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letters Drinking and driving a crime? Dear Sir: This is in regard to the interesting letter of January 25th hoping to open the minds of readers in justifying the 'problem' not 'crime' of drunk driving. More in- teresting is the fact that undoubtedly a reader would be more inclined to defend law enforce- ment after reading a let- ter such as this. I give the author credit for the courage to support the losing side of such a con- troversial subject; however, 1 give little credit to what little thought he gave. Becoming drunk in a bar with full previous realization that you will attempt to drive home is an act you do with per- sonal decision - such as a crime is done. If drinking too much is done other- wise, it is not only a pro- blem but a sickness and a threat to society. If the problem cannot be con- trolled, thank goodness for law enforcement to pathizing with the pro- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. February 1, 1983 -- § the PORT PERRY STAR CO. LIMITED 235 QUEEN STREET. P.0. 804 90. ) PORT PERRY. ONTARIO. LOS WO (416) 985-730) (f=) Cn see that a percentageis; blem will not bring the =) for the sake of the pro- victim back to life. We blem drinker as well as should be aware of the J. PETER HVIDSTEN Member of the the victim. Alcohol isnot price you pay in prison Publisher Canadian Community Newspaper Association permitted to the andtheknowledgealone Advertising Manager and Ontario Community Newspaper Association. alcoholic in prison, it's should be enough to con- Pubiished avery Juasday by the true. The pain of drying trol alcohol intake when m LAND Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. out there would be better driving. or Editor Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office A th dei than the hed to related cou Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of €e y innocen es an WS, postage in cash. victim that could be you. pain of a preventable Pao Co An innocent life taken tragedy would have the » Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 cannot go unpunished same impact on a fami- Np simply by justifying the means as a 'problem' not a 'crime.' And sym- ly in Scandinavia as it would in Canada. The (Turn to page 6) " \O! eArEns ass0SIAS Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. Elsewhere $45.00 per year. Single copy: 35¢ pik iio Dill smiley ANOTHER YEAR Cheer up! You're alive, aren't you? As we sail dauntlessly (or creep carefully) into 1983, being alive is the name of the game. Millions and millions aren't you know. Think of your dead friends, and even more deeply, of your dead enemies. This should cheer you up. Your dead friends, relatives, former mistresses, bosom companions who are planted are flitting about in Elysium, pinching the bottoms of succuli and incubi, and slugging down the ambrosia. Your enemies, rot them, are shovelling coal as fast as they can. And serves them right. Imagine the chagrin of a wife-beater when his assistant, a mere embezzler, doesn't get up there with his wheel-barrow of coal, and Old Nick nods, and Beelzebub gives the wife-beater six licks on his burning bum. So that's all settled. Here you are alive and well ex- cept for your arthritis, acne, heart murmers, and knot- ted bowels, and your're afraid to face another year. Best way to face another year is calmly, secure in the knowledge that it won't be good, but couldn't be worse than last year. Maybe a nuclear war will start, but you still have to put out the garbage. Maybe you'be lost your job, and there is no garbage, because you've eaten every can, bottle and carton. Maybe you'll lose a loved one, and think your grief is as deep as the ocean, but then catch yourself picking your nose and smelling your armpits. Whatever the new year brings, we can be certain about a few things: more taxes; parents/kids who don't understand you; an increase in the cost of living; emanations of hot air and no light from Ottawa; teeth growing browner; hair growing scantier; and, as always, constipation, whether physical or mental or em But that's just living. It happened to the Greeks, the Romans and the British. The only ones left who are con- stipated in all three areas are the Brits, but that isn't their fault. They're just more modern. Despite your problems, you are a survivor. If you aren't you shouldn't be reading this. As a survivor, you still have flesh and spirit together in the one vessel. And that's the name of the game, when you are tackling a new year. Don't be fearful. Be cheerful. Above all, don't feel guilty. If you're an old-age pen- sioner, with a private income of eighty thousand a year, don't let your hand tremble when you cash your old-age pension. Sign your cheque with a flourish. If you're a student, don't feel guilty if you got straight 'F's' on your Christmas report. It's probably because you come from a broken home, or because your teachers have a built-in antipathy toward free spirits. Just thing positively. '"F" stands for fantastic. If you're a wife, don't feel depressed because your husband prefers to spend all his evenings, alone, at the Legion Hall. Think positively. He's probably destroy- ing his liver, and you'll soon be on your own, to look for a man with a little fire and less smoke. If you're an aged, don't be down, because nobody comes to visit. Call in your lawyer, make a new will, and cut every one of them out, down to the last third- cousin. Leave it all to Billy Grabbem or Rex Humbug. Either will waft you up there on wings of pure plastic. If you're too fat, don't sweat. Or if you sweat, don't fast. Just sail in the chocolate cake and ice-cream, flip a buttock in the divil's face and go your grave a happy glutton. If life presents you with a serious problem, which you can't possibly face, don't face it. Run away. Take a trip. It'll be all blown over when you get back. If you find yourself so upset about the world, the state of the country, or the latest idiocy of the town coun- cil, and you start biting your nails, no sweat. Start biting your toe-nails, istead. This will take your mind off your troubles, increase your agility, and give you another taste in your mouth, aside from the bitter one. If you are so depressed that there seems only one way out -- suicide -- do it properly. Don't throw yourself under the wheels of a train, or off a bridge, or cut your wrist, or shoot a hole in your head. Throw yourself under a live body, or jump off a two foot bridge, or just nick your wrists, or put a hole in your big toe. You'll get far more attention than if you did it neatly. People like bot- ched jobs. That's why they hire plumbers and painters. There. Feeling better? This little treatsie is not the only way to get through 83 -- you could win a lottery: -- but it should help. Just remember, a human being is neither flesh nor spirit. It is both. Just keep body and soul together for another year, and you can laugh at life. And death. \ remember wh 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 28, 1923 Coal was scarce in the area, but fortunately it was good sleighing weather so people took advantage of the opportunity to draw firewood. Some coal was available at $14.00 per ton. Port Perry's high school hockey team trounced a similar team from Whitby 7-0. Mr. Harold Archer bought Carnegie's Hardware Store. Someone lost his Buffalo robe and was advertising in the Star for the finder to return it. Boy's tweed suits were selling for $7.50. Men's long flannels were 89 cents. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 29, 1948 A.C. Heayn, Fred DeNure and Jos. Allen were elected to the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club executive. Three fellows from Prince Albert drove their sleighs all the way into town to pick up members of the United Church 50-50 Club and drive them back to Prince Albert where a lovely evening was had by all. S. Cyton, Ivan Kerry, Owen Reader, F.H. Smith and G. Weir were elected to the Legion executive. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 30, 1958 Port Perry's one-man police force asked council to hire another constable to handle the extra traffic expected when two 'Liquor outlets' opened in the village. - The Ontario County Junior Farmers Association held their annual meeting at Port Perry High School and elec- ted Bert Pearson of Uxbridge to the position of president.' Braising Rib Beef was advertised for 69 cents a pound. Margarine was 4 lbs. for one dollar and a 4-1b. pail of white honey sold for $1.10. The National Film Board of Canada had a camera crew at Manchester shooting scenes for a movie. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 31, 1963 Richard Stevens and Anna Forder of the Port Perry Figure Skating Club won the Ontario Pairs Championship. Furnace fumes filled Port Perry High School giving the students an unexpected day off. The Star reported that the students didn't seem to mind a bit. Maurice 'Rocket' Richard was in town and 1,000 people turned out to meet him. The Minor Hockey Association held a draw recently and Dorothy McLean won a golf set. Rebecca Bruton won a hair dryer. West Side Story starring George Chakiris and Rita Moreno was playing in the area. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 1, 1968 The Northlandia Concert Band is coming back for a second performance at the Port Perry High School. ---Accidents -are 'prone to happen on the corners of Highway 7A and 12. Last week was no exception with two accidents in four days. Total damage done in both collisions was $1,900.00. Mr. and Mrs. Alfrea Dowson celebrated their Golden Anniversary recently with a gathering of family and friends at their home. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, January 31, 1973 The Port Perry Chamber of Commerce will present a cheque for $15,000 to local council for lakefront projects. The retiring president, Dr. Wm. Cohoon, made the presen- tation during the annual meeting of the'organization. A fire causing an estimated $800 damage to a 1966 Meteor owned by Ron Turcotte. The gas tank of the car exploded just after being pushed clear of the Beare Motors building. Police reported a series of break-ins in Port Perry over the weekend. Money and a quantity of liquor was taken from Port Tavern-Centennial Restaurant and evidence of break and enter were also found at the new Latcham Centre and the Arena. - i Re = Pa tn SEES go ~