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nba PS, PEIRCE IR edn TT It is not often one would ever have a chance to see and photograph the magnificent Canada Goose in full flight at a distance of a couple of feet. Star editor John Vol. 118 No. 49 B. McClelland took this photo last Friday while doing a "story on Jerry Kirkby, the man who trained these birds. More photos and story in this issue of the Star. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1984 Mary Brown speaks out against film pornography Speaking at Durham Region's Women of Dis- tinction Awards, Thurs- day night, Ontario Board of Film Censors Chairperson Mary Brown made a plea for all women, and men, to fight pornography. Calling pornography "the enemy within," Mrs.Brown said society should be made aware of what's actually being created by film makers and how their work touches those who watch it. An audience of a couple hundred women and a few men at Oshawa's Holiday Inn, visibly cringed when Mrs. Brown listed several examples of scenes that have wound up on the censor board's cutting room f'onor, including the electrode torture of a woman strapped to a cradle and the nipples of a bound and gagged young woman being cut off. ""'Audiences in the country don't see the worst film makers have to offer," she pointed out. "Perhaps porno- graphy today is best illustrated by examples rarely seen by the viewing public. These are the regular images." She said her major concerns was how the definition of porno- graphy has changed over the years, from an almost innocent por- trayal of women as seductive "sex god- desses" to victims of brutal sexual violence. 'Early pornography glamorized women," she explained. 'They were objects, yes, but objects to be desired, to be cherished." From simple nudity, she said porn evolved to explicit "lovemaking scenes," and from there to "violent bloody tor- ture." "Porn today is beyond nudity. It is beyond sex,' she said. '"'It degrades and dehuman- izes. It is not a feminist issue. Men are victims of pornography too." But Mrs. Brown said she believes the worst aspect of porn is how it obsesses people with the abnormal and instills them with an appetite for the abnormal that can't be reversed. Quo- ting from reams of psychological research, she said porn seeps into (Turn to page 2) Hallowe'en quiet but firemen kept busy Durham Region Police report that Hallowe'en night in Scugog Township was for the most part calm and peaceful with no in- cidents of serious vandalism. "It was a reasonably quiet time," was the way a police spokesman described the situation. But that's not to say it wasn't a busy night for both police and local fire departments. There were about ten arrests for liquor viola- tions and police issued numerous warnings to youngsters throwing eggs. Officers con- fiscated about 20 dozen eggs. And a 20 year old Township girl was charg- ed with public mischief in connection with an in- cident south of Port Perry where a fire hydrant was opened. Durham Police had ex- tra patrols on duty Hallowe'en Night and the paddy wagon made several appearances in Port Perry, just in case there was serious trouble. The Scugog Fire department in Port Perry was kept busy shutting off numerous hydrants that had been opened by pranksters on several streets in the community. The Depart- ment takes a dim view of this kind of prank because often the hydrants are damaged when opened and the lines must be drained. There is also the possibility of a lack of water pressure which could hamper efforts -to fight a serious fire. The department was also called out on two dif- ferent occasions to a barn fire on the Scugog- Whitby Town Line at Highway 12, where damage is estimated at (Turn to page 2) Six to receive Six Scugog Township residents will be award- ed Ontario Bicentennial medals next month. They are among near- ly 2000 Ontario citizens who will receive the specially minted medal in ceremonies that will take place across the province on December 9. The medals, minted from nickel and gold to mark the province's 200th anniversary, depict several trilliums on one side and the coat of arms on the other. medals The medals have the words "for service to the community' in English and French, which recognizes the volunteer contributions the recipients have made to their respective communities. In announcing the winners Monday, Margaret Birch, parl- iamentary assistant to Premier William Davis stated, "they are truly representative of hundreds of thousands of other volunteers who . (Turn to page 3) Police call for death penalty At least a dozen officers from the Dur- ham Region Police force joined colleagues from across Ontario Monday in a march on Parliament Hill calling ~ for a return to capital punishment. "The main reason is to indicate we are con- cerned and believe aN wt J f Oh, the pain of it all Zounds! What is this poor girl going through? As Laura Wat- son, the freckle-faced waif in question soon found out, it's not wise to be around a dentist on Hallowe'en. Especially a dentist like Dr. Jack Cottrell, who was transformed into an evil warlock for the oc- casion. Laura, his assistant, dressed up like 'a bratty little girl." capital punishment is more of a priority than the government con- siders," said Durham Police Association pres- ident Dale Allan last week. He termed it a "march for the reform of law and order." However, the demon- (Turn to page 3) "Ht ¢ IAN