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JE 52 EAR 2% jet AR 3 et. > - LJ AN 4 FS sas» ry ak » 'FEF AM Jl HET CR A A TE TTS Nie a0 ETE RA fi . Go "1a H ' \ 1 FEO ft Ty, 2 a! ATs * # 1 ely No ASL, » ' «! > 4 A . a a = A EE I NI EIR SP x 27 3 pe hbad dan } If you think the condition of our roads were bad this spring, take a look at this photo. The picture shows Cochrane Street facing south when it was only a dirt path. The house on the . 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 22, 1918 Courses in Agriculture and Household Sciences will be additional courses at the Port Perry High School starting in September. Harvest crops are exceptionally good in this vicinity this season. ) . Mr. W.F. Walker, Manchester, is erecting a new silo on his farm. Mr. Ralph Fitchett, Manchester has bought Cawkers Bros. butcher business and opened up the store in Port Perry. right was the Jeffrey home and is presently lived in by Mr. Jeffrey's daughter, Mrs. F.D. slém- mon. Photo courtesy Mrs. H. Clark. LJ Mr. George Gerrow has sold his home to Mr. Allan Goode and will move to Toronto in October. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 26th, 1943 A complete new roof has been put on the Town Hall, credit is due Mr. Len Leahy for good work in levelling the roof base. } Mrs. Clayton Love and Mrs. Arch Anderson enter- tained at a shower in honour of Miss Mary Stone, a popular bride-to-be. The amalgamated congregations of the United Chur- ' Continued on page 6 cares about its elderly citi- zens. Our board now feels prepar- ed to reach out to another segment of our society by helping adults under severe emotional stress, those re- covering from mental illness and those who just can't cope with life at the moment. The service will be provided under Community Involve- ment and Volunteer Pro- gramme (C.I.V.P.) and Richard Johnston, will be conducting an information session in the Committee Room of the Municipal Building from 7:30 p.m. August 30th. Anyone inter- ested can call Scugog Com- munity Care, 985-8461, week- day mornings for more information. Yours Sincerely, Penny Toye C.I.V.P. Committee Scugog Communiy Care Reader not in agreement with part of Star editorial Dear Sir i The Editorial "CIRCLE OF Danger' in your August "16th issue could come under the heading of "Grey Truth" chotterbox ........ THE ARGOS Well, it looks like the 1978 Canadian football league is starting to unfold as it should with my 'favourite' team, the Argos, headed into a neck and neck race for last place with the timid Tabbies from Steeltown. Last week the Argos got nailed to the cross by Edmonton in a game which saw a good many of the 49,000 faithful at Exhibition Stadium heading for the "exits long before the final gun. It was a dismal performance with the Double Blue simply way out of their class. After all the ballyhoo at the start of the season, what with signing of yet another million dollar baby, the Argos have gone steadily downhill, and it looks like history is repeating itself just as it has every year since the team last won the Grey Cup in 1952. And I just get a great kick out of watching it all. If there is one thing in the crazy world of Canadian sports that gives me a lot of gleeful satisfaction, it's watching the two pro teams from Hogtown - the Argos and the Leafs - flounder and fumble their way through the seasons. Every year it is the same thing: at training camp they look like a million bucks and the silverware is as good as won; all they have to do is show up during the regular season games and then hang around at the end of the year and collect the trophies. ~~ But every year, somehow, somewhere, things start to come untied for both the Argos and the Leafs. (We won't even mention that other team, the Blue Jays, which runs around the American League masquerad- ing as a professional ball club). : What I really get a kick out of, is not so much the fact that the Argos and Leafs are perrenial also-rans. No, I get my jollies putting the needle into those die-hard fans who get all puffed up at the beginning of each season, and then spend the rest of the year trying to explain why their favourites just can't seem to cut the mustard. I must admit that I have to admire their loyalty, but at the same time I get an enormous ° chuckle as they struggle to keep up a brave facade in the face of the cold facts of the won-loss columns. Itry to impress on these guys that if they want to get some satisfaction from backing a winner, they should switch loyalties to the Roughies from Ottawa or (Heaven forbid) the Canadiens from Montreal, but when you're talking to an Argo or Leaf fan, any suggestion such as that falls on a deaf ear. Unthink- able. Seriously, for a moment, what I really dislike about the Toronto pro sports scene is that loyal fans are being betrayed, and have been for a lot of years. It is the type, the flamboyance, and the pompous attitudes on the part of the coaches and owners, who each year trot out a new knight in shining armour with a sweetheart ~ contract. They seem to rely on gimmicks rather than building good solid teams capable of consistent and winning performances. Their philosophy is get the fan into the stadium any way they can. What amazes me is that the Toronto professional sports fans seem to swallow this nonsense year in and year out, and the teams still play to sell-out crowds. No otHer fans in the league would continue to put up with it. Maybe it is time for a revolt. Anyway, there is a possibility that the Argos may bounce back before the end of the season and at least make a credible showing. After all, they sure have some talent, on paper, anyway. Maybe one of these seasons, the die-hard fans will have the opportunity to put the needle into me. But I'm not thinking of holding by breath, that's for sure. A GIRLS AND SPORT Still in the world of sports, two recent decisions to keep girls off minor boys softball and hockey teams, were good ones. BE Despite the fact the two girls, one in Huntsville and one in Waterford apparently were good enough to make the hockey and softball All-star teams, the amateur associations involved took the cases to the Ontario Supreme Court, and a special three-man panel of judges ruled that keeping the girls off the teams does not contravene the Human Rights Code. Let's be honest about these issues. Nobody is suggesting that girls not have the right to play organized sport at the minor level, or that they not have equal access to municipal facilities such as arenas or baseball diamonds. And in some cases, girls 'may indeed to welcome to play on boys teams at the minor level. But there are obvious problems that could develop, both during the actual competition and in the dressing rooms that might have a detrimental effect on everybody involved. A girl having the right to play on a boys hockey team has got nothing to do with the issue of sexual equality in such things as equal pay for equal work, the ability to get credit, or other areas where Certainly no on would squabble with the deadly danger of bombs but, when coupled, in one mouthful, Continued on page 6 women have legitimate complaints of discrimination. But this is not one of them. What is also a little disturbing for me, anyway, is a A that I somehow suspect that the young girls involved in these issues are being used by adults who couldn't care less about the possible harm and disruption that might occur, but rather are simply interested in pushing equality of the sexes to its ludicrous extremes. I would suggest that if those adults really feel that young girls should be playing organized hockey and baseball, they should concentrate their energies and efforts on building teams and leagues for the girls. If that sounds a little bit chauvanistic on my part, tough. But there are times when a line has to be drawn, and this has been one of them. A team, league, or association must retain some kind of control over who plays and who doesn't play, and I said before the application of sexual discrimination in this case is a phoney one. Company Limited Phone 985-7383 Sa, {» CNA 2 (0A) = RA Chg AS 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 [port perry star Subscription Rate: In Canada $8.00 per year Elsewhere $10.00 per year. Single copy 20c " POV PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, August 23, 1978-5 A 4 Pol AY UR ig Iw Fi Expand services >! $ ; a. toSenior Citizens 1k Dear Sir operates quite differently IN _ The residents of Scugog from regular Community FS Township can congratulate Care work. Fifteen hours of A themselves on the success of training is offered and each bE the Community Care pro- volunteer will have a profes- 5 gramme for senior citizens. sional supervisor to advise a It shows what can be done them. Each volunteer will 2 when we work together for work with only one client at a "eS the common good, and the time, usually on a once a a A "we" includes this news- week basis over a three a, paper which lent us so much month period or less. 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