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An interior view of Brock's Department Store on Queen Street in Port Perry 1925. Visible in photo are, from left, Louella Brent, Mrs. 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 17, 1921 Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Holtby were presented with a silver coffee service and a travelling bag by their friends and neighbours previous to their departure from the old: homestead where they had farmed for the past 31 years. They propose to spend some time travelling and will probably take up residence in Port Perry. During a heavy storm, Mr. Staples barn near Rag- lan was struck by lightening and fire. Lost in the blaze were 17 cattle, 3 horses, feed and most of his implements. - Mr. Harold-Archer is operating a hardware busi- ness in the Leonard Block in the store formerly owned by Rose & Co. ~ courtesy of Scugog Shores Museum. [8% Claude Vickery and Mr. Arthur Brock. Photo James Stonehouse of Port Perry has been appointed County Sec. for the Referendum organization in place of E. Lick, Oshawa. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 14, 1946 A shower was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. MacFarlane, Seagrave, in honour of Reid MacFarlane and his lovely British bride. . Congratulations to Mr. James Kerr who has been made principal of the Rehabilitation School of Toronto. H. Capt. Rev. W.R. Tristram has completed his duties as Chaplain at the Internment Camp at Monteith. (Turn to page 6) chotterbox REAGAN ARRIVAL Normally speaking I am proud to call myself a Canadian, and I enjoy a chance to tell strangers about our great country. In other words I like to do a little flag waving. But this past week, a handful of Canadians embarassed myself, and I am sure millions of less militant Canadians across the country with demonstrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The occasion of which- I speak was the arrival of President Ronald Reagan of the United States in Canada for talks with Prime Minister Trudeau and members of the cabinet. This was the first visit of an American president to our country since 1972, but the welcome he received from Canadians, other than the politicians, was less than warm. In fact, the two or three thousand demonstrators were disgusting and abusive. There is no doubt that Canadians have some grievances against our American neighbours, and I am sure they have others against Canadians. But these complaints cannot be solved by loud, foul-mouthed, sign carrying protestors. There are proper diplomatic channels for which to solve the two countries' problems, and although they are not as speedy as we would like them to be, they are the best way to find solutions. During the demonstration on Parliament Hill, TV cameras photographed some of the protestors burning an American flag. This is the most vindictive and discourteous incident which took place during the demonstration. For the Americans, who are known to be a very proud, flag waving nation, this is no more than a slap in the face. You can imagine how we, as Canadians, would feel had it been the Americans who were burning our flag. It is hard to believe that just over one year ago, when Ken Taylor of the Canadian Embassy in Iran helped six American hostages escape from that country, that Americans could not do enough for their neighbours. Hundreds of stories were told of the courtesies, and warm wishes given by the Americans to Canadians as they travelled throughout the country. Many places even flew Canadian flags in our honour. And how do we repay that hospitality? By burning the American flag. , a WA by J. Peter Hvidsten Whether or not you like Prime Minister Trudeau, and I am not so sure I do sometimes, you have to admire his unscheduled plea to the demonstrators after the official welcoming ceremonies, asking people to show some courtesy and welcome the President to Canada. He went on to say that when he visits the U.S.A. he is not met with a lot of card waving protestors. There is no doubt that protest groups over the years have brought many important issues to the attention of govern- ment officials and by doing so have speeded up resolving many problems. Protests, as long as they are peaceful, do have a place in our society, but all too often they loose their effectiveness because of a few militants. Burning an American flag was an embarassment to the Canadian people, and those responsible should be punished. Enough said! BILL WHO? At the recent convention of the Ontario Weekly News- paper Association in Toronto, I was assigned to the head table at one of the lunches. My duty was the introduction of a government official who, attending the dinner as a host was going to make a draw for one ton of newsprint. Also at the table was Premier Bill Davis, the guest speaker for the occasion. While waiting for the dinner to begin, I handed Mr. Davis one of the menus and asked if he might autograph it for my daughter. "I'd be happy to," he retorted, "what is her name?" Having given him her name he proceeded to scrawl on the front of the menu. He then returned the menu to me and I tucked it away until alts the dinner to give it -to my daughter. When I returned to our room and told my daughter I had a surprise for her, her eyes lit up and she asked 'what is it?" As I handed her the menu I could see a slight disappointment in her face and she asked what it was. I told her it was an autograph from the Premier of Ontario, Bill Davis. ' Her reply, "Who is Bill Davis?" Oh well! I tried. PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., March 18, 1981 -- 5 letters Reply to Bill Smiley " Dear Sir: I agree with Bill Smiley 98 per cent in the March 11 Star "Can We Survive?" but I am also concerned and sur- prised that there was no honourable mention of the crossing guards. Maybe Bill just doesn't see them standing at the cross- walks freezing and getting splashed by all the cars that go whizzing by. We not only have to get up early and face our cars that won't start, there are some guards who have quite a distance to walk and then have to stand in all kinds of weather for three and a half hours each day. If we can't make it to work, we have to hire some- one to take our place that day. So, we don't get paid unless we are there on the job. For an even bigger laugh, we have to work three and a half hours for what you receive for one hour's work. So the next time you drive by a crossing guard, it would "help if you smiled. I'have been off my own job as a crossing guard for a long time, but hope to be back to work soon. I only have this to say. There is always someone who is worse off than you are, Bill. Regards and yours truly, Ken Murphy, Crossing Guard R.R.2Port Perry "You're Welcome" Dear Sir: No doubt you have heard that our recent auction sale was a great success. As a result, our Port Perry High School band students are: assured of the funds necessary to make their forthcoming trip to Coquit- lam, B. C. This would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of- people like yourself. We are . most grateful for your help and we hope you will accept our sincere thanks. - Yours truly, Pat Reid Port Perry High School Parents Association U.S. and Canada Dear Sir: President Reagans speech to the joint session of the House of Commons and the Senate made one thing clear - that our mutual problem is the economy and inflation. Unless drastic action is taken as he has in his U.S. budget, The President stressed we face "economic calamity." Reagan's most important fact; that government " spending must be brought under control - a cut from present 14 per cent to 6 per cent. Finance Minister MacEachen when asked immediately after the President's speech said that a cut to 10 per cent was acceptable to Canadians, a cut of only 3 per cent while the U.S. cut is to be 8 per cent. His budget cut personal income taxes by 30 per cent over three years, putting more money in the hands of the people to boost the economy. With 320,000 Ontario workers out of jobs, mainly in the auto and home building trades - the founda- tion of our economy - both Ottawa and Queens Park should take joint action to get these two industries going again. Latest figures show that imports of foreign- built cars has reached 27.5 per cent of the market. Ottawa could start by. dropping it 9 per cent on new cars and Ontario by dropping its 7 per cent. To make it effective, it should be linked to cars that are a minimum of 51 per cent Canadian content, and that Company ( port perry star ) Serving the Township of Scugog J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. 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