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» Bh "So po en £38 *, Gy Where is the arena? What ever happened to the new single-pad arena?' It has now been more than a month since the report was presented to council and we haven't heard a thing about the arena from that body since then. = . It would be nice to have the new arena open the same year Canada hosts the Olympics, so Council better get moving. If council wants to buy new property, sell old property, get various grants from various levels of government and approve plans for a new arena, it will take time. - Council seems to work best when it has some group pressuring it. There -are many organizations in the community that claim they are interested in a new arena. It might be nice to hear from some of them again. Winter driving tips It-won't be long before the streets of Port Perry and area will be covered with ice and snow again, and drivers will have to start using their old winter driving skills. A few reminders for old drivers and tips for new drivers may help you to survive this winter. The Ontario Motor League suggests that when driving in snow, you should keep your car pulling steadily. Abrupt turns, lane changing and sudden acceleration or deceleration - can tause bad skids. A driver should also anticipate turns or speed changes and make them slowly and gradually. Whatever you do, don't slam on the brakes. Instead, you should pump your brakes. If you find yourself in a skid this winter, release the accelerator, and steer in the direction in which the rear. of the car is sliding. Again, steer in the direction in which thz rear of the car is sliding and don't brake. The front wheels must be kept rolling in order to steer. . As the car responds, straighten the front wheels. When driving in winter conditions allow a greater distance when following a car. Another: vehicle may stop just beyond an icy area, and the extra distance will enable the driver behind to brake before reaching the ice. Drivers should also be aware of the temperature trap. Ice and snow last longer in shady areas, overpasses and on bridges. Be extra cautious in these areas. Another thing to watch for is warm or wet ice. lce and snow are twice as slippery at 30 degrees as they are at degrees. So be on guard when the temperature is just about freezing. Also, remember that posted speeds are for ideal conditions, and in winter even half the posted speed may be too fast. Of course, you should be able to see and be seen at all times so keep all windows and lights clear of snow. Freely use your lights, you may not see better, but other drivers will see you sooner. A snow emergency kit is a good idea for the winter. Such things as sand or a traction mat, a small snow shovel, an ice scraper and a snow brush, dry clothing and a flashlight should be in every car that is going to be used this winter. 1 RRR NAINA PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited NAAT WU) 4M 7 Sam, Ec 3 (OU) z a 3 . A - ray Serving Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher J. PETER HVIDSTEN, Advertising Mariager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associalion Published every Wednesday by the Part Perry Star Co. Ltd., Porl Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $5.00 per year. Elsewhere $8.50 per year Single Copy 15¢ 7 LE, +. ~~ . A A") 7 il Ti 3 ! he wor I % 4 D, Ji = Fry ED up 0 TAZ; PL THER x MILEY UGAR AND BILL A Time to Remember There is nothing dredrier. for_anybody who is not one: thamran "Old Sweat": unless itis a collection of Old Sweats. exchanging cheerful lies and trying to drink Canada dry. about this time every year. Although I'm not much for the old soldier bit. I find myself. each year. doing a lot of - remembering when Remembrance Day rolls around. Just the other day. I came across a photo "that brought back a lot of memories. There we were. the two of us. Tony Frombola., grinning as though he owned the world. and looking over his shoulder. with a crop of - dark hair. a huge. sweeping. handle-bar moustache. and a devilish glint in his eye, vours truly. cd I think it was taken in Brussels, shortly after we 'escaped' from prison camp. We didn't actually escape. We just got sick and tired of hanging around. and left. The blasted war had been over for about seven days. and there we were, stuck behind b. bed wired. The only difference between that and the situation a month before was that the guards up inthe sentry boxes were Russians. instead of Germans: «<< At our camp. our incarceration didn't end with the Yanks or the British rolling into the camp in jeeps. and throwing cigarettes and chocolate bars to the joyful prisoners, who 'ept and kissed their liberators. We were "liberated" by the Russians. They didn't have any cigarettes to throw around, they didn't particularly want fo be kissed. They threw a guard around the camp and told us to stay put. Our senior officers told us the same. They didn't want us wandering around the countryside being shot by some drunken Rooshian. Bored silly. Tony and I-decided we'd had ~~ enough of that dump. So, about four o'clock one morning, we nipped the wires with a pair of borrowed wire-clippers. crawled several hundred feet through grass (very wel), and headed for home. It sounds incredibly daring and fool- hardy. and'it did make the heart thump a bit. but it wasn't either of those. It was just stupid. ' However, we made it to the Canadian lines in three days, hitching and hiking, and a very enjoyable time we had of it.~[n fact, we caught 'a plane to Brussels. another to England, and were there about four days before the other chickens got out of the coop. Coop. Frombola was an irrepressible character. He was a Yank. from Oakland, California: who had joined the RCAF. Most of his compalriols switched to the U.S. air force when the latter got-into the war, but Tony didn't bother. He didn't bother about much of anything. except enjoying life. He had a big. homely mug, but was a terror with the ladies. He was strong and tough and cynical and witty. This may be hard to believe, but this incident. which 1 personally witnessed, showed what he was made of. » It was August. 1944. One evening. after flving. we decided to walk down to the beach 'in Normandy. There was nothing of interest to do back at the wing, and the padres had cleaned up the tiny whiskey supply in the mess. re Atthe heach, a Liberty ship was unloading jeeps. There was a line of them, parked on the sand; guarded by two British soldiers. Tony walked up to one of them and said: "How much do you want for a jeep, buddy?" I nearly fell over. "Five quid." responded the Limey. Tony peeled off five notes. He was always flush, as he was a gambler and a dealer. He drove the jeep away to a place of privacy, rounded up some paint, and painted RCAF roundels and the legend Canada' on it. . He was the only lowly Flying Officer to have his own jeep during the Normandy campaign, and h e made good use of it, such as visiting ficld hospitals. Not to visit the sick and wounded. but to date nurses. We came home on the same ship. He picked up five: hundred dollars in the twenty-four hour crap game. lost most of it. built it back up to $2000. Haven't seen him since we landed. bul wherever he is today. ~I'll-bet he's rich, } Not all the memories are so pleasant, of course. Three of us shared a tent in Normandy. We'were all shot down within 10 days. and I'm the only one alive. "My parents received three telegrams from the Department of National Defense. Each of them began, "We regrat to inform you..." One son was blown up by a land mine, and lost an eve. The second was missing in action. The third was sho. down over the Channel. By some strange working of fate. we're all alive. But thousands of lads aren't. Remember them, ' The Argyle Syndicate Lid, REMEMBER BB WHEN 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 3, 1919 Port Perry Lions played host to Port Perry Lions Grain Club and their fathers. President of Lions this year was James Crane. Tom Duff of R.R.1. Port Perry, was "among the Grain Club win- ners. Rev. G. W. Gardner, .United Church minister at Columbus has accepted a cail to Trinity United Church, Grand Valley. The Port Perry Hospital which was moved from Ajax is taking shape as workmen are filling the sections together on the new site. The building is now closed to the weather and the inside work will follow. At the Holstein Breeders . _All-Canadian- Sale held in Toronto, Mr. Harold Honey, Scagrave, sold a bred heifer for $610.00. PORT PERRY BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. D. C. Payne, Pastor 9:45 Bible School Classes from Nursery to Senior Adult You are Welcome 11 - Morning Worship 7 - Gospel Service "abraham's Great Test" Tuesday, 10 - Coffee Hour all Ladies Welcome Wed., 7:30 - Prayer & Bible Study Thurs.. 7-- Happy Hour - Caesarea Friday, 7 - Happy Hour Port Perry Sat.. 7:30 - Youth Night A GROWING CHURCH FOR A GROWING NEED LJ Y ® * dl