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py TT -- Letter to the editor Pornography is people (From page 8) corners by adult exploiters who offer them money, gifts or drugs for sexual favours. Often these victims become drug addicts trapped in a world of por- nography to sustain their habit. Charles H. Keating founder of Citizens for Decency Through Law, said in testimony before a U.S. Senate hearing that one research study revealed that 77 per cent of child molesters of boys and 78 per cent of child molesters of girls admitted imitating the sexual behaviour they had seen modelled in pornography. And they didn't get the ideas only from what is called hard-core pornography. Dr. Judith Reisman through an $800,000.00 grant from the Depart- ment of Justice, studied the im- ages of children, crime and violence in Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler. She identified more than 6000 photographs, illustra- tions and cartoons depicting children in 683 issues of these three publications. Pornography has 2 victims. The victim whose body suffers abuse both physically and mentally and the victim who reads and feeds in- to the pornographic breeding ground; whose mind is enslaved to this garbage. Ted Bundy the noted serial killer, executed earlier this year at the Florida State Prison cited pornography as the fuel that motivated his pas- sions for his brutal killing of young women and children. "A secret fantasy life evolved within me; fed, aroused, re- inforced and strengthened by the material I was exposed to in the bookstores. Pornography is a force that plays a vital role in violent behaviour and it is addic- ting. 89 per cent of all sex of- fenders are heavily involved with Pornography." Senator McConnell says the link between pornography and sexual violence is becoming increasing- ly clear. *'As young people are be- ing exposed to this vile material at an earlier and earlier age, the number of teens who commit sex- ual offenses is growing at an alar- ming rate. When we see atrocities like the 'wilding' gang rape of a young woman in New York's Cen- tral Park and the rape of a han- dicapped girl in New Jersey by five teenagers, we have to ask, "How do young people get the idea for such crimes?" Often the answer lies as close as the corner store - in the widely available sick pornography. Dr. James Dobson says '"When an over-heated male sets out to take what no woman will freely give him society has a right to check out what started the flame. Arson has never been allowed in this culture and the sexual arson ig- nited by pornography must be treated the same." Retailers and Store Managers who sell Pornographic material - IN OUR COMMUNITY are directly contributing to violence against women and children - IN OUR COMMUNITY. And if we don't speak out against this in- sidious evil we, ourselves or a member of our family could be its victim. Something needs to be done. If not now, when? If not you who? Evil prevails when good men say nothing. Carol Switzer Port Perry, Ont. Thanks from Ecuador To the Editor: In Spanish there is an expres- sion: "el tiempo pasa de prisa" which means "time passes quickly." This expression accurately describes the feelings of the Canada World Youth group which has been in the Port Perry area for the past three months. We will miss Port Perry, but we have another ad- venture to look forward to -- three months in the South American country of Ecuador. Our stay here was made pos- sible by the generosity of many local people, including host fam- ilies, local businessmen, com- munity organizations and our support committee. Muchas gracias. We will leave Port Perry on Oct. 24 and spend five days in a debriefing period with Canada World Youth groups from Ome- mee and Woodville. The group will then spend two days in Toronto straighten- ing out travel documents, buy- ing last minute souvenirs, and hoping to see snow (the Ecuado- rians, at least). On Nov. 1 at 4:30 a.m. we'll roll out of bed and catch a flight to Miami, followed by a flight to Quito, the capital of Ecuador. From there we will go to the town of Nanegalito where we will spend three months living and working with farmers there. The Canada World Youth Program is bilateral which means that the Ecuadorian por- tion of the seven month pro- gram is funded and adminis- tered by the Ecuadorian exchange organization, IECE. The Canadian portion is funded mainly by CIDA, the Canadian International Development Agency. Derek Dobos Group leader CWYy Minutes on file at Library To the Editor: Re: the suggestion by coun- cillor Marilyn Pearce to forward minutes from Scugog Council meetings to the Library. The minutes have been available to the public, in Scugog Memorial Public Library since December 1982, in the Reference section. Copies of Council minutes are kept for a period of one year, and we thank Mr. Earl Cuddie for forwarding copies of these minutes. It is odd that council's represen- tative on the Scugog Library Board would feel the need to make this recommendation. Yours Truly Andrea Jones Reference. Port Perry Star ADVERTISING DEADLINE MONDAY - 11:00 AM Real Estates - 5 PM Thursday by Wendy Clark I trust everyone has been enjoy- ing the lovely coloured trees that line the many streets throughout the town. Monday October 16, we spon- sored a bowling match with B. Gray being high scorer with 100 pts. Our annual Harvest Party was on Tuesday. A special thank you to Mrs. Hunter for playing the piano and Mrs. McCain for sing- ing. Afterwards several joined in to make some "boo sticks." The following day was the mon- thly residents council meeting. Many important issues were discussed. Throughout the after- noon several residents got involv- ed in working on different crafts. In the evening there was the Mon- thly Birthday Party hosted by the Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Everyone joined in on a gala sing- song and then a game of bingo. The week ended on Friday with a Bingo game and then along came the treat wagon featuring PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 31, 1989 -- 11 Creepy Quiz, pumpkin hunt keep residents busy at nursing home hot chocolate with marshmallows. The week of October 23 to 27 started off just grand with several residents visiting their friends in Port Hope. While there we were treated to a delicious BBQ lun- cheon and some great musical entertainment. Tuesday was a creepy day. In the afternoon a 'Creepy Quiz" was given for all those ghostly figures that wanted to take part. The following day we had the great 'Pumpkin Hunt." M. Lawrence found the most hidden pumpkins. On the 26th we had another busy craft day and then on Friday (27) a large group decorated many pumpkins for Halloween. Birthday wishes are going to Mrs. Louella Shortt (Nov. 5), Mr. Norisse Howey (7) and Cecil Hub- bard (8). Staff celebrating birthdays are Connie Archer, Michele Kimmer- ly and Leemore Hoekstra. Birth- day wishes are extended to these fine girls. A warm welcome to Mrs. Lily Mortimer who has joined our family. Mrs. Mortimer is from the Little Britain area. Just a reminder that our year- ly Christmas Bazaar is quickly approaching. We will see you on Saturday December 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a good variety of Christmas items be sure to come see us. Correction The caption under the pho- tograph on the front page of the October 24 issue of the Port Perry Star contained an error. The name of one of the chil- dren in the photo should have read Zachary Gorman. We apologize for the error. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 4 WHEATSHEAF CAFE (Just Around the Corner MN from the Royal Bank) OPENING SPECIAL Monday, November 6th, 1989 Coffee & Muffin - $1.00 Visit Us for Lunch A Tempting and New Menu prepared by Helen Take-out Orders Available OPEN 7 DAYS Monday - Saturday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM