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7, wy" 8 -- Scugog Citizen - Tu , July 26, 1995 corpublishers : John B. McClelland, Valerie Ellis editor : John B. McClelland published by : Scugog Citizen Publishing Ltd. 54 WATER ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. L9L1j2 I] Phone : (905) 985-6397 Fax : (905) 985-1410 is distributed, free of charge, to over 13,500 homes and businesses in and around Scugog Township. Subscriptions sold outside Scugog Te = 8 H ITIZE OCNA Member advertising manager | Valerie Ellis = hi E Th G TN CCNA Member advertising sales rep : Thom Doran - weekly community newspaper, cena accounting : Sibylle Warren (CT CCNA Verified jon Ci feature writer : Pp. reception : Janet Rankin 'production : Tanya Mappin, Liz Drebit "Proud Canadians, prov to call Scugog Township home." Heather McCrae EDITORIAL No place to butt out The people who run the Correctional Service of Canada must be smoking some pretty strong stuff. 'They have come up with a policy to ban smoking by guards and cons in federal prisons across the country in 1998. Most law abiding folks in this country agree there is a need for a shake-up in the way prisons are run, indeed the way the entire justice system is run, but is depriving cons of their smokes part of it? Hardly: What possible benefits will flow from this policy? Prisons are already places of violence and tension. Depriving convicts of their tobacco will do nothing but add to the tensions and violence, perhaps as some critics maintain, even lead to full scale riots. The John Howard Society is right on the mark when it went on the record as stating some kind of accommodation will have to be made for this prisoners absolutely hooked on nicotine. Even the Non-Smokers Rights Assoc. tossed out a caveat against this policy by stating the obvious. A total ban on smoking will achieve little unless accompanied by programs to get people off the weed: So far, this no-smoking policy remains in draft form. Corrections officials plan to consult with the more than 14,000 inmates in the federal prisons. We can imagine what the reaction will be; but that's another story. This proposed policy is loaded with all kinds of potential problems, that could turn ugly and violent and could end up costing the tax-payers a lot of money. Why not just.give the policy up now, and save everyone a lot of headaches. i Most law abiding Canadians probably have never given this issue a second thought. They don't want to see our prisons turned into concentration camps. But they do want to see reforms to the system of parole, mandatory supervision and automati t reducti not to mention plea bargaining and longer terms for violent crimes. Let the cons have their smokes. Get on with some real change in the way we run our federal lock-ups. 'Say it ain't so' Baseball fans can hardly be blamed for wondering just'what has happened to their beloved sport. 4 They have endured the lock-out, the endless wrangling over' money between millionaire players and billionaire owners, Mickey Mantle's liver transplant--a result of a life-long adventure with the bottle, Darryl Strawberry, sky-high ticket prices, single finger salutes, terrible efforts on the field, and 50 On. : Now, fans learn that one of the legends of baseball's so- called golden era, has pleaded guilty to, of all things, tax evasion, Duke Snider, a member of baseball's Hall of Fame, hitter of over 400 career homers, agile centre fielder with one of the best known sports/outfits ever--the Brooklin Dodgers of the 1950's-- pleaded guilty to failing to report $100,000 he earned at gports cards and memorabilia shows. Willie McCovey, also a Hall of Famer who hit 521 home runs in his 22 year career pleaded guilty with Snider to the same charges. 5 The purists who long for a return to the days of old, when the game was played in the sunshine, t@gms travelled by train and players had nick-names like the "Duke," must be shaking their heads. This is a double whammy. Bad enough for Duke Snider and Willie McCovey to purposely avoid paying taxes on income, it is equally as sad to realize that two legends of the sport who thrilled millions with their exploits on the field, need the money from signing their names to sports cards, baseballs and other memorabilia of what used to be a glorious sport. Say it ain't so, somebody. OH..I'M A LUMBERJACK AND I'M OKAY. "7 rats: The Top? LUTTE : DINToH ALC = "egy wep EL SALARYS PENSIONS 4 POLITICAL | PERKS cmm-- > LETTERS To THE EDITOR < Dave Kay says thank To the Editor: As chairman of the Third Annual International Challenge J would like to take this opportunity to thank the many volunteers who, without their assistance this event would never have taken place, . First and foremost Dave McTaggart, whose dedication and. enthusiasm was evident every day during the last ten months. The other mainstay of this event is Wayne Venning. His knowledge and perseverance (also his post pounding), was and is; invaluable. This leads to the week of the event. These days require the help of many and many showed up to help. Dave Dalton, our president, Allyne Jones, our past president, and treasurer Ken Reinhardt, were there to do what ever was needed. Carolyn and Bob Best, (Carolyn another past president and now 0.A.S.A. registrar) who lent us their vehicle for the week and were there to spin caps and sell Aickets for us on both nights. To Todd and Carolyn Wilbur. for their renditions of all three national anthems. The many volunteers who took time from their lives to help us' make the two evenings an event to be remembered, Catherine and Joanne, The Port Perry Merchant Juniors, Maryanne and Pat, Grant, Matthew, Michelle, Glen, Dale, Greg-and all of you who sold cold drinks, and most of all, all the fans who 'were there to cheer on the teams, and even stayed through one of the best thunder storms, and come back to see one of the best games every played in Port Perry. . Lastly, I would like to personally thank Mayor Howard Hall and all of the councilors who entertained' Team New Zealand for the afternoon. If I have missed anyone; please accept my apologies. Although this year's event may not have | been as prosperous as in other years, we are working on.some ideas for next July that will again bring the best tg our great community. Please keep an eye out for | raffle tickets which will soon be available. We are looking at prizes . consisting of a commemorative set of signed softballs . from the Third International Challénge by Team New Zealand, Toronto Gators, and Green Bay Road Runners. We are also lpoking into a signed Toronto Gators jersey, and memorabilia from Green Bay and Team New Zealand. All proceeds from this rafflé 'will go towards Port Perry and District Minor Softball iation. Again many thanks, and see you all next July. Dave Kay Port Perry The Orange Parade To the Editor: As a Christian Protestant and a veteran of World War 2, I am sad, angry and dismayed on _ seeing the Orange Lodge parade in front of my house in Port Perry. Why keep up the hatred in this, my adopted country of Canada? Surely, we can all see that "religious" groups cause intolerable misery in numerous areas of the world. I fought the Nazis in World War 2 to liberate the country of my birth--with success, I am fully aware how the enemy Nazis were helped by the papacy. However, I think that since we now are aware that religious hatreds can lead to war, I feel strongly that we should strive to work together to improve our rights to respect, if not necessarily approve others' religious views. Certainly, we ought to learn from history that we can not ! force people to accept all our views. To see a parade of Canadians trouping to celebrate a religious conflict does not. feel encouraging to me. With all the various people now crowding into Canada, it is of utmost importance that we seek to tolerate (within thé laws of Canada) the many views and . beliefs, while most certainly not necessarily in agreement. 1 was born a Protestant, have 76 years of living as such, and surely will die as a Protestant. However, to emphasize the + differences with parades and demonstrations does not sweeten the brotherhood of life. I have had the fortunate experience to visit and live in some 15 countries, and I have learned that, with respect for our differences, the brotherhood of ~ men/women is not insurmountable. p Jack Anonby, Port Perry.