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6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 7 1988 Letters Letters to the editor are "very enlightening" To The Editor: The letters to the editor for Wed., May 25 were very enlightened. I was particularly impressed with Rodney Dewell's * "theory that, "monster homes pollute the countryside'. I' hope for all of us, he has contacted so- meone in the Environment Ministry, so we can get some sort of government controls on these "polluting monster homes!" As a goodwill gesture, maybe you could introduce Mr. Dewell to Douglas Wilson. Mr. Wilson's con- cern for, 'the stagnation of land usage by ordinary people and or- dinary farmers,' his words, due to some conspiracy, would sure- ly be of some interest to Mr. Dewell. I am sure if these two peo- ple put their heads together they could find the corporate developers who oppose affordable housing, that concern Mr. Dewell so much. They might have something to do with the revision in our plann- ing concept, that Mr: Wilson sug- gests is happening. I for one, sure feel better, know- ing that these people are looking out for our best interests. Not to be outdone, Ian McCrae takes issue with the expanding logging operations in the Red Squirrel Lake area. It seems all the people opposed to the logging are from Southern Ontario. The people in the area whose livelihood depends on logging, and need the expansion are all for it. Oh! well, what the hell are a few lives if we can save the Yesterday's Memories (From Page 5) has devoted her whole life to the nursing profession, not only in Canada but in the United States, Europe and India. William Parker of Fortacres, Scotland was a guest recent- ly at the farm of Fred Phoenix, Greenbank. Glenn Malcolm, the first Queen's Scout in Cartwright Township, was honoured at a ceremony in the Blackstock Recreational Centre on Saturday. 110 YEARS AGO Wednesday, June 7, 1978 A first-ever contract for Scugog Township's outside employees was ratified by the workers & gives them pay in- creases amounting to six percent. A group of residents who live in the north end of Port Perry have filed formal objections against the re-zoning of a parcel of land for a 35-unit geared-to-income apartment building for senior sitizens. Roger M. Holtby D.V.M., son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Holtby graduated with honours recently from Ontario Veterinary Col- lege, Guelph. t Aurora Trout. A compromise has been reach- ed that will save huge tracts of wilderness area, plus leave some room for expanding logging operations. Are we not lucky to live in a Province like Ontario where they don't put people in jail for stupid ideas. Oh! I take that back, 1 forgot about Ernst Zundel. Yours truly, Vily Karstulovich, R.R.3, Port Perry. Sexuality and Church (From page 5) "ceptable in "modern society?" Part of the Affirmation of Faith that is often used in the United Church says: "We are called to be the church...to seek justice and resist evil?" What lies behind the recom- mendations of the report concer- ning sexual morality and the or- dination of homosexuals is a mistaken--sincere but mistaken- -attempt to seek justice. It says "that everyone married, unmar- ried, heterosexual, homosexual, ought to have all the same sexual privileges and responsibilities. If everyone is treated the same, then that's justice. If different people have different respon- sibilities and privileges, then that's evil. To my mind that's an immature understanding of justice and evil. I don't believe what the report tells me. I believe that some sex- ual behaviour is morally right on- ly within marriage and that the United Church, like other chur- ches, should continue to teach this without apology and without change. The United Church must also minister to people whose moral standards are unChristian and of- fer an alternative way to live, the way we believe God wants us to live. We must continue to offer peo- ple salvation from sin in the name of our Lord Jesus. This means giving people the opportunity to repent. It does not mean re- defining sin. Now here's the recommenda- tion that is making the headlines: "That ... the United Church of Canada affirm that sexual orien- tation in and of itself is not a bar- rier to participation in all aspects of the life and ministry of the Church including the order of ministry." The overwhelming number of petitions from members of the church to the United Church General Council show that homosexual orientation is in fact a barrier to ministry in the United Church. But the basic issue for the 'United Church is what the Church believes and teaches and offers to the people as the Christian way to live. David and Charlene Shepherd, Greenbank. ES RUBBER | STAMPS Fast Delivery PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street 985-7383 Let's not misuse parking spaces To The Editor: It is the intention of this letter to send out a clear message that the access to parking spots for the handicapped must not be misus- ed and abused by the public. Late Saturday afternoon while doing some shopping at our local 1.G.A. 1 observed a handicapped lady, who drives a black V.W. with a proper handicapped vehi-- cle marker on it, having to make her way from the south-east cor- ner of the parking lot. Yes, so- meone had parked in the han- dicapped parking spot. When we members of society are attempting to respect the rights of others, it is my assump- tion that drivers will continue to be discourteous and continue to use spots allocated for handicap- ped parking until we put some force in a by-law to prohibit it. If you observe someone misusing the handicapped parking spots, speak out and tell them to move, they are causing undue hard- ships to handicapped persons. If they were in their position, they would not only understand, they would realize that laws cannot change people's attitudes - only people can change their habits. Persons with handicaps will ap- preciate your efforts and all others who are concerned about this problem! : This is also a problem at the Latcham Centre at the foot of Queen St. Roy Walker Smith, Port Perry, Ontario. by J. Peter Hvidsten Random Jottings THE LIFESTYLES GAME The Globe & Mail's slick monthly magazine called "TORONTO" was not very complimentary to Port Perry in a recent article called "The Lifestyles Game". The magazine, printed on glossy stock with four colour process photos, and filled with high-priced full colour ads is distributed once a month in the regular edition of the Globe and is filled with many interesting 'lifestyle-type" stories. In an article entitled "The Lifestyles Game", the writer picked seven Metro-area communities to compare typical consumer needs, which included housing, clothing, food, vacations, entertainment, services, etc. In addition to Port Perry the other communities picked were" Harbourfront, Rosedale, Markham, The Beaches, High Park and Bramalea. Each one of the communities was surveyed, using an aver- age couple in their 30's, with one pre-school child who lived in the most common type of housing found in the area. The writer says he based the information on in- terviews with dozengrof realtors, retailers and fami- lies as well as using buying-behaviour analysis pro- vided by a large supplier of marketing data. Well, according to our "investigating reporter" it costs the average family (as described above) $3,950. per month to live in Port Perry. Can you helieve that? I'd like to know who the typical family was that the Globe interviewed for thier findings, because | find that hard to believe. But, it is not just the figure that | find fault with, much of the informa- tion about Port Perry in the article is misleading and incorrect. For example: Did you know that there are lots of farms around Port Perry, but mediocre stores, and residents may go as far as Unionville to get their groceries? Of all the statements made in the article this one is probably the most absurd! I'l admit there are many people who do go out of town to shop for their groceries, but to insinuate that most of our residents go to Metro to shop is an insult. Just ask Ken Dowson of Valu-Mart, or Jim Grieve of IGA (who have just spent over $1 million on an addition) if their stores are empty all week waiting for shoppers. Not a chance! And the suggestion that the stores in Port Perry are mediocre is one that | really have a problem with. Over the past 10 years, Port Perry has seen a boom on their main street unlike seen in most small communities. Our stores are attractive, clean, mod- ern and contain a large variety of products. In fact, Port Perry is fast becoming one of the most desira- ble and enjoyable places for people to visit and shop in southern Ontario. Another fallacy is that there is no public trans- portation in the area, except the yellow school bus. The writer was obviously talking to someone who had no, or little knowledge of the area, as we are fortunate to have public transit available to us with only a short drive. There is a GO BUS terminal just ten minutes drive from Port Perry in Uxbridge. (We are sure many travellers in Toronto and the sur- rounding burroughs have to travel ten minutes to get to public transit) At Myrtle, about ten minutes south of Port Perry, VIA RAIL operates its rail ser- vice into the heart of Toronto, and we also have dai- ly bus service to areas around the province. No transit you say.....bah, humbug! The Globe's average couple are also said to bring their bad suburban habits to the country with them. They still shop at Yorkdale, or Scarborough Town Centre, because of the easy access to 401, although if in need of a gift they can go to Straw- berry Threads for a Calvin Klein shirt. It is very obvious the writer of this piece of gar- bage has not chosen his subjects with very much thought, as his typical family live in a converted cot- tage, with a snowmobile in their garage, a Chris- Craft docked at their lakefront dock. An average family in Port Perry is unlikely to able to afford a lakefront lot, let alone renovate a cot- tage, and still have some money left over for snow- mobiles, and large cabin cuisers in their back yard. It is also unlikey that the "average family" in Port Perry could afford to dine out in Toronto and say overnight at a hotel, as suggested. And by the way, since when does the "average family" have need for maid service? (our writer says there is no maid service available in Port Perry) Whether the (turn to page 8) N