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ol . Asha bitten in rib sal bono Diddle d sd NEE TRA SEN Brojects in Nestleton, Sun- derland, and Goodwood are part of the 12 projects in the Region of Durham who will benefit from Wintario grants totalling almost $18,000. The Nestleton Area Re- creation Club is eligible to receive a grant up to $1,725 for the installation of flood- lights at the Nestleton Base- ball Park. In Sunderland, the instal- well as improvements to the baseball diamond could get a lation of floodlights in the. Sunderland Town Park as 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 14, 1976 Wintario announces grants grant would be made avail- able to the Sunderland Area Baseball Light Committee. A grant of $792 is to be made to the Goodwood Minor Softball Association for the purchase of softball equip- ment. Culture and Recreation Minister Robert Welch said the grants are part of the ongoing Share Wintario program for the support of cultural and recreational facilities. To date, the ministry has allotted $40.9 million to more than 1,980 projects and Epsom and area news BY Jean Jeffery Our congratulations to former Reach Central 3 students who received honor standing in High School pro- gramme. Tina Ruhl received 93 per- cent. Highest standing in Port Perry High School 5th year. Fourth year students to receive honour standing Esther Houghland, Susan Bigglestone, Beverly Sim- monds, Brian Underhill, Sheila Warne, Marlene Wilson. monds, Marlene Wilson. First year: Paul Kerry, Vicki Bigglestone. These pupils attended Port Perry High School. Robert Croxall and Susan Doble also were honour students attended Uxbridge Secondary School. Susan also was awarded the Ontario County Ethel Chapman, Ontario Women's Institute Scholarship for 4-H Homemaking Club for girls in former Ontario County. Susan will attend University of Western Ontario. groups 2 across the province. Wintario boost of $6,750. The If you havan't heard of John Mack before, then you will be hearing a lot more of him in the future. John's first column was published last week in the STAR, and will continue throughout the summer "months. He is a former broadcaster, columnist and stand-up comic, who has now tgfen up resi- dence in 'Scugog Town- ship at RR 2, Janetville. His column is also carried by two large weekly newspapers, the Mississauga News and the Burlington Post. We hope you will enjoy John's columns for the next few months and invite you to let us know. I don't understand this commission t6 investi- gate the effect of media violence. Why have they not called me as a witness? I am Mr. Average. The kind who watches TV, goes to movies, revels in horror comics. Tell me, why have they not asked me to speak to them? | think | can prove conclusively that, violence in all its forms has affected my life. Picture this scene if you will. | am going to visit my friend, Norman. | tell everyone who asks me that | am going to the movies. This is so that in the event of something awful happening to Norman, | will have an alibi. Sometimes | have great difficulties. My family is not particularly anxious about where | go, and sometimes they don't ask. Then | have to make a point of announcing that | am going to the movies. Sometimes they turn very awkward and say things like "I'll go with you." You can see right away the problem this would create. However, most of the time | manage to get out of the house and head for Norman's. | know better than to do this in the usual fashion. If | go north | go to Norman's house. If | go south it takes me straight to the movies. Now, if | go south the detectives might reason that | was trying to set up an alibi for myself and they'd deduce right away that what | was going to do was double back and sneak into Norman's house. So what | do is go west. This is sort of doubling up on the alibi but with people like Columbo and Kojak on my trail | just can't take too many precautions. Everything seems to work out very well. | pass the blind flower seller and as | stop and buy a flower | take great care to ask her the time. | -am stumped just for the moment when she points out that blind people have difficulty in telling time, but like a flash 1 solve this difficulty by pointing out that it is twenty minutes past seven. She thanks me and | hurry on. Then it dawns upon me that possibly Norman will be murdered at 7:40, which is just about the time it would take me to get to his house and hit him over the head. I realize right away that far from having set myself up with an alibi, 1 had, with this one Sri mistake, a convicted myself. by John mack -* kill the blind flower seller, SSuatn sl ile ttutonst 7 Second year: Gordon Sim- Our best wishes for a My min working frantically, | realize ere is only one way to solve this problem. | have to go back to the blind flower seller and ask her the time again. | rush back and buy another flower, at the same time pointing out to the blind flower seller that the time is now 7:25. The blind flower seller thanks me and says, "That's funny. Just five minutes ago a fellow who sounded just like you said the time was 7:20." | knew then that | had done the right thing. This was a smart flower seller. Bidding her good-night, and clutching my two flowers, | proceeded on my way. | was walking quite smartly now as Norman was expecting me about 7:30. It was a little foggy but | ignored the fog as | almost ran toward Norman's house. Then | realized that in my anxiety to set up my alibi | was still going west which is not the way to Norman's house. To get to Norman's house | would have to pass the blind flower seller again; but that was not so bad. It would allow me to reinforce my alibi. Almost running now, | hasten back to the blind flower seller, buy a flower, and tell her it is now 7:32. "That's funny," she said, "there was a gent passed just seven minutes ago and he said it was 7:25." | know then that the blind flower seller was a person of some superior intellect and | would have to be very careful. | asked her right away if the other person was aman in his early forties, with slightly long hair, and waring a duffle coat. She said, | don't know, but he had a Scottish accent just like you." | know then that | can't leave this witness to blab all she knows to Inspector Kojak, Columbo and Sergeant Pepper. | walk a little way past the blind flower seller, thinking all the way. What is my best plan for silencing this witness? For | know now if Norman were to be murdered this night my safety would be in jhe woman's hands. Then it dawns on me, what I'had to do was go to the movies. Yes, really go to the movies. But how could | prove | had really been at the movies? | know all about picking up a stub from the street and choosing a movie | had seen before, but so do Kojak and Columbo and Pepper. And there is no use talking to the ticket taker because by the time of the trial he would not remember which night he had spoken to me. I am in a sweat now. Every way | turn they are going to get me. Steady on now, there has to be an answer. I have it! | will take the blind flower seller to the movies with me. | hasten back to the blind flower seller, "How about going to the movies?' . "They don't buy flowers in movies," she says, "too busy snuggling in the back seats." "'No,"" | say, 'to see the movie." "You're kidding!" she says. "Well, you can listen." "What movie?" .'Ou Sont Les' Lavabos Pour Hommes?' | reply. "That's French," she says. "But there are English sub-titles,'" | say. "You forget my condition,"' she says. I realize then there is only one thing | can do. | successful future goes to these students, The WI. sponsored Community picnic was well attended. We certainly are very grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Boadway for making this event one to look for- ward to. After a lovely buffet lunch, we older folk visited and the younger ones made full use of the pool. "Our deepest. sympathy to the family and friends of the late Mrs. Howard Gourlie - a 'good kind : neighbour * and loving mother who will be missed by many who called her "friend". Our condolence also to the family and friends of the late Leonard Woods for many _ years owner of the Swamp --Garage. Richard Benns is visiting this week with his grand- parents Mr. and Mrs. Allen Card. The Cafd family attended the Geer Picnic at the Lake Front Park at Port Perry on Sunday. Epsom Strawberry festival proved to be an unqualified success. We will say everyone connected with the effort is to be congratulated. The men's quartet sang several selections. The members were Peter Em- mings, Ron Brown, Don Asling and Walter Kerry. The ladies chorus was also much appreciated. One song they sang was 'Jockey Hill" words by Pat Asling. The members of the ladies chorus were Linda and Lois Bushell, Donna and Elva Kerry, Anne and Betty Tap- scott, Pat Asling, Faye Ashton, Ruth Taylor, Lor- raine Brown, Essa Emmings Joan Clow, Mrs. Herman. Kerry and her brother Mr. Herb Ashton played two numbers Mrs. Kerry at the piano and Herb with his violin. The young: folks inter- spersed the music with several lively humours skits. The sing song before the . programme was led by Paul Baster who also doubled as 'M.C. A" closing number was rendered with a duet by Kathy and Mike Ward. Mike J brought greetings from our - paster Rev. Archie Scott. All then went to the Sunday School rooms, where a table was arranged with several punch bowls were filled with strawberries and several more with the topping and plates and plates of cake. Everyone was told 'help yourselves". Who could ask for more? Now we wait for Home- coming week and a big beef- barbeque and of course the parade. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Asling and grandson Jamie Abhton visited Mrs. Allie Asling at Fairview on Sun. evening. Several relatives of Mr. Clifton Gibson visited him on Sunday at Centenary Hospital in Scarboro and were pleased to find him improved. Mr. Bill Keach of Toronto was guest for a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kerry. On Sat. afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Jack Switzer of Brechin (continued on page 13) EC 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR \ GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 3 YEAR Rates subject to change. These rates are paid on new certificates. They do not affect any you may now hold. Why wait until dge 60? 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