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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994 - 7 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO LoL 187 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star &wl BLUE EDITORIAL Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten General Mgr. - Don Macleod Managing Editor - Jeft Mitchell Sports Editor - Kelly Lown 1Year-$32.10 includes $2.10GST includes $1.22GST The Port Perry Star is authorized as second dass mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: 6Months-$17.72 RIBBON AWARD 1994 Foreign-$90.95 includes $5.95GST ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Advertising Sales - Bill Eastwood Advertising Sales - Rhonda Stevens Production - Pamela Hickey BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, / CNA | Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Associaton Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Port Perry, Ontario * GST included in price PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, Susan Milne, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew VERIFIED CIRCULATION I _ETTERS Poisoning mankind for the 'perfect lawn' To the Editor: The signs warning us of pcsti- cide use are very visible on neighborhood lawns at this time of year. The human health risks of common pesticide sprays used on residential lawns are understated and ig- nored nearly everywhere. One county that hasn't ig- nored this issue is Erie County in N.Y., U.S.A. They have pub- lished a pamphlet entitled Warning: The use of pesticides may be hazardous to your health. It warns consumers the following: * A National Cancer Institute study indicated that children are as much as six times more likely to get leukemia when pes- ticides are used in the home and in the garden. * The Journal of National Cancer Institute suggests that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may be linked to pesticide exposure. * According to a report in the American Journal of Epidemiol- ogy more children with brain tu- mors and other cancers were Thanks media To the Editor: As the we are drawing near the end of our special events on our 25th anniversary, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following; Port Perry Star, Scugog Citi- zen, Compton Cable for their ex- cellent coverage; town council for their backing; businesses of Port Perry for their financial help; staff and students of the museum - they have been excel- lent to work with; the many vol- unteers who have helped to make these events possible. Most important to you the people who have come out to support us to make these events successful. Art Richardson, Chairman, Scugog Shores Museum Village found to have had exposure to insecticides than children with- out cancer. * 95 per cent of the pesticides used on residential lawns are considered probable or possible carcinogens by the American Journal of Epidemiology. * Organophosphates, like Di- azanon and Dursban, and car- bonates are designed to act as nerve poisons and may cause headaches, dizziness, fatigue, twitching muscles, and mental confusion. Diazanon is banned for use on golf courses and sod farms, but is widely used on lawns and gardens. . * 2, 4-D which was a compo- nent of Agent Orange is used in about 1,500 lawn care products. With these kinds of risks, res- 1dents of Scugog should recon- sider using pesticides on their lawns. These chemicals not only affect humans but they also de- grade our soil, water and air. In our attempts to have "the perfect lawn" we are poisoning ourselves! If you are looking for alternative ways to care for your lawn consult the book, How to get your lawn and gar- den off drugs, published by Friends of the Earth. Jay Thibert, Port Perry Bell increases nothing but a quick money grab To the Editor: Keith Spicer and the rest of the CRTC board members have just made this call in January of 1995, $2 more expensive, plus $2 more in 1996, and $2 more in 1997, for local calls. Mr. Spicer has stated that long distance was subsidizing local calls. And now since Ma Bell doesn't hold the monopoly, local rates are free to rise $2 a month, excluding the rise in ad- ditional features, such as call waiting, forwarding, answer- ing, etc. If you are a resident of most towns and cities, such as your region, I would have to ask about the new increased charge to implement the 911 system, considering it has been availa- ble in this area for about a dec- ade. Ironic, that we, as many other cities and regions to pay for a system already available. I would also ask about the .60 cent charge on directory assis- tance even if the number is out- side of your calling area. I was amazed to find a charge for numbers requested in New York, Los Angeles, Washing- ton, and Ottawa. If these were local calls, and I were too lazy to look up in the telephone book, I can see the charge being imple- mented. However, since Ma Bell does not send me telephone books outside my calling area, this is nothing but a quick mon- ey grab. The ideology of the $2 in- crease per month isinvalid even with the excuses of an 11-year freeze. With a monopoly, who worries about a freeze? These measures have been implemented due to the allow- ance of other companies ability to break the ice and make a liv- ing for participants and inves- tors, and Bell Canada is unable to handle the pressure, as they are on new ground. They never had to worry about competition prior to the events covering the last two years. Gordon Trudell, Hamilton Remember When ? 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 22, 1949 The village decided to tear down the old shed on Paxton Street, which was the last trace of Northside Enterprises of the 1870s. The Port Perry Lions Club held an auction sale and received a good sum of money to be donated to the recreation centre. Miss Beryl Larmer of Blackstock is taking her nurse's training in Peterborough Hospital. Mr. Hubert Long grew an unusual potato that was one and half pounds and was 16 3/4 inches by 12 1/2 inches. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 24, 1964 The local skaters Anna Forder and Richard Stevens were off to Calgary, Alberta to compete in the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cox of Port Perry won the Clarence Hopps trophy in the lawn bowling doubles tournament held in Oshawa. Mrs. Elma Doyle of Prince Albert won $579 in the 50-50 draw at the Port Perry Legion. Bill Paterson was able to fly solo in an airplane for the first time on his 16th birthday. Bill was a member of the Oshawa Flying Club. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, September 25, 1974 Scugog Township council was presented with the results of a - three-month study on a new arena for Port Perry. At the special in- camera meeting the appointed committee of five met and made a report and solid recommendations on the new arena. Prince Albert news-Mr. and Mrs. M. Pilkey and family sold their village home to reside in Ottawa, due to Mr. Pilkey's advancement in his work. Scugog Island news-Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Angus Wilkinson who will enjoy a 40th anniversary on September 26. Blackstock news-A warm, welcome was extended to Mr. and Mrs. Herb Swain, who moved into the former Keith Byers home. Mr. and Mrs. Don Swain moved into the farmhouse vacated by his parents. Burketon news-Mrs. James Gatchell, Port Perry celebrated her 100th birthday. The former Tessie Kline lived for several years in Burketon. Chamber of Commerce president Ken Dowson, presented Arthur Anness of Little Britain with the keys to a new Chevy Vega. Mr. Annecss won the car in a draw held at thc Chamber's fall dance. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, September 25, 1984 The Durham Regional Police Association unanimously asked that capital punishment be re-instated in Canada for anyone convicted of premeditated murder. Armour and Rachel McMillan, of Greenbank, celebrated their 50th anniversary with family and friends. Grade 9 girls were forced to dress like greaser guys and the guys like women during the annual initiation day. The Legion fastball team suffered a disappointing loss in the . Ontario Softball Association finals. The annual ride-a-thon held at Hoskin Stables raised more than $9,000 for the handicapped. Thanks for your contributions From Page 6 time into the league. . You have all contributed to could not function to the degree ther successful season of ball and are to be commended Also, many thanks to the for your contributions. coaches, umpires and parents who have put a great deal of Cartwright Minor Ball Editor's Notepad by Jeff Mitchell ROADKILL, LIFE AND THOUGHTS ON DYING AND SUCH: I was fly- TIME ZONES lane. run completely over, and saw his little legs and bushy tail flailing away -- aren't squirrels the cutest things? -- and thought, "You know? We're all just squirrels, darting across the highway of life. sometimes we make it, and sometimes, Kapow! ...or is it a chipmunk?" Yes. Squirrels, chipmunks and coons we are, and life is a piece of blacktop we must, for some inex- plicable reason, dart across, usually with some huge speeding vehicle bearing down on us. Some of us are clever, and wait for breaks in the traffic, while others blunder unheeding into the passing stick his cold nose in my ear at 6:30 on Sunday morning, his bladder full to bursting, yet sleep like a dead thing Wednesday, when I'm up early and want to get some exercise? Why do children bother you ceaselessly through- out the afternoon, then disappear without a trace when dinner's ready? Why are children and dogs boorish and inconti- nent when there's company, and good as gold when there's no one around? Why did Otto eat my leather shoes, and leave my old sneakers unmolested? Why did my son apply a layer of mud to the driver's seat of my car, ing along in the Sprint the other day on the way to Seagrave when I passed a particularly disgusting bit of roadkill, and I began to think about life. Or, more specifically, dying. "Look at that porcupine," I thought, "He prob- ably didn't even know what hit him... orisit a coon?" And it occurred to me there's a metaphor there for my life. This was reinforced a few days later when I was rolling along the street on my way home and came into contact with a squirrel. I looked in my rear view mirror at the little fellow, whose head I had I've always been more of a blunderer. That's the reason I am physically scarred, and there have been more chips taken out of my psyche than my grandmother's ancient teapot. But so far, I have always made it to the other side, and the gravel feels good under my feet. But enough metaphorical blather. To hell with it. "From now on, I'm behind the wheel. EXPLAIN THIS TO ME: Are dogs and children in cahoots? Why are they always doing precisely the opposite to what is expected of them? Why does my dog mince around my bed and and ignore his mother's completely? Has anyone noticed this, or is it just me? HOW MANY TIME ZONES does one town need? A quick perusal shows Port Perry has four. Right now the east face of the clock over the post office says 9:45. To the north, it's 9:52, and down south, it's 10 before 10. In the west it is currently about 9:42. Personally, I think that's a bit excessive, espe- cially when you notice other days when all four clocks bear exactly the same time, which, inciden- tally, is 15 minutes faster than my watch. And this is daylight savings time...