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PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 15, 1968 -- § by John Viewpoint B. McClelland Had a call from a Township man complimenting me on the editorial comments in last week's Star. We suggested in that editorial that the time has come for a return to a little history and tradition in fhe naming of the political wards in Scugog Town- ship. Rather than continue to refer to the four wards by their number designation (how boring) why not re-name them by their historical identities: Cartwright, Scugog Island, Port Perry and Reach. The caller said he thought that's a great idea. So, why not? If anyone would like to join the official re-name the wards committee in Scugog Township, give me a call at the Star office. I'll bet there are a lot of people in the Township, who don't know and don't care what ward they live in. Maybe if those wards were officially known by names instead of numbers, we might be able to change some attitudes and pay homage to proud traditions in those former municipalities. | would not want to be in George Bell's shoes the first time the Blue Jays play a game in front of the paying fans in Exhibition Stadium next month. | wouldn't mind cashing his pay cheque for the month, but | would not want to be in his boots. George signed a new contract with the Jays worth nearly $2 million per year for the next three . years to play baseball. Then, when the manage- ment of the team felt he would be better as the des- ignated hitter, rather than his usual spot in left field, ig George threw a few temper tantrums, said some yary nasty things publicly about Jays manager Jimy Williams, and generally worked himself into a million He may be last year's MVP, he may have hit 47 homers and he may have that multi-million contract neatly tucked away in the bank, but for my money, he had no right popping off the way he did, publicly rapping the field manager and overall management. _1 think Toronto baseball fans are not going to quickly forget his tantrums and outburst. The fans, after all, are paying Big George's salary. And most would say he should keep his mouth shut and play where the manager damn well tells him to play. | fear the fans at the old park are going to get on George without mercy this coming season. He's go- Ing to hear the boos and catcalls every time he strikes out or hits a soft dribbler to the short-stop with two out and runners in scoring position. And God help Big George if Jimy Williams puts him in left field and he loses an easy fly ball, or lets a grounder skip between his legs. The Toronto fans will crucify him, and so will the media in that fair City. George cooked his own goose when he lam- basted the team manager, and the fans are not go- Ing to let him forget it. I'm going to go way out on a limb here and say that the fan and media pressure on Big George will be so intense this season, that he won't be long crying for a trade. And the Blue Jay management will grant him his wish, if they can find another team willing to pick up his big contract and put up with his olver-sized ego. * hhh N Just when | thought our good friends south of the border might do something very stupid, they prove us wrong, thank goodness. The biggest loser in last week's presidential pri- maries was Pat Robertson, the evangalistic faith healer who wants to be president. Preacher Pat took a thumping in the March 8 primaries, and his dream of an ultra right wing presidency geared to his own ethics and morals went down the tubes. _ His poor showing was a bit of surprise since the primaries were in those states where Robertson 5 in! be expected to do better: the southern Bible elt. Thankfully, however, it seems that a lot of Amer- ican voters are not about to merge church and state. What | think the primaries said last week was that preachers should stick to the pulpit and let the politicians get on with the business of running the country. Amen to that. Of course it probably didn't help Robertson very much that one his fellow men of the cloth found himself in big trouble for visiting a prostitute. Jimmy owaggart was the best campaign weapon George Bush had last week. _ Hopefully, the bashing Robertson took in the primaries on Super Tuesday will put an end to his political ambitions, and he can get back to what he does best: preaching salvation through a literal in- terpretation of the Bible. There's nothing wrong with that as long as it stays in the pulpit. | have had my fill of born-again everythings pushing their particular code of morals and ethics onto the rest of the country and the world. There is much that is far from perfect in America, and Canada too, for that matter. But preachers like Pat Robert- son are not the aswer, south of the border or north of the 49th either. End of sermon for this week. dollar snit. Yesterday's Memories 70 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 14, 1918 Mr. Cecil Beare, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Beare, Man- chester was assaulted at work in Hamilton. He suffered three broken ribs after being hit with an iron bar. The following is a quote from a letter from 'A Self-Made Farmer to his Son'... "You say that a few of you fellers is liable ter be took soon ter go ter the Front." (Just goes to show how important education is). 45 YEARS AGO March 11, 1943 A $10,000 fund to erect a memorial in Port Perry, Ont., to D.D. Palmer, founder of Chiropractic, was launched at the meeting of Associated Chiropractors in Toronto. Gunner Merl Dowson, R.C.A. who has been stationed at Debert, N.S., visited home before leaving for Woodstock for a course. Miss Doris Hull, a piano student of Mrs. McClintock, pass- ed her Grade 1 Pianoforte Exams with Honours. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 12, 1953 Jean Samells, a 16-year-old Port Perry High School student was one of 13 Ontario girls chosen to spend a month in Britain, and will get special seats to see the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The appointed manageress of the new Simpson Sears order office is a well-known citizen, Mrs. D. Banon. Private Lloyd Evans of Port Perry was one of 22 members who recently qualified as clerks in an army test. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 13, 1958 Port Perry High School went all the way to win the COSSA Senior '"B" Title, be defeating Albert College. Grant MacDonald and Ray Litt were among six local teachers enrolled for a two-night course on Guidance Counsell- ing at Lindsay Collegiate Institute. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 14, 1968 Four major building projects under construction in Port Perry are expected to reach an estimated cost of $1,150,000. (Turn to page 8) Letters Cancer Research Society Inc. To The Editor: Recently, local businesses and organizations have received re- quests for support from the Cancer Research Society Inc. As a result of many phone calls to our offices, we are writing you to clear up any confusion or misunderstanding that may exist. The Canadian Cancer Society is not affiliated with, or connected in any way, to the Cancer Research Society Inc., which is a Quebec based organization. Prior to 1981, Cancer Research Society Inc.'s fundraising efforts. were confined to the Province of Quebec. But since that time, they have solicited funds all across Canada, although most of their research grants are confined to Quebec. The main concentration of cancer research in Canada is Festival results The following piano students of Linda Kyte participated at the re- cent Sunderland Lions Club Music Festival. Gr. 8 - Solo - Jill VanCamp 81 percent. Gr. 7 - Solo - Elizabeth Connell 85 percent - 2nd place; Kendall Chorostecki 83 percent, Susan Kyte 74 percent. Gr. 7 - Sonatina - Elizabeth Con- nell 83 percent - 3rd place; Allie . Nolan 81 percent. Gr. 6 - Solo - Sallie Irving 87 per- cent - 1st place. Gr. 6 - Sonatina - Sallie Irving 88 percent - 2nd place; Michelle Morton 85 percent. Gr. 5 - Solo - Jennifer Byers 80 percent. Gr. 4 - Sonatina - Heather Goulding 80 percent; Jodi Darby 76 percent. Gr. 2 - Solo - Jennifer Schillings 82 percent; Nicole Gibson 82 percent. Gr. 1 - Solo - Andrea Johns 86 percent - 2nd place; Theresa Ked- dy 84 percent. Pregrade 1 - Solo - Carolyn Ked- dy 83 percent; Amy Irving 82 percent. Beginners - Solo 7 & Under - Daniel Lee 77 percent. Beginners 10 & Under - Jade McKendry 85 percent; Karen Waters 85 percent. Duet Classes: 10 & Under - Lori Boyce & Nicole Gibson 84 per- cent; Theresa & Carolyn Keddy 81 percent. 12 & Under - Stacey Swain & Jennifer Byers 80 percent; Vanessa Sorley & Michelle Mor- ton 78 percent. done through the National Cancer Institute of Canada, with about 98 per cent of their funding provid- ed by the Canadian Cancer Socie- ty. As far as we have been able to ascertain, the NCIC has never received any funding from the Cancer Research Society Inc. The Canadian Cancer Society, established in 1938, is the national organization which provides assistance to cancer patients in a number of ways including drugs, dressings, and transportation to treatment centres. It is also in- volved in an extensive public and workplace education program. No such services are provided by the Cancer Research Society Inc. We of the Canadian Cancer Society wish to place this infor- mation before you to clear up any confusion between the two organizations. Yours sincerely, Gerald Nelson Chairman, Scugog Branch Canadian Cancer Society to the editor. Letters to the Editor ... our policy It has always been the policy of this newpspaper 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. 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