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a ay 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., December 2, 1981 remember se When ...¢ (From page 5) 10YEARSAGO Wednesday, December 1, 1971 Zodie, a 14-month old Great Dane won Champion- ship honours at a recent showin Ottawa. The dog's owner and trainer is Tony Sytsma of Port Perry. Local Girls Hockey kept on a winning streak as the Port Perry Rock-Kets defeated the Oshawa "B" team giving the Rock-Kets entrance in the Tri-County Girls Hockey League. Team members are: Terry Franssen, Wendy Partner, Debbie McNeil and Linda Blair, named asscorers during their most recent matches. ) Mr. and Mrs. Don Beacock of Seagrave opened their home to almost 25 members of their immediate family plus many friends as they honoured Mrs. Beacock's parents Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rodd of Greenbank on the occasion of the Rodd's 25th Wedding Anniversary. Twenty houses are now completed and occupied by their new owners in Mariposa Estates, a 53-unit subdivi- sion near Seagrave. 'CLUB ANNRENE SAT., DECEMBER 5th Dance from 8:30 P.M. to 1:00A.M. to Bev Smith & His Orchestra (Sponscred by Durham Region Lung Association) "THE LOG CABIN BOYS" Coming Dec. 12th: Licenced under Auspices of Special Occasion Permit. For Information Call: OSHAWA 576-4096. aaa Letters To The Editor ITA TNE Fe BT PRA IRF RE TRE FRA AS A RR RR \ Government wasteful spending They owe Canada $100 million on which not one cent has been repaid in interest or capital since after the First World War. Canada loaned Cuba millions at an nbelievable three per cent for 50 years. It is said that the com- munist block could defeat the West simply' by not paying their debts, causing a collapse of our monetary system. Every dollar that goes into the . communist block countries leaves the Soviet with additional funds for weapons. The social unrest and chaos that is confronting the Soviet masters is being weakened by our loans, relieving them of their finan- cial burden to their satellite countries, allowing them to build more arms. Their superiority over the West has been revealed to be from 4 to 6 times our strength in strategic areas. Ottawa's plan to slash $5.7 billion from the province leaves Ontario now a have- not-province with a shortfall of about $1.2 billion. Ontario's share for 1981-82 is estimated at only $569 million while Quebec will get $947 million. Quebec is reported to be getting $127 million in equalization pay- ments while Ontario gets nothing. Most affected areas are health and education. With all the layoffs and plant closings, Ontario can Musées nalionaux du Canada 4 & National Museums of Canada NOTEBOOK NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTED BY: THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES, OT TAWA ~ | 1 2 Lheghe = - Dromrcesomimus, an advanced fom, ved an en aes possessed bo rich dinosaurs © h : ammalg and eggs near the bi Sond of the ground. I 7 . _ DROMICEIOMIMUS Sw Yucted skeleal parts of psthch dinosaurs complete, they have bee : recovered from Afnca, Asia, SON SSF Europe 3 North Amenca,s = of ohn the final 75 million years 5H e age case of the Hove te history dinosaurs demonstrates an increasingly excell- erit adaptation 15 running. Some would have clearly rivalled the modem $ in weslern 0. Its bran was as large as That of an ostrich, but like most forelimbs which were used ts uncover small ada FOR FREE REPRINT WRITE TO THE MUSEUM v2 ys "of the oh cons- are Tonahzingly in- of repfiles. Ag in the of pstrich trich in Canada between 75 J no longer play the role of a rich province and refuse to accept equalization funds that are rightly owing us. That figure is said to be around $500 million, or more. With 40,000 layoffs in the country and 'the economy steadily getting worse we must, like all the other pro- vinces accept the funds rightfully coming to us. We nave paid our dues for decades in help to the other provinces, notably Quebec. Now its our turn- at the trough, to regain some of our tax money, before Ottawa gives it away in foreign aid or squanders it on more wasteful propaganda, like the $32.3 million for the Unity office, an increase of 18.3 per cent. Last year they spent $27.3 million nearly $60 million in just two years. A cool $1 million is being spent in Quebec in ads on the constitution alone. Charity starts at home. Sincerely Dean J. Kelly Box 1000, Port Perry, Ontario Farm industry in trouble due to high interest rates High interest rates is the number one problem facing farmers today, and the situa- tion is so bad that some farmers "have no hope for recovery," says an emer- gency task force report by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. The report which was presented to the OFA annual meeting in Toronto last week cites interest rates as the number one ' problem, coupled with high costs for fuel and fertilizer and low prices for comodities as the reasons why the farm industry in the province is in . trouble. The report says the number of farms in difficulty at this time is "much greater than admitted by either banks or governments," and the situation is most critical for the red meat (beef and | hog) producers. In an effort, to relieve the situation, the lengthy report lists a series of 20 recom- mendations, probably the most crucial being a call for BIG BROTHERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH DURHAM Big Brothers | <= In Action CHRISTMAS fora LITTLEBROTHER begins with ABIGBROTHER COFFEE (All Day) *FREE DRAWS *DOOR PRIZES an immediate moratorium to stop farms from going into receivership, bankruptcy or voluntary liquidation of all or part of the farm assets. The report says this should be for a period of not less than six months, with interest guaranteed by the Federal government during this period. Interest rates at 12 per cent should be made avail- able now for farm loan con- solidations, but not for capital expansions. And the Farm Credit Corporation should get an infusion of capital for immediate assistance to farmers. One of the recommenda- tions calls on' banks and "other lending institutions to strengthen and enlarge their agricultural departments. Noting that farmers receive -management and financial advice primarily from bankers, the recommenda- tion states that many bank managers, are not qualified to give advice to farmers, irrespective of their sin- cerity. Another recommendation calls for reorientation of Government farm manage- ment programs so that more emphasis can be placed on financial and marketing skills for farmers. The report acknowledges that some of the recommen- dations may be costly to implement, but failure to act - on the part of federal and provincial governments "will even be more costly." THURSDAY 8:00P.M. or Phone 985-2367. : The Tapestry - CHRISTMAS SHOW - Town Hall 1873 PORT PERRY. . is pleased to present... Singers atTOWN HALL 1873 QUEEN STREET PORT PERRY - DECEMBER 10th TICKETS: $8.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: [rwin Smith Music Ltd., Port Perry Star Hold onto your old WINTARIO tickets 4 old WINTARIO tickets may be used to reduce the price of each single ticket by $2 00 SOM yume Eo DEC JHE Ta Te ed B.J. 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