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ac bEDY > RE ull vey Re a a 2) Ii X RIAL ey ar 54 FEA rp Np sa Ud FERS An w Bre Ky TA, 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., October 31, 1979 No Money From Province Durham comes up short-handed A top level delegation from Durham Region came up empty handed last week when it went to the provin- cial government for $100,000 Services Department. Ontario's Community and Social Services Minister Keith Norton told the delega- tion led by Regional Chair- man Walter Beath that the shortfall, and added that Durham is not alone in Ontario this year with budget problems. While the province is not going to cover the $100,000 to make up a shortfall this year in Durham's Social province cannot make up the shortfall, Mr. Beath assured bill (From page 4) before the frost. Can anything be quite as delicious as an ice-cold tomato, right off the vine, eaten over the kitchen sink so you won't slobber all over yourself in your greed? Is there anything to beat a butternut squash, halved and baked, with a big gob of butter working its way into the flesh? And there's always the chance of a meal of fresh trout or roast duck. Though I must admit that they are becoming scarcer all the time, thanks to that infernal invention, the deep freezer. The sportsmen who, used to drop around with the odd duck (the flying kind), or a fresh rainbow, are now socking them away in the freezer, and forgetting their old friends who have become a little too decrepit to crouch in a blind or wade to the bum in ice water. Sob. Hint. For the housewife, October is a re-gear- ing for action. The kids are out of the way, her summer tan is shot, so its time for redecorating, joining organizations, buying some smart new clothes. And a great chance with the earlier darkness, for hector- smiley ing the old man, who can't escape to golf or sailing or fishing, and is stuck with her evenings until the curling season begins. For the athlete, it's perhaps the finest time of the year. The weather is ideal for football, cross-country running, and still fine enough for tennis and golf finals. For sports fans, those adults who fan- tasize by watching large, strong young men do the things they were never much good at themselves, it's a cornucopia of goodies: football in full swing, world series ditto, and the hockey season under way. Buttocks will batten through October as millions of middle-aged males remain firmly fixed before the idiot box most evenings and all weekend. You know, writing a column like this is really asking for it. We had such a glorious September we don't even need Indian summer. By the time this appears in print, the ground will probably be knee-deep in snow, there won't be one ragged leaf left on a tree, and the ducks and geese will have chosen a new flyway. But I don't care. That's how I feel about October. 3] is ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Port Perry, Ontario BRANCH 419 TT ee NOVEMBER 7th - 8th - 9th Poppy Day year. Through you, our poppy emblem is becoming more and more meaningful and is being proudly worn by an ever- increasing number of Canadians each *BURSARIES CONTEST *REMEMBRANCE *LITERARY COMPOSITION *MEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICE BUREAU *SERVICE WORK *COMFORTS FOR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS is the Nation's opportunity to remember those to whom we owe so much. REMEMBER ... THINK ... PARTICIPATE Much of the service work on behalf of veterans and their dependents in Port Perry and area, depends on active and successful poppy and wreath sales. "We will Remember Them!" Remembrance Day - Dinner & Dance SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 1979 Guest Speaker: Mr. Rick Collins, Provincial President Ontario Command Tickets available at the Legion Club Room. pH TE TT TEE REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE: Saturday, November 10th at 10 A.M. from Old Arena. REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE: Saturday, November 10th at 11 AM. at the Legion Cenotaph I OO EEE NE LE eo reporters that this will not mean firing of staff now employed by Durham's Social Services Department. He did suggest that any positions in that department that become vacant through resignation or retirement will not be filled. The shortfall of $100,000 this year appeared in the Social Services budget because the province approved only a five per cent subsidy for administrative costs, two per cent below what the Region anticipated when the budget was struck earlier this spring. Just where the money will come from remains to be seen, but apparently provin- cial government reps are going to meet with Regional officials to discuss present levels of service, and pos- sible methods of reducing costs. The whole issue of the $100,000 shortfall has created a major controversy among members of Regional council, and touched off more than one stormy debate in the chambers. At the centre of the debate is Oshawa alderman Ed Kolodzie who maintains that Durham never should have gone to the provincial government in the first place for the $100,000, but rather should take the money from accounts already budgeted for this year. He claims that this could be done easily, but Social Services Commis- sioner Doug Johns told the council several weeks ago that every penny ear- marked in 1979 will be spent. Several members of the council have also expressed criticism at the provincial government, claiming that while the government lays down the ground rules for the operation and administra- tion of social services, it is not prepared to grant enough money to municipal govern- ments to carry out these requirements. NATIONAL New early hybrid with out- standing potential for high yields. PX 414 is a three-way cross. Excellent seedling vigor PX 414 is well adapted for early maturing areas. Full dent variety with fast dry down. 2500 Heat Units. Limited supply-- order now. Call . . . NATIONAL-NK SEEDS LTD. Box 1207 Cambridge, Ontario Edmonton © Winnipeg HYBRID CORN * FORAGES * SOYBEANS Area National-NK Dealers are: JOHN SYSTMA Port Perry 985-3238 ROBERT DE JONG Nestleton 986-4782 ALLEN CURTIS Whitby 668-8743 remember when ...? continued Holdershaw property. Mr. Mervin DeNure attended the Soccer match in Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, last Saturday evening. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 18, 1954 Grant MacDonald of Port Perry is chairman of the Mass Survey Committee of the Ontario County Tuber- culosis Association which hopes to X-Ray all citi- zens over 12 years of age, early in the new year. Keith VanCamp of Nestleton, was the winningest contestant in the inter-county livestock judging com- petition held at the Royal Winter Fair. The former '"'Quintes' of younger days, enjoyed last Wednesday when Mrs. Howard Jeffrey, Mrs. Art Brown, Mrs. Les Beacock and Mrs. Laverne Devitt of Oshawa were with Mrs. G. Plaunt, of Reaboro. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 19, 1959 Mr. Bert Weeden and his companions, has a lucky escape from fire while on a hunting trip in the Apsley area, when the shack they were sleeping in caught fire and burned to the ground. Mr. John Leask is the proud winner of the Lawara Trophy offeved by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ball for Show- manship and Sportsmanship in boys and girls showing in the Holstein class. At the Rod and Gun Club banquet, Art Brock pre- sented Sam Naples with the "Biggest Bass" Cup. Wm. Nesbitt disposed of 22 parcels at a Chinese auction. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 19, 1964 ) On Friday, November 13, 1964, Guide Barbara Webster of Port Perry received her Gold Cord, a sym- bol of the highest achievement in Guiding. Barbara is the thirteenth Guide in the period of fifteen years of Guiding in Port Perry to receive this coveted award. The new four-room Epsom school was officially opened by the provincial minister of health, Dr. M.B. Dymond on Thursday evening, November 12th, 1964. Mrs. A.W. Brock left Monday evening by air for London, England, where she will spend 10 days with her daughter, Georgia and son-in-law, Mr. R. Brendon. From here Mrs. Brock will continue to Marville, France where she will visit her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brock. Mr. Brock is a teacher for child- ren of the Canadian Armed Forces personnel at the R.C.AF. air base in Marville. The Women's Hospital, Auxiliary donated $1,000. to the Hospital Board to help pay for the oxygen and suction pipe equipment and installation. Mrs. France Jackson, formerly of Reach Township, Port Perry and a resident of Fairview Lodge since 1957, played selections on her piano-accordian at the party celebrating her 100th birthday. Among her many re- membrances was a telegram from Queen Elizabeth, and cards from Prime Minister Lester Pearson, the Hon. John Diefenbaker and the Premier of Ontario, John Robarts. a 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 13, 1969 Mrs. Norman P. Aldred, Silver Cross Mother, placed the wreath at the memorial plaque in the Port Perry Memorial Library at the Remembrance Day Services. Mr. A.M. Lawrence, proprietor of Lawrence Phar- macy for 40 years, has sold his business to Mr. Gordon F. Parkin, of Oshawa. Port Perry High School Valedictorian, Brian Don- nelly, received the Students' Council trophy from pre- sident, Dennis Symes, at the Annual Commencement Exercises held last Friday evening. Jayson Madsen, Chairman of the local Port Perry Collectors Club Coin Section, won first prize in his category and received a red ribbon and trophy for his display of Canadian large cents at the Annual Coin-A- Rama Show held in Oshawa on November 1st, 1969. Fire destroyed a small barn in Prince Albert, owned by Mr. Allen Coates. Damage was estimated at $3,000. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mahaffy who are to celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary on November 16th, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Fowler, Bowmanville. Mr. Cec King, on a hunting trip near Minden last week, shot a 300 Ib. bear on Friday morning. He was accompanied by three hunters from the Minden area and although deer seemed to be scarce, one of the party shot a doe. G. DEEGAN Denture Therapy Clinic 305 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY 985-2916 Monday to Friday Evenings & Saturdays by Appointment. ICLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS OCTOBER 6th to 20th, 1979