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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 25, 1990 er pan tS TS SRE TE TE Remember When? (From page 7) tor of the Parish and a new Chancel window was dedicated by the Rt. Rev. H.R. Hunt, Suffragan Bishop of Toronto. Port Perry Town Council agreed to show their pride in the Port Perry Legion Squirt Baseball Team, who recently won the Ontario Championship, by presenting each team member with a commemorative trophy. Manchester News - Lance Corporal David Kuhn and Mrs. Kuhn are with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lamb. David leaves Trenton on Friday for Cyprus where he will be stationed. Seagrave News - Mrs. Allan Bertrand is spending a few days with her son Jim and his family in St. Therese, P.Q. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 8, 1970 A blaze about 3 p.m. last Friday, destroyed a combined garage and implement shed on the farm of Doug Crosier on Scugog Island. On Saturday night about 10 p.m., a blaze razed the garage of Robert Cameron, Prince Albert. Jack Cook was chosen chief of the Port Perry, Reach, and Scugog Fire Department in the department's annual election held on Monday. After months of planning, a $136,000 expansion program is underway at Flamingo Pastries. When completed the new area will be devoted to the manufacturing of butter tarts, while the existing site will begin production of brownies and possibly another product. Scugog News - Recently Mrs. Meta Howsam of Manchester spent an afternoon with Mrs. Thomas Redman. Mrs. Howsam was a former teacher at the Head School and lived in the Red- man Home during this time. Manchester News - Mr. and Mrs. Mills, who have been visiting their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kingstone, have returned home to England. Congratulations to Cecil King, Donald Crosier and Ray Cook, who were presented with their 25 Year Attendance Pins at the Iions Club on Monday night. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, September 24, 1990 Although Queen Street has been completed for about seven weeks, the official opening ceremonies for the recently reconstructed downtown area will take place this Thursday evening. Three Port Perry area residents had a frightening ex- perience last week when a concrete slab in front of a Queen Street store gave way and they plunged nine feet in the store basement. Burnsell and Marion Webster of Port Perry and Helen Weeden of Prince Albert suffered only scrapes and bruises as a result of the mishap. Maxine Hartin, recently graduated from Nipissing Teachers College with her B.A. B. Ed. SP. Ed. - 1 and is now employed with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ot- tawapiskat, Ont. The Hon. John Black Aird Lieutenant Governor of the Pro- vince of Ontario, will open the 1980 International Plowing Match on September 30, which is being held in Woodstock. The first Geer family reunion in fifteen years was held Sun- day, September 21, 1980 at the home of Jack & Kathy Monsma of Utica. Don Hurst grew a 56-pound giant Hubbard squash on his farm just west of Port Perry. - Letters io the editor Country heading into a recession To the Editor: As the country heads into a recession, we face unending tax and price increases. Vital ser- vices like electricity are being taxed by Ottawa's GST, along with hydro's increase will bring a total of near 20 per cent price hike. Postage will increase to 43 cents with the GST. 98 per cent of all goods and services will be tax- ed, while the old manufacturing tax covered Ys. Shortages of affordable hous- ing, the garbage crisis, air and water pollution, transport pro- blems, and the shortage of nurses in the closing of vital health ser- vices along with overcrowding and an increase in demand for municipal and social services im- pact not only our future, but that of our children. Ever increasing gasoline and energy prices fuel the fires of inflation along other consumer goods and service increases. Car sales and housing starts are all down, the leading indicators of a recession. While incomes for many dwindle, taxes increase, at all three levels of government. The Ont. sales tax on top of the GST actually adds up to more than 16 percent! The GST in New Zealand started at 9 per cent and within 18 months was a whopping 15 per cent. In Germany its 14 per cent and in the United Kingdon its 15 per cent. Sweden tops the list at 22 per cent. Canada's 'Grab and Steal Tax' may come in at 7 per cent but what alarms me what will it be in a year or so? TEN PER CENT? On the heals of the bad economic news, Ottawa's Im- migration Minister is said to be increasing immigration to a 35 year high of 265,000 people by 1992. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is pressing McDougall for more immigration from Hong Kong and China. Police recently smashed a forgery ring that il- legally allowed 4,000 mainland Chinese into Canada. Latest figures show that Metro Toronto has the 2nd largest Chinese population in the world next to San Francisco, outside China. Soviet Jews are emigrating from Russia at the rate of 100,000 with an estimated total of near 1 million, mainly to Israel. MACLEANS magazine editor in an editorial suggests that they WE'RE HOT TO KEEP YOU WARM THIS WINTER! THE STOVE DEN A DIVISION OF TAUNTON POOLS AND SPAS 133 TAUNTON RD. W., OSHAWA (One block west of Simcoe) STOVE SALE...GAS & WOOD AS LOW As $2500, MO. 0.A.C. CHIMNEYS * FIREPLACES o ACCESSORIES * INSERTS NO PAYMENTS TILL JAN./91 971-0189 | uciiemme - if Rare Ag ¥ should be allowed to come to Canada, saying that "Canada is a huge underpopulated country, there is not only room for large numbers of Soviet Jews, there is a need." Immigration has changed from the skills and awards points system to the reunification of kin system -- unrelated to education or language ability. It appears once one family member is ac- cepted others will follow in large numbers. Adding to the housing problem, most immigrants head for the Toronto area, forcing rents up even higher. The world's population is in- creasing by 90 million a year, ac- cording to the documentary pro- duced and narrated by Prince Charles titled '"The Earth in Balance." Overpopulation is causing poverty, hunger, disease and untold misery for poorer 3rd world countries. The world's natural resources are being depleted, the air and water polluted; the soil over worked. Fresh water is at a premium the world over, while garbage is piled higher. More peo- ple make more demands for hous- ing, health and municipal ser- vices, schools, and already over- burdened social and welfare services. Meanwhile food banks are run- ning low in food. Reports from Metro Toronto claim that 80,000 people use food banks each month. Welfare in Durham Region is at an all time high. In Quebec the government pays women to have additional babies. The first $500; the second $1000 and each one after $4,500 each. Under pressure Finance Minister Wilson is said to have revealed that 50 per cent is being paid for by OTTAWA. Taxpayers from all over Canada picking up the tab for Quebec's procreation. It's on- ly a matter of time until they become self-sufficient enough to SEPARATE. As I understand it, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensures equal treatment of all Canadians wherever they live. Why not pay all Canadians the generous benefits enjoyed by Quebec? I am sure many parents could use the money to send their kids to Col- lege, which I understand costs about $25,000 per child -- at todays prices. Rather than increase immigra- tion, help Canadians already here to enjoy more than one or two children, the limit most people can comfortably afford with the high cost of living and inflation. CHARITY starts at home. Sincerely, Dean J. Kelly, Port Perry A 'Pressing Matter' and more for Star readers The Port Perry Star is pleased to welcome a new colum- nist to its pages, commencing on page 16 of this issue. John James, former publisher of the Amhurstburg Echo will be con- tributing his column "Pressing Matters In A Small Town", on a weekly basis. Readers will find John humorous, controversial, thought provoking and outspoken, but it's highly unlikely you'll ever find his material dull. John grew up in a small community, not unlike Port Perry, and although his early career in broadcasting took him to many large cities throughout North American, he returned about ten years ago to his roots in 'small town Ontario", where he is quite content to stay. Whether you think John's comments in Pressing Matters are "right on", or they make your pressure rise, we're sure he'll make you sit up and think. Welcome aboard J.J. * kx kx ok kx A three-part series entitled "Prisoner In My Body" starts this week in the Star. This touching story is written by Janice Holtby, a local woman who has been plagued with back prob- lems for many years. While writing an informative, heartwarming story about how back pain can effect life, Janice has been able to dig deep into her innermost self, and inject some humour into her serious problem. And finally, another local woman, who is writing under the pen name Helen Suzanne, offers the first of a series of contributions to the Star. Her column, called "Musings", will be found in the sec- ond section of this week's Star. Federal Business Banque fédérale Development Bank de développement LD For all your mortgage needs: * MORTGAGES * COUNSELLING * TRAINING * FINANCIAL PLANNING Call: BRAD QUINN At OSHAWA 576-6800 SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM FALL HARVEST - Craft & Baking Demonstrations * Displays * Apple Cider = 1 mile east of Port Perry on Scugog Island, 1/2 mile north of 7A SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th & 30th 1:00 to 5:00 PM Both Days ADMISSION: Adults $3.00; Seniors $2.00; Students $1.50; Children under 12 $1.00 For more information on this fall event, call Scugog Shores Museum at 985-3589