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8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 20, 1968 Letters Perils of Pickering and Port Perry To The Editor: The story headlined "Building boom in Scugog enters second year' on Page 2 of your Aug. 23 edition foretells nothing but a great future for Scugog. Peter Hvidsten's 'Random Jot- tings' on the subject puts a little different perspective on the issue, with his call for controlled development in all areas (com- mercial, industrial and residen- tial) "so our children will have a place to live and work if they wish, without leaving home because there is nothing for them in Scugog Township". As Peter points out, there is no danger of council selling out to developers. But there is a greater danger - one that we in the towns of Ajax and Pickering have Yesterday's Memories (continued) than 70 year-old barn on the farm of W.F. Batty, south of Brooklin. Charles Trenka, son of Mrs. Paula Trenka, R.R. 4, Port Perry and Patricia Asling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Asl- ing, R.R. 1, Port Perry were each granted a university Dominion-Provincial Bursary of five hundred dollars. Both students are registered in the University of Toronto. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 19, 1963 Anna Forder, Richard Stephens and David Porter had a suc- cessful summer in their skating programs at the Tam O'Shanter Skating Club in Toronto. Approximately 150 relatives, neighbours and friends gathered in the Blackstock Recreation Centre Saturday to honour Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gilbank on the occasion of their 25th Wed- ding Anniversary. -Grocery prices from 1963: short rib roasts, 49 cents/lb.; Lib- by beans (20 ox. tins) 4 for 87 cents; Kraft dinners, 4 for 43 cents; margerine, 2 for 41 cents; Duncan Hines Cake cake mixes, 2 for 85 cents; California grapes, 19 cents/lb. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, September 20, 1978 Two robberies at Port Perry Pharmacy on August 2 & 23, gave police the break they needed, and last week Whitby OPP broke a drug theft ring that has been operating for more than a year between Toronto & Cornwall. The ring is believed to be responsible for at least 20 burglaries at drug stores in the area. _ Port Perry hairstylist Richard Drew has been voted 1978 Citizen off the Year by residents of the township and now shares the spotlight with two past citizens, Dr. Cam McMaster & Howard Hall. wrestled with for several years. It's wonderful that the value of residential building permits for single family dwellings has ex- loded. That means many amilies have determined Scugog is a great place to live. | It's not so wonderful that the de- mand for services will im- mediately and greatly increase upon these families taking up residence. The area is already ex- periencing a need for more recreation facilities (as chronicl- ed in a front page story in the same edition). Following that will be a need for improved sewage treatment plants, pumping sta- tions, more police, more firefighters, a transit system, more social services and larger municipal government offices and bureaucracy. The list goes on and on and on. All of that, unfortunately, translates into a need for more tax money, a need that will hit Scugog residents and hit them hard in the coming years. Items that should immediately concern all citizens and coun- cillors are the decrease of $100,000 in the value of commercial building permits; the 50 per cent drop in value of commercial ad- dition and alteration permits; and the more than 50 per cent drop in the value of industrial and agricultural permits. A few years back, the value of industrial-commercial building permits issued in Ajax and Pickering began to level off at about the same time residential building permits were increasing. The result? A larger percen- tage of taxes had to be collected from residential property tax rolls simply because growth in the (Turn to page 12) dita rie x rida ak ' ; - : Responsible decision (From page 7) a bad decision for the future of the downtown and am irritated at their inconsistency in stopping Queen St. growth in mid-block for no logical reason. My wife and I have always con- gratulated ourselves on our deci- sion to come to Port Perry in the mid-fifties and to buy our home on it's beautiful main street. The preservation of old homes is one of our concerns. The streetscapes of an old Ontario town gives us great delight. We feel our decision to sell to a responsible, ap- propriate business is a conscien- tious one on our part and will help preserve the character of the town. Yours truly, Ray Litt, Port Perry. Editorial Commen (from page 6) it really Imatter? Do these snippets of key hole information have any bearing on whether her husband is suitable to be Prime Minister? Does the public need to know that John Turner's wife spent $39 on toilet brushes, or that on occasion she spoke harshly to members of his staff? Does it matter to anyone that Ed Broadbent's child- hood may have been marred by his father's alcoholism? What do these and all kinds of other trivial pieces of gos- Sip Wave to do with the political capabilities of these men n Many people think the press (media) are to blame for delving too deeply into the private and personal lives of those who seek and hold public office. They are right. But if there was no market (readership) for this key-hole "kiss and tell" information, it might not see the light ot day. As much as the press must take the blame for this inva- sion of privacy, so too must the public for its insatiable ap- petite for gossip. Sadly, the public gobbles up all the "dirt" that can be un-coverered about anyone in the public eye. Athletes, rock and film stars, and politicians, are all fair game. The press both leads and follows in this sorry busi- ness. It leads to get an edge, any edge on the competi- tion, and it follows to pander to any taste its readership. demands. It is a sad and sorry state that both the press and the general public have tumbled into. One is feeding off the other and both are feeding on the hides of anyone who dares enter public life. Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten . THE OLYMPIC WAR GAMES The Olympic Games got underway last Saturday and ready for trouble; 40,000 permanents soldiers and marines compliments of the United States, and at how many men and women are advertising for companionship. Not only was | amazed at the num- bers, | couldn't believe some of the facts in the ad- with close to 14,000 athletes from 167 countries participating and competing in the sports spectacle of the eighties. As much as | enjoy watching baseball, football, hockey and all the other conventional games, for me, the Olympics are far more exciting than any of the other sporting events. Where else but at the Olympics can you see the "best" athletes from around the globe compete in every conceivable sport (237 events scheduled) in a brief two weeks period. New champions will be crowned as they smash old records with faster, higher and stronger feats than this world has ever seen before. How do | know? Because it appeis every time the world's best get together to challenge their bodies, their minds and their competitors. There never seems to be a limit on the abilities of the new athletes. So, I'm really looking forward to the next couple of weeks, as every spare minute | can find will be spent in front of the "tube" watching these highly trained athletes compete. What really bothers me about the Seoul Olm- pics is the amount of security that is going to be needed to protect the athletes, and indeed the Olympic Games from becoming a target by terrorists and communist forces. A recent report says that there will be 120,000 specially trained anti-terrorist guards who will be In addition to these troops, there will be an addition- al 700,000 South Korean soldiers fully deployed another 10,000 in ships patrolling the coastal wa- ters of Korea. And if that's not enough, there are 64 specially trained "bomb" dogs to help detect bombs placed by terrorists. It all adds up to over 1 million armed troops in and around South Korea to protect an estimated 5 million spectators. That makes one guard for every five tourists at the games. What's wrong in our world today? It's going to cost South Korea over $3 billion to host the Olym- pic Games, and a good part of this is for special troops and security for the athletes and spectators. Over the years, sporting events seemed to be one place that politics did not get involved. That was until about 8 years ago, when the United States, Canada and about 65 other nations boycot- ted the Olympics in Moscow. Then four years later Russia and the communist-bloc countries boycot- ted the Olympic held in Los Angles. Finally, for the first time in 12 years; since the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, the world's top athletes have a chance to compete for the elusive "gold" medal and the fame that comes with it. Let's just hope that the "million" armed men who have been deployed to protect the athletes, do just that; and there are no tragedies to marr this truly spectacular sporting event. PERSONALS While reading through the classified section of the Toronto Star a couple of weeks ago, | came across the the personals column and was amazed vertisements. For example .... one married professional man was openly advertising for an affair with an attractive female aged 18 - 40. My guess is the guy must have been in his mid forties, so | can't image why he would want a teenager for a companion. (or can 1?) Here's a great one, and | quote, "A cute guy with amnesia who can't remember why he put this ad in seeks a Pretty lady 20-35 who can't remeber why she called." Can you believe that? And boy, the people sending in these ads to the newspaper sure do feel good about them- selves. Take a look at the way they describe their personalities and appearances. "sincere and com- assionate male; slim, attractive lady; professional ady, green eyes, good cook; classy, sophisticated, openminded lady; kind, caring, romantic, lonely man; warm, kind, considerate male; gracious, gen- teel, educated and self sufficient lady; tall, lean, not bad looking man; unpretentious, soft spoken, good natured man; university educated, non-smoker, non-drinker; and the list goes on and on." There are also descriptions like - "ebony male, country girl, classy lady, European full figure lady, gay woman or man, teacher, architect, beauty and brains, etc. | guess if you're lonely, don't like the bar circuit, have tried the dating services and still haven't found the man or woman you're looking for, then this just might be the way to find a suitable companion to share your life. checking anything that moves within South Korea.