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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 25, 1995 ' "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice' Che Lovf Deven Stay 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT - L9L 1B7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 I'he Port Perry Star 1s authonzed as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage Second Class Mail Registration 0265 Subscription Rates: 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Includes $2 10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST EDITORIAL BUSINESS OFFICE Publisher/owner ..... J. Peter Hvidsten General Manager .... Don Macleod Managing Editor..... Jeft Mitchell Sports Editor........... Kelly Lown ADVERTISING Advertising Manager... Anna Jackman Advertising Sales........ Rhonda Mulcahy, Joanne Brambrough, Deb McEachern, Sandra Parker, Reid Bongard PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, Office Manager...Gayle Stapley Accounting...... Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales......Kathy Dudley, Nancy Lee Telemarketing..Cindy Jobin Production Supervisor - Pam Hickey Robert Taylor, Richard Drew Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd - Port Perry, Ont Editorial Comment Mr. Harris starts cutting Ontario Premier Mike Harris made good on his primary election promise Friday morning, introducing measures that will substantially trim government spending and make a start at deficit reduction for the years to come. And what a swath he cut. Welfare, government programs, construction -- nothing is sacred under the Tory regime, which was elected on the basis of halting the runaway spending that has become the hallmark of previous governments -- and not just the recently-deposed NDP, either. Now we're beginning to learn just what Common Sense means to Mr. Harris and the Progressive Conservatives, and there will be many on both sides of the issue of spending who will have plenty to say. Mr. Harris received a huge mandate as a result of his campaign, during which he was on the level about his plans to wield a heavy axe. Those who voted for him will be pleased with the swiftness with which he has approached the spending and funding issue. Those who voted against him have been bracing themselves since June 8, and are realizing that the way Ontario does business has been drastically changed now, and, likely, forever. Mr. Harris clearly has the mandate to implement the changes he feels are necessary to restore what he calls common sense. It's just too bad he didn't have the courage to recall the legislature before introducing the cuts. Millions of. Ontarians are affected by the measures introduced Friday. It would have been in their best interest to have the economic plan debated in the legislature before it was passed. We are witnessing wholesale revisions, and can make no response. F A b Terry To the Editor: Last year, following the Terry Fox Run for Cancer, a barbecue lunch was provided to all participants through the kind donations of food and monetary sponsorships by the communic- ty of Port Perry. The barbecue provided a small token of the appreciation for the hundreds of walkers, run- ners, cyclists and rollerbladers who contribut- ed their time and energy to such a worthwhile cause. Once again, the organizing committee would Letter of the Week PHOTO COURTESY SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUN. VILLAGE SNA like to be able to offer this community event to the participants of the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research. Please contact Laura Elliott at 985-2571 if you or your business would be interested in contributing to this barbecue. Cheques may also be mailed to Laura Elliott at 88 John St., Port Perry, LIL 1J5. Income tax receipts will be provided by the Terry Fox Foundation and all participating businesses will be formally recognized at the run itself and in the newspaper following the Please Turn to Page 7 REMEMBER 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 20, 1955 The other day on Milner's farm, Scugog Island, Ralph Milner picked up a stool of rye wheat with 97 stalks grown from a single kernel of seed. The stool stood four feet tall. A boat burned at the water line along side of the Port Perry wharf. Mr. Frank Honey was checking spark plugs on the motor and placed an ignition wire to a plug, a spark ignited gas fumes and caused an explosion blowing K. Bateman and Frank Lyle into the water. Frank Honey had three fingers badly burned and Frank Lyle received slight burns. New telephone rates will be in effect on July 22, according to A. A. Gillespie, Bell telephone manager. Individual residential lines will go up from $2.40 to $3.00 and business lines from $3.10 to $4.50. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 22, 1965 A letter signed by N. W. Heayn with a WHEN....? sewage system. The Legion sponsored Squirt team won the Markham tournament by defeating Richmond Hill 7-6 in the final game. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 23, 1975 The results of a Scugog Chamber of Commerce survey asking merchants "are you for or against the proposed penitentiary being located in Scugog Township" was overwhelming in favor. The result, according to president Richard Drew was 82 per cent in favor, 16 opposed and two with no opinion. A $70,000 barn fire at the farm of Don Hoekstra, R. R. 1 Port Perry, near Honey's Corner completely destroyed a barn and killed 11,000 chickens. An adjacent building containing 22,000 chickens were saved. 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, July 23, 1985 The Durham Board of Education was interested in acquiring the local fairgrounds for construction of a new elementary school. petition enclosed was received at the last Port Perry Council meeting, protesting a site on Simcoe Street North for a possible lagoon in connection with the proposed Pictured are H. C. Carr, F. Eastman and D. W. McIntosh outside the Bell Office in downtown Port Perry in 1927. [t was announced that Durham Region would have the 9-1-1 emergency dialing system one day, but political questions had to be answered first.