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Short has been promoted to the Inspection Department of the Standard Bank of Canada. They will This picture shows members of a Musical" remember when ...¢ Ferguson. Centre row: Dorothy Waghorn, Edna Goode, Amy Beare, Helen Irvin, Darey Barry, Leona Quinn, Leila Archer. Front row: Three daughters of Mrs. Waghorn [singing teacher, not shown] and Lovise Carnegie. indeed be missed. Mrs. Short was a leading figure in theL.O.D.E. Mr. John Pickard and family of Seagrave, have moved to a farm in Shirley, and Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Orchard have moved unto the farm vacated by the Mr. Pickard. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 21, 1946 Hugh Lucas, a one time resident of Port Perry, retired as Governor of Whitby Jail. He was succeeded (Turn to page 6) chotterbox by John B. McClelland THE BATH HOUSE RAIDS Toronto the Good is in the midst of yet another controversy involving the police. It seems that city is going the way of some of those south of the border, despite all the claims that it is still the safest metropolis in North America. The latest stems from a raid a couple of weeks ago by 150 police officers on four bath houses which are haunts for homosexuals. Predictably, the homosexuals reacted with a protest march that turned violent. And then last week, shouting obsenities and taunts at. members of the police commission, they demanded a full-scale public inquiry into the late night raids on the bath houses. Just as predictably, the police commission and the attorney-general's office said "no way" to an inquiry, and now the homosexuals are threatening to take to the streets with more protest marches. I don't have much sympathy for the so-called "gay rights movement," or homosexuals trying to get into the school system, or telling us what they do is a normal "alternate life-style." By the same token, I don't consider what homosexuals do behind closed doors is my business, or anybody else's for that matter. And I must admit that the thought of 150 police officers, some of them wielding sledge hammers and crow bars, carrying out a raid in the middle of the night is a little frightening in our so-called free society. Police commission chairman Phil Givens stated that only as much force was used as necessary. Maybe so. But the police knew what they were going to find behind the walls of the bath houses late at night. Yet they carried out the raids with enough manpower to fight a small war. The police said they were looking for an alleged connection between the bath houses and organized crime south of the border. Fair enough. But could they not execute their search warrants at high noon? They also said they had reason to believe that prostitu- tion, a Criminal Code offence, was taking place at the bath houses. Fair enough. The laws of the land must be enforced. But were 150 officers needed to gather enough evidence to lay charges that would stick in court? Quite simply, there are some questions about the whole incident that really do need to be answered. But the homosexual community, by its hysterical behaviour after- wards, only served to erode any support it might get for an inquiry from other segments of the population. Faced with threats, taunts; obscenities and so on, there is just no way the police commission is going to react favourably to that kind of nonsense. . "Yet, one can't help but get the feeling that some civil and human rights were abused when the police swooped down in force in the middle of the night. I am of the opinion that when the civil and human rights of one individual are abused or trampled for whatever reason, then the rights that most of us take for granted have also been abused or trampled. Of course in 1981, with society running full tilt to the right, there are lots of individuals and groups around who will applaud the actions of the police in this instance, and also attack the critics who calmly and reasonably are saying that some answers are needed. The fanatical anti-homosexual factions have a neat way of arguing that those who defend the rights of individuals who happen to be homosexual automatically condone gay mili- tancy and so on. It's a lot of balderdash, of course, but an indication of the direction society is moving these days. In the aftermath of the bath house raids, one daily newspaper carried a story to the effect that the 150 police officers involved in the raids marked the second largest single police action in Canada's history, with only the raids during the FLQ '"'crisis' in Quebec more than a decade ago being larger in scope. There is something not quite right in Toronto the Good. The back lash from all sides is going to do even more harm to the city's reputation, and rest assured, the good citizens of that good city have not seen the last of this controversy by any means. 7 HIZZONER It has been quite a week for Hizzoner, the new Mayor of Uxbridge Township, Bill Ballinger. As you may or may not know, Bill is a businessman in (Turn to page 6) letters Junior farmers protest Dear Sir: It seems to be an all-too- familiar story these days: A community service club is about to be deprived of a fund-raising project. That's just what's happening to the Ontario County Junior Farmers. After successfully operating a food booth at local fairs for several years, we have been informed by Dr. James Watt of the Durham Regional Health Unit, that we must build a new booth to meet with his standards. The cost would be close to $1500.00, an expenditure this non-profit making organization cannot afford to make. Our local clubs use the booth at their respective fairs in Uxbridge, Port Perry, Brooklin, and Beav- erton. This means it is used by four times a year. We cannot see how it is necess- ary to spend so much on a booth that's used so little. One of the regulations is for hot and cold running water. Good grief, we're nol running a restaurant-dispos- able plates and utensils are used. Another regulationis a holding tank for waste water. What water? Also, they call for wash- able ceiling, walls and floors. Believe me, we make it a point never to prepare food on the ceiling, walls or floor of our outdoor booth. We agree that the well- being of the public is of utmost importance. But why is our present booth danger- ous all of a sudden? The money raised by Junior Farmers at their food booth during the fairs is put towards local community betterment projects. But because of the regulations and their enforcement by Dr. Watt, these projects will go without. Yours truly, The Ontario County Junior Farmers. Thanks for firemen Dear Sir: At approximately 4:30 a.m. last Tuesday moring, 1 was awakened to find the shed on my property engulf- ed in flames. A call was made to the Port Pery Fire Department and within minutes men had got up from their beds, dressed and were at my property fully equipped. My property is approximately 6 miles from town. This is service far greater than you would acquire in A very fond Dear Sir: Saturday morning at 6:45 we said goodbye to the members of the Centennial School Concert Band of Coquitlam, British Columbia as they departed from Port Perry en route home. There are a number of observations I would like to share with you and Star readers and several public thank yous we of the Senior Wind Ensemble would like to make. The main purpose of the federal government's pro- gramme through which we are sponsored is to encour- age young Canadians from different areas to get to know each other on a personal basis, learn about the region they are visiting and gener- ally appreciate the cultural difference between their home and the area being visited. No matter how often I visit the United States or how often I meet people in the States, I am always aware that somehow we are differ- ent. I do not really under- stand why but there is always an aura of some indescribable aspect that confirms this difference. There was no such feeling large cities in most cases and therefore, our local fire- fighters should be heartily congratulated on their efficiency. I personally am very grateful to these men who seldom obtain recognition for the tremendous service these volunteers offer. Once again, many thanks to these people. Yours truly, Hudson Isherwood, R.R.4 Port Perry farewell with either the B.C. students nor their chaperones. There was. beyond our musicality, an instant rapport which even grew through the week We were instantly "family: what a satisfving feeling this was when we considered they had travelled 4.000 miles and fit in like natives of Port Perry. For their part they felt so warmly received. They felt the kindness of the people of our town and area, that hospitality and warmth so rare in large urban centres such as they are from They were extremely gratified to see some 500 people at a school concert and feel the intensity of the interest of the whole town focused on them and their activities. They were constantly surprised by the friendliness of the people everywhere in town In restaurants and stores. people would ask them how they were enjoying their visit and wish them well, and so many people took time out from their busy schedules to assist in so 'many different ways. There are a number of people whom we would like to thank on Centennial (Turn to page 6) rr OE ay, or Tod nd ES ELS BEAL Da Ss. 5% Co >" No Ky