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A Ae MY ELT NEY ' : GAD Ab ¥acts brat sl Sak a by utd ny tat a ag Pr REINA - I NT RAE BRS sb ns 1907 - 1957 Es Sat A Aa Se AS a ANT RS 3H During Our 34 Years of , of successful business, we have had happy associations with The Port Perry Star, and wish for them continued success. CERROW®S BAKERY G. M. GERROW. The McDermott-Panabaker FUNERAL HOME and FURNITURE STORE : are pleased to join in the congratulations and good wishes to The Port Perry Star, on the occasion of their fiftieth anniversary. | Congratulations - ON YOUR 50th ANNIVERSARY | MID-TOWN APPLIANCES PHILIPS -- ELECTROHOME -- HOOVER SIMPLICITY PHONE 552 PORT PERRY "The Schools ; Schooling started in this area with an Indian School, 1827, by hh, American Missionary Society. In 1828 the Crandells, Hurds, Daytons built a school at Daytons Corners, constructed of logs. Many of the early teachers were broken down gentlemen, lawyers or ministers who had not made a success of their first profession. About 1835 a second school was erected on the 4th Concession of Reach. Mr. Ashton was the teacher and is remembered as being much above the average of those days. These two schools served the whole area including Prince Albert, Coates settlement (Shirley) and the Scotch settlement as well as the 1st and 2nd concessions of Reach. In 1841 a third school was built at Cedar Creek. This was followed rapidly by one on the 2nd Concession, one south of Mr. Orser's just north of Epsom and another between the 13th and 14th concession. By 1848-there were 13 schools in Reach. Port Perry High School was opened in 1868. In 1873 a two storey brick building was erected which served the community . as High and Public school until destroyed by fire in 1926. This 'building turned out many fine scholars who later filled many and varied positions at home and far afield. The present High School was erected in 1926 as a combined High and Public School. It was outgrown and in 19562 additional accommodation was provided-by constructing a new Public School farther west on Queen street. This left the other building to be completely used by the High School. In 19567 four more class- room were built onto the Public School. 4 > | The Steam Boats on # Lake Scugog ! At one time there was quite a. fleet of steam boats on Lake Scugog. It is estimated that there were about 256 boats which ©." amoperated on this lake. They were mostly tugs, but a few were rer only. These operated in the days before the railway between Port Perry and Lindsay. : : Boats like the "Woodman" could haul four scows heavily 3 loaded with timber. There might be masts from any of the nine ; townships belonging to the English Land Co. and destined for the English market, There might also be great loads of squared timbers, for the same market, or telegraph poles to be shipped to _Qswego or tan bark for Boston. Paving timbers were sent to ary these were cedar cut into 6" or 8" squares and set on end to surface the streets, good for the horse traffic of those days. Cordwood (firewood) was also a big item for the early tub boat cargo. he names of some of these boats were: "The Woodman", "Rane "Commodore", "Vanderbilt", "Stranger", "Eva", "Alice- Ethel", "Dominion", "Cora", "Crandella". Most of these, if not all, were owned by Mr. George Crandell, Palace Barges were "The Chemong", "The Paragon", "The Lindsay". This prosperous business was finally made bankrupt by the building of the railway. SP AAAS L] . SN Picture of the damage done by ice to the bridge long before it became a part of Highway TA The Ice Racing, 1908 as described in an article reprinted from the Toronto Globe, January, 1908. : "Port Perry Ice Races closed to-day and the meeting was one of the greatest ever seen in Canada. Taking in all the four races, trotted and paced, the average time was the fastest ever made in the free-for-all, Lady May and John McEwen paced a dead heat, their time equalling the World's Ice record, which was made on Port Perry's kite-shaped track last year. The six heats by those two horses constituted the fastest race ever paced over ice in the world. The tract was properly surveyed and the surveyors certi- ficate was in the hands of Secretary Graham. "Never before in the history of the Association in the past 38 years have four such fast horses passed the starter. In both events of the second day the finishes were so close that it taxed to the utmost the judgment of the keen-sighted officials to desig- nate the winners. Their decisions, however, met the approval of the crowd. President Herb. Collacutt and Secretary Orr Graham deserve credit for their efforts in bringing together such a field of fast horses and shaping such a fast track. The judges, John Moore, of Oshawa, the starting judge with Tim O'Rouke and Wm. Harwood of Toronto. Tom Eck as timer held two watches on the events. ' "There is less scoring at this meeting than any previous, and it is accredited to an accident in laying out the track which is kite-shaped. Only a short starting chute of about 75 yards is scrapted and a snow bank of about 18" high was thrown up at the bottom of the chute, the horses could not go 'gallivanting away up the stretch to score down but all turned when they came close Lo the bank and came up to the starting post well evened up. There never was more than two or three false starts. Tom Eck suggested that on all future races a barrier be used up the track for 76 or 80 yards and no driver be allowed to go back of the barrier. He thinks this would do away with so muth scoring and please many people who get disgusted with the long drawn out scoring." h 1957 NOTE: It is said that thousands of people came to watch these races on the ice. But the expenses which were borne entirely by the merchants and hotelkeepers of the town became so great that the races were eventually discontinued. PORT PERRY STAR HISTORICAL and MEMORIAL EDITION -- Page 16 NEW WELL FOR PORT PERRY - 1957 AIR VICE MARSHALL GEORGE ROBERT HOWSAM Fos Air Vice Marshall Geo. Robert | ihiq picture taken at the sit of the new well on the Oshawa Road | HA Hoan, hale gy in? He gives some idea of the flow of water. Since this picture was taken TR ost Honourable Urcer of the Bath. early jn 1957, a pump house has been built and temporary i ge Born 1895 in Port Perry he was edu- : I borary pumping a arrangements made so that water from this well is now flowing into the town's water mains. As soon as a permanent pump is installed it is planned to remove the pump from the other well at : Cedar Creek and have it completely overhauled to improve its efficiency. It is confidently believed that these two wells will be able to supply the water requirements for some years to come. 'cated here and joined the army on leaving school in 1916. He trans- ferred to the R.F.C. in 1917. He was awarded the Military Cross for ser- vice in the last war. In 1921 he left R.F.C. and became attached to Can. Air Board. Since Dec. 1944 he has been president of the Travelling Es- tablishment Committee at A.F.H.Q. Retiring from service. -- dated 1945 KILLED IN ACTION THE UNITED CHURCH Fp or ; cw 1 LS SEA Log ne The United Church as it appeared toward .the end of i the past century. The church is much the same, LIEUT. WILLIAM S. MILLER nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sweet- man, of Scugog Island, killed in action in Italy on July 20, 1943. but the trees have grown. 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