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é -- PORT PERRY STAR -- March 12, 1985 Letters to the Editor policy It has always been the policy of this newspaper to encourage our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column. Our readers have a right to freely express their opinions and viewpoints on just about any subject, and we feel that a lively letters column helps make a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that a letter writer sign his or her name. On rare occasions, we will agree to with-hold publication of a letter writer's name, if we feel there are very good reasons to do so. Under no circumstances will this paper print an anonymous letter to the editor. While, we enjoy receiving letters from our readers, we must continue to insist on know- ing the identity of the writer. trunk, just to see if chatterbox by John B. McClelland (From page 4) Then, he took his flashlight from his belt and said 'I'd better have a look inside the car." He found nothing in the front or back seats, of course. Our precious cargo was in the trunk. For a fleeting moment, we thought his search was over as he moved away from the car with words like 'have a nice evening, guys." Then, he flashed that wicked smile again and said, 'maybe I'd better have a quick look in the you have a spare tire. Open it." "Well, look at this,' he said in mock amaze- ment when the trunk went up and there in plain view were the cases of Quebec beer. : know it is illegal to bring this stuff into Ontario?" he said, shaking his head but still grinning from ear to ear. What could we do but shrug, look at the ground and jam our fists into our jean pockets in disgust. He backed the cruiser up to our car and transferred the cases to the other trunk. "1 won't charge you this time, but don't try it again,' he smiled as he got into the cruiser and drove away. To four thirsty 21 year olds on d hot, muggy summer's night, losing that beer was like losing your wallet on pay day. That was a memory of the beer strike a long time ago. This time around, I won't be running suds in the dead of night from the Quebec side. When my favourite watering hole in Port Perry runs out of beer, there'a always white wine, or rum. But I almost wish 1 was 21 again. Gee, it was fun that summer, beer strike and all. "Don't you guys letters Department accused (From page 5) minutes to when he states he was awaken- ed); the second call was received at 4:50 a.m. from a male person, who did not give his name or address, we could only assume it was regarding the same place; the third call was received about ten minutes later from Mr. MacDonald, road superintendent for the Township of Scugog. The times of these calls and the conversations that took place are all on tape at the fire hall and if Mr. Buchanan would like to listen to them, he is more than welcome. Mr. Buchanan states that a gasoline powered pump was pressed into service, (this was ap- proximately 5:20 a.m.) What Mr. Buchanan seemingly did not know, and apparently did not bother to find out before writing his letter, that this pump was a fire department pump and was being operated by two officers of the fire department. 'Granted, this pump was just holding its own with the water, but until such time that the culvert was cleared, and the water stopped pour- ing down the driveway and into the basement, then and only then could any headway be made in lowering the water level in the basement. His statement that the fire department did not spend several hours pumping water and that we did not arrive until twenty-five minutes to eight is not true. A truck was brought in at this time to help speed-up the clean-up. We do not believe Mr. Buchanan would have made this statement if he had taken the time to find out who the people were that were operating the pumps. Mr. Buchanan made the statement that we would not send someone from the fire hall, which is as he states only about two minutes away. For his information, we are not a full time depart- ment and we do not have men stationed at the hall. As a volunteer depart- ment, we have to get out of bed, get dressed (as he does), and trave! to the hall before any action can be taken. We do however, agree that some type of policy change is needed, but this will have to be done by the present Township council. Yours truly, Chief Jack Cook, Captain Don Steele, Captain Bill Harrison, Scugog Fire Department. Chances of beer in Port pretty slim Thristy beer drinkers in Scugog Township will probably be disappointed if they go looking for suds at the LCBO store in Port Perry later this week. A store spokesman told the Star Monday morn- ing that if a shipment of imported beer arrives at all, it will be at the store this Thursday, but the chances are pretty slim. The Port Perry store has been without beer of any kind since a couple of days after the province-wide lock out of brewery workers began two weeks ago, and an order of imported suds failed to arrive last: week. According to the spokesman, LCBO sup- plies of imported beer are being allocated first to stores in the larger population centres. And he said there is 'virtually no chance the local store in Port Perry will receive any of the American beer being remember when? (From page 5) the Blackstock Womens Institute. The Ontario County Wheat Producers Com- mittee held a meeting at the Agriculture Office in Uxbridge and elected as their chairman, Mr. Joe Tran, Claremont. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 11, 1965 Mr. J. G. Porter, Manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Port Perry, together with Lance Beath of Farm Credit Corporation at- tended the Bankers' Regional Conference held in on March 2nd and 3rd. They listen- ed to a speech given by a Port Perry farmer, Mr. Leslie Snuith. Dianne Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hall, Port Perry received the highest award in Girl Guides on Saturday night when she was presented with her Gold Cord. This year the Ontario Riding (South) Young ive Conservative Association elected its first Madame Pres t, Mrs. Yvonne Christie, A during the annual election of officers. Mrs. Christie succeeds Mr. Douglas Hogg who suc- cessfully guided the Association through a non- election year. Over two hundred guests were present to of- fer congratulations to a very happy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vernon, on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, March 12, 1975 Scugog Council approved the construction of a single-pail arena at the 47 acre landfill site on the 7th ready in time for the 1976 hockey season. ion. The new $750,000 arena will be Winners of the Crest Hardware iel were Murray Lee, skip, Ken Middleton, Willie Stone and Jack Nesbitt. Sue Gribben, 16, a grade 10 student at Port Perry High School, won first place in two divisions at the all-Ontario Judo Championships in Oshawa. po brought into the country by the LCBO as 65 per cent of those supplies are going to taverns in the province. While not holding much hope that the order of imported (British and European) beer would arrive this Thursday, the 'spokesman said customers will just have to show up at the store and take their chances. And even if that beer arrives, the LCBO has placed a two case limit per customer. Meanwhile, it seems that beer drinkers are switching to other spirits as the store spokesman said sale of wines has been brisk since the lock- out began and beer sup- plies dried up. Music results Congratulations to R.C. of M. piano and singing students who study with Eleanor Bailey. Grade Two Singing: Janet Stachow - 87 - first - class honours; Gina Stephenson - 76 - honours. Grade Nine Singing: Rosemary Harvey - 68. Grade Two Piano - Joanne Desautels - 77 honours. Well done! Bridge Afternoon Game - 5 tables, North-South - average 48 points. 1. Kath Burley and Gin Clifford 57; 2. Doris Phin- ney and Otto Czilok 53; 3. Pete Francis and Bill Locke 46. East-West - average 40 points. Tied for 1. Marie Carnegie and Gwen Ren- nie 42; Jeanne Dymond and Stanley Malcolm; 3. Pat Love and Helen Mathieson 40. Evening Game average 31.5 - 4 tables. 1. Maura Diamond and Marg Fitzpatrick 36; 2 Mary Taylor and John Bardeleben 35; 3. Doris Phinney and Otto Czilok Mu. TELLING IT LIKE IT IS? by Bev Silverman Some centuries ago, I asked my hus- band to fix a few things around the house. He said "Make me a list, honey, and I'll get right to it."' Sound familiar? So I sat right down to write this dumb list. Some people have job jars and put lit- tle pieces of paper in them, and when the man of the house feels like doing something, to pass the time, he pulls one of these tiny little pieces of paper out and 'Voila' it's done. Well, at my house the story goes a little differently. My list consists of sheets of folscap paper, which by now are weighing down the fridge door. At first he kept his pro- mise and did the odd job. He proudly stroked them off as they were done, even put his initial after each major ac- complishment (I guess that was to let me know he did the job and not the job fairy). Lately though, my initials are appearing on this now famous list. I do realize my little guy works six days a week, but on the seventh, you'd think he would want to get right at it, Right? Wrong! For some silly reason, he wants to rest. 'Don't worry Hon, they'll get done, I promise." It's not that these jobs I have written down are mind-boggling ones, they are just ordinary things that keep the house from falling apart. E.G. We have this smoke detector we 1 :ceived for a Christmas present some years back. I can't even recall who gave it to us. I remember thinking at the time, what a thoughtful gift, this person wants us to be safe. Well, maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't it work better if its on the ceiling? One day there was this big sale at Canadian Tire. Excitedly, (I get excited over things like this) I went and bought a whole bunch of stuff for the house, and one of these things was insulation or something, to go around the doors. Hub- bie informed me we really needed this to keep OLD MAN WINTER OUT. Well, it seems to me, that old man winter has been sitting 'with us watching TV all winter long. I have a real honest-to-goodness fan in my bathroom, you know the kind in the ceiling. It doesn't work. I'm waiting for all the tiles to fall down from heat exhaus- tion. Oh well, that's one way to get new ones eh? I'll stroke that one off. My favourite son-in-law made me a kitchen cupboard one year to put extra things in, like pop bottles and junk you hide when company comes unexpectedly. Hubbie promised faithfully he would cover it with an oak finish, to match my other ones. At this very moment in life, it resembles something like 'early grease.' Now don't get me wrong, I have the greatest husband in the world, and he has - After all, who made the children? done many things for me in the PAST. I could go on and on with this, but dare not, for fear of divorce. Oh, I just thought of something else to go on the list. I have to start another sheet of paper and get another fridge to put it on. P.S. -- Please don't ring my door bell, it doesn't work. I've missed more company that way. WEDNESDAY I8 CREPE DAY at EMIEL'S PLACE.