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[ N ¢ hI ' A GNU S RE SH SUN ACTS INR or fachodd CN RCE i PRY RISE BY EAR SIAC L F40 NE Lilla Street in Port Perry was just a dirt road when this photo was taken of the Purdy House. The house is situated directly behind the Town Hall. Mrs. A. Ingram, who submitted the photo, 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 18, 1919 Having sold his farm, Mr. Edward Frise will sell his farm stock and implements by public auction at his premises ¥% mile from Seagrave on Monday, October 6th. Auctioneer - Geo. Jackson. Reach Council met Monday, September 8th. In reply to a communication to the Grand Truck Railway Fim 1 g would like to establish who the people are in the photo, the history of the house and the date it was taken. She can be contacted at 705-357-2253. Co. re: the erection of an overhead bridge on the 2nd concession, the clerk presented a plan and profile of same received from company and estimating cost of same at $9,500. (Turn to page 6) chotte HOLIDAYS With summer now nearing an end, I must admit my mind has mixed emotions about the past'two months. On one hand I am depressed that the summer is over and we . are now heading into the long cold days of fall and winter, but on the other hand I have never been so happy to see the end of this traditional holiday season. Now I'm no scrooge, but summer is a pain in the rear-end for most small businesses, as employees take their well earned vacation during this time. This means that fellow staff members and management have to take-up-the- slack and fill in those vacated positions during their vacation period. And this summer seems to have been the worst ever around the Star office, as week after week we have been minus from one to three employees at any given time. But the one consolation about vacation time is that it gives those left behind to fill-in, the rtunity to sharpen up in the areas that they normallydo not spend a lot of time. In my case it had me going from payroll, to ad make-up, to darkroom work, and when I only enter these roles for two weeks out of 52, efficiency is not at it's peak. Well last week was my most frustrating with the girl in our ad department away on a well-deserved holiday. The nine hours that I spent on preparing ads would have taken her no more than half that time but my inexperience showed up dramatically. Ihave had plenty of experience in ad-makeup over the years, having at one time taken care of that end of the business myself, but in recent years I have strayed farther and farther away from that facit of the business. And then about a year ago we purchased a new machine capable of incredible feats in the process of ad makeup. The only ASH mosh "I can't understand it. A beautiful highway like this and not another car on it." box by J. Peter Hvidsten problem with the machine is you have to know how to operate it to make it worth its presence. And that is where my problem began! Having only operated the machine on one previous occasion, I found myself stumbling along and resetting things two or three times before ending up with copy that was acceptable. But by days end we were able to finish up and I had a fairly good working knowledge of this magnificent piece of phototypesetting equipment. But it'll be another fifty weeks before I have to use it again, if our ad-girl doesn't get sick or quit, so by the time I have to use it again....... Oh well, that's a year away! 1 DESPERATION Have you ever locked your keys in the car? I'm sure most people have at one time or another, and the chore of getting them out is not all that bad if you can get a coat-hanger and hold your mouth just right as you wiggle the wire through the car window and try to wrap it around the door lock. I've done it on a couple of occasions, and have helped others retrieve theirs when they were unable to accomplish the feat themselves. But recently I added an unpleasant kink to the case of the "keys locked in the car caper." A friend and I were up north Scuba diving this summer and we were standing behind the car getting ready. We took all of our gear out of the trunk and got dressed, except for mask, snorkel and fins, and were preparing to head for the lake. Before departing we threw our clothes into the trunk and closed the lid. You know how your heart drops when you realize that you have locked your keys in the car and you can see them dangling from the ignition. Multiply that feeling times ten and then add some "depression, frustration, anger, rage, and sorrow", mix them together with a pinch of '"'chal- lenge', and you'll know how we felt. So there we were, all suited. up, ready to explore the depths and we had to strip-off and pursue the problem at hand. It was obvious instantly that there was no way to get into the trunk by way of tinkering with the lock, so our only alternative was to remove the back seat and hope that they still make cars with access holes into the trunk from behind the seat. During this process of seat-removal we learned that they do not build cars today with the intention of having to remove the back seat easily. No longer are they secured my means of hooks, but are now bolted to the floor boards so PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., September 12, 1979 -- § letters Marina problems Dear Sir: As a boater who docks at West Shore Marina, I am ata loss to understand the com- plaints of the Ratepayer's group who are opposing the trailers at the marina site. Since the present owners took over the business there has been nothing but im- provements in the property. It is a "family place". We live within easy driving distance of several marinas, but we have stayed for 6 years at West Shore because of the people and the atmos- phere there. In all the time we have been there, we have witnessed one disturbance caused by people who had no connection with the boaters or trailer people. The owners are honest, decent and hardworking people. They have 3 teen- agers between the 2 couples and not one of these kids ever fails to speak to you by name and say "Hi." I think if more boaters at the marina knew of the dispute going on between the ratepayers and the marina, you would receive many more letters similar to this one, but apparently the marina owners have kept their problems to them- selves. Yours truly, Amy Clark Oakwood, Ont. Appeal for help Dear Sir: In the spring of this year, the small community of NE Fie] (pop. 550), 34 -| Kilometres north of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario was savagely devastated by raging flood waters of the Sturgeon River. For several days at the peak of the flood, 40 percent of the town was submerged in more than 15 feet of water. About 200 residents were forced to leave their homes, and today, all that is left of this village is a mass of con- torted wrecks, laiden with inches of mud and clay, some rocked off their foun- dations. These flood evacuees have been making their homes in temporary housing, as best they can, since late April. The Ontario Government has been most sympathetic and generous toward the plight of the Field people. In (Turn to page 6) that access is near impossible without the proper tools (which would also be locked in the trunk if you had them). So we began the laborious chore, lifting, pulling and finally dilodging the seat back from its secured position. Behind the seat was an insulation pad which we pulled away and there staring at us were two small holes into the trunk. By inserting our arms through these holes we were able to reach some of the trunk contents and little by little we began to pull out articles of clothing. After a few minutes' we finally reached my pants which contained the keys, and once again we were able to gain access to the trunk by wayt of the lid. In all, it was a valuable experience. From now on I'll be more careful about where the keys are before I go locking the doors or trunk lid. They say experience is the best teacher, and they are right. But it sure can be an inconvenience in a case like this. (port perry star) Company Limited CSL 7 Phone 985-7383 Sa, Gon (oun v2. ra m ot "710m #7 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 0245 Subscription Rate: In Canada $8.00 per year Elsewhere $10.00 per year. Single copy 20c _ To a EE AR ae J Ud HA a INAS