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° 65 YEARS AGO : Wednesday, September 29, 1915 The Port Perry wharf which has been under con- struction is now completed, and has been approved by Government . Mr. C.I. Vickery who supervised the work, gave the following figures as to the material used. 4405 bags cement, 381 loads of gravel, and 958 loads of stone. Miss Norah McLean left for Toronto on Wednesday to attend the Faculty of Education. Mr. Wesley Wells has returned to his home in Bea- verton, where he has accepted a position in the Bea- verton Express. 40 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 26, 1940 Rev. William Stocks, formerly of Hastings, has as- sumed the Rectorship of the Church of the Ascension, replacing Rev. J.C. Clough. Prospect News - Webster Bros. and Smith Bros. obtained several first prizes on their cattle at Lindsay Fair last week. On Friday evening the Port Perry Lions Club will hold a "Scavenger Hunt". Anyone wishing to take part meet at the club house at 8:00 o'clock. Dancing at Cae- sarea later. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 21, 1955 Scugog News - Miss Sondra James leaves at the be- ginning of next week to begin her training at the Oshawa School of Nursing. Mrs. R. Davis has arrived safely at her home in __Venezula, S.A., after spending some time with her "parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Brigham, Port Perry. . In the Ontario Minor Lacrosse Lakeshore League, Brooklin Bantams overran Alderwood to the tune of 17-2 in a Bantam Lacrosse tilt in Brooklin last week. Murray Ross and Gord Holliday set the pace for the Brooklin marksmen, each scoring four goals. 15 YEARS AGO * Thursday, September 30, 1965 A thief gained access to the Legion Hall in Port Perry and cleaned out the cash that amounted to $200. A native of Port Perry but known throughout the remember when ...¢ commercials, Joel Aldred was nominated Saturday as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Algoma East. This riding is presently held by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, which he has held since 1948. THe Scugog "Ramettes" were this year's winners of the local girls softball league. Don Ashbridge was coach and manager, and Tom Eden was coach. . Greenbank News - Congratulations to Jim Thomp- son who won 1st prize for Junior Showmanship at Scott Fair last Wednesday. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Archer on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary, Sep- . tember 8th, 1915. Seagrave News - Last week several families were delighted to receive a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Dale of Port Hope, who lived in the house now occupied by Mr. J. Duda, during World War II. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 1, 1970 Fullback Charlie Nelson was the major asset in the Port Perry Redman's win against the Stouffville Chip- munks, 14-6: David Mason, six, and his four-year-old brother Gregory, compared puffballs which they found in their abandoned barnyard. The largest one was a huge 22 pounder. 'Mr. Earl Fowler has been appointed by Cart- wright Township Council as the new clerk, replacing Victor Malcolm. Seagrave News - Mrs. Rita Boe went to Bowman- ville on Saturday and in company with Mr. and Mrs. Don Boe, visited Mrs. Hurst in Don Mills, the occasion being Mr. Ferris' 80th Birthday. Congratulations to-Mr. and Mrs: Jim Carnochan of Port Perry on their 25th Wedding Anniversary on September 22, 1970. Susan Roach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Roach, Manchester, graduated on Friday, September 25 from Toronto General Hospital. Susan is now nursing at the Hospital for Sick Children. Miss Margaret Jean Spence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Spence, Greenbank, graduated from Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing on Septem- ber 25th, 1970. Greenbank News - Mrs. Rae Dusty and Mrs. Paul Diamond returned home Saturday after a sight-seeing PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., September 17, 1980 -- 5 Kinsmen to help in moving seniors Local senior citizens moving into the recently completed apartment building on Rosa Street in Port Perry will get a helping hand from the Kinsmen Club. Kinsmem Jim Lawrence says that Club members will move furniture and other household itéms for all of the seniors taking up residency in the new building, free of charge. The members have lined up several half-ton trucks for this purpose, and they will be available weekends and evenings after October 1 when the first group of seniors start moving into the building. The second group moves in in November. Mr. Lawrence said a simi- lar plan was carried out a few years ago by the Bowmanville Kinsmen Club, and proved to be very bene- ficial for seniors in that community. ~ The proposal was ap- proved by the executive of the Port Perry Kinsmen at a recent meeting. The new senior citizens apartment building on Rosa Street was built by the provincial government and contains 35 rent-geared-to- income units. Anyone wishing more information about the service being offered by the Kinsmen Club should call Jim Lawrence at 985-7245 or 2511. Community Care in need of volunteers Scugog Community Care needs some special men and women to volunteer for the community mental health program. Anyone aged 18 and over "who are willing to take a six week training course (Tues- day evenings beginning October 14, 1980) are wel- come to attend an informa- tion meeting on Sept. 25, 1980 at 7:30 p.m. at Community Care office, 208 North Street, Port Perry. Volunteers in the program work on a one to one basis with people who are exper- iencing some difficulty coping with stress. The help that the volunteer gives is ~ basically life skills training - mastering some of the things that we all assume everyone can do. Once a person can experience success, the stress factor goes down. You can make the differ- ence in a person's life. Please join us on September 25th. - country mostly for his eloquent announcing of T.V. bus trip to the East Coast. editoriol 'Eyesores It's a downright shame that there isn't some kind of legal mechanism to allow Scugog Township to clean up the unsightly mess that exists on five properties in Port Perry and area. The five properties - one on Perry Street, two on Lilla Street and two on Simcoe Street in Prince Albert - all contain houses in various stages of completion. The construction of these houses began nearly two years ago, ceased a couple of months later, and has remained incomplete ever since. " Aside from being an ugly eyesore for residents and visitors tc this . community, partially completed houses are an open invitation for youngsters to get into mischief, and possibly wind up having a serious accident. ---- It seems incredible that a municipality can have extensive control over the use of land through its zoning by-laws, and at the same time have virtually no control over this situation. One would think that it's not out of line to expect a house or any other structure to be completed within a reasonable length of time after a permit has been issued. And when that time elapses, the municipality should have some kind of authority to either have the house completed and then sold to recover expenses, or remove what has been completed and restore the property to something resembling its original condition. ) Most citizens these days take great pride in the physical appearance of the communities in which they live, and Scugog is no exception. Yet for some reason, a building permit and by-laws carry no responsibility on the part of the holder to complete the work jn a reasonable length of time, and no authority for the municipality to step in when this is not carrled out by the builder or owner. In the case of three of these properties, anyway, they have literally been abandoned. No taxes have been pald for either this year or last year on the properties on Perry Street and Simcoe Street. Recognizing that the authority to do something about these ugly blights could have complicated legal ramifications, it is obvious in these instances that the time is long overdue for some kind of action to clean them up. This Week due to the Postal Strike! Bill Smiley's Column is Not Available ) Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: The constitutional talks "charade" if it does nothing else it should open the eyes of Canadians how our political leaders fail us. The Ottawa extravaganza like the ones before it are an exercise in futility and boredom and really nothing more than a ploy for power. Trudeau who holds most of the aces, says he will force the Premiers like it or not to accept what he wants--language rights entrenched forever--. The old game of divide and conquer plays right into Trudeau's hands. Failure of the Premiers to agree leave Trudeau free to impose what he wants; ignoring the feel- ings of provinces and their people; just like he imposed the metric madness on us. The Stafhte of Westmins- ter (1931) states that if - Canada wants a constitution, a constitutional assembly must be called and every citizen must be allowed to cast a vote on the desirabil- ity of its formation. No assembly has been called! No Canadian has voted! Therefore, the consti- tutional talks are null and void under law, until such time as the constituents are asked to vote on the matter. Time that should be spent on our economic ills, high un- employment and inflation. As for Trudeau's wording '"patriate'" the constitution there is no such word. Sincerely, Dean J. Kelly chatterbox (From page 4) every-day life. We go to talk business or entertain a client. We watch the motions on the field, but refuse to allow ourselves to get completely involved. We may admire the athletic skill of a Reggie Jackson, but worship him as a hero? Never. So we refuse to let the myths and the legends die. For most of us, 1980 is just a blur. There are no more good guys and bad guys. Going to the ball game is fun, but it's not a total diversion. We sit in the stands talking about interest rates instead of batting averages. And as I sat and watched last week, toying with fleeting images of the past and letting my thoughts meander, I could not help but come to the conclusion that even if the Toronto Blue Jays were to win the World Series next year, and go on to win a dozen more, we would look at them in 25 or 30 years as just another good sports team. There would be no legends, no myths, no heroes to be worshipped. There would be no nostalgia for the Blue Jays dynasty of the 1980's, if such a thing developed. I fear that in 25 or 30 years, there will be no nostalgia for the 1980's, period. It's interesting to note in closing that the baseballs used by the American League are made in Haiti. I wonder if they make apple pie there, too. (port perry star | Company Limited Sam, ¢ CNA Phone 985-7383 2 : (0m) 2 Va > Serving the Township of Scugog AD ras J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. 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