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TT TI HH I IIT ET LH EH CM NE WEE 7 TE» TR 2 TE TVET J i, 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 3, 1987 One Woman's View by Chris Carlisle My heart bleeds for poor Michael Jackson who himself has been bleeding a long time. My heart bleeds whenever I think of poor Michael as he rolls another wheelbarrow of dollars to the bank. My heart bleeds as I think of his poor little hands which must be so terribly blistered from counting all those Japanese yen. Poor Michael. He didn't ask for fame, did he? He didn' t sing and dance his way from the cradle to notoriety, did he? He didn't make record after record and go cn world tours, playing for scads of ador- ing, paying fans, did he? Of course he did. It's all he's done all his life. And now that he's a superstar, he's writing the blues with one hand and on the other, continuing another world tour that will only bring him more fame, more fans and of course, more fortune. Twenty-five million bucks or so. It's a tough life. The letter he wrote to People magazine is old news by now, but every time I hear one of his songs these days--such as Bad--I cringe. Wondering what poor little 29-year-old baby Michael was crying about when he has so much money he could wipe his reconstructed nose with twenty-dollar bills, I bought People and read all about his trauma. "I cry very very often Because it Hurts and I wory About the children all my children all over the World, I live for them," he wrote. The spelling, punctuation and capitals are all the tearful poet's, ac- cording to People. And why is this man crying? "Most people don't KNOW Me, that is WHY they write such (scratched out word) things in which MOST is not TRUE." "Do not judge a Man UNTIL you've walked 2 moons in his Moc- cosins," he wrote. Okay, I haven't walked in his '*'Moccosins,"' nor would I want to. Living in a menagerie with a herd of animals is not my idea of comfort. Neither is having a chimpanzee for a best friend. (It's no wonder the poor boy's crying.) And world tours with one gruelling performance after another in city after city sounds as satisfying as shovelling snow. However, no one is forcing our crying hero to do it. If fame and fortune are so bad, why does he still seek them? He said his letter would be his last word to his critics. Yet why should he even care about them? We've all got critics. We've all got fans. To the average person, they're our friends; our adversaries. Place a man on a world stage and his fans--and critics-- -multiply. It's a fact of life. He should be thankful for the balance. But back to his pain. If I ate three chocolate cakes, six hot fudge sundaes, nine steaks, five loaves of bread, eight pounds of potatoes, ten Big Macs, twelve chocolate bars and a dozen Girl Guide cookies every day for twenty-five years, the odds are I'd be grossly overweight. Now if I said I wanted to eat that ton of food but not get fat (or sick), people would think I was being ridiculous. You can't eat that much and not put on weight. They'd say stop eating or quit complain- ing about'being fat. "i (Turn to page 8) Letters Free Trade bad deal for Canada To The Editor: In reponse to John B McClelland"s Viewpoint "The Yankee Shadow (Oct. 20, 1987) Perhaps in your 'confused and fuzzy understanding of the free trade issue, you missed these vital facts concerning free trade: - The free trade deal that has been worked out between Canada and the United States is not a good deal for Canada; it is a sell out of our in- dependence as a country-politically and economically. -- The free trade will hurt: * the Ontario Garment Industry of 38,654 garment workers in On- tario, 25,000 will lose their jobs as a result of free trade. Only 5 per cent of the Canadian garment industry would survive. * the Ontario Brewing Industry - one quarter of Ontario's 18,000 brewing jobs will be lost. * Ontario family farms - fami- ly farms in the U.S. are 10 to 12 times the size of Ontario farms; the competition would be too much for Ontario farms to survive. Ontario's agriculture ministry released a study on August 10, 1987 suggesting that farm cash receipts could decline by 50 per cent as a result of free trade. * | have not even mentioned the devastation of the Ontario wine in- dustry, the danger to the Auto Pact, social programs, fair taxes, health insurance, and low drug costs for the elderly, and job logses in such areas as motion pictures, sound recordings, toys and games, household furniture, publishing and many more. [ have only given you a taste of what the free trade deal will do for Canada. It is a bitter taste to swallow to say the least. Even more bitter is the fact that the Americans can still block our exports to them. Fifty-nine per cent of Canadians want an election called on the free trade issue - Mulroney has stated he will do this after the deal is signed with the United States. Isn't that a bit late? Mulroney has no right to make this decision without con- sulting the people of Canada. I per- sonally do not want to be absorbed into the American Way - not with the job losses that have been forshadow- ed. I quote Ed Broadbent in his Oc- tober 19 speech at the annual con- vention of the Council of Canadians "Our magnificent Canada, Brian Mulroney, is not for sale." You don't know who I am, Mr. McClelland, therefore you may is less likely to occur. Chatterbox by Cathy Olliffe (From page 4) Neighbourhood Watch, a police and community project already in place in places like Blackstock, is a terrific method of fighting crime. And I think it would work wonders in a com- munity such as Caesarea, where many homes are seasonal residences, virtually empty in the winter months. ~ I'm willing to help set up such a program in Caesarea. But I need help. It's a fair bit of work setting up, involving meetings and time. It takes commitment, but the results are worthwhile. If you think it's a good idea, and are willing to participate, give me a call. Maybe we can get something going. Heck, I love living in Caearea. There's honestly nowhere else I'd like to call home. But let's face it, Caesarea has a real reputa- tion for break-in's, theft and vandalism. Together, however, we can curb that problem, and make Caesarea an even better place to live. disregard what 1 have said - perhaps if you knew that such people as kd Broadbent, Bob Rae, John Turner. David Peterson, Joe Ghiz, Howard Pawley, David Suzuki and Pierre Berton were against free trade also. you would understand that free trade is bad. Do you need more con- vincing - just ask the National Farmers Union, The Council of Canadians, The Canadian Con- ference of Catholic Bishops, and the United Church of Canada - they all realize the danger of free trade. I hope I have helped to clear your "confused and fuzzy' understan- ding of free trade. It is not the right _ deal for Canada, that should be ob- vious to every Canadian. Yours sincerely, Sherri F. Todd-Meek, Port Perry Cancer Funds To The Editor: I notice in the Post Office in Port Perry that we are again being bom- barded by letters soliciting funds for "The Cancer Research Society Inc." from Montreal, Quebec. I would likg:to reiterate my war- ning of last year. These people are not affiliated in any way with either the Ontario Cancer Society or the National Cancer Society. They are a bona fide organization, but their funds are used solely in Quebec; with several token grants to Western Canada Universities. I would like to thank all the Cap- tains and Volunteers who canvass- ed for the Cancer Society in Scugog last April. We raised $30,726.33 in Scugog Township. This is almost 13 of the total $91,935.55 raised in North Durham. Thank you. I would also like to thank 'From My Heart" and the sales staff for selling 120 copies of Ann Lindsay's Cookbook "Smart Cooking." We received a portion of the proceeds from this book for our local (Turn to page 8) Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten UPPER LIMITS If you thought the cost of owning a home, or con- dominium in Port Perry is high, then you haven't read about the new super-luxury condos being of- fered in downtown Toronto. A report in last Friday's Toronto Star says that although stock prices have tumbled about 25 per cent in the last two weeks, sales of Canada's most expen- sive condominiums has been very brisk. The Condos are situated in the heart of Toron- to's financial district near Bay and Bloor Streets, and the twelve-storey building will house only 29 units. Already nineteen of the condominiums have been sold, the cheapest at a cost of $1.6 million. All of the condos are reported to be over 4,000 square feet, have three fireplaces, and a separate elevator which opens directly into the apartment. The most expensive of the units is an 8,600 square . foot penthouse which sells for $6.5 million, of which there is one already sold. If you are interested in the other penthouse, you'd better act fast! In addition to the initial purchase price, residents in the building will be required to pay a monthly maintenance fee which is estimated at about $3,300 for the largest units. Can't help but wonder why anybody needs that kind of space to live in, and even if they like spacious homes, why would you pay over six million dollars for a home in one of the noisiest and busiest areas of the city? Beats me! But then who really cares. GETTING THEIR ACT TOGETHER A tip of the hat this week to those downtown mer- chants who have decided to work together and open their businesses uniform hours for their customers. The Port Perry Downtown Merchants Associa- tion was formed just over a month ago and one of their prime objectives was to get the stores to stay open until 9:00 p.m. on Fridays throughout the month of December. But the group has gone one step farther than that, and are now opening their stores both Thurs- day and Friday nights until 9:00 from now until 'Christmas, which should make it much more conve- nient for residents of the township to shop locally. Although not all the stores are opening, shoppers will know those who are, by the yellow posters taped in the windows of those who are participating. It will be very important in the PPDMA promotions to tell the public who, and who isn't open Thursday and Fri- day nights if they do not want to lose the confidence of the public. It would not be a good situation if a shopper came to town to do some banking, pay-up their i insurance, or place an ad in the newspaper only to find that some of these businesses are not open on Thursday or Fri- day nights. So, it will be crucial that shoppers are kept informed of those who are open with the extend- ed hours. At any rate, it's a step in the right direction, and we applaud the efforts of the members of the PPDMA. FIRST HALLOWE'EN Our young lad, Matt, just experienced his first Hallowe'en, and although we had a little trouble con- vincing him it would be fun, when the first little goblins arrived at our front door and received their treats, nothing would hold him back. After getting him into his costume, putting on the ask, he grabbed his "trick or treat' bag and was 0 While I stayed home to hand out the goodies to other neighbourhood kids, Nancy and Matt made their way along the street. She tells me that after the first house, Matt was gung ho, and there was no hesitation to bang on the (Turn to page 8)