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| letters i Response to Coulson's letter Dear Sir: In response to a letter appearing in your paper from Mr. Jack Coulson, Valentia, Ontario re a court case held in Lin- dsay on January 9 when Gordon Starr and Hugh Hawthorne were charg- ed with fraud against the Township of Mar- iposa under two hund- red dollars. I attended the court trial but failed to see Mr. Coulson pre- sent in the courtroom to hear the evidence given. This "incident" as re- ferred to by Mr. Coulson as taking place in 1979 and not being brought to the attention of the authorities until 1983. I would like to state that on January 8th, 1980 Mr. Coulson, as Reeve of Mariposa Township and the Clerk, John W, Doble, met with three ratepayers and their lawyer and Mr. H.B. Hasson, of the Min- istry of Inter- governmental Affairs when many items were brought to their attention but as always the explanation was given under Section 216 (1) the Municipal Act. It permits the inspection "only certain accounts and documents. Usually these are records deem- ed to be in the poss- ession of the clerk of a municipality. Books and records deemed to be in the possession of the treasurer of a munici- pality are not normally (Turn to page 6) PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. February 21, 1984 -- 5 the PORT PERRY STAR CO LINTED 239 QUEEN STREET #0 80X 90. PORT PEARY ONTARIO LO8 WO (410) 983-738) * CNA 8 J. PETER HVIDSTEN E Publisher Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association J.B. McCLELLAND and Ontario Community Newspaper Association Editor Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario. CATHY ROBB . News & Features Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of Rk, postage in cash AD) AN C OomMpm v i cht (Qo) ul Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 ) a Q Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. Elsewhere $45.00 per year. Single copy: 35¢ remember w 60 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1924 One of the best carnivals ever held in Port Perry took place Wednesday evening of last week. Prize winners in- cluded Dutch Girl Louise Carnegie; Canada - Amy Beare; Leap Year Race - Vera Roberts and Joe Naple. Mr. and Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Wm. Tummonds and her sister Mrs. Moore sent word to Port Perry that they are enjoying their holidays in Kingston, Jamaica; Nassau in the Bahamas and Bermuda. They expect to return home in June. 35 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949 Miss Nellie Melnychuk, Scugog, has returned from Florida where she has been holidaying for the past month. She visited her sister at the Head and Centre Schools where she related her travelling experiences to the children. The boy's Sunday School Class of Prince Albert en- joyed a sleighing party and lunch afterwards at the home of their teacher, Mr. Fear. Mrs. John Venning, teacher at Egypt School and Miss Phyllis Gray, Blackstock School, with their pupils had a Valentine party in the form of a skating party at the rink. The Hydro-Electric Commission of Ontario is pleased to announce that the milder weather has enabled them to meet normal demands for electricity at nights and on weekends but weekly daytime restrictions must still be enforced. 25 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1959 13 year-old Bryan Reazin, Brooklin and 16 year-old Bruce Bowman, Enniskillen, both made perfect scores of 140 in the Junior Judging Contest held in conjunction with the All-Canadian Holsteins for the current show season. Mr. and Mrs. Don Murphy, Port Perry, are happy to announce the birth of their son Mark, on their wedding anniversary, February 14th. 20 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1964 David St. Pierre, Claremont, won the Russell Morri- son Trophy for the fourth consecutive time at the Ontario County Seed Judging Competition held at the Port Perry High School on February 15th. Neil Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Len Clark, Port Perry, has been awarded his yellow belt in Judo. He has been taking lessons since October. Nearly 1,000 children and parents from the Port Perry Area enjoyed a successful ice carnival at the Memorial Recreation Centre. A few of the prize winners were Deborah Short, Ricky DeShane, Penny Venning and Charles Nelson. 15 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1969 Local firemen spent six hours last Thursday evening fighting a chimney fire at the home of William Middleton on Scugog Island. At a two day carnival staged by students of Port Perry High School, Miss Nancy Dowson was chosen as Snow Queen. Linda Mountjoy was chosen Heart Queen at the Black- stock Rec Centre during the Blackstock High School's Annual Heart Dance. Mr. Al Evans recently attended a Farm and Indus- trial Equipment Convention in Toronto and had the good fortune to win a trip to Florida for two for a week's vaca- tion. Lisa Nottingham and Steven Reese were two students of R.H. Cornish Public School who won first places for their costumes at the annual skating carnival held last Tuesday. 10 YEARS AGO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1974 Scugog Council was presented with a proposal Mon- day night to convert Port Perry's 100 year-old Town Hall into seven bachelor apartments. Catherine Christie of Ward 1, made the suggestion in an attempt to save the structure from demolition. One feature at the recent Kin-Kinette Anniversary was the initiation of a new Kin-20 Club. Mr. Lorne Scanlon was the formation chairman and new members include Gerry Scanlon, Marilyn Geer, Gary Cochrane, Gail Scott, secretary, Heather Preston, president and Kim Harrison, vice-president. Jim and Vivian Rider, proprietors of Centennial Lanes, presented trophies to Mike Vanderby and Sharon Sykes, winners of the Couples Bowling Tournament. Dill smiley ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Why? Who knows? They were probably looking for that alarm clock off at 7:15 and get up in the dark. ET Tv Er TR TE a Titi a _-- But I can't sleep. Not in a bed. Only in a chair. I 80 to bed at a reasonable hour, 11 to 12, and nothing hap- pens. I just lie there, my mind whirling with all the things I haven't done or should do. I turn on the light and read. Try again. Nothing. Read some more. About daylight I go into a coma for four or five hours. Maybe I'd settle for a boil or two. However, I can't complain. It's a fairly good life, being a retired widower, once you've established a pattern. Pie and icecream and cheese for breakfast, at Listen, Lord, enough is enough. We've all heard of something they could sell quickly, to buy drugs. Or they the Year of the Great Plague, or The Year of the were animals, already high and looking for a little "fun"' Locusts, or some such, with a certain awe, but from a as well as profit. That's what life in the big cities of safe distance. But who's going to be interested in The Canada is becoming. Year of the Smileys. A month later, Lord, I fell downstairs and broke my Oh, I know we've had a few minor altercations in shoulder. I'm not saying You had anything to do with the past, when I've fairly humbly suggested that You it. I don't dare. But one of your cherubins or seraphims stop dumping rain or snow on us for forty days and for- might have been trying to curry a little favor. I've never ty nights. But I didn't think You'd start a personal fallen off anything but the wagon before in my life. vendetta. I thought You were Above that sort of thing. Five months later (a couple of weeks, the doctors Live and learn. It started in August. My son, Hugh, said) I can't open a jar of marmalade without severe noon. Soup and scrambled eggs for lunch, about four a gregarious type who likes almost everybody, admit- pain, and I can lift five pounds only with great care. p.m. Frozen chicken pie and banana for dinner, about ted to his apartment, late at night, two young men and Two months later, my wife, in her prime, strong and eight. > a girl who'd come to "visit." He knew one of them slight- healthy, fell dead in front of me. And the days have a certain soothing rhythm. Mon- ly, and asked them in for a cuppa. He doesn't drink. My daughter went home to Ottawa with the kids and day, Wednesday and Friday I go for physiotherapy to They had a bottle. found her apartment ransacked, stereo and other Brutal Brian. It used to be called in the old days, the After a while they said they were going to rip off valuables gone, after her Christmas with me. At least, Inquisition. I don't scream when he takes my shoulder his guitar. He said "Oh no, you're not' and suggested she said wryly, they hadn't taken a hatchet to the piano. out of the socket, but I sure grunt. they leave. One of the men hit him over the head with And it's pretty hard to heist a piano out of a basement Tuesdays and Thursdays are the bad days. I have the guitar. While he was unconscious, or close enough, apartment. Another Canadian city. Great place to live. to set the alarm. After an hour's sleep, on Tuesday I one of the others hit him on both knees witha hammer. We might as well all move to Detroit. must put out the garbage. On Thursday after an hour's The young lady of the group heated water and poured However, there's no personal resentment, Lord. I sleep, I must welcome the lady who comes to clean up boiling water over his face, chest and back. They took know you have to test the faith once in a while, or "once the mess I've made and try to give her some coherent his stereo and anything else that would sell quickly on and a while" as my English students prefer. Look at idea of what to do. the streets, and left. what happened to Job. At least You haven't given me And every day, still, come warm and loving letters Somehow, some hours later, he managed to lurch boils. from old friends and column writers, to give me a little and stagger to an emergency ward of a hospital, in Speaking of boils, what's happend to my ability to weep. shock and great pain. He's back in pretty good shape sleep the clock around? All in all, not a bad life. But, Lord, if you can find six months later, with sore knees and burn scars. It's very nice, being retired and not having to slam something else to do, stop dumping on the Smileys.