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This is your chance to help Red Cross maintain the life line! LO0D DONORS -NEEDEL ab nevei before ld CANADIAN fj RED CROSS Next Blood Clinic--January 12th, 1945 oe --ppa . « « because then, and Port Perry Nomination Meeting : (Continued from Front Page) others, for special emergencies. Mr. Grant Gerrow reported for Town Property and Parks. The Town Hall made a profit in 1944. A much needed piece of work was done in building up the wall fac- ing the bowling green. Water Front "improvement plans are well under way, and the outlook for an attractive front is very The town dump is now in good shape. _ Mr. Gordon Reesor spoke of local "relief" of which some still has to be dispensed. But the sum is smaller than it has been for He referred to the sume his duties at the beginning of the year, as a man of good practical experience, with quali- fications as an Engineer. In the second part of Mr. W. M. Letcher's report, considerable attention was given to the Pal- "mer Memorial Park project. Mr. Letcher made it clear that no land had been given to the Chiro- practors. What had been done was to accord the Chiropractic Founder of Chiropracty, whose birthplace was Port Perry. Mr. Wm. Taylor and Mr. Woon both spoke favorably regarding what had been done in the mat- ter; and felt that the Chiro- practors would co-operate with the townspeople in any effort to make the water front of value to .the people. ~ There is an additional proposal for water front development be- ing made by the Lions Club. But at the moment no definite state- ment can be made in the matter. The discussion in this case cen- tered around the idea that there should be no clash of interest. Mr. Letcher's statement that no land had been given away; clear- ed the air, and plans, will proceed to unite the projects for the good of the people of Port Perry, if and when the plans develop as ex- pected. The chairman called upon the new nominees. All thanked their nominators, but declined the of- fice, except Mr. Michell, Mr. W. G. Chapman, and Mr. G. Holmes. When it came time for a re- Association the right to name a certain piece of land at the PA on school affairs, there was Front -- Palmer Memorial Park. In consideration of this permis- gion, the Chiropractic Associa- tion will spend from $1500 to $2000 in levelling and seeding ..¢ land preparatory to the «. tion of "the monument to the memory of David Palmer, the the usual exodus. This was stop- ped, and those of the audience who remained were gratified in having a number of current re- ports regarding school affairs explained. There has been considerable street criticism, most of it re- garding the High School. Cer- tain facts re finances have been misunderstood. The High School does cost the ratepayers money; but the proportion of cost is best seen in the fact that while the total cost of operating the High School is $17,000, the municipal grant for that School was $5000 in 1944, which shows that there had been received in grants from other sources the sum of $12,000.] Mr. C. C. Jeffrey .made a very practical suggestion re the tax slip and school taxes, which, he said, should be shown on the slip in four parts. 1. High School administration. , 2. High School debentures. 3. Public School ad- ministration. 4. Public School debentures. This would give a proper idea of relative costs. There has been considerable rise in cost of education. First, because, as in every other line of life, costs have been advancing. Second, because many demands upon schools have been made by the Department of Education, which have resulted in a more practical form of education, par- ticularly for those students who cannot, or do not, go beyond the Eleventh Grade. The general procedure in these demands is for the Government to pay fifty per cent. of the additional cost of carrying forward the new course of plans. In a few rare instances one hundred per cent. has been paid by the Department over a period of three years. But this is rare, : The policy of the local Board At Reasonable Prices Good Printing is essential to most business men, and to many private individuals. We are equipped with modern printing machin- "ery operated by expert craftsmen, and are "in a position to offer fine printing at fair market prices, Call and consult us. Wy The Port Perry Star Phones 60 and 85. the suggestions of the Depart- ment of Education, feeling sure that in the present trend of edu- cation, the requirements will be- come obligatory. The.result has heen one of the outstanding schools of the Province, with as great a contribution in defraying costs as could be secured in Pro- vincial and other. outside grants. Much of this information was | brought out by Mr. R. Peel, and Secretary R., D. Woon, in the dis- cussion. They had the facts and figures, and were able to give in- telligent answers to thé ques- tions that were asked. Rate- payers who feel dissatisfied with the conduct of the schools would do well to find out the facts of the case. There is a proper rea- son, and there is no desire on the part of the Board to make un- necessary expenditures. They, too, are ratepayers. Nominations in Reach Township Reeve--Thomas Harding and Joseph Wilson. Deputy Reeve-- Cook Ashen- hurst. Led a Councillors--Robert Swanick, Roy Scott, Walter Howsam, Howard Dobson. An election will be held. Cartwright Township Reeve--Norman Green. - Councillors-- Laverne Devitt, Roy Ferguson, Oscar McQuade, Herbert Swain. ' All elected by acclamation. Scugog 'Nominations Reeve--A. R. Hood. Councillors -- Carleton Gra- ham, Earl Heayn, Angus 'Wilkin- sop, Jess Demara, : All elected by acclamation. OBITUARY JAMES JOHN ORMISTON "A resident of Raglan all- his life, James John Ormiston died at his home there on December 18th. He had been in failing health for some time but his death was sudden and unexpect- ed. Mr. Ormiston was born in Raglan, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Ormiston and married the former Christina McLaren 60 years ago, on New Year's Day. Mr. and Mrs. Or- miston were honored at a large reception on New Year's Day, 1944, celebrating their diamond anniversary. Ee) The deceased had been a mem- ber of the Ppesbyterian Church all his life 5 an as a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters. He was a farmer well-known in Raglan district, ; Surviving him, besides his widow, are eight sons: Alex. and Osgood of Raglan; Jim and Frank of Brooklin; Charles of peg; William of Toronto; and Dan of Oshawa; two daughters, Mrs. J. Stark of Enfield; Mrs, I. Cailey, of Merritton. A sister, Mrs. J. Thompson, of Brooklin, predeceased him in November. "The funeral service took place on Thursday, Dec, 21st, from his home in -Raglan, Rev. Mr, Mec- Gowan, of Toronto, officiating. MRS, PETER L. BROWN The passing of Marion Aileen Brown, Reg..N., heloved wife of Peter L. Brown, Cannington, in Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay on Monday, December 11th, 1944 after a short illness, came as a great shock to her large circle of friends in this community. In her 84th year, she was born at Port Perry on August 20th, 1911, daughter of William and Florence Tummonds. - After at- tending Port Perry Public and High Schools she trained for a nurse at Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay, where she received her R.N. On June 8, 1940, she was married at the home of her par- ents, Peniel, to Peter L. Brown, .|coming to Cannington to make their home on a farm just east a of Education has been to meet Consul, Sask.; Russell of Winni- The late Mrs. Brown was a member of the R.M.H. Alumnae and of the Friendly Circle, Mc- Indoo's. She gave willingly of her time and training at the Blood Donors Clinics and assisted at the Nursing Classes of the Cannington Red Cross. Besides her sorrowing husband and parents, she is survived by one brother, John 8. L. Tum- monds of Peniel and three sisters Ethel (Mrs. Roy McWhirter), of Milliken; Madeline (Mrs, Leon- ard Squires), Peniel; Rosabelle (Mrs. Gordon Holmes), Chatham, N.Bi The funeral service, held on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 14th, at the home, was conducted by Rev. M. I. Robinson, Cannington United Church, assisted by Rev. H. Hesketh, of All Saint's Angli- can Church, followed by inter- ment in Cedar Vale Cemetery. A Letter 'from Overseas ~ December 5th, 1944 Dear Mr. Farmer: .- An old Port Perry Star en- closed in a parcel prompted me to write this letter to you, al- though I have entertained the thought for some time. I know that you are always interested in letters from boys overseas. So much has happened since 1 ar- rived over here that a very long letter would be required to hold it all. Naturally we are all dis- appointed that the war's finis is not for this year apparently; but we feel that the end is in sight. The high light for me, of course, in coming overseas, has been the opportunity to visit my people and other friends, I had a grand time visiting Hull where I was born. It is nearly eighteen years since I left there, soit was nat- urally quite a thrill to have a re- union after so long a time, Hull, itself, bears many scars of the blitz, in which my mother was killed, but mainly it remains the same_as I remember it. - I also visited the Fegan Home where I was a protege before going to Canada. A flying bomb had damaged the main building to quite an extent and two years ago Mrs. Fefan and her niece were killed by bombs. Also I find-the countryside very beauti- ful in most places, and it is quite a change to see green grass in December. The cities, however, are drab and dingy, but we must' consider five years of war and the toll it has taken. The people mainly are not as friendly as the average Canadian; but reserve has always been regarded as one of the English traits. The Scotch are much more genial. While in Yorkshire, I visited the York- minster, as you know one of 'England's foremost cathedrals. It is remarkable, when viewing some of these old buildings, how much they knew about: building 800 to 1000 years ago. We have nothing now any. better built. Some of these old ruins and castles could tell a lot of history. At present we are stationed not far from Guildford in Surrey, where Tennyson gained most of his inspirations. I have met a few pre-war acquaintances since arriving here. Ken Jackson is the only Port Perry boy, how- ever, most of the others, I pre- sume are in Belgium or Italy. Although 1 was born here I have no inclination to stay here after hostilities end, and like the majority of Canadians am look- ing forward to that trip west- ward again. 'The mail has been very good until lately and now it is very erratic partly due to the Christmas rush I presume. My wife keeps we pretty well in- formed with personal news, and clippings so I know fairly well how things are progressing in Port Perry and vicinity, and it doesn't take very much imagina- tion to visualize what the most {of you are doing at this time, especially with the approach of Christmas. ; Well, Mr. Farmer, I trust this epistle has been of some interest to you and hope to see you again in the not too distant future, : Albert Harper. Look at the Label on your Port Perry Star to gee of the village, ps if your subscription is paid to 1a 1946. ------ Myrtle Station Mr. 8. Saywell occupied the pulpit on Sunday afternoon and conducted the beautiful Christ- mas service, old but ever new, with the lovely hymns and carols that have been sung for genera- tions. The girls' choir sang a couple of numbers for which they received 'many nice comments, The church service, starting next Sunday and continuing until notice to the contrary, will com- mence at 2 pm. This may be a more convenient hour to many thai 4 p.m. Sunday School at the regular hour of 3 p.m. Congratulations to Harry and Mrs. Briggs on the recent arrival of their baby daughter in Osha- wa Hospital, Once again the Myrtle School scholars put on a Christmas con- cert that was added to the list of "best ever" ones, when the enter- tainment was presented on Thursday evening of last week in the crowded community hall. Mrs. D. Grant, the teacher, and Murs. T. Heron music instructor, were responsible for its success. The hall was nicely decorated and the tree was beautiful in its robe of glistening festoons and prettily wrapped parcels. Phyl- lis Duff opened the programme with a recitation of cordial wel- come which made the audience feel that they really were wel- come. - Then sitting back com- fortably in their chairs, the list- eners were ready to enjoy and applaud the performers. The opening chorus was followed by "Welcome dear Christmas", and "Joyous Bells", sung with happy abandon by the children. 'The Lazy Elf" was played by the Juniors, depicting the workshop of Santa and his busy helpers-- all but one? Doris May and Ken- neth Heron sang a duet in their usual good 'manner which was very easy to listen to. The "Farmer" drill by four boys and four girls showed the boys put- ting in a hard forenoon of hoe- ing out weeds. At the noon hour the four pretty-girls wearing sun bonnets, appeared with refresh- ing lunch and took over the job of hoeing while the boys revived their fagged energies with good things to eat. The little juniors sang a group of songs and fol- lowing this was a drill by six lit- tle . girls representing daisies, tulips and roses in a flower gar- den, which was very pretty. The older girls sang appropriate ac- companiments. The "Mock Wed- ding", played by six boys created much laughter. Fred Johnson, a victim- of hay fever .and who sneezed much during the cere- 'mony was the sturdy groom and Kenneth Heron made a "lovely blushing bride". Art Cryderman was the loquacious father bent on getting rid of his daughter. John Kirkham was the minister, Bud Hamilton, the awkward best man and Jim Sutherland was the bridesmaid, The Gypsy Dance was just a little different from the usual drill and the girls look- ed the part of the Romany beau- ties with their colorful skirts, sashes and head kerchliiefs, The "Rooster" drill was, of course, funny, -especially when a fight was imminent. ~ Recitations by the juniors preceded the "Of- ficial Visit" of the.school board, Little Rodger Cryderman looked quaint wearing a high silk hat and carrying a cane when he sang "Dance with the doll with a hole in her stocking". The Homemade Kitchen Band show- ed up housekeeping as a most pleagant octupation for no mat- ter what utensil is used, there is music in it--even in the wash tub. A group of songs by the Intermediates was nicely sung in parts. The colored gentlemen who next appeared on the plat- form were given specific instruc- tions as to deportment when meeting a lady on the street. As is always the case, these amus- ing fellows received much ap- plause. The closing chorus, in three parts, was well 'rendered and as the last notes of 'the Na- tional Anthem died away, Santa Claus appeared. There was no sound of bells or roar of airplane to announce his arrival nor did he carry the legendary pack of toys. It was rumored that he camé by plane but owing to an accident he had to bail out, leav- ing his pack and walking the last few miles. However, there were under the tree, as well as bags of candy, nuts and oranges to pass out to the crowd. As the jolly old fellow left, the children sang heartily "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow", and really meant it. Christmas Day was an ideal Christmasy one this year. Lots of snow on the ground and a bit in the air; sleighs and cutters - with their jingle bells ; trains and buses and streets crowded with the jostling in good part; boxes and parcels in their gay wrap- pings; the pretty house decora- tions and the resplendent Christ- mas trees, year. Mrs. Leslie Magee, Pte. Clif- ford McDarimid and Mrs. Mec- Darimid (Doris Magee) were in the crowd at the Christmas con- cert. : Pte. Arthur Manderson, Vete- ran Home Guardsman, of Wind- sor, was home for a short fur- lough during the Christmas va- cation. Pte. Betty Kirkham, C.W.A.C., brief furlough over Christmas. Mrs. Lunney, of Toronto, is spending the holidays with Mrs. Russell Lunney and the girls. Russell was down from camp at Brampton for the week-end. Miss Geraldine Moore of To- ronto and her grandmother, Mrs. Moore, of Oshawa,, were with the Harold Hamiltons from Friday until Tuesday. On Monday they all enjoyed Christmas dinner Miss Maud Wilcoxson, of Colum- us. The Art Mitchells held Christ- mas and entertained Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Denison and Miss Beatrice Denison, of Toronto. The David Duchemins, the Al- bert Eyers, the Norman Hugh- sons and the David Luerys were with respective friends in To- Fronto, on Christmas day. ; . 'The Clarence Harrisons enter- tained Mr: Bill Martin and Miss Mary Martin of Brooklin, Mrs. R. Long and the Bill McCartneys on Christmas. : 3 Mrs. W. Gardiner, Sr., Mr. and burn, glesty of Russell and Mrg. Tay- or. - : bert, N.S., is home for a holiday. - Mr. and Mrs. George Holliday were Christmas guests of Whit- by relatives. -- were in Kinsale on Christmas, guests of Ronald and Mrs. John- son. drey Hinton, of Toronto, were Friday evening callers at the T. Carey home. - Mrs. Geo. Williams and Miss Doreen Williams, Toronto, were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Britton. Seale of Trenton and-Mrs. Downey and 0. H. Downey home on Tuesday. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hudgin and Patsy of Toronto, were with Mrs. H, Hudgin for Christmas. ing this week with little Oshawa friends. fe Mrs. A. Johnson and Elmer were guests on Christmas of Ron and Mrs. Johnson at their home near Kinsale. Mr. and Mrs. A. Parrinder home of Archie's brother Arthur at Port Hope. il home for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lee and little girls of Beadle and children of North * (Continued on page 4)' LISTEN uid iis PREMIER GEORGE DREW CKEY 8.15 p.m. CFRB 10.15 pn poe 7 | parcels and boxes galore on and good natired travellers who took / These are all a p : of the best loved season of thE' Barriefield camp, was home fora - with Mr. Frank Wilconson and' Mrs. W, Gardiner, Jr., of Att wefe Christmas dinnes?® Driver Kenneth 'Cooke, of De- 52 Mrs. A. Johnson and Elmer Mr. Jack Neville and Miss Au- 1..A.C. Ray Downey, R.C.AF., children, made a brief call at the Master Bud Hamilton is visit- were Christmas guests at the Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cook had their family of boys and girls Greenbank; Mr. and Mrs. Fred |. Oshawa were dinner guests. Earl and Mrs. Cook of Oshawa, Ray Thurs. Dec. 28 | 3) « BALK MAI A os 4 bi pio © " . Si 5 EEE RA le NN JR es na dE FU Bl La AR lol 5 SH