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LE. IN Ye he BY LR 1] . - AJ FEE ' -~ Ss d z I ¢ # . » sarin nde btidud dain acuds fonds caahiniead ss This photo on the front of an old post card is believed to have been taken circa 1930. Archer Motor Salesis visible on the right side with three gas bowsers in front and there was parallel 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 8, 1918 : If anyone has to use the railroads to either send or receive freight - DO IT NOW. The short wheat crop in the West will not be sufficient to keep the cars all busy. i To our Subscribers - Owing to an Express Strike, we are compeled to issue our paper one day late and in this form. Congratulations to Miss Florence Cook, who has passed her examination in Theory Music, Intermediate Form, with honours. ; Attending the Fitchett-Montgomery Wedding at Blackstock last week from Manchester were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barrett, Miss Aletha Barrett and Mr. Chas Lambe of Lindsay. parking on both sides of the street. Also on the street at the time were boulevards on. both sides and in the centre a banner advertising a street dance. Photo courtesy Mrs. H. Clark. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 5, 1943 A movement has started for the beautification of the Highway between Port Perry and Manchester, as a War Memorial. It has been suggested that people save petunia-and hollyhock seed for the purpose. A Recruiting Officer will be at the Port Perry Armouries every Monday from 11 a.m. to4 p.m. Congratulations to Mr. A.W. Lawrence, Port Perry on winning the second prize of a $200. War Bond at the Lions Fair in Bowmanville. Among those graduating recently in trade training from No. 2 Composite Training School, Toronto, Continued on page 6 "- * of Port Perry. For the second time in two years, I was fortunate enough to get tickets to see and hear Neil Diamond perform in front of a full house at Maple Leaf Gardens last week. But getting the tickets was no easy chore. Having been a Diamond fan for a number of years, and after seeing his show two years ago from the green seats (half-way to the rafters) I decided to shoot-the-works this time and get the best tickets available. I was quick to learn, when Diamond is in town you'd better know spmeone with pull or get up awfully early and Sand in line if. you have any hopes of getting tickets to his show. : : With the tickets going on sale on Monday morning a few weeks ago, it was impossible for me to get away from the office to stand in line, so I decided to order my tickets over the telephone. That was a mistake! For over four hours I dialed and listened, dialed and listened......each time the only thing familiar at the other end of the line was the busy signal. Then, at 2:15 p.m. after my index finger was raw from dialing; I finally got through. "I'm sorry sir," came the reply to my plea for tickets, "The concert is completely sold out." That's what she said. In four hours every seat in the Gardens was sold out. Now that's incredible. Anyway, frustrated and disappointed I hung up the phone and went back to work. : Two days later while listening to the radio I heard that a" second Diamond concert was going to be held. Tickets for this show were to go on sale that morning, so I immediately rushed to my office, plopped myself down in the chair and waited for 10:00 a.m. when the tickets went on sale. When 10 o'clock arrived I began to dial...and dial....and E dial. For fifteen solid minutes I dialed the phone, hanging up every time I got a busy signal and then dialing again. And the strategy paid off. Finally a sweet young voice answered the phone and asked, "may I help you sir." I ordered eight of the best tickets she could get me and although'she was not supposed to sell more than four tickets to any one individual, when she learned I was from out-of-town, she consented and sent me the eight tickets I requested. And even at sixteen dollars per seat, there was no problem getting rid of them. I had numerous requests for the tickets, and in Toronto scalpers were reported to have been getting as high as $50 per seat for the tickets to see Diamond. teroox .. When I ordered my tickets for the Monday night show, I thought that it would be the long-weekend and so would not have any problem getting away. It was a couple of weeks later when I learned that my calculations on the holiday were off and it was in-fact, NOT the long week-end. To some people this may not present a problem, but Monday's are the busiest day of the week at this newspaper office and quite often our day stretches from 7:00 a.m. until midnight in order to get the Star on the street in time. And - to make matters worse last week, two of our staff were away on holidays. But I was determined to go to the concert, so I worked over the weekend preparing everything for the Monday rush. It was only because of the co-operation of the staff that we succeeded in getting organized......... and they let me go. Mind you, after the show I returned to the office to photograph the pages, opaque, mask and burn-in the plates so John could take them to Bowmanville in the morning for printing. But now, a bit about the Diamond concert. Neil Diamond knows exactly what his fans want........ and he spares nothing to give them their monies worth. From the very first pulsating beat of his nine piece band, and his appearance on stage he had the crowd eating out of his hand. He moved them with heart-throbbing love songs and kept them rocking with the heavier sounds. The women, most of them in their late twenties to early fourties stood below Diamond's slender form on stage with arms outstretched, in the hopes that he would acknowledge there presence. Some threw roses and carnations while others threw kisses. They just wanted to be with him, and he did acknowledge there presence by getting down on his knees and bending over the stage to talk to them. After standing again he said that he would like to meet them all, but it was only a one night stand. To which one woman yelled "I'll take it." This was Diamond's second show during this trip to Toronto, and he promised he'd be back. And no wonder why. He filled the Gardens during his stay with close to 38,000 fans during the two performances. From our seats about 13 rows centre-front of the stage there was a sea-of-faces visible up into the darkest nooks and crannies of the Gardens. Even the seats behind Diamond were filled to capacity. Although there were some of the familiar blue-jean PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, August 9, 1978 -- 5 letters Coach apologizes The following is a letter ing Cedar Hill the champion- sent recently to Vin Walker "ship we would gladly con- of the Port Perry Minor cede in order that the tro- Softball Association by Hy phies and medallions that Himmel, manager of the You so graciously provided Willowdale Faster Linen would not go to waste. midget team that was in- Hoping you -accept our volved in an incident during apologies and thanking you I a tournament July 16 in Port remain, Perry that led to the two teams being suspended for Yours truly the rest of this season by the H. Himmel, Ontario Amateur Softball Manager Association. Mr. Himmel asked the Star to publish the letter. Thanks, but Dear Sir: I would like personally to "take this opportunity to JO thanks thank Port Perry Minor Soft- ball Association for provid- Dear Sir: ing the facilities for the Please pass on my con- excellent Midget Tourna- gratulations to the people of ment that was held recently. Newcastle, Oshawa, Whitby, My only regret, and I am Pickering, Ajax, Uxbridge speaking for my coach as and Brock. It was for '"The well, is that the tournament Region" that the people of ended the way it did. Scugog got the 4-lane high- Cedar Hill and Willowdale way through Port Perry have been rivals for many (Lilla Street, that is) and years but never in the way subsequently the lights at the that erupted on Sunday corner of Queen Street and night. In fact, the players on Lilla Street. both teams know each other - The people of Port Perry quite well and are friendly certainly didn't want alt off the field. For them to that, as they felt it would cut "behave in such a manner is the town in half, etc. embarrassing to us and But the will of "The certainly to the good people Region' prevailed. Congra- tulations Region......whoever On behalf of Willowdale I you are. would like to apologize for our conduct. If your associa- Yours sincerely, tion would consider award- Georgia Brock . Peter Hvidsten crowd, the biggest percentage were middle age fans dressed in their best for this date with Diamond. He's an amazing performer.sDiamond has no trouble getting his audience involved, and when he asked that the lights be turned up and the crowd to get to their feet and sway to Song Sung Blue and Crackling Rose, there was no hesitation. - ~ It's an awesome sight to see 19,000 people clapping and swaying to the music, like wheat in a field. But I suppose that's what gives Diamond the appeal to his thousands of fans. He has the ability to move people with his music and lyrics and uses it to his best advantage to fill every auditorium in which he performs. Diamond doesn't have to rely on luck....... he's a damn good performer. (port perry star) Company Limited 0 Phone 985-7383 Sa * CNA : (oun) : Go AOUTE /, rs (y/ "47, Serving the Township of Scugog J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J. 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 20c ¥ Fe AYERS fo" wi Av! 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