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1907 - 1957 Honour Roll 1914 -- 1918 CORP. ARTHUR ALDRED PTE. J. LAIDLAW PTE. WILLIAM BELKNAP PTE. J. LEASK PTE. ARTHUR CLARK PTE. RUSSELL McGILL LIEUT. CHAS. BRUCE PTE. R. D. MIDGLEY PTE. F. H. CLARK PTE. A. MOUGHTON PTE. HAROLD CLARK CORP.GORDON PARRETT PTE. JACK BRITON PTE, CLARENCE REAL LIEUT. ARTHUR DOUBT PTE, THOMAS RAINES PTE. DAN ELLIOTT PTE. ARTHUR SHAKLEFORD PTE. GEORGE FINES PTE. H. SLAUGHTER Page 16--PORT PERRY STAR HISTORICAL and MEMORIAL EDITION § EE EL EN RS | Co th Daniel David Palmer Memorial While we are celebrating our third Anniversary in Port Perry, we are pleased to extend our congratulations and good wishes to The Port Perry Star on their fiftieth anniversary " Sandiland Jewellers Phone 447 Port Perry Phone 360 Located Downtown Behind Post Office BRIGNALL TAXI... . (Ambulance Service) Day or night PORT PERRY, ONTARIO Taxi Licensed Passengers Insured "Downtown for your convenience" Congratulations to the Port Perry Star on their' 50th Anniversary FRSA ANA 1S aid tT SS SS THOS 9 Q RS RAR RRR LL A -- In our 156th year in Port Perry, we wish to congratulate The Port Perry Star and the Farmer Family on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary in business in Port Perry. BBB BOOB IOC BON o SO OTO SS SS SOP Ie] Fred DeNure Bus Lines Limited HEESANSAAASNASASASARARARASSAAAASRSASASASAARSARAAAR KLARA ; LE EE ENTE AE A Ne 200000000 ee C89 8 S00 8 8" os i $ 80 [4 | CONGRATULATIONS To the Port Perry Star and staff on the océasion of their 50th Anniversary, with best wishes for continued success. 80808 0 2 NER NE Williams Motor Sales MERCURY -- LINCOLN -- METEOR SHELL OIL PRODUCTS Phone 576 MOSS SSS Port Perry oe A a a a a a A a a a A A A a a a A A SAA A A A AA Pickard Hardware Phone 592 Plumbing - Heating - Floor and Wall Tile Floor Sanding 7 ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYERS ............$89.50, $179.50 SUNBEAM JUNIOR MIXERS ....... simi 316,95 ELECTRIC RANGETTE .........ccocovvinnnnnniniinnnnnnn. $39.50 to the Port Perry Stat upon reaching their 50th Anniversary. May you continue to serve this community for many years to come. The Memorial to Daniel David Palmer erected by the Chiropractors in honour of their founder who was born in Port Perry. The Memorial is located in the lakeside park at the corner of Water and Queen Streets. The Story of the Public Library as told in January 1932 Edition In 1856 (or 1858), in a brand new building erected for the dual purpose of a Library and Community Hall, the Port Perry Mechanic's Institute was formed. For many years con- certs, plays, suppers and entertain- ments of all kinds were held there for the up-keep of the library and other public interests. - E It is not known how many books this library contained as no records have been found." We do not know how long the library continued in this building but we do know that in 1875 (some say 1866) it was located in the McCaw business block and the other building had been sold to the Baptist Church (this building is now serving as a women's building at the Fair grounds.) About 1890 the library was discontinued and the books sold hy the wheelbarrow load. About 1894 or 1895 The Women's Christian Temperance Union, feeling s | the need of keeping the boys off the street, opened a reading room. The | room was lighted, heated and furnish- | ed with chairs and periodicals. A | few years later, by house to house 3 | canvas and other means, a fund was raised and an Associate Library form- | ed. For 30 years the struggle to fi- | nance this library was very great. In | 1922 Scugog CHapter 1.0.D.E. started the idea of a War Memorial Library, acting upon a suggestion of Mr. F. A. Kent. The library at that time was located on a site owned by a dozen | townsmen who had bought the proper- ty to keep it from the hands of a junk dealer. 'They were willing to sell for $1,000. Through the efforts of Dr. Mellow + and Reeve Figary in Feb. 1924 the Associate Library became the Public Free Library. The new Library Board set about raising the money to pur- chase the property. In the meantime the War Memorial Committee and the Scugog Chap. I.O.D.E: set about raising funds for the War Memorial. In 1926 the burning of the schools set back the Library building as the peo- ple felt that the schools must come first. In 1930 the number of borrow- ers was 930 (the trebel of those dur- ing the time of the Associate Library) From the files of 1935-- The new War Memorial Library was officially opened May 24th, 1935 by Dr. The Honourable Herbert A. Bruce, Lieutenant Governor assisted by General James 'A. MacBrien (both former Port Perry boys). The 34th Regimental band was in attendance. This War Memorial Library is an attractive red brick building located on the north side of Queen street at the corner of Perry St. The Memor- ial to the boys of World Wars I and IT is in the form of a Book of Re- membrance kept in a lighted niche. 'took a chance. EARLY DAYS OF The Milk Business Taken from the issue of Dec. 8th, 1931 There are some sixteen persons in Port Perry and vicinity engaged in the retail sale of milk. Some sell a few quarts a day and some gallons a day. Everybdy in town uses milk in greater or less quantities and all are interested in the subject. It is a long stride to present-day conditions from the time when the cows used to run the streets of Port Perry. In those days many of our sidewalks were wooden, and: the abil- ity of a cow to find a weak plank was amply demonstrated. Those cows could break sidewalk planks with great regularity, and they certainly' did not add to the cleanliness of the town. When the agitation was started to remove the cows from the streets, the cow owners and their friends fought a hot battle for the "rights" they had enjoyed for many years. All the tactics of the battle were not cour- teous and some of the advocates of the reform had an uncomfortable time, being looked upon as enemies of the poor man. All that has passed, and is merely recalled now in order to emphasize the fact that the sale of milk is no long- er an affair between neighbours; but is a regular business that is hedged in by many restrictions. The fact re- mains, however, that eventually the cow had to be taken off the streets, as it would have been really danger- ous to have them meandering down Queen St. now that autos are so nu- merous. The removal of the cows brought the removal of many fences, and there has resulted a considerable improvement in the appearance of the |: properties, Years ago all that was necessary in the selling of milk was to milk the cow, strain the milk, put a generous quart in atin pail or jug, collect the necessary fee, and the transaction was completed. True, it was expected that the milking pail, the strainer pail and the quart tin pail should be scald- ed and kept in clean condition; but there were few, if any, Government requirements, and the general public Mostly the public was well served. Occasionally milk hand- led in this: manner carried germs of disease and tragedy resulted. Now-a-days the health officer takes samples of the milk sold by the varl- ous vendors and these are sent to Tor- onto_ for testing to determine clean- liness and the amount of butter fat in the milk sold. papers published in this aren Garly were: The Observer in Prince Albert star- ted in 1856 by Mr. Jas. Holden, man- ager of the Lindsay-Whitby railway. This later became the North Ontario Observer published in Port Perry by Messrs. Baird and Parsons, There wag a paper called the Review pub- lished for a short time about 1858, Uxbridge had several papers start- éd without success, Mr, Mundy start- ed the Advocate there but did not suc- ceed. He later moved to Port Perry and started the Standard about 1864, which later became tha Port Perry Star, PTE. JOE FOX PTE. WILLIAM GIEBNER PTE. EDWARD GREY PTE. GORDON HOOD PTE. EDWARD HOOEY LIEUT. H. F. IRELAND PTE, A. JEFFREY PTE. F. JEFFERISS PTE. M. KING PTE. H. KETTLE PTE. J. JOHNSTON PTE. A. STONE PTE. J. SUMMERS PTE. I. TAYLOR PTE, A. TARRANT PTE. PETER TRUSS LIEUT. E. D. WALLACE PTE. M. WATSON PTE. PERCY WARD PTE. HOWARD WHITE PTE. ROBERT WILSON PTE. GRANT WILLIAMS SINCE 1918 PTE. PTE. PTE. PTE. PTE, PTE. PTE. PTE. J. ELLIOTT 1939 F.0. GEORGE MULLIGAN F.0. J. G. MacMASTER S.P. W. R. WILLIARD LC. TOM MENEELY PTE. TOM HAYDEN LIEUT R. S. HILLIAR PTE. GEORGE DODSLEY A. P. INGRAM GEN. SIR JAMES McBRIEN WILLIAM ROBERTS HOWARD TUMMONDS PTE. WILLIAM ALEXANDER GORDON BROOKS GEORGE BROWN LORNE BROWN PTE. GEORGE BOWERMAN LIEUT, CHARLES CARNEGIE CAPT. MORTIMER CLARK PTE. WILLIAM CLARK CHARLES CLARK PTE. J. E. CRAWFORD PTE. GEORGE HEAYN PTE. A. HUBBARD PTE. J. L. JOHNSTON PTE. I. W. McMILLAN 'PTE. HAROLD PARRETT | PTE. GEORGE PRENTICE PTE. GEORGE RAINES PTE. HARRY ROBERTS SGT. ALFRED STEER PTE. C. STEPHENS _ PTE. J. SUTHERLAND PTE. R. WHITFIELD PTE. EYDEN SGT. MAJOR J. A. HAYDEN PTE. F. A. ANDREWS P.O. T. W. LEAHY P.0. W. M. ALDRED F.0. W. HUGHLI L.A.C. MURRAY SPEARS L.A.C. ROY WHITESIDE PTE. W. LEACOCK PTE. MAHAFFY This list of names was taken from the Honour Roll kept by Scugog Chapter 1.O.D.E. New Signs for Part Perry i Pictured above is the sign which is erected at the west ap- proach to the village, where Queen and Scugog Streets meet, directing the tourists to the business section of the village. A similar sign has been placed at the eastern approach, Scugog & "Water Streets. These attrac- tive signs have been prepared by the Chamber of Commerce, so that tourists coming along Hwy. TA (Scugog St.) will not think that our village consists only of the part which is to be seen from the Highway. a haa UA LBL EE CE 2 iy Pt The above picture shows Harry Peel, Reeve of the 1956 Council, presenting 'an address of appreciation to H. G. Hutcheson in the upper picture and in the lower picture to the late W. L. Parrish. Both Mr. Hutcheson and Mr. Parrish have given many years of service to this community. Both these gentlemen had served as reeve at some time and been very active in many community projects. Mr, Parrish died on August 4th, 1957, ! mar an aE