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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 15, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" | 5 » BUSINESS OFFICE PI... TO OIRCS MOL. csssisriesisavisssivess Gayle Stapley Published every Tuesday by the Accounting.......Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin Retail Sales...... Kathy Dudley, Heather Callan Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. - 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. CCNA 4 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - LOL 1B7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 i i i EDITORIAL: The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the . Post Office Department, Ottawa, for a of postage. Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten PRODUCTION ADVERTISING Second Class Mail Registration 0265 General Manager....Don MacLeod Advertising Mgr. .......... Don Macleod Managing Editor..... Jeff Mitchell Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, ND -_ Chris Hall, Rhonda Mulcahy, Pam Hickey, Freelance - Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Robert Taylor, Richard Drew Subscription Rates: 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST Editorial Comment ; Suffer the little children Sales: Myra Park, Deb McEachem, Barb Hillier, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Deborah Tiffin ..AND ANUDER TING - IF DA CHEFS HERE WORKED IN CANADA DEY'D ALL BE IN A ANAT pu nd ao se A series of horror stories has wound its way through the pages of the daily press for the past several weeks. The awful incidents of child neglect and abuse which have been chronicled through coverage of a series on inquests have been horrible. Each day there were more revelations of cruelty and neglect in the home. Even more disturbing, however, were the examples of the failure of the system to protect the children who fell within its mandate. Doctors and social workers testified they either missed signs of abuse, 'were led to believe they were caused by other circumstances... or were forced to choose the lesser of bad situations when it came to deciding where children ought to live. | It's easy to blame government cutbacks for the failures, but it wouldn't be entirely accurate. Many of the events dredged up recently occurred during the tenure of governments prior to the Tories, and their agenda of tight budgeting. PRISON Too! Q\ -- eee And even under budgetary constraints, it is the duty and responsibility of the professionals at agencies such as the Childrens Aid Society to protect the children from harm, no matter what. No excuse stands up under scrutiny when the result of actions or inaction is the death of an innocent. That said, the government should in no way be let off the hook here. Testimony at the inquests and the conclusions of juries scream for attention, and action. There must be a strict code of conduct for all professionals involved in the welfare of children. It needs to be clear and concise, and be implemented now. When these tragedies occur, they involve all of us. We must demand better. | PHOTO COURTESY HILDAMICHELLE Ambitious kids deserve a chance To the Editor: Recently I placed an ad in the Star for sum- mer help. The response was overwhelming from students of Scugog. I was able to hire four on a job sharing basis out of 63 applicants. I apologize to anyone I was unable to meet regarding the position. Thank you all for tak- ing the time to apply, and wish you good for- tune in your hunt for a summer job. Now having said that, I had an idea: If eve- ry business in Scugog Township could hire a student even for five to 10 hours a week to do any task, it would give the student self esteem , a feeling of importance and a little cash in his or her pocket. Give it a thought. There is obviously a pool of talent that wants to work. Come on, small businesses. Let's try. Barry Johnston Port Perry REMEMBER 55YEARS AGO Thursday, July 9, 1942 Mr. R.M. Holtby returned after attending the Mount Victoria Farmers' Holstein Sale and touring the Maritime provinces. The Lions Club held their annual picnic at the summer cottage of Lion Bert Hutcheson at Lakeside Beach. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 10,1952 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Holmes celebrated their | 65th Anniversary. 3 Miss Gloria Hastings received First Class Honors in music and theory in her music examinations. Mr. Harry Harran, Caesarea, caught a 26 Ib. Muskie. 40 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 11,1957 Miss Eleanor Hutchinson accepted a position as a technician in the Department of National Research in Ottawa. ai Miss Evelyn lanson, Greenbank, is enjoying a motor trip through the U.S.A. Miss Elsie Dobson just returned from New York, where she attended the Peter J. Wilhousky Master Class in Choral Conducting. YE 30YEARS AGO Thursday, July 13, 1967 Construction of Port Perry's new well is under way. The well will be drilled to a depth of 126 feet deep to reach a water supply capable of 400 gal. per minute. Mrs. Elsie Clark graduated as an RNA from Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay. 20YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 13, 1977 | Construction of houses in Apple Valley ¥ | subdivision are well underway. The first | occupants will be in by early next month. 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, July 14, 1987 Durham Health Unit posted the beach as | unsafe for swimming due to high levels of || bacteria in the water. They also closed Birds- | eye Park pool due to poor clarity of the water. || Crowds estimated at upwards of 20,000 || attended Port Perry's Bahama's Festival Days | totake partin three days of festivities. Michelle Down of Sunderland was chosen as the Ontario County Dairy Princess. Durham Police Constables Jim Harmer, Greg Heasman and Neil Bradley took their tums on the dunk tank during Festival Days.