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5 | ¥ ¥ i PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 27, 1988 -- 7 a ee ART TE EE Tee aun. J go dian 2 i ed ad Viewpoint by John B. McClelland So, summer is officially over, and recalling those sweltering days in July, it comes as no surprise that the summer of '88 was the hottest in 52 years. Curious, isn't it. This summer, just about every- body was blaming the destruction of the ozone layer for the blistering heat. Theory is that all the hy- drocarbons spewing from the exhausts of jet planes, cars and trucks, has damaged the ozone ayer. The pollutants trapped in the atmosphere create a "greenhouse eftect" over the earth with the resulting rise in temperatures. Have you ever wondered what the folks back in the Summer of '36 blamed for the heat wave that year? | don't want to downplay environmental con- cerns, but it seems that every time there is a quirk of allt, all fingers point to the rape of the environ- ment. _ The old Almanac is now predicting a mighty cold 'winter with lots of snow and ice. We're do for one. But | wonder if come January and we are cursing the car that won't start and the driveways plugged with white stuff, if somebody will come up with a . theory about how the destruction of the environ- ment is the culprit. We'll see. ARRAARRAAAAAAS Here's a little bit of pre-election trivia for Scugog Township. As most people know by now, Yvonne Christie and Neil McLaughlin will be running against each other for the Scugog seat on the Durham Re- gion council. What you may not know is that not too many yssars when Mrs. Christie was teaching at Cartwright igh in Blackstock, one of her students was eil McLaughlin. | wonder what kind of marks he got. In- teresting. Not likely that either of them ever imag- ined that one day they would square off in an elec- tion battle. Still on the up-coming municipal election, | hear a lot of people commenting on the number of can- didates who already have thrown their hats into the ring. At last count, there were 14 officially in the race for the seven seats on council, and election days is still seven weeks away. You can be sure that more will declare between now and mid-October when nominations close. In case you are wondering, there were 19 candi- dates seeking office in the 1985 elections in Scu- gog. My hunch is that number will be broken easily this time around. The numbers are interesting, of course. But what intrigues me is the timing of all the announce- ments. Let's face it, the campaign has been unoffi- cially underway for weeks. In the past, election rac- es never really started to heat up until the end of September, and some people used to wait until nomination day before indicating what their plans are. TTI 22222222222 2 2 24 Have you been watching the (yawn, snore) Olympics? As | write this the Seoul Games are just barely into their first week and the big events are yet to come in track and field. But so far, the Games ave worked like a sleeping pill for me. | can't get very excited about watching yet an- other East German win in swimming, or a Bulgarian in weight-lifting, or a Russian in gymnastics. The most excitement I've seen so far is the night those Korean boxing coaches jumped into the ring after a match and laid a beating on the poor New Zealand after the home town boy was defeat- ed on points. Hey, | thought to myself as | watched the chairs fly into the ring and the ref being pushed about by a bunch of goons in green track suits, this is sup- posed to be the Olympics, the thrill of competition, Doags Hiough sport, love thy neighbour and all that bunk. Gee, Canada always gets the knock for taking hockey a little too seriously. The Korean obviously get excited when it comes to boxing. But for the most part, | can't seem to get too in- terested in the Games. Canadian athletes so far, at least, have done poorly against the best in the world. But that's nothing new. Big Ben has yet to race King Carl in the 100 me- tres, so there shoyld be a medal there. But frankly with all the hype these two guys have had in the pas year or so, it wouldn't break my heart to see th of them stumble out of the blocks. As for the usual medal parade by Soviet Block nations, | couldn't help but think that even though these countries have a hard time turning out consu- mer goods like toothpaste and toasters to keep the masses happy, the factories that churn out Olympic athletes are obviously humming at full speed. Will Canada ever be able to match the East Ger- mans or the Soviets? Not a chance the way we do things these days. | Yesterday's Memories 70 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 26, 1918 Mr. Wm. Hamilton has been appointed police magistrate for Uxbridge. Miss Morton, the Evanglist, spoke Sunday morning to a highly appreciative congregation at Manchester. Mr. E.C. Burton has sold the Ascot Hern property on Mary ~ Street to Mrs. Robert Balfour, Prince Albert. Raglan's coal dealer, Mr. Jas. Hortop has just returned from a trip to Buffalo where he has been in quest of coal. He advises his customers that he expects consignments to arrive almost immediately. A four piece place setting for 6 plus a butter knife and sugar shell of Roger's 1881 Silver (Revere Pattern) in a Mohagany Chest is for sale at I.R. Bentley Jewellers for $15.50. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 23, 1943 Mr. Oscar Beare has enlisted in the Service Police Division of the Air Force. Owen Reader, Keith Crozier and Roy Humphreys, Scugog, left last week to help with the harvest in Manitoba. Suits or overcoats made to measure $29.50 and $35.00. Guaranteed to fit. Port Perry High School opened for 1943 with an attendance of one hundred and nine. Mr. Chas. Crandell of Rochester, N.Y., a former resident of Port Perry some 48 years ago, visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Powers and renewed acquaintances in town. Mr. Alvin Heayn, Scugog Island, brought in a green pepper measuring 13% x 14% inches in circumference. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 24, 1953 The Lions Club is staging a musical minstrel in the High School Auditorium on September 24 and 25. The title of the show is "On Stage Canada' and includes children in the Tiny Tot Popularity Contest. Mr. Arthur J. Moore of Vancouver and London is holiday- ing this week with Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Smallman, Port Perry. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 25, 1958 Mr. Fred Christie and Paul are visiting relatives in Winnipeg. Msds. Roy Turner, Ivan Thompson, Neil Bailey and John Ballingal attended an officers meeting of Girl Guides at Doe Lake. (Turn to page 8) JT wigh ERS Te eg Letters Sharing the joys of living in Scugog To The Editor: The purpose of this letter is to share the joy of living in Scugog Township. In trying to analyze some of the elements that make abiding here such a delight, I've come to the conclusion that the Port Perry Star is a key ingre- dient. It gives this community a sense of what it really is. This week's anniversary issue is a perfect example. BRAVO!!! Were it not for the many ar- ticles about the area's people and events our family could have missed many a happening to store in our 'fond memory' banks. One summer memory that is not yet ready to be tucked away for rock- ing chair recall involved my daughter Emma's experience in the Summer Theatre Workshop run by Zakeina Reid. After reading an article in your paper we happily signed up with great results. : This enterprising 17-year-old took ten kids (ages 8 thru 12) and in just 10 days turned them into old pros. Performance night for parents and friends was one of the best nights I've ever spent in a Oh, those rules . . . To The Editor: As I entered the halls of Port Perry High School, Tuesday mor- ning, September 6, I was pum- melled by half a dozen old and new rules and regulations: no smoking on school property, no missing classes without parental consent, no littering or else, no this no that, and now we have a detention room. I do agree with some of these 'laws' (either the Board of Education made them or they just make sense), but I think that alternative options could be presented. For example, why not have a smoking area? Banning smokers from school property does make the environment a lit- tle cleaner, but it's not really stop- ping those who are addicted. Why not make a small corner of the school property available for students and teachers to 'relieve themselves?' The majority of the other high schools in the Durham Region have one. Another thing that really upset me was the senior girl's shop course. I understood that the course would involve recognizing parts of the car and car maintenance. I don't know much about cars, but I do know that I can't learn everything from a book. I've yet to meet someone who didn't learn how to cook (Turn to page 8) theatre. The kids had painted in- credible scenes on the back drops which they changed in between the six short plays that were per- formed for a charmed audience. Apparently, when Zakeina was faced with a choice of haying, get- ting a summer job or starting her own business she fancied the lat- ter, much to our benefit. Thanks Zakeina, oh, how we 'older folks' need to see the power youth have to move the world. Now, too, it has been my pleasure to experience how some of these articles come together. A recent meeting with Cathy Olliffe to talk about upcoming Quilt Workshops in my Prince Albert home clearly showed Cathy's gift for taking fractured pieces and putting together an appealing ar- ticle that made me sorry that it's not possible to sit in on a Workshop myself. But, alas, because of a successful registra- tion (thanks Cathy) I'll be stan- ding and guiding others through bunny and bear building, wall (Turn to page 8) to the editor. -" ---- Letters to the Editor ... our policy It has always been the policy of this newpspaper 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. Under no circumstances will this paper print an anonymous letter While we enjoy receiving letters from our readers, we must con- tinue to insist on knowing the identity of the writer.