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Sty Ty FF " A PAN LS Yo Pan 3S A TY NS a Va os Yo ARs LOL) FRAT A SUR RB TNR RET EA 51 Oh AL AI AF LIE EEA eh) letters Township council insensitive Dear Sir: I will begin by accus- ing Township council of being insensitive and inconsiderate. They have designated certain areas of our township as no parking, fire route roadways but for many years have not bothered to enforce this by-law. That is-neglect.. As a result of such constant neglect over a long period of time the general public has dis- regarded the no parking _ signs in these areas without fear of being charged with a parking violation. Suddenly and without warning to the public, after all these years, the by-law enforcement depart- ment has sprung into action and is issuing parking violations. This is inconsiderate. ~ I now refer specifi- cally to the roadway running from Palmer Park to the Port Perry Marina between the former Master Feeds building and the Latcham Centre. The YMCA Latcham Centre is a public building which at time requires consider- able parking space and is regularily used by Seniors, many of whom are handicapped by arthritis, heart ailments and the occasional one who is partially blind. (on the day I received my parking ticket I was delivering a partially blind Senior to the foot care clinic and there was no legal parking spaces left in the immediate area of Latcham Centre.) To restrict parking to Seniors in the immed- iate area of their own recreation hall is in- sensitive. It is true that there is some parking at the north end of the former Master Feeds building and by the Marina but spaces are not marked resulting in a hodge- podge parking pattern that contributes to the inefficient use of space. Also, in inclement weather there is that sloppy lane to traverse often to a social function that requires dress up apparel. In view of wha summonses not yet paid and refrain from issuing new summonses until the suggestions in (1) and (2) above have been complied with. 4. Reconsider the rea- son for declaring the road running along side the Latcham- Centre a no parking fire route with a view to rescind- ing the by-law pretain- ing to that particular roadway. The adoption of the foregoing recommend- ations would absolve, in- the minds of many residents, the unjust- ness, and the inconsid- eration of your seem- ingly hasty decision to suddenly enforce, with- out any public notice, a long dormant by-law. a Yours truly Roy Grierson Port Perry PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. November 1, 1983 -- 5 PORT PERRY STAR CO LIMITED the 235 QUEEN STREET £0 BOX 90. PORT PERRY. ONTARIO LO8 INO (416) 985-738) (&D (049) (=) J. PETER HVIDSTEN Member of the Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. McCLELLAND Editor AD MMmy Scat Kr Ye Eva Phe EINE 20S £ £) ii) raters A530 CeglD £WspapgRs CON Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the 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 bill smiley FRIGHTENING ISN'T IT? Are you frozen with terror these days? You're not? Then wake up, you vegetable. You're supposed to be. Haven't you noticed the relentless campaign to scare the living daylights out of us ordinary souls? There seems to be a conspiracy, in the communications media, to put you and me and our wives and kids into a perpetual state of fear. Advertising is the most prevalent, though not the most powerful, weapon of the scaremongers. It is sug- gested that if we have greasy hair or a greasy sink, ~ we're sunk; that if we don't use a certain soap, we stink; that if we don't drink a man's beer, we're a bunch of you-know-whats. Well, all this is enough to set up a certain nervous tension in the ordinary amiable chap. What man wants to admit he's a failure because he can't rush out to his cancer; birth control and bingo; high school drop-outs and homosexualism. Simultaneously, I'm supposed to be stricken by in- tegration and insulation. If I'm not in favor of the former, there'll be a terrible blood-bath. If I'm agin the latter, my heating bill will soar. Sometimes during the day, I'm supposed to be whimpering in a corner because of: high-priced funerals; the computer, which is going to put me out of a job; the unfulfilled housewife: and all that leisure time I'm going to have next year, when automation takes over. Youll notice I haven't even mentioned nuclear fission, which is old hat, nor the squirrels in my attic, who, at this moment, according to an article, are chewing my wiring to start a fire in which we'll be cremated, and do we have enough insurance? If people weren't basically so tough, sensible and friendly neighbourhood dealer and snap up an all-new Super Aurora Borealis Shooting Star Sedan, with safe- ty belts? Or has dandruff? . But this is for the morons. You know, all the people mean, they'd all go to bed and pull the covers over their heads. Fortunately, we're as sensible as an old rubber boot. But, in case the scare-distributors are bothering you, let me give you a formula, that is guaranteed to appears to be a hasty unthinking decision 1 would ask Mr. Mayor that you and your auction The Durham Region Family YMCA's Third Annual Art Auction is working up to be the most exciting event yet. This gala art auction is arranged 'by Evelyn Aimis, Curator of Beaux Arts Internationale Gallery in Toronto. The collection includes work by many of the most talented and recognized Canadian and interna- tional artists. On Friday, Nov. 4, (Turn to page 15) . council: 1. Publish display ads in the Port Perry Star on four consecutive weeks notifying the public of your intent to enforce parking by-law infractions as a specific - date. 2. Have printed and erected on all present no parking signs a sign declaring your intent as in (1) above. 3. Refund all par 'violation fines so far collected, void all who don't read this column. If they want to wind up with acid stomach, upset nerves, migraine headaches and irregularity, as constipation is now known, serves them -right. Anybody who is frightened by that kind of adver- tising deserves it. . But it is not on the humble commerical-watcher that the big guns of the horror-brigade are trained. It is on the serious reader-viewer. They have moved, lock, stock and frightfuls, into the newspaper, magazine, book and "serious" TV field. Every time I pick up, leaf through, or switch on one * of these media, somebody is trying to frighten the wits out of me about something. It's a bit hard for a fellow to cope with. Black headlines or graphic pictures suggest that I'm supposed to be shaken rigid about Communists and steady the nerves. One thing at a time. Communists -- most of us are twice as scared of our wives as we are of the Red menace. Juvenile Delinquents -- hit them on the head. Hard. Cancer -- you want to live forever? Creeping Socialism -- better than the galloping type. The Computer -- so who wanted a job in the first place? Leisure Time -- be happy to have a chance to sit on your butt. Unfulfilled Housewives -- fill them. Population Explosion -- see Birth Control; also Nuclear Fission. High-Priced Funerals -- you don't have to pay. And so on. remember when? 4 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 7, 1923 Mr. Walter Knox, representative of the Ontario Athle- tic Commission gave an illustrated lecture on physical development in the Town Hall, Port Perry, last week. The W.C.T.U. eld an interesting meteing at the home The W.C.T.U. held an interesting meeting at the home of Mrs. Wm. Doubt, Port Perry. Mrs. George Rose oc- cupied the chair and conducted the meeting. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 4, 1948 Mr. John Reader and family of Scugog have sold their farm to Mr. and Mrs. Ashbridge of Scarborough and have moved toPortPerry. A party was held in Manchester Hall to honour Dr. Don Christie and his bride Grace. Mr. Fred Warren was the amusing Master of Ceremonies. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 6, 1958 Many friends gathered in the United Church to pay "tribute to Dr. Matt. Dymond for the contribution he had made to Port Perry, Ontario Riding and the Province of Ontario. Mr. Storey Beare, Past President of the Cham- ber of Commerce presented him with an engraved plaque. Hon. Leslie Frost and Hon. Michael Starr were present. Mr. Alex Johns, R;R. 4, Port Perry was made a direc- tor of the Vegetable Growers Association, 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 7, 1963 A total of $247.60 was collected by 272 children in Port Perry, Prince Albert and Greenbank, in aid of UNICEF. A fire of unknown causes levelled a barn on Oshawa Road in Reach Township, which belonged to Harold Kyte of Blackstock. On October 26, the Maybelle Rebekah Lodge No. 348 held Open Installation honouring Sister Georgina Moore with the position of Noble Grand. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 7, 1968 The largest case of theft in Port Perry in many years took place on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chow of Queen Street reported $5,100 in cash and $2,300 in Chinese jewellery stolen from their apartment. OPP are investigating the robbery. About 18 months ago, the Port Perry Star changed its printing method from letterpress to offset production. Another piece of updated equipment, an IBM Selectric Composer, was installed last week. The operator of the new machine, a new member of the Star staff, is Mrs. T. (Catharine) Midgley. Conway Gardens, operated by John Brickstock for several years, will have a new owner in Mr. William Nor- theott of Oshawa. John and Stewart Sweetman recently bagged a 1,100 pound moose during a hunting trip at Elk Lake, just north of Kirkland Lake. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, November 7, 1973 Morley Bruce and Larry Doble have opened a new real estate firm in Port Perry. The new business will be called Scugog Realty and will also employ Bill Peters. With only 33 shopping days left until Christmas, the downtown streets of Port Perry were covered in nearly seven inches of snow. The snowflakes were still coming down steady at press time. : A local lumber & hardware store advertised the following articles for sale: Aluminum storm doors - $29.95 each; Glidden Paint - $3.95 gallon and Windshield Washer solvent - 75¢ per gallon. "I'had a funny feeling I'd left the electric knife running."