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A ct Ri rt 5 o£ how AN a SHE RE FCRER PANES ER A ". Ny wl lnk NZ iam CRA Pn Tar i 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1978 remember when ...? continued 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 16, 1943 Ration Coupons which may be used effective Thur-- sday, December 16th: Meat 26 - 29 incl.; Butter 38-41 incl.; Tea & Coffee 1-23 incl; Sugar 1-22 incl.; Preser- ves D1-D9. George Stone received his 'wings' last Thursday, together with a commission. He is slated as an instruc- tor. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 17, 1953 Mr. and Mrs. James Owen of Port Perry will be at home to their friends on the occasion of their 50th Wed- ding Anniversary, December 23, between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. and after 7 p.m. Frank Hastings took the chicken for the Men's High Score last week with a nice 661 (212, 151) but passed it on to the next high Bill Walker 575 (251). The ladies chicken went to Clara Martyn with 598 (224). The mystery Score Prizes went to Helen Bathie and Frank Godley. Last Friday evening the Drama Club of Port Perry High School presented two one-act plays which affor- ded the audience a great deal of pleasure. The two plays were "The White Phantom" and "The Mouse Trap." 20 YEARS AGO ~ Thursday, December 18, 1958 Mrs. Audrey Hall of Port Perry won $2,249. on the TV program 'Love or Money" in New York. Her an- swer to the question of the largest living bird was "The Ostrich." : ed Port Perry Lions on the air Suhday, December 21 at10:05a.m. Santa was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd in Port Perry on Saturday. Santa's helpers distributed 1350 bags of candies to the youngsters. After the parade, Santa visited each store personally and talked with a lot of the shoppers. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 19, 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edgerton of Port Perry obser- ved their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, December 14, 1968. Reeve Edward (Sam) Oyler, Reach Township has decided he will contest the position of Warden of On- tariq County, 1969. At a regular meeting of Port Perry Hydro Electric Commission on Friday, Larry Mabley, superintendent, presented the three retiring members, Arthur Cox, Ted Jackson and Reeve J.J. Gibson. with a framed picture of the new sub-station and a pair of cuff-links. The $60,000. sub-station was the last large project initiated and built by the three members. Due to poor health Deputy Reeve Chester Geer of Reach Township has tendered his resignation. Mrs. Lucille Gray has been named to fill out his unexpired term. The Port Perry Curling Club is one of several groups in Durham-York that will be receiving Wintario assis- tance according to a report from Bill Newman, MPP. According to Newman, the Port Perry Curling Club has been informed that they are eligible for up to $12,333 in capital assistance for the work they are undertaking on the building. Comco sewer installation (From page 1) when dye flushed down a toilet at the plant showed up in the nearby swamp. Dr. Watt said the dye test according to Dr. Watt. The soil conditions are terrible, and the system is simply overloaded. A spokesman for Durham Region public works depart- was carried out to force ment told the Star last week some quick action and a firm commitment from the owners on the installation of proper sewage facilities. There are two reasons why the present septic system is not functioning properly, that a servicing agreement between Durham and Aycuzz Realty is now in the final processes and should be signed almost immediately. Mr. G. Crawford, manager of the engineering services Greenbank news by Mrs. A. McMillan We wish the Port Perry" Star and its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Sunday morning Com- munion Service was well attended. The following young people were received into the Church as New Church members. Diane Baylis, Kenton Baird, Robert Baird, Dean Dusty, Ron Rahm, Kim Real, Shona Stone, Peter Stone, Brian Till, Terry Till, Trevor Till. This service should make a lasting impression on all who attended. Next Sunday will be our annual Christmas service with special music at the usual hour and at 7:30 p.m. there will be a Christmas Eve service at Seagrave Church. All are invited to attend. Mrs. Harold Tomlinson of 'Stouffville is visiting with her sister Mrs. Aleta Leask for a few days. Miss Lizzie Cookman, Sunderland, with Mr. and Mrs. Cookman over the weekend. Mrs. Marjory Beaton with Miss Mabel Beaton in Ux- bridge for the weekend. We are sorry to hear that Mr. Gordon (Mike) Ander- son had passed away and was buried in Bethel Ceme- tery earlier this week. Mr. Bert Finney is holiday- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Couves for the Christmas school break. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Lunney were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard McMillan on Sunday evening. We are pleased that Gary Lee was released from Western Hospital last week after eye surgery and has returned with Charlene and Kelly to their home at Trout Creek. Miss Dorothy Real vaca- tioning with Mr. and Mrs. PORT PERRY HYDRO COMMISSION The following rates have been approved by Ontario Hydro EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1st, 1979 Fred Real for a few days. Mr. .and Mrs. 'John Phoenix, Toronto, visited with his family on Saturday. Prize winners at the Christmas Euchre in the hall were Ladies - Dorothy Collins, Fran Gibson, Iva Yake, Marjory Byford, and Elsie Taylor. Gents - Hardy Noble, Gordon Smith, Albert Timms, Elmer Johnson, Douglas Stiver. This was the last euchre until further notice. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher to the village. They are living in the Swan house on the avenue. Keep in mind the Christ- mas Dance in the hall on Saturday, December 23rd. For tickets call 985-3217. GRADUATE Carol Jackson of Port Perry graduated recently at the 86th annual graduation ceremony of Shaw Colleges in Toronto. Carol graduated from the Fashion Institute of Canada, a division of Shaws, with her diploma in fashion merchandising. The Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, Attorney Gene- ral for Ontario addressed the graduates and the as- sembled guests. NET MONTHLY RATES For Residential Customers NET MONTHLY RATES For General Service Customers KWH CONSUMPTION COST PER KILOWATT HOUR KWH - CONSUMPTION © COST PER KILOWATT HOUR LT J Tr St ss ese sss ee esses Demand Charges Over 50 KW LS Next 9,750 kwh......... All additional kwh . ..... 0-50 Kilowatt ................. No Charge Ce $2.70 per KW LI RE NT TN with Durham says the Region has known of the Health department concerns for the past nine months, but the installation of proper services was delayed be- cause of engineering pre- parations, and getting the necessary approvals for the installation of the new system. The Ministry of the . Environment gave prelimi- nary approval for the system earlier this year and final approval six weeks ago. The system that will be installed early next year is actually a temporary one that will use a pumping station at the plant to force the sewage to an existing sanitary sewer at Alva Street. When a sanitary main is completed to service the Van Edwards property to the north of the Comco plant, it will connect up with the line from the plant. That new main is expected to be completed later next year. Mr. R.S. Taylor, an en- gineer with Cumming- Cockburn Associates Ltd., the consulting firm for Aycuzz Realty, said his company has been working on the servicing project for two years. Delays were a result of having to decide which would be the best way to proceed. Originally, there were plans to re-build the present septic system at a cost of - $100,000. A proposal to install a Durham-owned pumping station for the property was ruled out as being too costly. Mr. Taylor said the cost of the system now approved will be about $150,000. J o itor ol IF THEY HADONLY KNOWN There's no use denying it - the country is in pretty poor shape. You take your life in your hands to travel alone on our roads - violence, robbery, accidents - you name it. Children are hungry. The aged, crippled, mentally wounded are neglected. Some people are having a tough time because they are walking around in the wrong-colored skins, or with long-slanted noses. Money can't be found for desperately needed housing, but military defence gets plenty. People aren't classified with the government. Opponents threaten the leadership and call for a change. This was the situation 2,000 years ago when a young couple slipped into Bethlehem and looked around for a room. Her name was Mary and she was pregnant. His name was Joseph and he was tired, scared and annoyed. Their baby was born in stable in Bethlehem. If the people had only known who he was they might have found better accommodation. This little one, born to be King, was the leader they were expecting to set things straight in their world. What kind of reception will He get this year? BEYOND CHRISTMAS SENTIMENTALITY A cartoon which appeared a few years ago on the front page of the Manchester Guardian Weekly is a challenge to the religious sentimentality some of us indulge in at this time of the year. There are two figures in the foreground -- Santa Claus and a small boy. Santa has been reading to the boy from a book which is identified on its cover as "The Christmas Story". Santa has a puzzled expression on his face, and we can understand his puzzlement when we read the cartoon's caption which indicates that the boy has just asked him, "And how did it end?" In the cartoon's background we see the answer to that question -- a large cross in silhouette, with a man hanging from it. Not a very Christmasy drawing. Not the kind of thing we put on Christmas cards, but it does make the point that the Christmas story should not be isolated from the rest of the story of Jesus Christ. Christmas was not celebrated in the Church before the second half of the fourth century. Apparently some Christian leaders were uneasy about a festival being established at the time of the traditional pagan mid-winter festivals, such as the Roman Saturnalia. (Perhaps some of the good citizens of Rome complained about the sneakiness of the Christians in trying to "religionize" the Satur- nalia). Easter was the great central festival from the earliest days of the Church. It proclaimed that the crucifixion did not mark the end of the mission of Jesus, but, rather, that it marked a new beginning. There can be no doubting that when Christmas was adopted as a special celebration of the Church it was viewed in the light of Easter, the festival of the resurrection of Jesus. It is not enough at Christmastime for Christians simply to concentrate their attention on the infant Jesus, the Babe in the Manger. They must also remember that the man Jesus brought his purpose and his mission into final focus in his death on the cross and in his resurrection. Christmas isolated by sentimentality is, in the long run, Christmas made irrelevant for faith. "Unchurched Editorials » + a . 0 L v ® '