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or ber VUE i» 60 YEARSAGO Thursday, January 12, 1922 Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Cutts are spending a month in New York. Mr. Donald McLean of Winnipeg spent a few days withT.W.and Mrs. McLean. At the town council meeting, the following took the Wm. Real, P. Figary and R.B. Smallman. A by-law was put through appointing J.B. Lundy and E.B. Walker as school trustees. The following gentlemen took the declaration of office for Reach Township: W.F. Weir, Deputy Reeve, A. McMillan, councillors, W.W. Holtby, W.F. Thompson andD. McDonald. 35YEARSAGO Thursday, January 9, 1947 The 1947 council of Port Perry are Reeve, F.E. Reesor, councillors Wm. Carnegie, Wm. Chapman, R.H. Frise,and E. Hayes. School board members elected Dr. Irwin, George Holmes, Gordon Reesor. Council for Reach Township are Reeve Thomas Harding, Deputy Reeve, H.0. Dobson, councillors Leslie Smith, Malcolm Bailey and Harry Phoenix. A signal honour award to Pilot Officer Wm. Aldred (killed in action) was received by his mother Mrs. Norman Aldred together with the Operational Wing of the Royal Canadian Armed Forces. N 25YEARSAGO Thursday, January 3, 1957 Durig the past seven months the village has been making test drillings to locate a new and sufficient water supply. The best sight found was near the Oshawa Road on the Stanley Robinson property. The flow of water is a natural flow of 45 gallons per minute. Mr. Frank Godley, district representative for Canada Life Assurance Company was an honoured guest ata banquet held in Peterborough when he was present- ed with the "Man of the Year" award of the Peterborough branch of the company. declaration of office: Reeve Rundle, W.W. Crosier, remember when ...c 20YEARSAGO Thursday, January 11, 1962 Twenty four years ago, the Port Perry Lions Club came into being and on Monday of this week the only remaining charter member, Lion Roy Cornish took the Lions back across the years with a review of the high- lights of those past two decades. Another long time member was present, Lion Sam Griffen who missed being a charter member by only one meeting. Mr. and Mrs. George Staniland, Blackstock have returned home after a holiday with their daughter Mr. and Mrs. Hammell and family of Montreal. 15YEARSAGO Thursday, January 12, 1967 Hon. Wm. A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food announced that the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jarvis, R.R. 2, Seagrave has been judged the winner in the province-wide Farm Improvement Centennial competition. Mr. Ed. Mulholland has been returned by acclama- tion for his third term as President of Branch 419, Port Perry, OF THE Royal Canadian Legion. Ontario County Junior Farmers choir received top honours at the Toronto Conference held at the King Edward Sheraton Hotel in Toronto. 10YEARSAGO Wednesday, January 12, 1972 After a 16-week Nursing Aide course at Durham College, Oshawa the following ladies received their diplomas: Joan Kane, Mary Pipher, Kay Young, Jean Armstrong, Mary Van Ham, Hazel Burgess. Also receiving diplomas were: Marilyn Bajema, Sarah Bursey, Joy Smith, Ruth Bonnell, Alice Olliffe, Marian Gray and Neta Smith. Students at Port Perry High School held a brief memorial service for the late Col. R.S. McLaughlin. Rev. Reg Rose lead in prayer and the service was con- cluded with the High School Band playing O Canada. Mr. N.J. Brodie will commence his duties as Port Perry's new clerk-treasurer as of J anuary 31, 1972 after being chosen'from 18 applications. others SO Must Face Lower Standards There is no longer any doubt about the fact that almost everyone in the western world will have to face up to a lowered standard of living. Inflation of all prices, notably for food, fueled by rising energy costs are certain to impose new and stringent limits on the goodies we will be able to pay for. The generation of Canadians now in its sixties and seventies, who were adults during the great depression of the 1930s are well aware of our reference to "goodies' -- those perquisites of the affluent life which one must learn to do without when the going gets rough. Unfortunately only bitter experience really marks the line of definition between our wants and our needs. Thus two generations of younger people who did not have to live through years of bare subsistence very fre- quently mistake luxuries for basic requirements. They will be surprised indeed to learn that most young people and many families can get along quite well without two cars -- indeed with no car at all. It will be a revelation that shoes are no longer discarded because the soles are worn thin; they go toa repairman (if any of these artisans remain) for retreading. Packaged dinners and fast foods will be forgotten and mothers will be finding new ways to stretch the food dollar. Strangely enough the thin-purse years were not entirely unhappy ones, despite the anguish mothers and fathers experienced 'as they worried about food, clothing and shelter for their families. Young people made their own fun without driving all over the country for new and exciting experiences. They associated almost exclusively with the other folks in their own communities and learned the values of inter-dependence. Frayed shirt-collars and three- year old dresses weren'f any cause for shame. They were the common hall marks of all depression kids. Personality became the only stepping stone to soclal success rather than money for the gay life. In the years now lying ahead of us the difficulties will not be an exact pattern of the 1930s. The shortages will take a different form. We are not likely to return to 5 cent pop or 12 cent eggs. But belt-tightening there certainly will be and all of us will learn to live and be reasonably happy without all the glossy extras which have become such a big part of our daily lives. We may even learn to demand care and responsibility from our elected * officials; sound workmanship from tradesmen and the values of healthy exercise for ourselves. -- Courtesy of the Wingham Advance Times Learn To Reduce Expectations The watchword for the 1980's will have to be . restraint, if we hope to retain the standard of living now enjoyed in Canada. Individuals will have to cut back on fuel consump- tion, unions will have to lower wage demands and corporations will have to be satisfied with lower profits. . Our spiralling economy will not be able to withstand further price and wage hikes. The 1980's will have to be a levelling off period and the general standard of living will have to stabilize. Should the Canadian people fail to economize, the immediate future can only be one of hardship, inflation and unemployment. These days, with soaring prices and exorbitant wage demands, the economy has become caught up in the onward and upward surge, with the cost of living rising monthly, During the upcoming decade we will have to reduce our monetary expectations and learn to conserve fuel. Hopefully, by the end of the decade new advancements will have been made in the areas of solar and nuclear energy. We must also set our sights on the future problems of the elderly. It is expected by the year 1995, that the majority of Canada's population will be over 50 years of age. Due to the baby boom following WWII there was a sudden rapid growth In population. These people will be the senior citizens of the next century and there will be a large number of these people. It is now time to plan for this Influx of senior citizens by constructing more homes for the elderly (Turnto page6) PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. January 13, 1982 -- 5 letters County Town Singers Dear Sir: On Wednesdays, January 13th and 20th, 1982, the County Town Singers will be holding auditions for the choir. The audition starts at 8:00 p.m. in the Music Room at Henry Street High School, Henry Street, Whitby, Ontario. W e would like to stress the fact that men are particu- larly needed at this time but all sections have openings. We are a mixed choir of approxirnately 65 voices and our primary goal is to sing, entertain and raise money for charity while we do so. The County Town Singers have been responsible for raising over $100,000 for charity over the past 15 years. The choir has gained an international reputation . having travelled to Europe, the U.S.A. and the Maritime Provinces. We certainly sing for the love of it and anyone who has seen us perform will attest to this fact. What we are looking for are people who enjoy singing and are willing to work enthusiastically within our group. The ability to read music is an asset but not essential. For further information regarding the audition, please contact Angela Willis at 668-5629. Thanking you in advance for your co-operation. Sincerely Cathy Bevis Public Relations Officer Better coverage Dear Sir: I have had a chance to read two recent issues of the Star and find the coverage of Durham council news better than our local paper. Please enter my subscrip- tion to the paper as it is not available here in the Ux- bridge area. Thanking you M.R. Jones Hwy 47 Goodwood, Ontario LOC 1A0 When Was Port Perry Destroyed By Fire? To Find Out and Re-live the Tragedy... COMETO TOWNHALL 1873 MON., JAN. 18 at 8:00 P.M. i of the writer. Star welcomes readers letters Like any community newspaper, the Port Perry Star welcomes letters to the editor from our readers. The letters column gives readers the chance to have their say on just about any topic, providing it is not outside the bounds of good taste, libel or slander. However, the Star must insist that all letters for publication contain the writer's full name, address and telephone number, so that in certain instances we are able to verify the authenticity of the letter and identity It is not our policy to publish letters which are unsigned or signed with nom-de-plum. However, under very unusual circumstances, the editor and publisher may make an exception to this policy. S- J. PETERHVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager port perry star Company Limited 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 postagein cash. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $10.00 per year. Elsewhere: $30.00 per year. Single Copy: 25¢ ( cn (= J.B. McCLELLAND Editor