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pd ie PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday. Janvary 13, 1987 -- 5 RO --_--_-- AA ead ey i @ by John B. McClelland Viewpoint MONEY MATTERS Lotteries are a big business in Canada. Millions of people spend millions of dollars each week to buy all kinds of tickets and all with the hope of beating the odds (several million to one) and hitting the jackpot. I have to include myself among the millions who buy lottery tickets each week like clock-work. But when I stop and carefully think about what I'm doing, I almost, kick myself for being so stupid. At one time, not tao long ago, I was a sporadic buyer of lottery tickets. Often, I" would go several weeks "without a ticket and never gave it a second thought. I didn't spend a minute trying to work out a system to reduce the odds, and when I did play Lotto 649, I pick- ed the numbers completely at random and never played the same set of numbers more than once. Then I made a mistake, a mistake that literally has me "hooked" on Lotto 649. Here's how it happened. About a year ago. I devised a set of six numbers based on birthdays of myself and family members. I memoriz- ed them and each time I played 649, just filled in the same numbers. SEE . But there are six sets of numbers to be filled in on a Lotto 649 card. So, for the other five sets, I decided ~ to play the same ones each week. Initially, I would skip a week or two and not think anything of it. Then it occurred to me. Since I was play- ing the same six numbers all the time, what if "my number' came up one week and I didn't have a ticket. Can you imagine that sinking feeling to play a number regularly, then neglect to buy tickets for one draw and discover your number came out on that draw 7 That's when the Lotto 649 put its hook into me and into my wallet. Now, I make darn sure I play my six numbers in the Wednesday and Saturday draws. This . adds up to $12 each week on Lotto 649 tickets (or $560 per year). My winnings to date? About $50 over the last year. : gL Because I play the same six numbers every draw (and have those numbers committed to memory) I'm afraid to quit, or even miss a single draw. "= It would be just my luck to stop buying the darn tickets, and a week or so later see' my number as the jackpot winner. Right? it : ~ Idon't begrudge the $12'each I spend on tickets. It's fun to check the numbers. And let's face it, deep down, I'm just like all the others who buy tickets: 1 could find lots of good uses for a couple of million dollars. But what gets me made with myself is that I've been sucked in to playing the game week in, week out. Like I said, I'm hooked on the same numbers and I'm scared _to miss a draw. I'm pretty sure that a lot of people who play the same regular numbers each draw have the same fear. : 'Of course, the people who run these lotteries just chuckle all the way to the bank because the profits are enormous. Anyway, I'm convinced my number will come up, - and when it does, I'll be writing this column from some lovely, warm tropical island where the only ice to be seen all winter is in the bottom of my glass. So there. SPEAKING OF ...... 'Speaking of million8, Dallas star Victoria Principa is sueing talk show host Joan Rivers for $3 million. The reasons: invasion of privacy, mental anguish etc., after Rivers announced Principal's private phone number over the air. oo "It seems that poor Vicki got so many phone calls from fans they caused her so much distress and anguish, she needed medical care. So, she's hauled poor Joan into court seeking $3 million in damages. Did it not occur to Vicki just to leave the darn phone off the hook, call the phone company and have her number changed? Obviously not. Much.easier just to "call the lawyer and scream "law suit time." Vicki's career must need a.shot in the arm. Whenever, one Hollywood star sues another, the publici- ty is worth more than the claim. The tabs will have a field day following that court case. So Vicki and Joannie will settle out of curt for "an unspecified amount" and they'll both hustle down to the - bank with millions in free publicity in their pockets. Oh, to live in Hollywood. : LL MORE ON MONEY H If Scugog Township council had raised the building permit fee last year instead of this year, the municipal coffers would be richer by $54,000 right.now. "Here's how. In 1986, the TownShip issued 189 building permits for new homes at $110'each. That adds up to $20,790. As of January 1, the cost of getting a home (Turn to page 6) = --a Memories 60 YEARS AGO Thurs., January 13, 1927 Mr. Hardy Purdy has been appointed manager of the Child's Restaurant at the corner of Richmond and Yonge Streets, Toronto. Bros. John Doubt was happily surprised by the presentation of a 50 year jewel at the Warriner Lodge of Oddfellows, Port Perry, last week. : no --- George Sweetman, Reeve; Messrs. Russell Hood, Russell Carter, George Jackson and Wilfred Marks. Councillors. ~ 35 YEARS AGO Thurs. January 10, 1952 * Eunice Roach, Manchester was in Windsor for a week, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. Cranley. RE A combined shower-dance was held in Utica Hall on Saturday night in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bray (nee Evelyn Sutcliffe). ~All are pleased to hear that Mrs. Alan Martyn, Scugog, had the honour of going to Ottawa on Tuesday to give a speech. 25 YEARS AGO Thurs. January 11, 1962 A group of curlers from Port Perry brought home the coveted Willis Trophy from the Bonspiel held in Uxbridge Curling arena last Saturday. The team consisted of Gord Holdershaw, skip; Ted Grif- A new water tower has been erected on Silver Street te replace * the old wood and concrete structure, presently located on Queen Street. The tank will hold 300,000 gallons and will rise 65 feet above Silver Street. Ts. Four cows and a heifer belonging to Mr. Frank Honey of Honey's Beach went through the ice on the Lake last Thursday night. Mr. Honey believed the cattle wandered out into the thin ice in search of water. 20 YEARS AGO Thurs. January 12, 1967 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jarvis and their two sons, Keith and Ron of R.R.2, Seagrave, have won the Province-wide Farm Improvement . competition with more than 4000 entrants. : Ed Mulholland, who has just completed a two year term as presi- dent of Branch'419, Royal Canadian Legion, was given an acclama- tion for another year at the annual meeting of the Branch. The Ontario County Junior Farmers Choir won the choir com- petition for Junior Farmers held recently in Toronto. under the leadership of Mrs. Hugh Dobson, Uxbridge. (Turn to page 6) vesterday's The Scugog Municipal Councilelected for the present year, met | _on January 10th and subscribed to the declaration of office - Mr. . fen, vice-skip; Glenn Van Camp, second and Dr. John Price, lead. ~ Competition. Congratulations to them, having won first prize ina Letters To The Editor: ve As a long time tax payer of Scugog Township and a former director of the Port Perry Agriculture Society, I have read many articles in both the Port Perry Star and Oshawa papers as well as attended some. meetings, with regard to the Fair re-locating lo make way for a school and most 'likely more houses (which incident- ly will cause more school overcrowding). This past week the Port Perry propriating the necessary acres for the school and also, Scugog Council meeting behind closed doors to " decide not to oppose the expropria- paper carried an article about the ™ Durham Board of Education ex- 'tion (what guts). As I recall, it was the council that - in the early part of 1986 made a deal with the Board of Education to sell the required amount of the Fairgrounds to them for a school. It was revealed, as time went on, that the council did not have the legal right to enter into any agreemertt with anyone pertaining tothe sale of any Fair property until the Port 'Perry Agriculture Society agreed to Power of the pencil To The Editor: . One thing most of us had in com- * "mon after last Wednesday night's Fair Board meeting was that we didn't sleep too well, whether we were 'pro' or 'con.' During the night, a story came to my mind that our teacher told us in grades 7 & 8 while in history class dealing with World War I in 1914: The Germans advanced in Belgium around the city and citadel of Liege, helped by their new Krupp cannons, the 'Big Berthas.' The Bowl for Millions ' Association's annual Bowl for Millions will be held from February 7 to 14, 1987 and will take place at the Uxbridge Lanes in Uxbridge dnd at the Scugog Memorial Lanes in Port Perry. The Celebrity Day Bowl will take place on February 14 at both loca- (Turn to page 6) French rushed in to help the Belgian army in their effort to defend their country. But the situation became worse and it became evident, after heavy, courageous fighting, that the defending armies would have to withdraw and surrender part of their country to the advancing Ger- man army. So, each of the 3 contesting ar- mies: German, French and Belgian sent an army-major to meet to discuss and agree on the terms and conditions of partial surrender and (Turn to page 6) Council have killed local Fair!. surrender the existing lease which they hold to this property. In due course; after causing many bad feelings between many good people, both on and off the Fair Board, a vote (democratic) was taken by Fair Board personnel (one wonders how the list of eligible voters was arrived at) at which time "it was decided not to surrender the. : existing lease. The Fair was held; after which the council (apparent- ly not satisfied with the earlier deci- sion of the Fair Board) at the re- quest of the Durham Board of Education, asked the Fair Board to reconsider the previous decjsion. Now more dissension and another vote, still no to surrender the lease. Some will applaud, others will _ sneer, however, I can only conclude (a) what a "gutsy" council we have in Scugog Township, they started-it, right or wrong, and now they are running away. (hb) Durham Board of Education has stated there is no other suitable location in Scugog Township, tell us why. (see article in this week's Port Perry Star - | Editor). (¢) Scugog Council have all" but killed the local Fair. Sincerely, "" C. Allan Rudkin, - R.R 4, Port Perry Letters to the Editor ... our 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 view- points 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. oo Under po circumstances will this paper print an anonymous letter to the editor. While we enjoy receiving letters from our readers, we owt continue to insist on knowing the identity of the writer. ve \