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PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 25, 1969 -- 7 FASHIONS AND ME 'Has spring finally arrived in Scugog Township? Well, the ice is out of the lake, the baseball teams are working out at the Water Street dia- monds, the jos are in a slump, the Stanley Cup playoffs are half way complete, and yes, the weath- er is warming somewhat, all sure signs of spring. But maybe the surest sign of all hit me one day last week when Star reporter Rob Streich walked into the office sporting----are you ready---lime green socks. | don't think | have ever seen a grown man wearing lime green socks. When | made a quick comment on the socks, Rob blushed, and mumbled something about how Je hates wearing wool socks in grey, brown or ue. Me. | like wool socks, and wear them year round. My favourites are those real old-fashioned work socks, the ones with the extra wool in the toe hy heel, and the red and white stripes around the op. Sometimes, when I'm really feeling brave and daring, | wear work socks with dress shoes, slacks and jacket. Talk about making a fashion statement. The truth is I'm about as fashion-conscious as an old wool sock. If clothes fit OK, are comfortable, and more or less suit the occasion, | wear 'em. My kids call me square. | tell them I'm so square when it comes to clothes, everything | wear is in, avante garde. Yep, that's me. Maybe it's a sign of my age (or my waist-line) but | have a passion for wool sweater and baggy Viewpoint by John B. McClelland cord pants (the baggier the better) The latest fashions in mens wear intimidate me. | can't quite picture myself in one of these new sports jacket worn over a t-shirt in pink, orange or lime green, with sleeves pushed to the elbows, of course. Or those slacks that billow at the waist and are tucked at the cuffs. Some guys can wear that Stuff, guys with a 32 inch waist. Last time my waist was 32 inches, Die- fenbaker was Prime Minister. If | wore a pair of those pants, I'd look like a pumpkin on stilts. Ties are another. problem for me. | can't keep ahead of whether thin or wide ties are "in." | used to try. Had four ties in the closet, two narrow, two wide and one really wild paisly number that | wore once in 1974 with a new sport jacket that had wall- to-wall lapels. But these days, when the occasion demands neck-wear, 1 just grab my favourite, a navy wool tie a is in-between wide and thin. What the heck, it's a tie. I never shop for clothes. The reason, | like to tell myself, is that | don't have time. | hate browsing of any kind. But the real reason | avoid shopping for clothes is that | can never find my size. | see a pair of slacks | really like, ruffle through the rack for my size and then have to ask the clerk "do you have these in size (whisper, whisper) The clerk, all of 21, slim and trim, coiffed and dressed like he just stepped from the pages of GQ, looks me up and down (tries not to laugh out loud) and quietly suggests | try another department. One when it comes to their t -even owned a snappy guy even gave me directions to the Big and Tall shop down the block. | could have throttled him right on the spot, wiped that smirk off his face, per- manently. No wonder | hate shopping for clothes. My outward disdain for fashion is really a cov- er-up. Secretly, | envy guys who are trend-setters reads. When the TV show Miami Vice was hot a couple of years ago, | used to turn green watching Don Johnson is his a sport jackets, white pants and coral t-shirts. That was then, this is now, and Miami Vice fashions are as out-of-style as Nehru jackets. Remember those? Or bow ties. What year was it that bow ties made such a splash. It was back in 70's. | owned two, one dark brown, the other green with spots, yellow, | think. The fad lasted less than a year, much to the 'delight of Pierre Burton. These days, he's the only guy in North America sporting bow ties. | wasn't always so staid when it comes to clothes. Back a few years ago (many years ago, ac- tually) | thought | was pretty trendy. great kick when | tell them that once bell-bottom jeans were all the rage. Heck, even dress suits came with flared cuffs on the pants. Bell bottoms? My kids roar with laughter. | leather coat once. Jeez, | liked that coat, wore it everywhere, even in sum- mer, with bell-bottom cords and western boots with heels at least three inches high. " But those days are long gone. I'm into comfort, not style. But just maybe, I'll try a pair of lime green socks, if | feel daring enough. y kids get a. Remember When? 70 YEARS AGO - Thursday, May 1, 1919 On Thursday last week, Mr. David Steele, mail carrier for R.R. 3, Port Perry (the Scugog Route) was struck with partial paralysis while returning from his daily trip. His horse brought him safely back to the Post Office where Mr. Steele received medical attention. You'll have to get up early if you want to go to Toronto on the morning train beginning Monday next week. On that date the train will commence to run at 6:40 a.m. - new time. Mrs. Norman Phair and children of Uxbridge are visiting her father, Mr. R.W. Walker, Utica. Mrs. T. Smith, our popular liveryman, is kept busy these days and intends to purchase a car. Dr. E.A. Totten, who has been occupying Dr. Sangster's den- tal office during part of the war period, wishes to state that he is giving up the office on the last of April and will move to Port Ho pe. Mr. Morley Campbell is home again looking considerably better for his trip to Banff. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 27, 1943 Mrs. Margaret Steele, Nestleton, is at home for a rest after completing her training at Women's College Hospital. Mr. Stanley Ploughman and his men are busy remodelling a house on Seven Mile Island. Mrs. A.D. Peters, Port Perry, has returned home after spen- ding two weeks in Claremont with her granddaughter, Mrs. Wilmot Hill, Mr. Hill and new great-granddaughter, Sandra. Pte. Bruce McCoy spent a fifteen day furlough at his home in Seagrave before going to the coast. Congratulations to L.A.C. Ross Wooldridge of Seagrave on passing his examinations as an Air Gunner. Ross has been sent to Quebec. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 29, 1954 Pastor Wm. W. Thompson of the Pentecostal Church in Port Perry was ordained on Thursday, April 15th at a joint ordina- tion service of both Eastern Ontario and Quebec district and the Western Ontario district conference of the Pentecostal Assembles of Canada held in Evangel Temple, Toronto. Patricia Kent Gerrow, Port Perry's first Guide to receive . her Gold Cord was presented with her scroll by Ontario's First Lady, Mrs. Louis O. Breithaupt, at a ceremony held April 23rd _ at Convocatidn Hail, Toronto. (Turn to page 11) ., a Letters to the editor Let's face reality and plan for tomorrow To the Editor: As a resident of "Vinyl Village" (Re: J. Hyndman, April 11) I must admit that I rather like the term. That my house could hold 50,000 heads of lettuce if the doors were properly sealed with plastic wrap is something which amuses me. I suspect that the ill feelings harboured by some people who have lived here longer than others are due not to the choice of con- struction material but rather to the loss of recreation facilities (M. Rowland, April 18). As a child I visited Poplar Park for family Opposed to Snowmobile by-law To the Editor: The purpose of this letter is to inform Township Council that I am opposed to the proposed By- Law for Regulating, Governing and Prohibiting the Operations of motorized snow vehicles within the Township of Scugog. I feel that there is no need for this By-Law as there are laws already laid out in the Motorized Snow Vehicle Act and the Trespass to Property Act and if these were enforced I think that a lot of the complaints received last winter would not have been. Yours sincerely, Shay Harper, Port Perry, Ontario re-union picnics. We swam, played baseball, got wet in the pond and tried to make cousins throw up on the roundabout. The: park is gone, but not my memories. My childhood is gone, but that is the passing of time, not the passing of a park. It is the challenge of Council to control and plan development in Scugog Township in a fashion compatible with the way of life desired by the residents. We need to find a way to replace some of the infrastructure lost to develop- ment through the betterment of our recreational facilities. I pro- pose that the taxpayers of the Township would benefit more from a new swimming pool than from a new Township Office Building, as discussed in the re- Smile For The Day cent municipal elections. Scugog is a friendly, caring community. It may not be the same as it was 8 or 20 years ago, but it is an excellent place to live. Let's face the reality of today's problems, and plan for tomorrow. Yours truly, Jeff Cole, 3 Poplar Park Cres. (In the heart of "Vinyl Village) Port Perry ° EDITOR'S NOTE: A news item in the April 22 issue of the Toronto Star reports that Pic- ture Homes won the 1989 SAM awards for the Best Architectu- ral Design and Best Design for their Victorian Village Homes in Port Perry. £3 (4) ty / A po" "FRANKLY, HOOPER, I SOMETIMES THINK EVERYTHING I' TELL YOU GOES RIGHT IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER." REE -- A DAC SND BP 4 ON bb LD ws