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HEARERS Tea) PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. January 20, 1982 -- § letters Is extra bus necessary ? remember ve 65 YEARS AGO Wednesday, January 19, 1916 Port Perry Citizen's Band Officers -- Hon. Pres. A. Orchard; 'Pres. Morley Campbell; Vice-Pres. Wm. = McGreggor; Sec'y-Treas. Arthur Thompson; Band Master John Roach. F.W. McIntyre -- Selling Winter Coats at sale price of $1.00 each. Bungalow for Sale -- $1600 buys a choice home in Port Perry, beautifully situated, in excellent repair. Warriner Lodge No. 75, Officers for 1916 included: N.G.--L. Honey; V.G.--O. Byer; Treas.--M. Letcher; Rec. S.--R. Taylor, A Leap Year Carnival will be held at Nestleton on Saturday evening, January 22, 1916. Port Perry Band to furnish music for the skaters. 40 YEARS AGO - Thursday, January 16, 1941 Port Perry Lions Club to celebrate their Charter Night Anniversary on the evening of January 24th, with a Banquet followed by entertainment. Nearly fifty members and friends of Scugog Chapter of the 1.0.D.E, enjoyed the twentieth birthday party of the Order in Port Perry. The Banquet was held in the Sebert House. Seagrave -- Pte. Bill Tristram is visiting at his home for two weeks. Greenbank -- Clinton Midgley, Kenneth Lee and Morley Raines left last week for a 30 day training period at Newmarket. Utica -- Glad to report Pte. Dennis Steer arrived safely in England. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 19, 1956 The Junior and Bantam Basketball teams won over Uxbridge. The Seniors lost. Top scorers for Port Perry Juniors: Bill Cornish, Floyd James and Hillis Wilbur. In Bantams: Roger Crane, Ron Willerton; and Seniors: Gary Tummonds, Garnet Warriner and Grant when ...¢ Cawker. Epsom -- On Saturday evening a miscellaneous show was held at the school for Miss Yvonne Jeffery and Mr. John Moore in honour of their future marriage. Greenbank -- Bowling Party and Pie Social to be held Saturday night. Bowling in Port Perry 8-10 and then lunch at the Church. Scugog -- The Head Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Martyn last Monday evening. 15 YEARS AGO Wednesday, January 20, 1966 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bonnell of Prince Albert was totally destroyed by a fire which broke out at 6 a.m. on Sunday morning. Reeve Wilfred Gould of Uxbridge was elected Warden of Ontario County in a close fought battle on the 6th ballot against Reeve N. Smith, Whitby, East. Port Perry High School was the location for the 4-H Achievement Day. Dorothy Carnochan was the winner of the Provincial Honours. Port Perry Legion announced they will present jackets to the All-Ontario Squirt Championship Softball Team. Dear Sir: Once again the tax payer unknown to him, will be paying for something that just might not be necessary. Presently, the Catholic students living in the Cart- wright Public School area are being picked up by the buses that go by their homes for the public school. They are then transferred at the public school to a bus which takes them into Port Perry. The students, drivers, and parents seem quite contented with the present procedure. However, John Hinch, principal of Cartwright Central Public School, doesn't want the respons- ibility of them on his door- step during the 15 minute waiting period; which may be a valid request. Catholic School wants his own bus route direct from houses to school. The 32 students are so spread out that one bus route would take 1.5 hours. So there will be two bus routes, two buses, two drivers and the cost is covered by the provincial government, not school taxes which means you and I pay. It seems that the problem could have been solved by a small shelter built on the corner of public school property with hired super- vision or parent volunteers at a cost which would be considerably less to the tax- payer. In this day and age of increasing transportation costs, the procedure of add- ing two buses seems foolish. Yours truly "HERMAN, YOU'VE GOTTA LEARN TO RELAX." chotterbox THE LOSERS WIN BIG Margaret Trudeau, Canada's first lady of infamy is back in the news again. Just when her first book, Beyond Reason, appeared safely tucked away to gather dust forever in the bargain bins of book sellers everywhere, we are now treated to the 1, Consequences, a serious literary work which should be mandatory reading for grade nine students across the country. : I jumped for joy when I learned that Consequences in all its hard cover glory will hit the book stores at the end of the month. For those who can't-wait for that breath-taking moment, long portions of it have been serialized.in a major daily paper. What a relief; what a tonic for the people of Canada to sip and gurgle through the long winter months. What a giant of the literary world this important author is. The people of Canada should feel very cheated if Consequences is not named Book of the Year by the New York Times. Make no mistake about it; Consequences is a major piece of writing. From the serialized portion I read last week, it is clear Margaret Trudeau is a genius with the written word, a master craftswomen with the intricacies of language and style, threading her way through subject matter startling in its importance to the development of world literature. With Consequences, her place of prominence among the literary giants of the 20th century is assured. Hemingway, Steinbeck, Joyce, Salinger, Mailer, and Walt Disney all can do nothing less than welcome this author to their ranks with open arms. Consequences is part history; part autobiograhphy; part novel; part drama; and complete bull crap. It never ceases to amaze and dismay me how a loser in every respect like Margaret Trudeau can write cheap, key-hole gossip of the worst kind and wind up making a bundle of money for her efforts. Sadly, people like to read this trash and will pay good money to do so. This woman has been a failure at everything except notoriety. She is being hustled by publishers who recognize the weakness of the masses for literary trash and the money this weakness can earn.. That's an unfortunate fact of life, but Margaret Trudeau's accounts of her separation from her husband, her affairs with rock musicians and movie Stars, her flirtations with cocaine and 'downers, her relationship with her three children, are all an acute insult. Tam not a particular admirer of Pierre Trudeau. Some of the policies of the Liberals under his control have been more than suspect. But reading portions of Consequences, I could not help but think how deeply hurt this man must be. The antics of his wife are bad enough, but to see them dragged into the public eye in this fashion must cause him no end of sadness, And what will their three children think when they are old enough to read about their mother's career? A far more intereting case of a loser cashing in on notoriety involves a shadowy character from the Watergate days known as G. Gordon Liddy. His autobiography entitled Will was turned into a TV movie - and hit the air waves a week ago Sunday night. Anyone who happened to see it miust agree it was a chilling and at times frightening portrait of a man who actually had a very firm hand in changing the course of American politics and world events. Liddy, you may recall, was the guy who planned the break-in at the Watergate more than a decade ago; an event which ultimately led to the revelations of a host of dirty tricks, and finally the disgraceful resignation of Richard Nixon. : All the characters connected with the Watergate event- ually broke down and co-operated with the investigating authorities io save their own necks and have their prison terms reduced. But not Gordon Liddy. He remained defiant throligh it all, , refusing to co-operate and fully prepared to serve out his 20 year jail term in silence. The TV movie, which apparently met with Liddy's approval, showed a fanatic of a man with more than just passing sympathies for Nazism. It showed a man totally prepared to do anything to achieve the desired results; the re-election in 1972 of Richard Nixon. I suspect that Gordon Liddy's book Will is destined to become a best seller, but for reasons totally different than Consequences by M. Trudeau. While Margaret Trudeau can be dismissed as nothing more than a childish gossip-monger cashing in on circumstances, Gordon Liddy was an example of how the unchecked pursuit of power can lead to corruption and moral bankruptcy. Liddy's book I fear will find fertile ground in the United States today where the new right has a strong admiration for men who stick by their guns, literally and otherwise. There are many who may overlook his dangerous and misguided zeal and see him instead as a totally loyal and . unwavering compatriot who refused to bend or compromise. There are many who may believe that what's needed in the United States are more Gordon Liddys in positions of power The principal of the Beth Schryburt R.R. 2, Blackstock 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 of the writer. 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. by John B. McClelland and control, and the same could be said for Canada. Liddy was a crook. He broke the law and was convicted for it. He served time and is now making money telling his story. Margaret Trudeau was a scatter-brained little girl with dreams and fantasies of playing in the big time world of the international jet set. She broke just about every convention and now is cashing in on her feeble story. Both were losers who are proving that notoriety can lead to riches and recognition. I have a feeling that we have not heard the last of Margaet Trudeau or G. Gordon Liddy. No doubt there are movie producers drooling at the thought of turning the story of Margaret into a feature film, with her in the lead, of course. And certainly, there are people who think Liddy would make an excellent successor to Ronald Reagan. Will somebody please tell me where the priorities are these days? port perry star Company Limited CP (+cia RS al J.B.McCLELLAND Editor J.PETERHVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager Member ofthe 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 postageincash. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $10.00 per year. Elsewhere: $30.00 per year. Single Copy: 25¢