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GOOD FOR YOU, PETER _ Nicest bit of news | heard last week was that On- tario Consumer Minister Peter Kormos is getting ready to "eliminate advertising that is sexist and inap- propriate in the 1990's." What a relief. After all the un-important things happening in Canada and the world (the war, the defi- cit, soaring taxes, layoffs, unity etc.,) it's refreshing to hear a politician say he's going to tackle that "mother of all problems" sexist advertising. And just to show how serious Kormos is about the task ahead, the very day after he made his long- awaited announcement, he appeared, of all places, as the "Sunshine Boy" in the Toronto Sun, a newspa- per that never shies away from using babes in teeny bikinis and short-shorts to pump sales. Kormos' boss, the upright, no-nonsense Bob Rae, was less than amused when the photo ap- peared in the racy tabloid. But Kormos said the fact he posed (fully dressed, by the way) as the Sunshine Boy did not mean his commitment to stamp out sexist advertising was diminished in the least. Well, I'm pleased as the dickens to hear that. Be- cause if there is one thing that really gets my goat, it's sexist advertising. Kormos is going to announce in about three week what the guidelines are. In other words, just who will decide if an ad is sexist, and then what to do about it. Good for them. Stamp it out. Get rid of it, turn the mind and thought control storm troopers loose, and let them tell the rest of us hapless sots what is good for us and what is not. Of course there is sexist advertising, and | don't mean just those silly beer commercials where young men and women with white teeth, perfect complex- ions, perfect bodies and perfect hair-styles romp around the beach or the ski slopes having a whale of a time before snapping the cap on a few cold ones. Good grief, advertisers use pretty faces and bod- ies of both genders to sell cars, tooth-paste, toilet paper, Mexico vacations, and under-arm sprays, just to mention a few. Seriously, for a moment. This attempt by gov- ernment to "stamp out sexism in advertising" is all well and good. But it just won't work. There is a far better way. If an individual or a group is offended by an ad in print or on TV, write or phone the company and say so in no un-certain terms that until the ad is dropped, you will never buy that product again, and you will bad-mouth both the product and the company every chance you get. It works, believe me, it works. As for Peter Kor- mos and his pledge to cleanse Ontario of sexism in advertising, well good luck. Next thing you know, he'll be telling that Toronto tabloid to get rid of page three. MIKE'S RIGHT, I'M TO BLAME Ourdear federal minister of finance, the Hon. Mi- chael Wilson told a combined meeting of the Empire and Canadian Clubs in Toronto last week that work- ing Canadians (you know, the ones who actually WORK) are to blame for this country's economic woes. . And you know why? These working stiffs have- had the gall to ask for higher salaries and wages. But Mr. Wilson is absolutely right. As one of the people in this country who does a week's work, | ac- cept full blame and responsibility for bringing down the country and plunging it into recession. Yes, my demand for a higher salary in the hopes that | would be able to raise my kids, provide them with an education and give them a standard of living a notch or two above the poverty level has killed Can- ada. And | feel just terrible. Of course, | would challenge Wilson tomorrow to come down to my level and try to live for six months on my wage. As any working stiff can attest, the increase in wages has been gobbled up by taxes, high inferest rates and inflation in general. In terms of purchasing power, for just the neces- sities of life like bread, milk, or new shoes, wage In- creases have turned into a big fat zero. It just about makes me puke when a well-heeled fat cat like Mike Wilson stands up in front of a well- heeled fat cat audience and tries to put the blame on the work-a-day people of this country. Most working people | know want nothing more than a decent wage in return for the work they do, a wage that means something in terms of buying power for themselves and their families. Most working families are finding it damn tough these days (if they are still working) To hear the min- ister of finance who is pulling in more than $100 grand blame them is a supreme slap in the mug. Remember who Wilson represents next time there's an election. It sure as hell is not the average Canadian. In closing: Nice to see that the people who worked so long and hard this winter on the Lake Scu- gog Open Air Skating Rink are pushing ahead with plans for next year. The weatherman sure didn't co-operate much this winter. But the rink is a marvellous idea and I'm glad to hear the committee wants to give it a go again next year. If we could only get an old-fashioned win- ter, the rink would put Port Perry on the map. Remember When? Letltfters io the editor A former players point of view 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 14, 1946 The Waridel family has left Port Perry and moved to Toron- to. Mr. Waridel operated the mill for several years. Mrs. Ruth McMillan and Mrs. Gwen Nott were joint hostesses at a farewell party held for them. March came in as mild as a lamb, the snow is nearly all gone and crows are out on the wing. Mr. Frank Shepherd who has been the caretaker of Port Perry High School for many years was presented with a purse of money on his retirement. ? 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 8, 1956 48 members of the Port Perry Business Men's Association attended a turkey dinner at the Delicateria Restaurant for the purpose of winding up the Association's affairs and formulating a new Port Perry Chamber of Commerce. New slate of officers are; Pres. Storey Beare; 1st Vice Harry Peel; 2nd Vice C. Ed- ward Griffen; Sec-Treas. Frank Godley. : In the mid-winter examinations held in Whitby by the Roy- al Conservatory, Miss Linda Fralick passed with honours. She is a piano student of Mrs. Helen Stouffer. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 8, 1961 A new time clock was installed in the Memorial Arena in Port Perry. It'is an electric clock, operated automatically from the timer's booth. A fire destroyed the home of R.G. Buschien, R.R. 1, Nestle- ton. Port Perry firemen were summoned to assist the Caesarea firemen. Heavy rains and ice cakes caused considerable flooding in Port Perry. The water rose to a depth of eight feet some places along Queen Street. 256 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 10, 1966 A total of 135 telephones were added to the service in Port Perry in the past year. J.W. Lowrey, Bell Canada manager for the region, said that 2111 telephones were in service here as of December 31, 1965 Officer Cadet James H. Carnegie of Port Perry has success- fully completed the Basic Aircrew Indoctrination Course at RCAF Station, Centralia, Ontario. Officer Cadet Carnegie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Carnegie. Scugog News - Congratulations to Carol Manns and Heidi (Turn to page 10) p_- > To the Editor: I am a former player of the Greenbank Softball team and have been playing for the team the last four years. I have also played on a lob ball team for two years under a great coach and a convenor. I am glad to see that, we have: finally got across to everyone in Port Perry that we have always been a team and that's the way we want to stay. In the article in the Port Perry Star of March 5, 1 have read that Carolyn Best has informed us that the girls of P.P.M.S.A. didn't have fun and Three cheers for the help To the Editor: Dowson's Water Haulage recently supplied all students and staff of Cartwright Central Public School with a handy reusable plastic bottle. It was a gift from Dowsons to help the school in their effort to reduce lunch gar- bage. My children report that it's working since many of their classmates are reusing their bot- tles rather than using drink boxes. It's not everyday that a business will incur an expense for the betterment of the community without any recognition (there was no advertisement on the bot- tle) and I feel they deserve an en- vironmental pat on the back. I know I speak for many when I say three cheers for Dowson's Water Haulage! Janet Dunkley, Cartwright some days didn't even want to play. We'll I'd like to say that our team didn't always have fun either. Some of the coaches from Port Perry made some games pretty hard to keep on playing. Some of the coaches only cared about winning and only sending out the best girls to the field just to defeat us. No wonder the girls were so unhappy! I don't think strengths and abili- ty have anything to do with this issue. Last year more than three quarters of our team were begin- ners and when we had our first practise more than one quarter couldn't even swing a bat. The coach was why our team was what it was. All Greenbank and Seagrave coaches concentrated on teaching the children the fundamentals of baseball and that winning is not everything. One year we had five girls who preferred to play in Greenbank on our teams, rather than Port Perry. I am wondering why? The main reason our team has our strengths is because our coach made regular practices for us. We also had diamond time allocated for house league ball in Green- bank. They always made sure there was time for house league ball. Through my observation, my opinion is that the only reason Port Perry wants Greenbank to Turn to Page 8 ENG LEAMA No '"I never met a man who accepted women's lib more... helet's me pay for everything!®' DE