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- A TF pl Lav IT NEE a a i PRS IRB 44 og ~ CLE The premises of E.H. Purdy and Cawker Bros. Meat Market in Port Perry. Sitting on wagon is E.H. Purdy, man in white is another of Purdy's sons and Mr. Purdy is the gentleman at 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 6, 1921 - The election in Cartwright resulted in as follows: ~W:.A. Van Camp, Reeve; Councillors, F. Hyland, C. Devitt, and R. Egerton. _ _ 1 T.H. Mills-took the service on the Prince Albert charge on Christmas Sunday, in the absence of Mr. Ire- land. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cook spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Cook. Roy has charge of one of the electric bridges on the Welland Canal. Mr. Smallman has bought the house occupied by Mr. Morrison and Mr. John Doble is offering his house for sale. A number of local hockey enthusiasts witnessed the game between the Granites and the Argos in Tor- onto. The Granites won. John Ross Roach played goal after the second period. far right. Other men are not identified on photo which was loaned to the Star by Scugog Shores Museum. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 3, 1946 -._.Reach council went in by acclamation. They are: Reeve, Thos. Harding; Councillors, Roy Scott, H.O. Dobson, Walter Howsam; Deputy Reeve, W.C. Ashen- hurst. -..Mr. Ivan Kerry, who has been recently discharged from the R.C.A.F. is at home. H/Capt. Rev. W.R. Tristram has returned to his "duties at Monteith, after spending Christmas holidays with his family in Port Perry. Dr. Lloyd White of Toronto spent the holidays with his mother, Mrs. F. White. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 5, 1956 Four generations of the Howsam family held a gathering at the home of Milton Howsam. The four gen- se A Zs 4 it We CHES oh CRATE I RL A) TA ELIE ARR TA Jodie Ua be Ny a CT AT OF CRIS SO SIR B SR AA PERNA SEE BX my aa HR donna nit dads ke (Turn to page 6) chatterbox WINTER HAS ARRIVED Winter has sure made its presence known during the last week of 1980 and the first of this new year. I would venture to say that we have had more cold days, and snowfall during this period than we experienced thesentire winter last year. And it has only just begun! And speaking of cold, last weekend was COLD!!! As a matter of fact, it is the coldest snap that I can recall experiencing in quite a number of years, with temperatures dipping below minus 35 Celsius in many areas of the township. This type of weather curtails many of the acitivities that - families would otherwise be doing together during the Christmas vacation period. Skating on outdoor ponds, cross-country skiing, tobogganing and road hockey were all set aside to take up warmer activities indoors. But, as cold as it was last Friday night, the kids and I decided to venture out for a walk. There we were at the back door pulling on leggings, sweaters, extra socks and mitts, wrapping scarves around our necks and faces and finally tieing up our boots and pulling the toques down over our ears and forehead. By the time we were ready to venture out into the cold, you could have fried an egg on my chest. The heat had built up so quickly a bead of perspiration (sweat) started to trickle down my back. With this sign, I knew that I had to get out, so stumbling over the kids (who were almost ready) I made my way out into the more comfortable temperatures of the night. By the time the kids finished getting dressed and joined me outside I had regained my composure. My skin had stopped itching and the glaze was gone from my eyes. 'Now I was ready to tackle anything. As we headed out of the driveway, we glanced into the sky. It was a gorgeous evening. Thousands of stars glistened like diamonds in the ink-black sky and thin white columns of by J. Peter Hvidsten smoke drifted high and straight into the night from almost every home. Walking along the road, the only noise breaking the silence and solitude of the evening was the crunching and squeaking of the frozen snow under our feet. We walked for about a mile that evening, before the cold began to get through our layers of clothing. My moustache was frozen solid from the cold and our cheeks were beginning to feel the bite of jack frost. When we rounded the last corner and headed for home we began to run, for not more than a hundred yards ahead was a warm room with three cups of 'piping hot; chocolate waiting to take the chill off. And boy was it appreciated! WELCOME TO CANADA Don and Heather Jones have been in Canada for about two weeks now and are experiencing some of the coldest weather we have had in a long time. The Jones' are from Australia, as you may have read in an earlier edition of the Star, and they are encountering their first winter. Never, before they came to Canada, had either of them seen snow or felt temperatures in the below zero range. But they are adapting well. Last week they dropped into the Star office bundled warmly, with their eighteen month old baby riding safely snuggled on her father's back. They say they are enjoying the winter so far and do not find the cold hard to deal with. Back home in Australia the temperature is about 100 degrees Fahrenheit this time of the year. We at the Star would like to welcome the Jones' to the community and hope that they enjoy their year within our midst. We are sure that residents of Port Perry and area will do their utmost to help and make sure your visit to Canada is a memorable one. ) (FN CARAS FY s Ubi | Ene Set PORT PERRY STAR -- EP 25 1.04 TERE A Woior iL QI NANA SAL ABE at wine PR MSR HOA RTE Wed., January 7, 1981 -- 5 letters Collection unfair Dear Sir: The proposal to provide garbage collection for the one hundred or so households in Greenbank at an annual cost of thirty nine dollars ($8.75 per week) to each individual taxpayer is unnecessary, uneconomical and unfair. Most of us drive to Port Perry to shop or visit at least once a week, and on the way and at no cost at all we can leave our garbage at the dump on Concession 7, only a mile or so east of the Swamp Garage. Those who are going south on Highway 12 to other destinations can do the same at the cost of a few minutes time and only enough gas to drive a couple of miles out of their way. If, on the other hand, someone wants or needs to have his trash picked up, it can be done for substantially less than the above-mention- ed amount--if you don't believe it, ask our storekeep- er, Mr. Jeronimo. Finally, even if the major- ity of Greenbankers wanted garbage collected and paid for through taxes, it would be unfair to the minority, especially senior citizens, to be subjected to such an unwanted expense. Sincerely, Warren T. McCready Clarify facts Dear Sir: We, the concerned residents of Mary Street, are writing this letter to clarify the facts involved with the purposed trucking ramp entering the I.G.A. store -from between:two houses on our street. According to your column, on December 30, there have been meetings between Mr. Grieve and the Mary Street residents, two O.M.B. hear- ings on the matter, both siding with the proposed site plan and the blessing of the old council on the proposed site plan. We would like to bring to your attention that there has never been a general meet- ing between Mr. Grieve and . the residents;-the old council informed us of our right to oppose the changes being applied for and really never did see the proposed site plan until it was introduced at the May 16 O.M.B. hearing! So, how could it have received (Turn to page 6) A student's view Dear Editor: - It's high time a student's view was brought forth to the public on the library issue. The War Memorial Library is simply too small to house the resources required for indepth project research. © How are the students of Scugog Township supposed to complete adequate assignments with- out the information avail- able? What is the cost for completing the school work required? Well, in my case, it means a $13 annual membership at the Oshawa Public Library and an hour of driving getting to and from Oshawa each time I need information. Why, may I ask, are we not taking advantage of an excellent opportunity when it comes along? We are extremely fortunate to have secured a $100,000 grant from Wintario, $100,000 from "the Township of Scugog Council -and $76,000 from donations of the residents of Scugog. The proposed lake- front property is a beautiful location for an atheneum. I hope that the council will stop and consider those of us who really need modern and up-dated library facilities -before they refuse the generous offering before them. Sincerely, Laural Holtby, Grade 13 Student Port Perry High School @ (port perry star) Company Limited Phone 985-7383 Serving the Township of Scugog J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. McCLELLAND Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Associatior and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. 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