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. Full-time chief Wheels ¢ season under (continued) ing program . (one of the advantages of having a single chief) but that the idea never seemed to get off the ground. All of the No. 1 represent- atives agreed that there should be one overall chief, although disagreeing if that chief should he full or part- time. Both members of the No. 2 department. saw no need for an overall chief. Charlie Miller of the Caes- area hall suggested that a joint training program could be worked out between the two departments so that 'there would be full familiar- ization of all the equipment of the Scugog department by all firemen. "When it comes down to it, a chief would simply tell us to do it or tell our own chief to do it," said Miller. "He wouldn't do it for us. So what's the need?" Miller suggested that even when the two departments are working together on the same fire, they are working with their own equipment and don't have a need to know how to operate the other's equipment. The view brought object- ion from No. 1: Deputy Chief Charlie Lown, who said a firemen must be able to handle all pieces of equip- ment at the scene of the fire and must be ready to assist anyone else at anytime. The track record over the past few years gave some councillors and firemen doubts about whether inde- __pendent functioning. depart... ments could work together on such things as training sessions. "The unfortunate thing," said Coun. Reg Rose, 'is that this has been suggested strongly in the past and nothing has come of it. Why haven't the two departments managed to get together?" "Because," added Coun. Jerry Taylor, "there isn't a man at the top. No overall chief." At least two firemen felt that not only was an overall chief required, but an overall full time chief. Ray Penney of the Port Perry hall said he was 100 per cent in favour of a full-time chief who could provide preventative, edu- cational information through school lectures and inspect- ion. He said a part-time chief has little time for this kind of a program because it demands taking time off work. Chief Cook pointed out that demands by his duties now put stresses on his job, let alone the stresses that would be put on any volunteer chief of the two departments. He said to do the job properly and effectively, the township should look towards getting a full-time chief. By Andrea Jones The "Wheels" have a new prefix this season. * Grant Menzies Motors have retur- ned to sponsor the Midget "A's" after a few years absence. The "Wheels" themselves have only three familiar Consider continued the Scugog Fire Depart- ment. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm warned that the purpose of the meeting...to discuss a fire marshal's report on municipal fire protection... should not be to draw too He disagreed with Coun. Don Frew, who said he couldn't see how two. separ- ate "departments" could work under one chief, saying that in some cases, a single chief oversees three separ- ate operations. He said individual chiefs would remain at each of the two halls, but the overall chief could be classified as train- ing co-ordinator or some such title. No conclusions were drawn from the debate, but council managed to get a commitment from both sides that joint training sessions would be held in November and December. PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1976 -- 5 faces left from last years Ontario Champions. Mark Lee and Rob Griener at centre and Merle Schewaga between the pipes. From the rest of the midgets who have been trying out for this years team, coach Chap Jones and manager Stewart McQuade system many conclusions and make a lot of resolutions. "Rather," he said, "to get the true feeling of each de- partment about the report." He said it was too big a thing to discuss for a few minutes, then endorse or reject with a quick resolut- ion. ' "Implementing these things would be a 20-year program,' said the mayor, "and not something we can accomplish right now." The numberjng scheme discussed involved the desig- nation of a number to each rural property, so when a call came in, only the number is needed for quick identification of the site of the fire. Likewise, a grid system would involve the division of fire protection areas into blocks of land. One reason for such a simplified system, point out firemen, is the need for simplicity when a call comes in. have had a tough job making final cuts. Coach Jones feels that with so. many good players to choose from, this years edition of the Wheels will be as good as last years. (And that's a tough act to follow). . Six members of the '75.'76 Wheels are playing junior hockey this year. Steve Jones is captain of the Port Perry Jr. "C" Flamingos and team mates Bill Haynes, Mike Healey and Rob Evans are also playing for the "C's". Remember the great goaltending in those play- offs last year, well the Fla- mingos knew a good thing when they saw it and now Charlie Durward is repeat- ing his act for them. Phil Cochrane has made the Ajax Provincial Jr. A team and is doing what he does best.. that is, filling the net...scoring five goals and way, final cuts tough four assists in one game. * In order to make those final cuts, Coach Jones threw his team up against a tough Major Midget squad from Bowmanville on Mon- day night. Bowmanville had three league games under their belt and it showed as they outshot Port Perry 31 to 16 and earned a 7-0 shutout. Not to say, there were no bright spots for the Wheels. . There were several good hard shots and several close calls around the oppositions net. Some solid hitting was also evident. Thé talent was out there, it just needed a little polishing and if the occasion arises later in the season, it could be a different outcome between these two clubs. All in all, not too bad for only the fourth time on skates for the Port Perry boys. The title of Citizen of Sixteen people showed Poor Turnout Community spirit, enthusiasm, drive and the 'willingness to provide service above self was rewarded at a special meeting of the Scugog Ratepayers Association on Thursday night at the Scugog Municipal Office. grabs at the public meeting, a kind of commun- ity "thank you" for a job well done. 4 the Year was up for up. Bill Smiley Political visions There are quite a few big, black birds floating around these days. Or had you noticed? No, they are not black geese on their way south. They are vultures. They may not look like it. They may more closely resemble political pundits, media manipul- ators, or triumphant Tories. But they are vultures. . They aré scrawny and hungry as they circle impatiently, waiting for the moribund body to fall down and become a carcass on which they can fatten, That staggering corpus on which their beady little eyes are fixed is the Liberal Party, which composes the government of A Gallup or some other poll revealed recently that the Liberals would receive only 29 per cent of the vote, should an election be held when the poll was taken. Add to that the increasingly virulent tone of the media toward the prime minister, and a gaggle of fairly minor scandals involving prominent Liberals, and it would appear that the vultures will soon be gorging themselves. There certainly is a faint stench arising from the Liberal party these days. But it is not the stench of death. It is more like the odour of a body that needs both a strong purgative and a good, hot bath. I don't pretend to be a political seer. Nor do I owe any political prognostications to this fair land at the moment. 50 YEARS AGO Thurs. October 21, 1926 Mrs. Bradley, with her husband, Dr. H. M. Brad- ley of Wheatley, Ontario, spent a few days last week with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Atkinson, Port Perry. Mr. Fred O'Boyle, Myrtle, was at Fenelon Falls last week buying cattle. 25 YEARS AGO Thurs. October 18, 1951 On Wednesday, October 17, Port Perry suffered another severe loss to its business area when a sudden fire levelled the grist mill of Jas. Goodall and Company on the Waterfront. The value of the building was esti- mated at $60,000. and the contents at $35,000. It was only partially covered by insurance. The tower of the Port Remember When..? Perry 'Town Hall", pre- sently occupied by the Gossard Company of Toronto, has been con- sidered unsafe and has been removed. It has been replaced by a shallow cottage roof which covers the bell, still used as a fire alarm. 15 YEARS AGO Thurs. October 19, 1961 Mrs. Phyllis Sinclair, - Blackstock, attended the Bay 'of Quinte Young People's Conference at Almonte recently. Winners of the Lucky Draw held by the Figure Skating Club on October 14, 1961, were first, Mrs. E. Summers, and second, Al Shaw. 10 YEARS AGO Thurs. October 20, 1966 Mrs. Marjorie Aldred,' R. R. 3, Port Perry, was installed as Noble Grand of Maybelle Rebekah Lodge No. 348, Port Perry at an installation cere- mony by District Deputy President Sister Betty Major of Orono Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wotten spent a few days last week touring the Lake Huron area, taking in the plowing match enroute home. Mr. Jim Lee, Green- bank, won the Dr. Drymond trophy for the best ploughed land for any resident of Southern Ontario. J. J.J. Gibson, Reeve of Port Perry, Ed (Sam) Oyler, Reeve of Reach Township, Victor Aldred, Reeve of Scugog, and John Hamilton, Reeve of Cartwright were among the first to officially open the new direct dialing system at Bell Telephone in Oshawa last week. any political affiliation. In short, I don't give a diddle for any of them. But it doesn't require more than a modicum of common sense to realize that the Liberal party is far from being on its last legs. Anyone who thinks otherwise is indulging in wishful fantasies or a form of self-hypnosis. That includes the political vultures. I think they are going to go right on being scrawny and hungry. Remember, you read it here first. The Liberals may have absorbed a few stiff punches in the solar plexus, but they are a long way from going to the mat and being counted out. Why? Use your head, man, or lady. Forget about the polls and the press. Nobody ever won an election with either, or both. People, not polls, elect governments. And people are the most unpredictable creatures in the universe. They don't base their votes on logic or reason. They base them on all kinds of crazy things. They base them on emotions like greed and fear. They base them on glibness and charisma. They base them on such things as Margaret making an ass of herself on TV or Maureen having a hard time with her first baby. In these days, when the tube is so vital in a politician's getting to the people, the latter base their votes, in many, many cases, on dazzle rather than dependability, on rhe- toric rather than reliability. A pity "tis. 'Tis pity but 'tis true. When the crunch comes, who are you going to vote for? Earnest, youthful Joe, with his jowls jumping like a junior John Dief? Or suave, elegant Pierre of the Gallic shrug, the seemingly utterly -easonable approach, and the charm of a professional actor? Be honest, now. Add to that a few other facts. Trudeau has the solid support of his party, if only because he has led it to two successful grabs at the gold ring. Clark was elected leader of the Tories by barely more than one half of the convention delegates. Add again. Trudeau is a skilled and expecienced politician. He has shown that he can be at the same time loyal to his henchmen and ruthless when need be. Clark is comparatively untried in the policial arena, is rapidly gaining skill, but hasn't had a chance to be either loyal or ruthless. He hasn't dared. Add some more. The government controls the purse strings. - This means patronage CHET Ene PA Try and post offices and pension cheques. And don't tell me that's 19th century politics. It ain't. Look for some sudden benevolence by the government on the eve of election. And again. Don't count too much on the prime minister's current unpopularity. Mackenzie King was one of the most cordially hated prime ministers we have ever had. He suddenly became very popular and won an election, when he introduced the baby bonus. See last paragraph. Another fact. There are millions of die-hard Liberals in this country. They'd vote Liberal if King Kong or Ibi Amin (not much to choose there) were running for prime minister. What do you think they will do in an election? Roll over and play dead? Add to this that Quebec, despite its disillusion with its own Liberal government, will go at least ninety per cent Liberal. They may not love Trudeau, but when it comes to a choice between a guy named Pierre and a guy named Joe, there is no choice, among French Canadians. Trudeau will get a licking in the West, but that is not where elections are won or lost. While it may be on the ropes, cut and bleeding, the Liberal party is a long, long way from being carried out of the ring, feet first. Here's my 'prediction. Pierre Trudeau will eat Joe Clark for breakfast. If he doesn't, I'll eat three copies of the High River Times for my breakfast. The Argyle Syndicate Ltd. PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited oboe, Proce 315 118) Sa, (i mm): -. Tew Serving Port Perry Reach, Scuqgoq and Cartwright Townships J. PETER HVIDSTEN, Publisher Advertising Manager John Gast. 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