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| Er m---- A ---------- Dear Sir: Being a taxpayer in this community I wish to ex- press my personal opinion of the - (Beautifying Port Perry?) which is now under proposal. ) First - who would really be paying for this? The storekeeper of course would have his taxes raised and then he would have to pass this extra cost on to his customers with more price increases, which at this time seem to be straining all budgets. Then the cus- tomer may think twice and shop in Oshawa or else- 'where and then the Port Perry stores would be los- ing sales perhaps even lose their businesses which many have done already this year and not only in Port Perry but all over the country. Secondary the parking. If the street parking is elimi- nated where will they park? Suppose it was just to visit the bank or pick up a paper or the mail? It would seem an imposition to have to walk 3 blocks in any weather, rain, snow ete. if one had a small child (or 2 or 3) or if one was perhaps arthritic with cane (only naming 2) or many other kinds of hinderance. - ~--I-am from Toronto and' streets with benches and trees are so sterile and un- friendly looking. You have a beautiful waterfront park why not enlarge this even letters more where people can en- joy the lake and the parks winter and summer. Why try to make Port Perry look like any other big city (all concrete). You are robbing the people of the beauty of a small town and to me its a very nice town. That's what people visit the country (from the city) to see the beauty in a small town and so why destroy what there is here to copy other big towns. Not only are the. sugges- tions going to ruin the looks of the town but the friendli- ness of the people and the closeness there is in Port Perry row. Perhaps it would even dis- courage the tourists from stopping in Port Perry on their travels as if concrete is what they have at home they wouldn't want to visit the same as they have (left) at home. -So we hope Port Perry will remain the same but still grow with dignity and remain her gracious self. Sincerely, Jean Noble Scugog Island Scarborough, Ontario. Publisher: Customers are now going to Oshawa and other centers to shop. This is why something 'must be "done. But, if you think it will make the town more unat- tractive and the people less friendly....by all means dis- courage it! LB NR 1 TRE g AP ETEHR 1 SME SERRE Vo | hea AY SEL 2a BA SEVEN TR | A EA A ' yaa . be PO) 5 en LEN Pe 7 # h UY 1% BN EE a A a EN whi bition ded dublait shhh cb mbrasatid soa botn doi nit sd conic rdeisbus a PORT PERRY STAR .-- Wednesday, Apr. 5, 1978 -- § Remember When. oT Photo of the Methodist Church Choir which held their annual picnic at Washburn Island each year. The choir was transported up the lake to identified person in photo is Mr. Cyril Jeffrey, back left with cap. Photo courtesy Mrs. Hazel Slemmon. ad ANG 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 4th, 1918 News has come that Lieut. Frank Spence has been wounded in both legs, and is now in the hospital. . The Seagrave Dramatic Club's presentation of "The Hand of the Law" was well received at the Town Hall, Port Perry, last week. Musical numbers were provided by Mrs. H. W. Emmerson, Mr. Milligan and Miss Gertrude Elliott. Fourteen-year-old George Sonley, waved down a CNR Continued on page 6 THE PRESS From time to time all small town newspapers run into the dilemma of whether to make public the names of local citizens either charged with or convicted of highway traffic or criminal offenses. The argument against printing the names is that it could damage the reputation of the convicted and cause embarrassment to family and friends. The argument for it, of course, is that conducting judicial proceedings openly and in public is a fundamental cornerstone of a democratic system, and that the names, addresses of the people involved as well as the nature of the offense are public domain. A newspaper has the right to edit, but not to censor. : The argument pro and con is not the real purpose of this introduction. Rather a relative of mine sent me a copy of the March 29 Pembroke Observer, .which contained a most fascinating item. : It is from the Pembroke Observer of 1892, and under the heading "Matrimonial Happiness", gives an insight into the way newspapers of nearly a century ago covered what obviously was a domestic dispute, albeit, rather a serious one. ' After reading it, I believe you'll agree with me that this kind of coverage would simply be unacceptable in a newspaper of 1978. Here it is: . "Mr. John Tryobinskie, who resides near Rocking- ham, has for some time lived unhappily with his wife. They have had frequent quarrels and she has several times left him but after a time returned. Last Tuesday 'they had another quarrel and at night when he went to bed she had water on the stove heating, he asked her to ~ come to bed but she replied she would not go until twelve o'clock. Tryobinskie then went to sleep, the .. wife waited until the water was boiling then took a = dipperful of it and threw it upon her sleeping husband, scalding his head, face and bregst.. The wife at once rushed out of the house locking the door after her. The unfortunate man had to walk one mile to the nearest neighbour, Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Kider was sent for, who considering that the scalding might prove fatal, sent Mr. O'Brien to Eganville for Dr. W. T. Irwin of Pembroke, who is supplying Dr. Dowling's place in Eganville during the latter's absence in Toronto, who went up and dressed the wounds. The case is a serious one but the man will probably recover." OPRYLAND, US.A. All kinds of wierd and wonderful things show up in the mail these days, and last week I received instructions on how to get a freebie to Opryland, U.S.A.* Being an accredited member of the news media, seems all I have to do is show in Nashville, flash the press card and, lo and behold, they'll let me into the park, gratis, anytime it is open. That sounded like a pretty good deal, so I read the P.R. blurb further, hoping they'd tell me how to get from Port Perry to Nashville, also gratis. No such luck. Getting there is my problem and expense. I also discovered that while I can get into the park for nothing, the same does not apply to members of my family, friends or business associates. Shucks. And further, while my press card will get me into Opryland, it won't get me into the Grand Ole Opry House, which as every country fan knows is the world Mecca for those who love to hear some good ole fashioned guitar pickin'. I guess Nashville will get along quite well without me this year. BOOZE ON THE TUBE The politicians are at it again. The boys at Queens Park have now put their patent leather heels down on beer and wine advertising on television. Life-style " advertising, they call it. You know the beer commer- cials that show young, vibrant, radiant men and women flying kites, horseback riding, wind surfing, and trail bike riding. Seems the government is concerned that young people will look at the healthy models in these commercials and come to the conclus- ion that the only way to enjoy the good life is to quaff a little beer along the way. : : Ithink the politicians have got the whole thing turned upside down. They should be allowed to continue to use ~~ these healthy attractive young models engaged in all kinds of 'good life" activities. It just might twig on some pot-bellied beer drinker, chain smoker and junk-food junkie that if he is going to look or act like those people in the. commercials, he'd better push away from the bar, or get up out of the armchair, cut back on his beer intake, go on a diet, get his teeth cleaned and his hair styled, and start taking part in a few of these "good-life" activities. I guess the politicians would like the breweries to advertise their wares by showing skid row drunks | chotterbox by win B. eclaone sleeping in a garbage-strewn alley, or a drunk behind the wheel of a car running over the family dog. It gets a little ridiculous after a while. i Seriously, what proof is-there that cutting the number of ads on TV and radio, or putting stringent controls on their content, will lead to less consumption, especially among young people? I seem to recall the same thing was done a few years ago with cigarette advertising, and the tobacco companies are still doing a decent business. Sure, the abuse of alcehol is a serious health problem these days (some say the number one health problem) but tinkering with the adds on TV and radio is not getting at the root of the problem. Anyway, it's good for a headline or two. You'd think the boys (and girls) at Queen's Park had nothing better to do with their time. (port perry star A - Company Limited Phone 985-7383 Sad, ¢ CNA Cou): Ray Serving the Township of Scugog J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager «3.B. McCLELLAND _. Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port 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 $8.00 per year Elsewhere $10.00 per year. Single copy 20¢ _ J