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¥ v / . [a eT RE ts FX - . Sdiipahboll We caleba d vs low letters 'Young skaters can be proud Dear Sir: According to the Oxford Dictionary of Common English, a pledge is a solemn pro- mise. To expand further, the word solemn means delib- erate and the word promise is defined as an explicit undertaking to do something. I'had the great fortune to be at the Scugog Figure Skating Carnival "Then and Now"' on Fri- day. Also at the Uxbridge Arena, for the Uxbridge Figure Skating Club "Wizard of Oz" on Sat- urday. I cannot say enough about the performances of the many skaters who took part. A special mention must be made on behalf of all the teachers and many more from both skating clubs. All members pro- vided a magical boost to a fledging career on the silver blades. All skaters put on a performance of such professionalism such as has not been seen in any of the "professional" shows which grace the big cities once a year - and I might add that it My families hopes and best wishes go with these young skaters in their quest for gold or silver. They are certainly young people for Port Perry, Uxbridge and Canada to be very proud of. Yours truly, R.W. Smith. Port Perry, Ontario. iw UST A EEE A qed PLS YAS Yu FORTY rE BAS SURFER AT ENTREE RY Wd IR Nh NT Te Pa a I Ah PEI HEE FIER FE RATA SA wei Ie MR ame Tn addin PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 12,1983 -- 5 the sto PORT PERRY STAR CO LNTUTED 233 QUEEN STREET (# Cha J. PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. McCLELLAND Editor NC anAOtA OHM UN; A, A w 2 \C, ZI AssOCIE PO BOX SO PORT PERRY. ONTARIO LOS WO --_ (410) 985-7383 4 (a cn | (=) Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday 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 $15.00 per year. Elsewhere $45.00 per year. Single copy: 35* Memorial Arena for the mothers, fathers, 25th annual Port Perry sisters, brothers, was done at a fraction of the cost for Big Shows. bill smiley ' ONLY IN CANADA Only in Canada? Pity. But where else in the world could you have a situation in which international oil prices are dropping while national prices for gasoline and heating oil move relentlessly higher? This anomaly, of course, was a result of ferocious and frantic efforts by provincial and federal govern- ments to tax everything but the air we breathe. The trick is to find something that everybody needs, and that is steadily rising in cost, and then slap a pro- gressive tax on it. That, my friend, is the reason you're paying about $2.25 a gallon for gas when the sheiks of Araby are up their navels in a glut of unwanted oil. Should we ever have a masive, Sahara-type drought in this country, guess what your governments will tax heavily. Water? Right on. If every cow in Canada suddenly stopped giving milk, you could depend on a stiff tax on milk and cheese. If the Western provinces had a total grain disaster -- hailed out, rained out, rusted out, chewed up by grasshoppers -- the logical move by government would be to stick a tax on bread that would rise automatical- ly every time the price went up. "Only in Canada. Where else in the world would a government try to bribe people to read a book by mak- ing used lottery tickets worth 50 cents on purchase of a Canadian book? It's incredible, and readers in other countries must be chortling, but it's done in Ontario. So much for our cultural pretensions. Only in Canada. In what other country would a political party turf out a leader who had a clear man- date from two-thirds of his party to carry on? And in what benighted country anywhere would a dozen or so idiots leap to fill that discarded leader's shoes, know full well they could expect the same treat- ment just down the road.? Only in Canada. Can you imagine any other democratic country in the world where the head of government could give the finger to some of his peoplé, tell some others to eat merde, utter obscenities in parlia' ment, and still be re-elected? Only in Canada. In what other country in the world is everything printed in two languages, and when you go shopping, the language in which you are feeble is the one that presents itself to you on every package, every tube, every boc, (I swear that when Quebecois go shop- ping, they are confronted with the English side on every box, etc.)? Only in Canada. Can you imagine another country that steadily destroys lush, productive farm land by tur- ning it into asphalt and urban sprawl, or tearing it up for gravel pits to create more asphalt, more urban sprawl? Think of the hue and cry there would be in France or Italy if the government not only condoned, but en- couraged, the ripping up of vine-yards to build ham- burger stands and gas stations and motels with lumpy beds and exorbitant rates. Only in Canada. Is there another country in the world that decided any building more than sixty years old should succumb to the wrecker's ball, be razed and be replaced by a tasteful concrete-block and plastic abortion? Other countries preserve their heritage, carefully and often expensively, restoring old castles, ancient city walls, cathedrals, country homes. Here we wipe them out, say, "Oops," and rebuild them as "quaint" restora- tions with all the artifacts of the original, but with all modern accoutrements. Only in Canada are authors considered as second- class citizens who don't really "work" for a living, singers as inferior unless they've played Vegas, actors as malcontent long-hairs who should get a job, ballet dancers as people dancing about in long underwear and our national broadcasting system as a socialist drain of the taxpayer. Only in Canada can the government seize private companies without any explanation or compensation, 100 police raid a pseudo-religious organization and seize all its papers on the flimsiest of evidence, and politicians get up and lie and lie and lie, without any repercussions. Oh, I'm not naive. I know this sort of thing is going on every day, all over the world. But in democratic countries? Only in Canada. Only in Canada' In what other country in the world is everything printed in two languages, and when you go shopping, the language in which you are feeble is the one that presents itself to you on every package, every tube, every box. (I swear that when Quebecois go shop- ping, they are confronted with the English site on every box, etc.)? Look at Quebec. In a lovely bit or irony, the teachers, who had more to do with electing the Parti Quebecois than any other group are now facing that par- ty, snarling, calling it "fascist," beating its cabinet ministers over the head with placards. Only in Canada. And finally, in what country in the world is it possi- ble to have a cold at any day, week, or month of the year? 'Only in Canada. Pity. remember wh 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 12, 1923 Cartwright Township council passed a by-law placing the salary for the Officer of Health at $100 a year. The people of Scugog performed a play entitled "The Economic Boomerang' which demonstrated the virtue of thrift. It attracted a number of young people from as far away as Manchester. Mr. and Mrs. Orr Shunk of Seagrave had a daughter Merle Lettie Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Briton had a girl, Doris Eileen. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Buck had a girl. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 8, 1948 The ice went out on Lake Scugog on April 7th. The parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church held a success Euc & Old Time Dance at the high school. A good time was had by all. The Courage of Lassie, starring Elizabeth Taylor an Tom Drake was playing in Port Perry. : Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Strong of Manchester had a - daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Farmer had a son. A cola company put an ad in the Star pointing out the price of everything else going up, but its soft drinks were still only 5 cents per bottle. } - Ontario riding Progressive Conservatives nominated Oshawa Mayor Frank McCallum as its candidate in a bi- election here. . Men's shoes were being sold for $5.00 a pair. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 10, 1958 Gun wielding youths bound and gagged Uxbridge IGA store manager, John Hockley and his wife and then made of with $400.00. Don Freeman bowled an almost perfect game at the Port Perry bowling alley. In two frames the four pin became stubborn, and Mr. Freeman had to go for a spare in order to get it. He bowled 8 strikes and 2 spares. Cartwright Township clerk treasurer resigned after council refused his request for a raise in pay that would have brought his wages to $250 a year for his township work. Mr. and Mrs. Blake Gunter had a son. Mr. and Mrs." Murray Hoskin had a boy. Beryl and Bill Hayes had twin boys. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 11, 1963 Taxes were down in Port Perry. Council announced a reduction in the mill rate of one mill commercial and 3 mills residential. Vin Walker was elected as Port Perry representative " to the Ontario Amateur Softball Association. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Larocque had a baby girl. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Medd had a girl. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Crozier had a boy. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Real had a daughter. + "Tammy Tell Me True" starring Sandra Dee and John Gavin was playing in the area. The ice went out on Lake Scugog on April 11th. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 11, 1968 "Fantasy On Ice", labelled the most exciting carnival ever staged by Port Perry Figure Skating Club was en- joyed by over 2,000 spectators. Central Seven Association for the Mentally Retarded was presented with their Charter at the regular meeting. Port Perry Agricultural Society has received a $200 grant to be used to support the Annual Fair by township council. One of the biggest fires in the memory of Cartwright Township raged for nearly 15 hours with more than 200 firemen fighting the blaze which burned 1500 Christmas trees on the Dept. of Lands & Forest property. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, April 11, 1973 Village council has passed a by-law to raise its per lot sub division fee to $700 from $500. The home of John Kydd, Lot 3, Concession 11, Reach Township was levelled by fire when an explosion oc- curred. The Wallace family, occupants of the home, escaped unharmed but with only the clothes they were wearing. The home and contents were lost in the fire. Telephone subscribers in Port Perry will now be able to call Uxbridge, Brooklin and Oshawa without long distance toll charges in 1974. Metro Toronto police arrested two people in connec- (Turn to page 6)