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The following motion was passed that Council grant the Imperial Oil Company Limited permission to erect new tanks and a warehouse on the orchard property on the west side of the Grand Trunk Railway, facing on North and Water Streets within the town limits. i A pms Son NEI i THER: P-- i .T.PARRISF Rove, HT 2a A, "oy Ec BRO rE oid 1 Zui awe FPS ac known at the time as Widden's Corner. [ Photo courtesy of Scugog Shores Museum] The Port Perry High School had a visit from Mr. T.H. Race, formerly a Canadian Commissioner in New Zealand. ] 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 10, 1946 Port Perry has received a new addition to its indus- try life in the coming of the Lakeshore Knitting Co. from Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Anderson of Saskatchewan are visiting with Messrs. William and Ira Anderson in town. L.A.C. Keith Wilson, who has been stationed at the East Coast for soine time, has returned home. A bridal shower was held in the Township Hall, (Turn to page 6) chotterbox THE PRIME MINISTER You can say what you like about Pierre Trudeau, but one thing about our PM, he is never very far from a controversy. The guy decides to get away for a little Christmas skiing in the Austrian Alps and the next thing you know he's stranded for a couple of days because of a blizzard which disrupts the start of his international tour. No doubt while Pierre was snowbound in that isolated village, the Austrian authorities were doing a fair amount of nail-biting and wishing that next Christmas he takes his ski holiday in Alberta. What intrigued me was not so much the story that Pierre was snowed in (too bad it didn't last til spring) but a news interview via telephone in which he said that food supplies were running low;-and they were-down-to rations: like mutton, cheese and wine. I wonder what was on the menu before the snow storm hit. And another thing about our PM. He does manage to . get around. From the snowy Alps, he is now off on official visits to a couple of African countries, then Brazil, and Mexico before heading back to frozen Ottawa. I can find no fault in Trudeau for his active role in trying to bridge the so-called north-south gap between the rich and poor nations of this world; a gap which many learned economists and political scientists agree is the most serious long-range problem facing the international community. But I have to agree with his critics who say that Trudeau's number one priority these days should be to shore up east-west relations in his own country which, to say the least are in a shambles. While his popularity in Canada is probably at an all-time low at this time, there is no doubt that Trudeau commands a great deal of respect in the international community, the Nigeria snub last week, notwithstanding. by John B. McClelland It is often speculated that when he gets out of active political life in Canada, he will get an appointment as the head of some prestigious international agency like the World Bank or possibly even the United Nations. And it would probably suit him to a tee. No doubt he could do a more than credible job in a high level international forum. Author Richard Gywn in his thought-provoking book, '"The Northern Magus' makes the comment that one of Trudeau's biggest liabilities in Canada is that he does not understand the Canadian people, especially the so-called average middle classers who make up the vast majority of our population. On the other hand, as Gwyn points out, Trudeau's knowledge of peoples and cultures of other countries is sometimes quite astounding. His outlook has always been international in scope to the point where parochial problems within Canada bore him. . } i. Although it is hardly fashionable in Canada or th United States these days to talk about the gap between the rich and the poor nations, and the need to bridge that gap, it remains a fundamental problem facing the world. Trudeau's concern may be rooted in idealism, but he certainly must be aware of the more pragmatic reasons why it will be in the best long-term interests of all countries to narrow the gap between the rich and poor. Of course, selling that idea to Canadians reeling under inflation and all our other woes is next to impossible. It is hard to say this without it sounding like a very cheap shot, but Trudeau would be doing Canada and the rest of the world a favour by getting out of domestic politics and turning his considerable energy and intellectual powers to international problems. He could be good at it. And, like I said at the outset. You've got to hand it to the guy. When he runs into a snafu on a trip abroad, it's caused by an act of God, like a ragin@blizzard. When Joe Clark ran into a snafu, it's because somebody lost his luggage. BR RTARTA: Dear Sir: I would like to draw attention to the. shocking condition of the sidewalk on Lilla Street North to the Nursing Home. The plough drives the snow up to three feet deep of hard pack, utter- ly impossible for anyone to shovel. There are still many people who enjoy a winter walk; seniors on their way from the apartments, visitors and employees to A kick in the pants Dear Sir: Councillor's Crosier's and Espey's turnabout on the new library location comes as a real kick in the pants to myself and, [ am sure, count- less other residents of Scugog Township who recently cast election ballots in their favour based upon their stand on this specific issue. 'I-had believed 'that -these- candidates were suitably knowledgeable about this issue when they commenced Defend ice fishing Dear Sir: [ would like to disagree with some of the statements made in both the Port Perry Star and the Oshawa Times by two local residents concerning ice fishing on Lake Scugog. I have been ice fishing this lake for the past three or four years and have never seen much debris, broken glass, etc., left behind by fishermen on the ice. By and large most ice fishermen I've seen clean up any mess and take it home in their packs. Mr. Goreski should be more concerned by the mess left by summer fishermen and boaters with their pollution of the water and environment by gasoline and oil slicks left by their out- board motors but I suppose his righteous indignation doesn't extend to problems caused by his Marina and Summer Resort. Another statement was ice fishermen leave no money and from the Nursing Home, One proud lady of 80 years never misses a day of walk- ing unless it's impossibly stormy, but she and others must walk in the road. Must someone lose a loved one for the sake of clearing a mile of sidewalk? Thankyou sincerely, Margery Webb Port Perry their election campaigns based on an anti-lakefront location platform. This is particularly true in the case of Councillor Crosier who has been an elected repre- sentative for some consider- able time and should have been completely familiar with all aspects of the library issue. Shame on them both! Tam deeply disappointed! : Yours truly, Linda Huffman behind for local business- men. Well. T wish one of them would reimburse me for the hundreds of dollars I've left behind me locally for building materials for the hut, gasoline, meals and snacks. bait, fishing tackle and lures, snowmobile parts. and repairs, and many other related items. Also in the Times was a statement by Mr. Goreski that the lake is so shallow it freezes to the bottom in all but a few deep holes where the fishermen can reap a real bonanza. How ridiculous! Most of the fishermen, or the ones who catch fish consistantly know the most productive fishing is in or beside the weed beds in about five or six feel of water and I've never seen it freeze to the bottom yet. I wonder if Mr. Goreski would be as concerned about winter fishing if he was getting the same profits as from his summer Marina (Turn to page 6) | Gow (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 Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. 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