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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 18, 1996 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" ET Cony oo Member of the dhe y 1 ( | a SOI r& BUSINESS OREIGE Pan) Canadian & Ontario Newspaper Assoc. | Py i eyey tv ¥ * CNA Office Mgr. ....ccoevnuieniinnnes Gayle Stapley * CNA nn | Published every Tuesday by the « CC ve, wot Accounting.......Judy Ashby, Louise Hope --1 Port Perry Star Co. LId. - 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - LOL 1B7 res As SOSA Retail Sales...... Kathy Dudley, Nancy Lee =) 188 Mary Sroet. Part Parry, Ont. aN (905) 983 7343 FAX (905) 985-3708 I 57 4 RS COX EE a ye EDITORIAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION il Oe Class Mall Registration 0265 Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten Advertising Manager... Anna Jackman Rhonda Mulcahy, Annabell Harrison, . | ccna Subscription Rates: General Manager .... Don Macleod Advertising Sales........ Myra Park Trudy Empringham, 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Managing Editor..... Jeff Mitchell Joanne Bambrough, Deb McEachern, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew, | includes $2.10GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST Sports Editor........... Kelly Lown Telemarketing..Cindy Jobin Nancy Hvidsten Editorial Comment The decline of welfare Another Tory promise is that much closer to being a reality. Ontario Works, more commonly known as workfare, was introduced last week by social services minister David Tsubouchi in Niagara Falls. Whether or not the violent thunder storm that erupted shortly after his news conference was commentary from on high, we do not know. What is certain, though, is that the question of forcing people to work for their social benefits payments is a controversial one. On the face of it, demanding work in return for a welfare cheque runs counter to the philosophy of social assistance. The program was designed to act as an emergency fund for those down on their luck and out of work. The thinking was that, after a payment or two, the __recipient would be back on his feet, and back on the job. But as times change, so do the attitudes we hold toward welfare. We live now in nasty times, when social assistance recipients are vilified, not pitied, and the Harris government has thundered into power largely because of two promises: To provide working folks in Ontario a tax break, and to address the high cost of welfare. Workfare is one way to do that. One is impossible without the other. And the merits of both are debatable. So now, whether or not workfare jives philosophically with the welfare program doesn't matter. It has been demanded by the voters who put the Tories in power, and it will no doubt be cheered as it is implemented. The message is clear: There are no more handouts, and you get only what you earn. ...Isn't that what most of us learned at dad's knee? REMEMBER 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 21, 1951 Mr. Jack Britnell, formerly of Chatham, will soon be taking over as manager of Port Perry Feeds from Mr. Robert Lawson who is being transferred to Owen Sound. A $2,900 asphalt floor will be poured at the arena and recreation centre providing a hard surface for the ice and also offering a large building for many other activities such as dancing and carnivals which were formerly held on the street. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 23, 1966 Rev. W. C. Smith was the guest speaker at the Prince Albert United Church helping to celebrate 100 years % the use of the building. Reeve and Mrs. J. J. Gibson , Port Perry, Deputy Reeve Irving Boyd and Reeve and Mrs. Ed Oyler, Reach, traveled to Sarnia to attend the annual conference of the Association of Mayors and Reeves. THis 15 YouR LAST WARNING. ARE You GOING 10 BREAK UP THiS PARTY OR Do 1 UAVE TO P= = pK ~~. : y In NRG Mh id AAR N -~ - soe Justa iow ao To the Editor: 6. Latcham's seniors verily love to sing our Q&As national anthem. They mean it too! 1. Water Street pollution. What must 7. We have at least 24 aspiring writers around strangers think? town. Port Perry - who'd'a' thought it? 2. Bouquet to Henshall's great weekly window 8. Interesting chess game as local businesses dressings. change addresses. 3. Ecopark: carp or crap? How are we going to 9. Can't keep track of the gas price strategy. Is "spell it? it a plot? 4. Is the post office getting friendly? I think so. 10. Would you stop for a turtle crossing the Thanks. road? 5. When high speed human water bugs col- lide, what will we then decide? Owen Neill PHOTO COURTESY SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM VILLAGE WHEN....? the Royal Canadian Legion's literary contest. Bob and his father were the guests of the Legion at the national Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa. Scugog's arena was spared when a list of more than 50 arenas were ordered closed. There were some 350 suspect arenas in the province that the Labor Ministry would not allow to open in the fall unless they had been certified safe by a professional engineer. Port Perry Kinsmen president Lorne Scanlon received the honor of being the first Kinsmen member in Canada to get the Master Kin Award from the National level. 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, June 24, 1986 On June 20, 1936, Bill and Ila Keen were the first couple to exchange vows in Seagrave United Church, Fifty years later the couple celebrated their golden anniversary at the church. Port Perry IGA, the township office, Stedmans, Lukes, Emmerson Insurance and 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, June 23, 1976 Bob Elliot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Elliot, R. R. 4 Port Perry, won the national level of the Port Perry Star were recipients of a visit from the phantom, who left his trademark calling card, a rock at the doorsteps of the local businesses. Pictured a group of unknown residents gather on the main street at Nestleton Station.