cn [=] themselves a 31 percent pay DSTE increase and then tell their J FEERAYD N Member of the rate that we eng Advertising Manager Canadian Community Newspaper Association restate and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association (Turnto page 6) DB MCLELAND Published every Wednesday by the Editor ing has existed until now. As of August 2nd this year our part time staff is cut to almost nil. Five working hours are phased out per day but at the same time the quality of service is expected A RNADIAN COMMU. 2 \) \0, ZI 5 AssOCLAY Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of postage in cash. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. Elsewhere: $45.00 per year. Single copy: 35 the same with the full time (Turnto page6) bill smiley MACLEOD TUNES IN This column is dedicated to The Macleod Gazette, and whether it will get there in time for the 100th anniversary of the paper depends on such slippery things as MacEachin, Trudeau, our dismal postal services, and - inevitably - the Lord. Have you read The Macleod Gazette? Nor have I. But ~ it will be the first newspaper in the Province of Alberta to reach this milestone. Maybe it will remind my readers of how young this country really is. A second maybe is that it may remind readers of the vital role played in Canadian culture by those intrepid people who started up a newspaper in any hamlet with more than two hundred people, 30 horses and a few pigs, in the last century, as Canada grew from a few eastern strongholds into a vast country, stretching from sea to sea. Right on the heels of the first settlers; farmers, adventurers, lawmen, came some crazy man with a couple of galleys of type and some newsprint, as the CPR wormed and struggled and gasped its way across this incredible continent. i So that only eight years after Fort Macleod was founded, as a North West Mounted Police post, the Gazette was inaugurated. It was printed a page at a time on a Gordon job press propelled by the foot. First edition appeared on July 1st, 1882. : : In 1884, the Gazette went to four pages. The necessary equipment was brought to Bentin by river steamer, thence by bull team to Macleod. Power to turn the press was supplied by Indian braves, from a nearby reserve, who took turns at the handle. It took a dozen natives to crank out an edition. Like every other small-town newspaper, the Gazette was constantly challenged by opposition. This was an occupational hazard in those days. Even the tiniest village had at least two newspapers, usually political opposites, who slammed and blasted each other with a colour and variety of libel that today would have them tied up in lawsuits for years. In 42 years there were 10 different names for the residents of Ford Macleod to look for on the news stands. One of the upstarts that challenged the Gazette emblazoned on its masthead: "With Malice Towards All and Charity to None." It followed its principles, and the local residents ate up the hot items, the gossip, the so-called juicy stuff and the court news. Hmmm. Folks haven't changed much. Read the Toronto Sun lately? I haven't space here to record the history of the Gazette, but the battle with interlopers went on for years. I know all about it. In my boyhood, there were two papers inmy home town, and they went after each other hammer and tongs. In the small town where I was a weekly editor, we were several times threatened with opposition, but always managed to stave it of. But at any time, any guy who was a printer and had 40 dollars in his pocket, and could buy an old press on credit, was a potential rival. In the town I live in now, the weekly paper, once an outstanding one, had slid downhill, and was given lively opposition by a bright new paper, and almost went down 'the drain, but was saved by being bought by a big syndicate, with money to take the losses, hire new people, and buy new equipment. They're still battling it out, but they don't dare attack each other as the old-timers did, because of the libel laws. Pity. It makes lively reading when one editor calls his counterpart a cretin, and the latter responds that the former is probably a child molester, undoubtedly a crook, and absolutely a political pawn. Today's community newsapers, while they produce a much slicker and better informed product, can be scanned pretty quickly. There are none of those tantalizing little innuendoes that used to appear such as: "Jack Spry is living up to his name while his wife is visiting her mother. He is spending quite an amount of time on Scott St., condoling the late widow of his old friend Capt. Tom Cat." But today's community papers are still doing what they have done for years. They give fairly thoroughly the local news, though they still, for the most part, avoid treading on the toes of the big advertisers. They support local activities, from the drama group to the Legion, to the service clubs, to the Chamber of Commerce, to the good of the whole town. They supply a running history of their community, even though they remove the warts. 1 expect the Gazette has changed with the times, but I won't know until I get a free subscription for writing this column, from the editor-manager Jack Murphy. At any rate, the Ford Macleod Gazette must be a good paper, for it has won awards for Best Front Page, Best All-Round Paper, Best Editorial Page, Best Sports Photo and so on. - en? remember wh 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 6, 1922 The "Chautauqua' has been presented in Canada five times and it came to Port Perry this week. It was the best entertainment and the crowds were enormous. King Edward Lodge LOL 223 attended divine service in the Chautaqua tent on Sunday. There was a large atten- dance in the parade. The procession was headed by the Port Perry Band with Ross Roach, John Cowie and Harry Nott assisting. At the Anglican Church Garden Party the programme consisted of the pupils from the Yellow School who put on "The Empire Dance' under the direction of their teacher Miss Stovin. The price of pure honey, Dandelion and Fruit Bloom, excellent in quality was 15 cents per pound and clover honey was 18 cents per pound. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 3, 1947 Miss Helen Peel has successfully completed her second year at Chiropractic College, Toronto and has taken a job for the summer months as hostess at the Royal Muskoka Hotel. Mr. Doug Hillier, who has been with the Port Perry Star for a couple of years has taken a position with the Swan Printing Company in Toronto. Russ Creighton's Variety Dance Band will be on hand for the Port Perry Lions Club Carnival and Street Dance. Lieut. J.P. Whitby, R.C.N. sailed aboard the Acquitania from Halifax for England. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 4, 1957 The standard rate of 10 cents for each local call from public and semi-public telephones became effective in Port Perry. . Blue Ray Chapter of the Eastern Star celebrated their 9th birthday. Margaret Jeffery was the Worthy Matron. Many outside chapters attended. Congratulations to Donn Samells who obtained honours in Grade V Form at the Royal Conservatory of Music Theory examination. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 5, 1962 Lightning started a fire in a new barn just completed by Ray Medd near Epsom. Stuart Bray's barn on the Ridges was also destroyed by fire. This week Carol Tanton became the bride of Garnet Warriner and Kaye Hastings became the bride of Lee Reamsbottom. Port Perry purchased a new fire truck. Miss Sylvia Lawrence, 17 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Walter Lawrence of Blackstock brought home the 3rd place trophy in Baton Twirling competitions held at the Bandland Festival, Kitchener-Waterloo. She is a pupil of Jean Bright of Seagrave. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 6, 1967 During the weekend celebrations, Centennial Queen Debbie Griffen selected the winning ticket for the 50-50 Draw. The lucky winner was Lindsay McCoy of Whitby. Construction will begin shortly on the new Roman Catholic Church in Port Perry, which is located on the south side of Highway 7A at Ontario Street. The old church on John Street will be replaced by a modern church with seating capacity of about 260. Miss Janice R.E. Sadler was among those graduating from Oshawa General Hospital School of Nursing. Miss Sadler is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R.E. Sadler of Nestleton. . Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brock and daughter of Ancaster are in town for the summer months. Bill is helping his father Mr. Arthur Brock at the store. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 5, 1972 Audrey Lee and Edna Beckett received special citations for 25 years of service with the Junior Red Cross. The Village of Port Perry has offered to rent Scugog Township space in the Village dog pound for an annualfee of $300. Scugog Deputy-reeve Mrs. Grace Love stated there is no real dog problem in the Township. Mrs. Almer Wallace was entertained at a surprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wes Lane, on the oc- - casion of her retirement from teaching piano lessons. Mr. Ross Graham is the new owner-manager of the IGA store on King Street East, Bowmanville. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Graham, of Port Perry.