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y Id "- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 8, 1986 -- § Vi ad P oO - mM - by John B. McClelland THE PHANTOM It looks like the Phantom is 'going to make an ap- pearance at the Wintario Draw this Thursday evening at Port Perry High School. The Phantom first surfaced in Port Perry two weeks ago when several places of business in the com- munity found white-painted rocks in the doorstep with the words 'the Phantom" neatly printed in black letters. When the Port Perry Star carried a short news item about the Phantom's Work, one of the stories was found on the doorstep of Star editor John B. McClelland's residence. And then on the night of June 27, about 200 pink flamingos were placed on the front lawn of Star publisher Peter Hvidsten's home. The Phantom has not officially claimed responsibility for the pink flamingo caper, but there are strong suspicions. Anyway, this week the Phantom surfaced with a let- ter to the editor. It reads as follows: "The Phantom is enjoying your town of Port Perry; the lake, the beach, but especially the very nice shops and their handsome owners and staff. I enjoy visiting the Town Hall and the Scugog Shores Museum. The Phantom thanks your town for making this yet another very enjoyable summer in Port Perry. P.S. to Peter: The Phantom doesn't get very excited about tacky pink flamingos. See you at the Wintario draw, Bill." | The last sentence is in reference to Bill Barr, past president of the local Chamber of Commerce, who has worked very closely with the people "rom Global TV's Wintario Draw production, to bring the show to this community on Thursday evening. Mr. Barr had issued a challenge to the Phantom to show him/herself at the Wintario Draw. It looks like the "Phantom has accepted the challenge. We'll see on Thursday evening. SUNDAY DRIVERS : I never make New Year's resolutions. But I've made a summer resolution this year and that is to never again drive any distance on a summer Sunday. I returned to Port Perry Sunday evening after a week's holiday with the family in the Ottawa Valley. It's about a 270 mile drive and we set out just after the noon hour. By the time we arrived in Port some six hours later, I was, to say the least, a nervous wreck. It seems that everybody else in Ontario was on the road that day, and on a two lane highway, there is nothing worse than being hung up in a long line of traf- fic, poking along at 40 mph. If you take a look at the driver at the head of the long line of traffic, you will find he/she falls into one of several categories. 1.) The true Sunday driver, just out for a leisurely drive in the country, arm out of the window, gawking at the sights and totally oblivious to the long line of cars behind. 2.), The camper, usually a half ton truck with one of those high campers built on the back, the kind that sway from side to side. There will be a canoe on top, two dirt bikes strapped to the front grill, a couple of pro- pane tanks mounted on the back, and more often than not, a small trailer overloaded with a month's supply of camping gear for roughing it in one of the provincial parks. If there is a door or window in the back of the camper, you will see three or four young kids bouncing around inside having the time of their life. For obvious 'safety reasons, this driver can't go more than 40 mph, and on a steep grade, his speed is down to 20 mph. city picks the hottest Sunday in the summer to go up to the north country to stock up on firewood for next winter. He loads his half-ton with hardwood and for some reason that escapes me, ties the chain saw right on top: The back tires bulge under the weight, the driver has a heck of a time keeping the truck on the road, and it looks like the whole load of hardwood is about ready to slide out the back of the truck. His top speed might be 35 mph, downhill with a tail-wind. day aftern~on, and on the twisting, hilly, Highway 28 and 62, there was no easy way to get past. back in the line decides he's had enough of 40 mph and tries to pass several vehicles at one time. You can always tell when some guy has had enough. He noses - the car out, then pulls quickly back in. The he takes the big chance, usually on a hill or a corner. He's passing everything in sight, and when he has to duck back into the line of traffic, he does so in a squeal of brakes and red lights. drivers who poke along at 35 or 40 mph. But I wish they would show some consideration: like pulling over to let traffic pass when there are 15 or behind them. They never do, of course. 3.) The summer wood-chopper. Some guy from the I got stuck behind all three of these types on Sun- Of course, the "fun" starts when some guy way I don't know what the answer is. You can't ban vehicles piled up This kind of thing only seems to happen on a Fri- (Turn to page 8) L | Yesterday's Memories Letters PORT PERRY'S BOYS QUARTET -- 1940's (Left to Right) -- Wes Jackson, Bob Dowson, Ted Griffin, Bruce Gerrow. On Sunday, June 29, the Quartet was reunited for the first time in over 40 years when they sang at the morning service at Port Perry United Church, where they had all been members of the Choir in their teens. In the afternoon, they also sang at the Music Tent at Scugog Shores Museum, as part of the Pioneer Days Celebrations. You're not getting older fellas, you're getting better! ! 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 8, 1926 The Port Perry Board of Education requested that the Port Perry council submit a by-law to the ratepayers for their approval for the issue of debentures up to $65,000 for the rebuilding of the High and Public Schools which had recently been destroyed by fire. John Best has opened a shoe-repairing and shoe-making shop in the Leonard Block, at the rear of A. Prentice's Barber Shop in Port Perry. : 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 5, 1951 The Lion's Club Carnival was quite successful and was highlighted by the parade from the fairgrounds to the water-front. The most notable float, designed by Ken Spears and entitled, 'Born 30 years too soon" carried 4 generations including Mrs. T. Wheeler, 91; Mrs. H. Spears, Geraldine Spears and Ken Spears. Messrs. Joe Allen and W.M. Letcher of the Port Perry Bowling Club won the Carruthers Trophy at Bowmanville on June 27. Congratulations to Mrs. Moorhead, wife of the Legion's presi- dent Mr. Moorhead, who won the draw of a new television set. Little (Turn to page 8) Sentence should fit the crime Dear Sir: : After reading the front page sto (Port Perry Star, June 24), titled "Hog Farmer Gets Jail Term for $125,000 Bank Fraud' the bitterness and righteous wrath in me overflow- ed, and I felt compelled to write of, - what I feel is the injustice of our judicial system. I don't wish to com- ment on the case in particular, but address the sentencing . and monetary restitution order. What I find unjust is, that, when | a human being is killed, as a result of a violet act, or by a drunk driver or some act other than accidental or natural causes, their mourners are shocked and appalled by the light ~ 'wrap on the wrist' sentences receiv- ed by the perpetrators. (To say nothing of the ridiculously lengthy delays that compound the pain). - However, when money is involv- ed, money obtained wrongly, and particularly from a large institution, the sentence is comparatively stiffer. ' To me, people, live human beings, are worth infinitely more than any amount of money obtained illegal- ly by whomever, for whatever reason! The people who make and uphold the laws of our land, ap- parently do not. In my personal circumstance: two lives, of inestimable potential were carelessly snuffed out -- the sentence -- six months. On the other hand, one man obtains money fraudently, possibly 'grasping at straws' to keep his life together -- the sentence -- 17 months in all, and he must repay $125,000. (I wonder how he's expected to repay?) To me, it's totally senseless, void of understanding, a travesty! Do the people making our laws -- our representatives -- truly represent us, our needs, our wishes, our societal morals? I think not. And not if a recent poll is to be believed, where 56 percent of those citizens polled wanted the return of the death penalty. I cannot fully agree with them on grounds of Christian charity, but I think it simply amplifies what I have said. Our society (you and me and all the ordinary law-abiding citizens), wants reassurance of more mean- ingful ('the time fits the crime') sentences. We pay the taxes for pro- tection in form of our laws -- there should also be protection against the pain and bitterness and angry frustration when the sentences are handed down. Laws are made for people and 'not' just those who control the money. Yours truly, Darlene Christie Scugog Township Always friendly place to call our home Dear Sir: ] We moved to this community almost twelve years ago, when we bought a cottage on the Island. It wasn't long before we decided we wanted to live here permanently, being so taken with the beautiful scenery and atmosphere of the Island. But we also loved Port Perry itself, shopping in such friendly stores, where the merchants knew you by name and bent over backwards trying to please you. Lately, we've felt the town was losing that, except for Brock's where everything is just the same, - and the lovely specialty gift shops. But over the past month my opi- nion has changed. Our Association ran a Raffle, which was drawn Ju- ly 5th, and my children and others to the editor. While we enjoy receiving letters from our readers, we must continue to insist on knowing the identity of the writer. Letters to the Editor ... our policy It has always been the policy of this newspaper to encourage our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column. Our readers have a right to freely express their opinions and view- points on just about any subject, and we feel that a lively letters column helps make a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that a letter writer sign his or her name. On rare occasions, we will agree to with-hold publication of a letter writer's name, if we feel there are very good reasons to do so. Under no circumstances will this paper print an anonymous letter have been out selling tickets. At Carnegie's Beach, Fralick's Beach, Aldred's Beach, McLaren's Beach, Pine Point & others, they received sucha friendly welcome. People invited them in, showed so much interest in what we are doing and many provided the children with fruit, cold drinks and replaced broken pens. : : I want thank everyone who bought tickets, but I particularly want to thank those people who gave these children such a warm welcome. It reminded me again, why we chose Port Perry to make our home. Yours truly, Margaret Love, Scugog Island. ITT --y