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A tS INL A meng ls 1 - ane wi * 2 I" es LN a Aan auto a RE -- bn MR EI WP | letters Don't blame Petro Canada Dear Sir: I do not wish to seem . as condoning the dis- crimination that the large oil companies practice of favoring their own leasehold service stations with price concessions that are not extended to the independent statior operators they alsc serve. However, that is America today. I doubt long before our respec- if any independen! _tije Federal and Pro- would have any qualms about forcing a neigh boring rival out of business if they held the same power. Mr. Davidson of Sipcc Fuels is unfair for singling out Petro Canada and Sunoco for applying such discrim- ination when it is a vincial Governments became involved in the Petroleum resource "industry. Eliminating our Governments from the gas business would not solve Mr. David- son's problem but only serve to strengthen the multi nationals and exacerbate the issue. is the viability of small independents like Ron Davidson that is going to put Canadians back to work. We therefore, advogate a policy that would encourage them to succeed and expand. Such a policy -would include elimination of discriminatory prac- tices by suppliers, access to research and PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 4, 1984 -- 5 A the PORT PERRY STAR CO LWMUTED 233 QUEEN STRELY PO O90 PORT OLRRY ONTARIO LO8 INO (410) 98% 738) J. PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager {» CNA Member of the J.B. MCCLELLAND Canadian Community Newspaper Association Editor and Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the CATHY ROBB Port Perry Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario News & Features PRRAOIAN COMMUNI A Yeu, o RS" Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. APErs ASSO Elsewhere $45.00 per year. Single copy 35 Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office * Department, Ottawa, and tor cash payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 © COPYRIGHT -- All layout and composition of advertisements produced by the advertising department of the Port Perry Star Company Limited are protected under copyright and may not be reproduced free enterprise as it is practiced in practice that was used North by the multinationals The New Democratic Party recognizes that it development, low without the written permission of the publishers (Turn to page 6) remember when? 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 3, 1924 Fred Jennings caught an 18 pound lunge measuring 44 inches in length, in Lake Scugog. Mr. and Mrs. Harry White are moving to Fenelon Falls where Mr. White has purchased a bakery business. An interesting meeting of the School Trustees was held in Brooklin. In reorganization that followed the program the following officers were elected: S. Farmer of Port Perry was made President and Jno. Mark of Seagrave was made Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. R. Holtby Myers and family of Los Angeles, attend- ed the Rotary Convention held in Toronto. They also visited their cousins, R.M., W.W_, and J.E. Holtby. Printed in the paper of this year (1924), a British mining expert said that within 2,000 years the oil resources will have exhausted and therefore civilization will have to end when fuel is gone. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 7, 1949 Mr. Harold R. Archer, donated whole-heartedly, a 1949 Chevrolet Car to the Recreation Centre. Port Perry bowlers showed up well by winning the Carruther's Trophy with the highest total score. Joe Allan (Skip) and Merlin Letcher were the winners. Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Farmer and family of Timmins are moving to Port Perry so Mr. Farmer can be a member of the Port Perry Star. Rev. Mr. Bick has been made new minister of Head Memorial Church in Scugog. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 2, 1959 St. John's Anglican Church in Blackstock held its 109th anniversary. The first to visit the church was Rev. G.B. Snell. At the Head Memorial Church in Scugog, they held a fashion parade of wedding gowns, modeled by Mrs. M. Rennick, Mrs. C.G. Jeffrey, Mrs. Merle Dowson, Mrs. Bob Healy and Mrs. J. Podres, all of Port Perry. The members of the Junior Farmer's Boys and Girls Club held a wiener roast at Cedar Stone Park in Green- bank. Members of the committee in charge for the evening were Neil Raines and Keith Bacon. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 2nd, 1964 A birthday dinner was given in honour of Father Andrew Margnen of St. John's Parishoners Church in Port Perry. Mrs. Irene Whitfield, Port Perry and Mrs. Shirley O'Brien, Uxbridge represented the Catholic Women's League. Port Perry Legion hosted over 50 visiting branches for the annual Drumhead Service. The parade formed and they walked up Queen Street to the Public Library and down many other streets. Finishing the parade in front of the Le- gion, it was turned over to District Chairman, Ab. Mairn. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 3rd, 1969 Miss Bernice Mappin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mappin, Nestleton, graduated from Peterborough Teacher's College. She is a former graduate of Cartwright Public School and Port Perry High School and will be teaching at R.H. Cornish Public School. Joseph Dowson, a former deputy-reeve of Scugog Township and Fred Sturck, a former deputy-reeve of Whitby Township and a member of the Whitby Planning Board, were elected to five-year terms on the Oshawa Suburban Road Commission at Thursdays session of Ontario County Council. A new plant of Flamingo Pastries, officially opened by Dr. M.B. Dymond, late October last year is now running at full capacity. John Popovitch, a devoted employee of Flamingo Pastries Limited has been promoted to manage the new plant in Dutton, Ontario. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 4th, 1974 The birth of twins is a rare occurance at Community Memorial Hospital, but on June 25 it happened when a little boy and girl arrived. The twins are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dyas of Blackstock. John Brandon weighed in at 51b. 10 oz. and his sister Carrie Anne weighed 5 Ib. 4 oz. The Port Perry Star has been divided into two separate enterprises. The publishing of the newspaper will continue to be the responsibility of Mr. Per Hvidsten Sr., but the commercial printing department has been purchased by Henry Janssen. Blackstock News - Mrs. W.W. VanCamp was in Toronto on Friday to attend the dedication of the new windows and woodwork which had arrived from England for the new li- brary in Osgoode Hall. The dedication was done by the Queen Mother. Mrs. VanCamp was guest at this important function of her daughter Madame Justice VanCamp. Utica News - Best wishes go with Rev. and Mrs. Ken MacDonald as they go to their new charge at Stoney Moun- tain, Manitoba. Shirley Pavlik, A.D.C.A., daughter of Karel and Gloria Pavlik of Port Perry, graduated in Arts as Applied to Medicine at Convocation Hall at University of Toronto on May 27th and received a B.Sc.A.A.M. bill smi A LONG, COLD WINTER It's been a long, cold winter and spring, and my heart is still sore. But the tulips are bursting and the sun is shining, and the kindness of people keep the spirit alive. There's a tendency to sleep in, and stay up until the last late movie is over, and to exist on frozen chicken pies. But I can't do it. The phone keeps ringing. Old friends drop in. People bring me gifts. Naturally, the phone rings when I'm on the john or in the bath-tub. I think I'll have it removed. Not the bath- tub, but the phone. Gifts? A daffodil in January. A pot of 'mums (I can't spell the whole word.) in February. A chicken pie and butter tarts in March. An Easter lily from dear Julie at Easter. Cooked goodies from Evelyn, my cleaning lady. Three pounds of California dates from my old roommate at college. (What does one do with three pounds of dates?) Letters still come from all over the continent. Some of them make me weep, as they try to console and com- fort. I'll never get around to answering all of them, but thanks, thanks, especially to those who know me only through this column. Good friends drop in to make sure I'm not going down the drain. Old friends have written: Gene Mac- donald, Per Hvidsten, Kay Dills, and many others. You'll probably get my answers before Christmas. Other friends drag me out to dinner and force me to be genial, if not jovial. It's difficult, but not impossible. The local golf club says I'll be fined if I don't pay up before a certain date. The insurance company has already nailed me for being late in payment. I missed the date for one Visa card payment and have been fin- ed. Some guy from Avis in Florida tells me there was body damage to a car I hired, and was I in an accident. No. I don't think I'll even answer him. That's some of the good news and some of the bad. To the bad, I'm fairly imperturbable. To the good, I'm grateful. More good news. My neighbours are as staunch as Scottish clansmen. They don't interfere. They don't pry. But when you need help, they're right there. Jim came over and tried to get my lawnmower go going. He did, but it would stop. Finally I realized he'd been trying to fix my old lawnmower, which the dopey kid I'd hired last year had put in the toolshed, instead of leaving it out for the dump, as I'd intended. As Jim started back to his workshop to have another go, I spotted the brand-new lawnmower at the back of the tool-shed. We hauled out a broken bicycle, sundry doors and screens, and pulled out the new one. It ~tarted like a jet fighter. He charged me nothing, even though I was the dunce. And his wife invited me to coffee. More good news. I got a kid to cut my lawn and other dreary duties, and the manor looks half-decent. He was a good lad, worked hard, and was honest, if taciturn. "Good"; "That's OK"'; "'Good"; was all he said, but he worked. An old friend died while I was away, and I'm sorry I was not there for her funeral. She had devoted her life to teaching and helping others, and about three genera- tions of students respected and loved her. She was the sort who sent flowers to my kids when they won at a music festival. Speaking of which, a scholarship in music was established in my wife's name, and she'd have been delighted to know that one of her favorite students had won it. She had not taught him, but spotted him as a win- ner several years ago. I'm trying to brace myself for two weeks of my grandboys in early July. It was tough enough when their Gran was here to baul them out for all sorts of sundry misbehaviour. If this column ceases to appear. about mid-July, send my mail to the local Medical Health Centre. They'll be going to a day camp, where they're sup- posed to tire themselves out with swimming and runn- ing and stuff. But they come home at 4:30, want to pla soccer or to go to the beach, and are still going at a 500-watt clip. Then they want to stay up until midnight, watch TV. Oh, well, I'll probably survive, and if I don't, 80 be it. My big social event of the next while is the high school commencement, a long, often boring, and usually very hot evening. But I think I'll go. There's something awfully sweet about the girls (who wore jears all year) in their long dresses, and something pathetic in the graduating boys, strangely pathetic in real suits and choking to death in ties. Otherwise, my busted shoulder is coming along, and I'm going to try to swing a golf club, do some swirnm- ing and get cracking on a book.