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aa] ere I r---- - rH ------ rm PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May 12, 1987 -- § by John B. McClelland Viewpoint LOOKING SOUTH Ty for many things American. Like most Canadians, I have feelings of admiration I like their brash self-confidence (which is often mistaken for rudeness). I like their sense of pride. I like the way they stand up straight, hand on heart, and sing the national anthem. I like their so-called melting pot theory which stresses a single allegiance, as opposed to the '"'cultural mosaic' netion which invites allegiances to fly in a hundred difference directions. I like the way Hollywood used to make movies. I like American military muscle which guarantees the safe- ty of Canada, western Europe and numerous other coun- tries. I like baseball parks with real grass, real hot dogs and ivy on the outfield wall. Like most Canadians, there are many things American which I don't like very much. I have yet to find a U.S. beer which suits my palate. I don't have much use for the election of judges, the Highway Patrol, network television, Joan Rivers, Georgy Steinbrenner, and the way some news magazinegsvi idly illustrated the details of Ronald Reagan's cdlon bj psy. Somewhere between my likes islikes, there are a lot of things American which I frankly don't understand, and probaby never will no matter how hard I try. Vo For example, it is beyond my comprehension how Dynasty can be so popular. Why do Americans have such a fixation for handguns and rifles? Why do many Yanks have such an abysmal knowledge of anything north of the 49th parallel? Good question. Why do they think Claude Jutra is a new line of designer perfume? "1 am also bewildered at what seems to be an astonishing and curious sense of morality in América, especially when it comes to politicians and public - figures. : Jim 'Bakker lived the life of a prince (big homes, big cars, bigger pay cheques) while passing himself off as a humble servant of the Lord, cajoling millions of dollars from little people who lapped up his brand of TV evangelism. His downfall was not that America sudden- ly discovered how shoddy and hypocritical his message was, but rather that several years ago he spent a night with "another woman' and then bought her silence with church funds. And now we have further revelations about presidential candidate Gary Hart. This guy is *'done like dinner' as far as any White House ambitions he might have had. On the basis of some very questionable jour- nalism by a Miami newspaper, Hart's campaign has been blown from the water. The paper alleged that Hart spent a night 'with another woman, a charge that is denied by the other woman, by Hart and by Hart's wife. The other woman, is a would-be actress, model who posed topless to promote a Miami bar. She's half his age and there seems to be all kinds of old photos of her in skimpy bathing suits. She says she went to the house where Hart was stay- ing in Washington, got a book and left a few minutes later by the back door. The Miami newspaper had their sharks lurking around the house (acting on a tip) and when they didn't see her come.out the front door, the story was written that she spent the night there: Despite the strong denialg-by Hart and the woman that "nothing happened,' Ahis guy is history as a presidential candidate. / When it comes to even the slightest suggestion of a sex scandal, Americans react with horror. There is a long list of powerful men who fell by the wayside in their political lives because they were either caught in the act, or were accused of being in the act. Wilbur Mills and Ted Kennedy are two names which quickly come to mind. Meanwhile, as the American press and public is crucifying a few politicians over their personal indiscre- tions, a guy like Richard Nixon can drag the country through Watergate, resign the presidency in disgrace and come up smelling like a rose. Nixon's stock is still very high among many Americans, his views on foreign policy are revered by some, and if he ever ran for public office again, he probably would get elected. As Gary Hart was on the hot seat last week trying to explain his way out of boiling water, a Congressional hearing was being told that the "White House" knew of the details of an illegal affair of funds through the Iran-Contra Arms deals. That testimony which im- plicates the President made the papers all right, but Gary Hart and Donna Rice were making the headlines. Americans seem to accept somehow, that politics being the rough and tumble business that it is, will lead ~ tothe odd breach of the law, "dirty tricks,' a kick-back here and there, a covert operation from time to time, (Tum to page 6) | 3 Veterinary College at Guelph. Memories "10 YEARS AGO : "© Wednesday, May 9, 1917 At the regular meeting of Reach Council a bylaw was passed to change the Statute of Labour from the former price of $1.00 to $1.50 per day. Mr. HW. Linke has bought the residence of Mr. Henry Doubt, . on Bigelow Street. Mr. Doubt is moving to Oshawa. Mr. Morley Campbell has sold the Charles Harper farm, Scugog, to Mr. Clarence Hood. Mr. Charles Gibbard Venning of Cartwright, who was reported missing is now a prisoner in Lemberg. Dr. J.B. Lundy is attending the Ontario Dental Convention in Toronto. ' 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 14, 1942 Congratulations to Messrs. Campbell MacMaster and William Cawker for successfully passing their examinations at the Ontario Mr. Holmes has recently retired from the Toronto Police Force after forty years of service and will be residing in Port Perry. ~ Mr. Harold Purcell of Regina, Sask, is spending a few days with his cousin, Mrs. E. Holtby, Manchester. Officers elected for the Port Perry Yacht Club for the coming year are: Commodore George Emmerson, Vice-Commodore Bev. Kent and Sec. Treas. Dorothy Balfour - 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 9, 1957 Mrs. John Hamilton and Mrs. Velva Bailey, Blackstock. attended the annual Anglican W.A. Convention held in Toronto. Honeydale Branch of the Women's Institute will dedicate a maple tree to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the in- stitute. The ceremony will be held at Lakeside Park. . Mrs. M.B. Dymond entertained the members of the Scugog Chapter of the 1.0.D.E. at a buffet luncheon prior to the May meeting. Port Perry Scout Troop were guests of the Toronto Maple Leaf Ball Club at a ball game in Toronto. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 11, 1967 At a ceremony held recently at the Canadian Forces Base, Por- tage La Prairie, Manitoba, Flying Officer J .H. Carnegie son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Carnegie, Port Perry, was presented with his pilot's wings. Burray Croxall, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.E. Croxall, Port Perry. graduated from the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Production of Bramalea. Ont. Under the leadership of Mrs. F. Godley, Mrs. M. Williams, Miss K. Rice, Mrs. B. Snelgrove, Mrs. C. Hartmann and Mrs A Rice, the Explorers and the C.G 1.T. of the United Church presented their ver sion of "Expo 67" to a capacity audience. Mr. R.B. Davis of Port Perry. is an entrant in the 1967 Canadian- American Bridge Championships being held this month in Haljfax. Nova Scotia (Turn-to page 6) Letters Free trade, the right track To The Editor: : First of all, there have been two outstanding developments in inter- national free trade policies in the past 20 years. 1) The General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade. 1947. To The Editor: On April 26, 1987 the Girl Guides of Port Perry District held a Canada Cord and All Round Cord Ceremony at the Anglican Church. I personally delivered a written invitation to Mayor Taylor's office about three or four weeks in ad- vance of that date. Mr. Taylor was not in at the time so I watched an employee at the township office place it on his desk. The invitation specified RSVP asl needed to know who would be representing the _ Township of Scugog. To this date I have had no call or letter from the Mayor's office and no one turned up at our ceremony. In my position as District Com- missioner I need a lot of support from the parents of this communi- «ty to keep the girls involved and a program running for the girls" It has been very difficult this past year, when you can't get a good turn-out for any function that is not held at a regular meeting time. We asked for Guides to help sell NEED PHOTOCOPIES? We can do them for you! Letter, Legal & Ledger. Reduced & Enlarged PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street 985-7383 oS 2) European Economic Communi- ty or Free Trade Association of the late 1950's. The benefits sf the above mention- ed are international specialization, and more important the expansion 'Guides need support the cookies left from our Blitz and of about 50 Girl Guides registered, four turned out to help. Some that were unavailable found time, to hassel the girls who did help. I would like to thank the four girls; Leigh Ann Prentice, Julie Popovitch, Amanda Clouthier and Sarah White. On May 30, 1987 the District of Port Perry is holding a '""Walk-a- Thon. The girls have all taken home a pledge form. Please come out and walk, girls, and show me and this community that we can be a strong organization. * Yours truly, Heather Marchand, District Commissioner, Port Perry Girl Guides. of trade. Free trade generates domestic prosperity, and also the aid programs now given to assist economic growth in developing or Third World countries. Canada is heavily dependant upon export markets and simply cannot ignore free trade if it is to survive - or risk another trade war with the ~ United States. Some countries, most notably * Japan, have been using unfair trade policies, as with Canada in its deal- ings with the United States because of the under-valued dollar which has had a fixed exchange rate since 1962. Canadian economic policy has been unfair and inappropriate with the U.S. from the beginning. If Canada continues these policies we will only continue to have the Americans counter-act with in- creased tariffs against softwood lumber, shakes and shingles, etc. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is on the right track' irregardless of what the other political parties, self interest groups and business may say about free trade. : Siricerely, Orval Wood, R.R3, Port Perry. ter to the editor Letters to the Editor ©... our policy It has always been the policy of this newpspaper lo encourage our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column Our reader's have a right to freely express their opinions and view- points on just about any subject, and we feel that a lively letters col- umn 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 let- While we enjoy receiving letters from our readers. we must con- tinue to insist on knowing the identity of the writer.