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8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May §, 1987 A week from Port Perry to Seagrave Have letter, will travel! Have you evér wondered what happens to a letter mailed in Port Perry destined for Seagrave, a distance of about five miles? Last year, a faithful Star reader became irate when a letter took almost a week to arrive in Seagrave after being mailed in Port Perry He wrote to MP Allan Lawrence for an explanation. Mr. Lawrence in turn wrote to Canada Post and received a detailed and interesting reply. The following is what happens to your Seagrave-bound letter once it is mailed at the Port Perry Post Of- fice. Follow the letter, if you can To help you follow the letter H.S. stands for Highway Service; D.C F. stands for Distributing Centre Log 5 Facilities; and BMF. stands for Bulk Mail Facilities. -- Port Perry despatches letters in a bag to Oshawa at 5:30 p.m Oshawa sorts the mail and despatches in bags for Newmarket D.C.F. to the Bulk Mail Facility BMF.) in Mississauga at 11:30 p.m - B.M.F. despatches the bag unopened to Newmarket the next morning at 00:45 a.m. The bag is received at Newmarket at 1:30 a.m., the mail is sorted and placed in a bag for Seagrave. - The bag for Seagrave is placed on a H.S. truck to Sunderland, at 06:20 am. -- Sunderland despatches the bag to OPEN A Seagrave by a Rural Route Contrac- tor and it arrives at Seagrave at 07:40 a.m One can see where some delays can take place if one or more offices are unable to process the mail the same day. -- The mail could miss a despatch. -- The volume of mail for Seagrave is too small for straight bundles or bags which means it would be received at Newmarket in mixed bundles and must be sorted. -- The volume of other mail and the availability of staff at Newmarket may also have a bearing on how quickly the mail is processed and despatched. 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In the early 1950's at Toronto, Ronald Turpin had a gun and killed a policeman. In each of these cases a lethal weapon was used. The truck driver killed four with a truck. Ronald Tur- pin killed one with a gun. While neither of these actions can be condoned it appears inconsistent when the truck driver was jailed for two years less a day and Ronald Turpin was executed. Turpin, along with one other person, were the last two people hung in Canada. (Dec. 12 1962) Probably no one really knows the state of mind of these persons at the time of 'the killings but it is reasonable to assume that ordinari- ly neither of these men wanted to kill anyone. I knew Ronald Turpin as a teenag- ed student who attended the school where I was employed. I also knew him as a person who was in our home several times. He was plea- sant, capable and reliable, but about twelve years later he was hung at the Don Jail in Toronto! What went wrong? Our society should bear some of the ty for the problems and crises that persons like Ronald Turpin en-. counter. Our family units, com- munity bodies and government agericies have often let these people down. Sometimes we create an en- vironment which does not foster the - growth of emotional and social maturity and responsibility. Our T.V. programs, movies and athletes are often viewed in such a way as to encourage the use of drugs, guns, sexual abuse and violence. Learning disabillities can make a young per- son more susceptible to criminal ac- tivity, more liable to be caught and likely to be treated more harshly by the judicial system. Sq when a person comes into con- - flict with the law, should we resolve some of the doubt against ourselves? Should we, as the state, murder anyone when we may be partly to blame? I think not. With state murder we tend to treat the symptoms rather than the causes. It may be more important. to the politicians to get votes than it is to improve our judicial and penal systems. It is wrong if a prison is built for political reasons rather than what is best for the offenders and for society. Improvement of the penal system should include the maximum securi- ty for dangerous. offenders, no soft paroles and an' honest and con- tinuous attempt at reformation and job training of the inmates. New York's Governor Mario Cuomo sees it clearly. New York State legislature has twice passed death penalty statutes but each time these actions have been vetoed. Cuomo says "Where once capital punishment proponents embraced the theory of crime deterrence they now have moved to the simple con- cept - Vengeance. Vengeance reduces the value of life for all and Vengeance is apt to begot Vengeance. Our Members of Parliament who - vote for the death penalty have lost their perspective. The leaders of the three Federal political parties and the British Government are on the right track. They say "NO" to Capital Punishment, Yours truly, Stanley J.W. Rickard. : Port Perry. The Phantom replies To The Editor: The Phantom is glad to see sup- port for the May 27 Fitness Challenge still growing. The Phan- tom is flattered and overwhelmed ~ by the increasing number of fans The Phantom is acquiring. But bear Challenge (From page 6) With the help and enthusiastic . support of individuals like you, Scugog Township is assured of achieving a great victory on Challenge Day - May 27. As I have offered to support one of the events, as a participant, I Roy Walker Smith challenge any and all Senior Citizens of Scugog Township to a (slow) walk around Palmer Park on Wednesday, May 27. "Roy Walker Smith. Port Perry. in mind, The Phantom is just a reflection of all you good people who live in the area. | The Phantom hopes more people and organizations (whether big or small in both instances) in the area will lend their-support to the Fitness Challenge. Come on, if we all get together in this effort, we'will beat Ajax and Newcastle hands down. The Phantom needs you. To Mr. Walker and all the wonder- ful senior citizens, of Scugog, get out there and show Newcastle and Ajax we have the fittest senior citizens. Dear Cathy, be sure to keep your camera ready, perhaps you'll get: lucky and inadvertently capture The Phantom on film. (but only if The Phantom wants you to, and The Phantom makes no promises! Until May 6th, Cathy, behave Oh! and watch your key holes. The Phantom has binoculars too Bye for now - The Phantom Editorial Comments (From page 4) The taxpayers of Canada are footing the bill for any ber of * cultural,'social, recreational and athletic endeavours. They have fork- ed out billions for a 'made in Canada" energy company. They have Pad countless millions to prop up manufacturing companies to save jobs, including General Motors. The-annual bill for the Unemployment Insurance program runs into the billions jumper in "oupirky Bay. .. Or do we? --