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21 FES LY FL SOV eT 2 Taba I Ba TRE HS APG LS HR Os 1 A A RE a Gia SS ARE Iv i) Many local people may remember Mr. George Barthau [seated at piano] who at the time of this photo worked for the Heintzman Piano Co. He was given the privilege of installing the first player unit in a 'player [Photo courtesy of Mrs. George Barthau] piano". - : 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 19, 1920 The public library is in need of money. For two or three years back, owing to war conditions, the library had to depend almost entirely on government, munici- pal and other grants. The whole amount including sub- scription fees only amounts to $400. The 34th Ontario County Regiment is being re- organized on a peace footing with Col. Bick as Com- manding Officer. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 22, 1945 Port Perry High School students, under the direc- tion of Mrs. Rowe, won first place in class 77, Mixed Vocal Choir - Collegiate. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 24, 1955 An egg that might be considered unique was found by a local resident Mrs. John Snooks, last week. «d ER FRE iyo It was an unusually large egg having a circumference of 3" x 4". When the egg was broke open it was found to contain a conventional yolk and white plus another complete egg, shell and all. The Scugog Chaper IODE recently gave a gift of books to the Port Perry Memorial Library. These volumes were presented by Mrs. A. Brock, Regent, and a committee representing the chapter in a very impres- sive ceremony at the Library and are being placed on a special shelf as a memorial for deceased members of Scugog Chapter. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 25, 1960 The Port Perry Fire Brigade responded to a call on Monday and found a chesterfield smoldering in the home of Mr. Richards, Rosa Street. The fire was soon brought under control but considerable damage had been caused by smoke. Last Wednesday, the Grade 11 Port Perry High "(Turn to page 6) chotter WINTER OLYMPICS The winter Olympics are now underway at Lake Placid in the U.S.A. and for the next couple of weeks amateur sports fans will get a chance to see the "best in the world" compete in all of winters major events. During the official opening ceremonies last week, it was interesting to see the Americans reaction to the Russian contingent as they paraded past the grandstand. There was not a lot of the predicted "booing" and name calling, but generally they were greeted with a welcoming applause. This type of attitude (under the present conditions) is admirable on the part of our neighbours to the south. They have obviously decided to let the politicians fight the battles and the athletes compete in the spirit of friendship. We can only hope this same disposition will carry on throughout the entire games. It is a shame that the athletes of both this Winter Games and the Olympic Summer Games later this year are becoming the pawns in a political game of chess. Through no fault of their own, hundreds of young men and women who have been training for the past four years in preparation for the Olympics may all of a sudden find themselves with no where to compete. Thousands of hours of training and sacrifice will be all but wasted. . If the Russians and the Western World were in a physical confrontation, yes, I would agree that athletes should not be sent to Russia to compete in any Olympic Games. But such is not the case. The only war presently taking place is between the politicians. Why make the letters Give the retarded a fair chance Dear Sir: I was reading the article in your newspaper about put- ting the mentally retarded adults in a group home on our beach. When I read all the complaints my neigh- bours had I was ashamed of being a human being. If these people are so afraid of the group home it's because they don't understand these retarded people. The adults they want to put in this home are in my opinion, far from child molesters. They are human beings just like us. The only difference is we have been more fortunate than them. That gives all the more reason we should give them all the chances we have. The property owners complain there isn't enough supervision, well if they have time to go to council meet- ings, why don't they have time to volunteer? Then there would be no super- vision problems. If the group home does come to our beach, I for one will be willing to help out. To the people of Central Seven, you have my vote of confidence. To the people of my beach, you had a fair chance at life, why don't you let someone else have the same chance. Yours truly, Barbara Vansickler R.R.3, Port Perry C.B. regulations Dear Sir: To many people in this area, as well as Canada, G.R.S. means nothing, but those same people recognize the American term C.B. I am sure you are aware of G.R.S. clubs in this area as they are quite active. The clubs represent a large number of radio operators in the area but there is also a large number of people who do not belong or do not wish to, for their own reasons, to any club. This brings me to the reason for this letter. There is a proposal put forward by the Central General Radio Service Alliance - C.G.R.S.A. which is a National organi- zation, to approach the Department of Communica- tions (D.0.C.) about the. change in some rules and regulations. In part, they would like channel eleven (27.085 MHz) and channel sixteen (27.155 MHz) made by J. Peter Hvidsten athletes suffer unless it is absolutely necessary? If Canada and the USA decide to boycott the Olympics, all indications are that they will go on as scheduled anyway. And the threat of a boycott will have no bearing on whether the Russians pull out of Afghanistan or not. When, and if the Russians pull out of Afghanistan, it will be done entirely on their own accord and not the threats of the western world on the Olympic issue. In the meantime, it will be interesting to keep an eye on the events of the Winter Olympics and see if the attitude to the Russians competing will change as the political scene changes during the next couple of weeks. President Carter has promised an Olympic boycott if the Russians are not out of Afghanistan by February 20, and should he carry out the threat, the American public may not feel so hospitable towards the Russian athletes competing in the winter games. Time will tell! UNFORTUNATE FALL And speaking of the Olympics, it was a disappointment to see one of Canada's gold medal hopefuls, Ken Read fall near the start of the downhill event. Ken has been riding on a wave of success this year along with his teammates and was one of the favoured to win the gold medal. During an interview with one of the Canadian TV reporters he explained that his ski binding let go and "it, was over." Ken's attitude and acceptance of his misfor- tune are indeed a credit to the championship style he has been showing this year. He says he now looks forward to 5 A 1ev] 3 0s iS AONE the official calling channels for AM and SSB operations respectively. As well, they are asking for the frequen- cies above channel forty (27.405 MHz) be opened for Single Side Band operations only. These are the main concerns but the changes would also allow the use of a Canadian licence in the USA. without obtaining a tem- porary permit and vice versa. All in all the changes are very good for the band. I am asking those interested in seeing these changes to please write Box 1033, Port Perry, giving me their names and addresses. If at all possible I will drive around and collect their signatures and license numbers. Although I am a member of a club I do not pretend to be an official representative in any manner. I am just a con- cerned operator who knows that the petition was sent to some clubs but how else is the individual operator supposed to know. Sincerely yours, William R. Loates XM42-58283 Port Perry the world cup ski event to be held at Lake Louise. With his tremendous desire to win, his skiing skills and a little luck, he will undoubtedly win the prestigious World Cup ski crown. Good luck Ken! Company . 8 port perry star A 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 Subscription Rate: In Canada $10.00 per year Limited Elsewhere: $18.00 per year Single Copy: 25° | TE AURA Ml ET lI 47 SANNA go