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BIULL SSE SE) yi ARTA i 4 fA ET Balin bol niid cubic afb TN SR i ' abun biol sod arin = 4 PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., November 21, 1979 -- 5 Ladd -w ' chotterbox by John B. ay PAY yo ¢ '® L} "wwe § 3 gi The United Church choir held their picnic on . Scugog Island in the year 1920 and pictured - above are the minister, Mr.. Harrison [far right] and also in photo are Mr. & Mrs. Smaliman, Mr. 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 4, 1919 When a storm raged in Port Perry on Saturday, two fatalities were reported. The wind which travelled at a rate of 78 miles per hour took the upper half of the front wall of Beare's garage down, burying three peo- ple. Several barns throughout the area were destroyed. Material will soon be here for the construction of remember when ...¢ y SU Ho 3 oe be " we 8 TC AN , , te hd i ¢ hy a Follick, Egerton Boyce, Mrs. Harold Honey, Miriam Harris, Helen Stouffer and Florence Jeffrey. Can you pick them out? some thirty more miles of telephone service in con- nection with the Port Perry curcuit. Some of the lines are too heavily taxed and many new subscribers are on the waiting list. This additional work which has been de- layed on account of the war, will when completed be of great benefit to the local service. (Turn to page 6) PIERRE, YOU RASCAL Pierre Trudeau is up to his old tricks, again. Just when we thought he was going to mend his ways; just when we thought his defeat at the polls and his horrendous problems with his flighty wife would have a sobering affect on his character (he doesn't wear that silly rose any more) Pierre pulled one last weekend. Seems that he was slated for a fence-mending mission to British Columbia to help soothe the party faithful at the grassroots. level. But he called in sick with a runny nose, and said he was going south for the weekend, for health reasons. He got as far as the Big Apple, where some enterprising shutterbug snapped him heading into a glitzy disco, with a comely young blonde in tow. When that pic hit the front page, the West Coast Grits hit the roof, and no wonder. Now, I don't blame the guy one - bit for preferring to boogey in New York rather than spend a weekend in Vancouver in November talking to a bunch of disenchanted Libs, but to weasle out of a commitment because of a head cold is something else. I think Pierre should have told those BC Grits that he simply had a heavy date in New York for the weekend, and left it at that. I mean, it.is just not in character for Pierre Trudeau to lie about things, is it? That's not the style of the man we have all come to love and know over the past ten years. Of course not. The truth of the matter is that Pierre Trudeau is fast becoming the biggest political no-body in the country. His star is most certainly on the wane. Besides incidents like the one last weekend which was a slap in the face to Liberal Party members, he has been ineffective as leader of the opposition. I personally have made no effort in the past couple of years to hide the fact that I admired Trudeau for his intellect, his vision, his stand on a strong central federalism, bilingualism, and his strength and courage in enduring public antics of his estranged wife. But obviously, he is no longer the man to lead the Liberal party in this country, and getting rid of him as leader may be the first step towards the salvation of the party of the centre. And I'm sure that many of the party faithful across this country are convinced of this in their own minds. Although it has not been the tradition of the Liberal Party to take the long knife to their leader when it's time for a change, certainly a break with this tradition is fast approaching unless Trudeau decides to step down quietly on his own. Hopefully, for the sake of the Liberal Party this is what he will do, and soon. Then, if he wants to put on his high-heel sneakers and go stepping out at a New York disco, he won't have to lie about it. And he won't have to slap the faces of the faithful party foot-soldiers. If not, there may soon be none left to slap. The demise of Pierre Trudeau as leader is symptomatic of a crisis that is creeping into the Western world: that of leadership. Here in Canada we seem to be wallowing in the mire, at both the federal and provincial levels. Joe Clark is hardly an inspiration, and some of the cookies in his Cabinet make me shudder at the thought that they are making decisions which will effect the lives of all Canadians. The only provincial premier who looks capable of leadership these days is Lougheed from Alberta, and mostly because he's dealing from a position of extreme strength, thanks to oil, gas and the Heritage fund. South of the border, Jimmy Carter looks like a one-term president, and not a very good term at that. The Democrats are looking towards Edward Kennedy as their soul and salvation despite the fact that some of the stunts he has pulled over the years raise doubts about his decision- making capabilities. And the Republicans? They are getting ready to trot our Ronald Reagon, a political hack of the extreme right who should have bitten the dust for good in one of those silly western movies he used to make in years gone by. Gerry Ford is thinking of a political come-back; John Connally of milk-scandal fame, and heaven knows some fingers are even pointing at everyone's favourite used car salesman, Richard Nixon. Imagine Tricky Dickie back in the White House? If this crisis of leadership were not so serious, it would be downright laughable. I'm becoming convinced that the problems associated with governing a country these days are too big and too complicated for any individual, never mind one who is mediocre to begin with. Every day of a political leader's life there are a thousand different hands trying to jerk the strings in a thousand different directions. Decision-making is exceed- ingly complex, partly because the issues themselves are multi-faceted, and also because of our ability in 1979 to compile so much information on the implications of a decision, the counter-arguments, the ins and outs. I'm sure that any national leader these days could quite easily spend his (her) entire working day daing nothing letters | Family History Dear Sir: You can't imagine my tremendous excitement and - pleasure when I read the centennial issue of the Port Perry Star! (The Oshawa Historical Society mailed me an issue a few weeks ago, it took me until yesterday to obtain your address.) I have been researching our family for about 6 years. Unfortunately, 1 began my search after most of my family had died. (My father is my oldest living relative.) We have been 'struggling through our Canadian search - when your paper arrived! It was so exciting to find several interesting and infor- mative articles on the "Lunds". As an added bonus we 'found' Richard Lunds (my great, great grandfather) father. I immediately phoned my father (who lives in Pennsyl- vania) and read him the articles about the Lunds and then mailed him the paper (after I had read it from cover to cover). I would like to obtain two more issues of the Port Perry Star centennial issue. Enclosed is a cheque for $2.00 to cover the cost of the issues and postage. . I have written Mrs. Fred Raines and requested more information on the Lunds. Congratulations on an outstanding centennial issue - we love all the photographs and every article. Sincerely, Amy Lund Storer, Indianapolis, Indiana <> The Library Dear Sir: This I hope will enlighten our Community as to the urgent need of the proposed Library. Parking and water control are not the issue here but need! I don't speak with the diction meaning of . ignorance .as some of the past reviews through the editorial, but, of facts! ~~ McClelland I have worked with lib- raries for six years, two of which were at the Scugog Library. Upon arriving to work at the Scugog Library I was shocked to see our Library so far behind, not only in physical growth but all the services that are so vital to our community. Examples are abundant. (Turn to page 6) more than looking at computer print-outs. While I admit that I am increasingly disgusted with political leaders and some of the decisions or lack of them, I have to concede the difficulties involved. Have we made the political decision-making process too complex for our leaders through the proliferation of information banks, computers, report writers, advisors, pressure and lobby groups and so on? I think so. Maybe old Pierre, that rascal, did the right thing last week. He made a decision to go disco-dancing rather than politicking. He probably made it on the spur of the moment, without the use of a computer print-out. Politicians at one time likely made most of their decisions in that fashion: "this is what I'm going to do, and to blazes with the consequences." Too bad for Pierre that it may have been the last straw for a lot of Liberals who figure it is a decision that he should not have made. (port perry star ) Company Limited RA a, Gon (ou) XL ress L] oo "y Serving the Township of Scugog J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. 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