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Ea PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 22, 1981 -- 5 JUNE 13, 1968 - Denis Symes and Bruce Smith were the happy recipients of their Queen's Scout Badges at a special ceremony held at the Manchester United Church. 60 YEARSAGO d Thursday, July 21, 1921 Mr. Thos. Cook had the misfortune to cut his arm on Monday this week. He was working in his bottling works when a bottle broke, a piece of glass cutting his wrist badly. - It appears some rivalry persisted between the news- papers in Port Perry and Uxbridge, 60 years ago. We Quote the following item from the Star, "How was it that Uxbridge papers did not notice the Port Perry Band and Port Perry Lodge inthe parade of July the 12th." Pupils of Miss Florence Cook, Port Perry, passing examinations were Alfa Crozier, Manchester, (Mrs. Grace Samells); Grace Cawker, Port Perry, (Mrs. F. Hastings) ; and Mr. Fred Lamb, Manchester. 35YEARSAGO : Thursday, July 18, 1946 A letter from Mr. Robert Johnston, chairman for National Clothing Collection to S. Farmer, editor of the Star states that almost five tons of good used clothing had been collected from Port Perry and area and sent to headquarters in Toronto and should be a blessing to the stricken people of Europe. - Port Perry was a busy place even 35 years ago. Under Editorial Comments, Mr. Farmer writes four big events were to take place in as many weeks, Lions Club - Carnival, Business Men's Association Sport Day, the unveiling of Palmer Memorial by the Chiropractic Association of America being among the events. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 19, 1956 The localbowlers have to forego their games for two weeks, due to the flooding of the greens by the many rainstorms. . The Internatinal Plowing Match is being held in Brooklin and many people are hard at work planning for thebig event. : Grace United Church held their annual bazaar and . the sum of two hundred and twenty five dollars was realized. -- Mrs. Gladys Archer and Miss Catherine Christie motored to Montreal to meet Dr. and Mrs. A.G. Christie, 20YEARSAGO Thursday, July 20, 1961 Miss Donna Johnson, teacher at Port Perry High "Sehool- was chosen Ontario County Dairy Princess for 1961. She topped six other contestants at the Whitby Agricultural and Industrial Show. : The Warden of Northumberland and Durham Coun- ties, Bruce Ashton was chairman of the afternoon cere- monies when an additional 28 miles of Highway 401 were officially opened for traffic. Thestretch of highway is between Highway 28 at Port Hope and Highway 30 north of Brighton. Twenty years ago, Wes Lane Plumbing & Heating announced the opening of a new office, show room and shop warehouse at Scugog and John Streets. 15YEARSAGO Thursday, July 21, 1966 Red Cross swimming classes are being held at Poplar Park and about 125 children from the area will attend these classes. The 34th annual Scugog Regatta is being organized with events to include a beauty coritest, parade, sailing and motor boat races, plus swimming and field day activities. 2 Miss Judith Batten, Ashburn was very fortunate to have been chosen as one of 23 students who travelled by train to Estavan, Saskatchewan, as part of a government youth travel scheme to promote better relations among Canadians. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cawker and family of Sudbury are spending a few days with the Sam Cawkers and other | Sli tives in the vicinity. Blackstock Girl Guides enjoyed a camping adven- tureat Laurel-Brook Park. 10YEARSAGO Wednesday, July 21, 1971 Chalet Farms Limited on Union Avenue, Prince Albert ceased operation of its poultry and egg business. Port Perry's Post Office, a landmark building which is approximately 70 years old, was to be torned down and replaced with a new single-storey modern structure. As of 1981, the post office is still standing and has undergone extensive renovations and this landmark lives on. Van Camp Construction and the Port Perry Fair Board have signed a contract to have renovations made totherace track and a new market ring for the commer- cial steer class on the fairgrounds property. Cecil Smith, Scugog and Don Mason, Port Perry were the lucky fishermen this week when they caught six small mouth bass weighing a total of 30 pounds. who have spent the past two months on the continent. The two men were fishing at the mouth of the Nonquon River. chatterbox MOVIE MADNESS - I've been to quite a number of movies over the past few months, and for the most part I must say. that I have been very disappointed with the calibre of picture that is being produced this year. The worst of the flicks that I have paid to see was one called "History of the World - Part 1." This piece of junk was a complete waste of time going to see, and in fact we left the movie when it was less than half over it was so bad. I'm no prude, but many-of the scenes in this movie were offensive, and the continual barrage of filthy language and sex became disgusting to the point where we stood up and walked out. - But to be fair, there have beer a couple of good movies made this summer, and I thoroughly enjoyed them. - Superman II is probably the best of the 'super spoofs." For anyone who read Superman comic books when they were a youngster and dreamed of one day meeting this famous super character it's like a dream come true. Even better than the original Superman movie, Superman II takes you into a world of make-believe, and beyond. For two hours it makes you feel like you're a kid again, and in this day and age, there is nothing wrong with that. It has already been announced that there will be a Superman III movie produced after this one has raked its millions out of an approving public, and it would not surprise me if they continued with Superman four, five, six and so on until they wear out his welcome. Other movies that have met with my approval, although not quite as good were the latest James Bond 007 caper entitled "For Your Eyes Only" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." . Both movies are entertaining, although entirely different in their content. The Bond movie is again a "'super-spoof"' with plenty of action, suspense and laughs. "Raiders" has more drama and mystery, but there is enough humour thrown in to lighten the plot and makes it appeal to all ages. Speaking of ages, I have been appalled at the parents who take young children (2-10 years) to these movies. Although the films are not sexually oriented, and most of the scenes are not offensive to adults, I do not think that they are suitable for these youngsters "Raiders of the Lost Ark," has a sign pasted across the poster warning some of the scenes may frighten and it is rated as adult entertainment, yet parents bring their youngsters. by J. Peter Hvidsten Some of the scenes in this particular movie were enough to turn my stomach a little, so I can imagine the nightmares these kids had when they went home. There is no way children should be admitted to a movie rated for adult viewing. They grow up fast enough as it is now. Unfortunately there are very few children's shows being made by the movie producers today, and because of this lack of family oriented film parents are turning to some of the less-than-desirable ones for their children to see. Fortunately this summer, at least two children's movies are available for the youngsters to attend. "The Great Muppet Caper" and Walt Disney's "The Fox and the Hound" are two good examples of shows that are aimed at the younger audience. Fortunately for the movie producing companies, the parents get just as much enjoy- ment as the kids at these movies so they have both age groups attending. Good or bad, I've come to the conclusion that I've seen enough movies this §pring and summer to last me until at least the fall. Beside; there are plenty of late night movie reruns on TV that are better than some of the crap they are charging $4.25 to see. Happy Viewing! port perry star Company Limited J. PETER HVIDSTEN J.B. MCCLELLAND Publisher Editor Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $10.00 per year Elsewhere: $30.00 per year. Single Copy: 25 Development director resigns from Region Durham Region's director of Development Thomas Flood has resigned to take a job as general-manager of the Toronto Area Industrial Board. Mr. Flood handed in his resignation July 10, and although it won't officially take effect until August 1, his last day of work for Durham was July 17. He had held the position, which has a salary of about $40,000 for a little more than two years. The development depart- ment's main responsibility is to promote industrial and commercial growth in Durham, and to sell indus- trial land owned by the Region. Durham's chief admini- strative officer Donald Evans has recommended to council that no action be taken to fill the vacant director's position until this October. In a report endorsed by the -council's management committee last week, Mr. Evans says that "a staff report dealing with alterna- tive courses of action on the development function" should be prepared for the end of September. Mr. Evans suggests that in the interim, the Chief Administrative Officer will act as development director and be responsible for re- porting department activities to the mariage ment committee. He suggests as well that development officer Mondeau Beauchamp be appointed as manager responsible for the day to day operation of the depart- ment. _ Over the years, Durham's development department has come under criticism from Regional councillors who have charged that industrial growth in Durham is not moving at a rapid enough rate. A couple of years ago, the Region found itself in a ticklish situation when it tried to force the resignation of the then director of devel- opment Bill MacAdam who eventually settled for a sum reported to be about $50,000. Regional council meets this Wednesday for the last time before a recess for the month of August, and Mr. Evans' report on the development department will be on the agenda. The council's management committee has recom- mended that the report be endorsed by the full council this week. HOSPITAL REPORT Week Ending July 16th Admissions ..................... 33 Births ........................... 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