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© 8<PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February-9;1993 "Scugog's\Community NewspipaosChdice" BH I EE Ta rrr aman a Do men ot men Thursday, February 6, 1958 A Canadian weather balloon landed on the farm of Lloyd Fawns, Concession 6, Reach Township. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 7, 1963 Port Perry council passed a resolution objecting to the pollution of lake water by the use of phosphate detergents. Council accepted, with deep regret, the resignation of Roy Cornish as a member of the Port Perry Athletic Field Committee. Evangelist Billy Rourke Jr. was holding revival meetings at the Pentecostal Church. Port Perry Midgets won the first round of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association playoffs by beating Bay Ridges 3-1. The girls hockey team lost to Uxbridge 3-0. 26 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 1, 1968 At the last meeting of Port Perry council, it was decided to change the payments of taxes from twice to three times a year, making installments due on the first of May, August and November. Reach Township resident and ex-warden, Grant Christie, received the Centennial Award in recognition of valuable service to the nation. Members of the Community Memorial Hospital staff gathered in the Anglican Parish Hall to pay tribute to Mrs. K. Hook who will be leaving her post as administrator of the hospital at the end of the month. : Cartwright Township council consisted of the following members: John R. Hamilton, deputy-reeve; Lawrence Malcolm, reeve; Osmond Wright, councillor; Victor Malcolm, clerk- treasurer; Vernon Asselstine and Gordon Gettins, councillors. Utica Farm Equipment will host their grand opening next week. 20 YEARS AGO _. Thursday, February 7, 1973 Bell Canada has proposed an extension of their "free of long distance charges" for Port Perry area residents. However, monthly rates will increase with this change. A residential private line now costs $4.25 in Port Perry. Ivan Haugen's prize winning standard bred stallion has been sold to Austrian breeders for an undisclosed amount. The pedigreed 10-year-old goes into stud in Europe. Mr. Bill Johnson of Stouffville, an accomplished musician, has turned composer. His latest tune "Goin' Home Today" is sung by maritimer Linda Stone, one of Canada's fastest rising vocal stars. 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, February 8, 1983 Scugog Township received its first snowstorm of the season. Four inches of snow fell. ; And while snow was falling in the township, so were gas prices which 'dipped as low as 32.7 cents alitre, the lowest the price has been in two years. | Ten-year-old atom hockey player Clair Cornish scored his 100th . goal after only 387 regular season games. The captain has led his team to 33 wins this season. / Letters to the editor Found letter disturbing and scary To the Editor: Re: NDP wastes $15,000 (Jan. 26). This letter was disturbing and more than a little scary. It seethed with anger and loath- ing toward those the writer la- bels "feminists." While I agree the money may have been better spent else- where, the booklet in question was only intended as a guide- line suggestions for updating our language to reflect the changes that have taken-place over the last few yearsi.e. police officer, firefighter, council member. There won't be prizes handed out to those who comply any more than fines for those who do not. These are simply common sense suggestions rep- resenting change and evolution within the English language. It is no longer correct to say re- tarded or crippled, instead one says mentally and physically challenged, undertakers are fu- neral directors and reserves are populated by natives. Mrs. Stevenson claims she became a success in business on her own merits, but I believe she is forgetting something. The truth is, she owes her posi- tion to thousands of women from the turn of the century and onward who fought for women's rights. From the first woman who forced her way into the medical field, to the Suffra- gettes who demanded the vote to "Rosie the Riveter" who proved during the Second World War that she could do a man's job. These and others made it acceptable for a woman tobe in business. The part of the letter that bothers me the most though, is are all lesbians. How can any- - one take seriously comments the implication that feminists. tage. School - made by a writer who calls femi- nists "pseudo intellectuals," "serpents slithering through our society," "bimbos" and says they "don't deserve to be mem- bers of the female sex?" It must come as a surprise to find that the late Mme Jeanne Sauve (a Liberal) was a feminist trailblazer as well as the first woman speaker and first wom- an governor general. Could there ever be a more elegant and cultured woman? Yes, she wore skirts and makeup. I also found chilling the fact MPP Mills To the Editor: I am responding to a letter in a recent edition of the Port Perry Star, from Mrs. Pat Ste- venson, in regard to a govern- ment booklet, "Words that count Women Out-In." This booklet is a guide to eliminating gender bias in writ- ing and speech. I believe it to be well worth while, after all, half of our population are women, and I would venture to say that "there are many women who do not share the same views as Mrs. Stevenson. All speakers share the same goal: clear com- munication. Male-biased words don't meet the challenge. They hark back to a world that no longer exists, a world with no place for women's aspirations. As for blaming the booklet on "radical NDP feminists who wear musk in lieu of Chanel No. 5" what nonsense. In 1972, "Ms": ~ ' J - A oa 8 oF po RT appeared in The American Her-. 1978; the federal Manpower: =... and Immigration and Unem-. the writer used the phrase...."bunch of feminists" -- - the same phrase used before 11 women engineering students were gunned down in IM ntreal. This was truly a frightening letter. What makes it sad is that this kind of shiping came from a woman, I only my daugh- ters will not have ro Ww nhc ing this kind of attitude male or female. Si Sandra Smith, Prince Albert responds ployment Commission became Employment and Immigration Canada. In 1981, women suc- cessfully lobbied for use of the word "person" throughout the Charter of Rights. In 1983, the University of Waterloo elimi- nated biased language from cal- endars, policies and forms. In 1986, The National Museum of Man became The National Mu- seu of Civilization. In 1988, Toronto City Council voted to replace the term "alderman" with "councillor." 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