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PORT PERRY STA Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa ~~. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 31st, 1958 ' "The name" "Ontario Hospital Ser- vices Commission" is daily becoming more and more significant to more 5 d more people living in this Pro- "nce. It is a fair assumption that within the next few months it is des- tined to become virtually a household term, for the work of the Hospital Services Commission is of intimate concern to every man, woman and * child living in the Province. A 'large part of that work is to introduce and administer the forth- coming Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan. Although the plan does not come into effect until January 1, the Commission is already engaged in the tremendous task .of enrolling millions' of Ontarians this summer. The ini- tial stage of the enrollment campaign: opened several weeks ago, when, group-registration kits were mailed to all employers in the Province with six or more persons on the payroll. Early returns from these group soon began trickling into the Commission. Now the trickle js becoming an ava- lanche further swelled by the applica- _ tions of individual "Pay-Direct" sub- scribers, for whom enrolment began on July 28. . Altogether the Commission is ex- pecting to register close to five mil- lion residents this symmer, represent- ing about 86% of Ontario's b, 600, 000 population. The estimated cost-of all hospital services to be provided under the plan in 1959 is $210, 000, 000. The . Provincial and Federal Governments will each bear about one-third of the cost -- the other third will be raised by premiums. The Commission has been preparing for this job -- and the still greater one of operating the plan -- ever since it was created by an Act of the Ont- ario Legislature in 1066. The Act charged the Commission with two main and mutually dependent respon- sibities -- to "ensure the development throughout Ontario of a balanced and integrated system of hospitals and related health facilities" and to int- roduce and adminster the Provincial hospital insurance plan. iE The man selected to head the Com- mission as its:Chairman was Mr. Art- hur. J. Swanson, for 26 years General Superintendent of Toronto Western Hospital and one of the outstanding hospital administrators on this contin- ent. Mr. Swanson's five fellow Com- missionérs algo bring to their. task an imposing record of collective ex- perience in hospital affairs and so- cial service. The Vice-Chairman is Monsignor John G. Fullerton, Director of the Council of Catholic Charities and, like Mr. Swanson, a Past Presi- dent of the Ontario Hospital -Associa- Ontario Hospital Service Commission uy ~~ WhatTt Is and How It- Will Work tion, x The Commissioner in.charge of the Hospital Services Division is Dr, John Neilson, former "General Superinten- dent .of Hamilton General Hospitals, and the Commissioner responsible for guiding the actual insurance opera- tion.s Mr. David W. Ogilvie, head of the Hospital Insurance Division, Mr. Ogilvie was, for many years, Director of Ontario's Blue Cross Plan. Medical experience is brought to the Commission by Dr, Ian Urquhart, for 23 years a practising physician, now Medical Director-of the Ontario Hydro and, until recently, Honorary Trea- surer of the Ontario Medical Associa- tion. A layman's view is provided by Mr. Alastair McArthur, General Organizer .of the Office Employees International Union, and from 1946 to 1956 President of the Ontario Federation of Labour. The nucleus of the Commission's staff was formed by absorbing the Public and Private Hospitals Branch of the Ontario Department of Health. Since then the Commission staff has expanded until now it is almost un- recognizable as the specialized little pilot-force of two years ago. Much of the administration is- still done from Queen's Park, where Mr. Swan- son las his offiee on the third floor of the Parliament Buildings, but until it has a permanent home the Commis- sion'has had to spread to other loca- tions. . In view of the notable job done since 1946 by the Ontario Hospital Associa- tion's Blue Cross Plan in the field of hospital insurance, it is understand- able that their facilities and "know- how" should be utilized by the Com- mission, A growing proportion of the Blue Cross staff and administrative machinery at the Ontario Hospital Association building in Toronto is pro- gressively being taken over by the Commission. Before the end of the Hospital Association employees will be transferred to the Commission pay- roll where their experience will prove a valuable asset. Field Service Re- presentatives of the Commission are located in ten major centres through- out the Province. FOREST FIRE PREVENTION MESSAGE Smokey the Bear wants you help in his campaign to Prevent Forest Fires. Here's all you have to do: Drown your campfires Crush out your smokes Be careful of inflammable materials. to Stamp Out Forest Fires -- Keep Ontario. Green. - year all but a small number of Ontario' Give Smokey a hand in his program' SO THIS IS MONTREAL Photographed against the back- drop of Montreal's famous Jacques Cartier bridge is CBC singer Mimi Catudal and orchestra leader Rusty Davis who are featured in a CBC summer radio show Ca, c'est Montreal. Broadcast each Saturday over the Trans-Canada network, Ca, c'est Mon- treal is a smooth mixture of French and English songs, sung by Mimi to the accompaniment of music by. Rusty and his 25-piece orchestra. Transport Minister Seeks * Your Co-Operation "Civic Holiday, celebrated through- out Ontario on August 4th, brings a welcome break at the height of the summer season," Hon M. B. Dymond, M.D., Ontario Minister of Transport pointed out today. "The province will be on holiday and most of our people will be travelling in'cars. Combined with the influx of vacationing tourists from the United States and other pro- vinces of Canada, the pressure on our highways will be tremendous, "No weekend passes without a list of 'tragic and unnecessary motor ve- hicle accidents. Long week-ends are particularly hazardous, very largely because too many people attempt to go too far, too fast. There are safe limits of physical endurance and men- tal alertness, beyond which it is dan- gerous to go. There are sensible speeds that keep you in step with the traffic and avoid conflict. "Most drivers are aware of all these conditions," the Minister "said, "and know that risks are introduced when they are neglected, but again and again, drivers do neglect to do things they know they ought to do, or take chances against extremely poor odds and sooner or later meet with disaster. "Undoubtly, 'speed too fast for con- ditions' is the most frequent violation of sound common sense. One ex- tremely poor driving practice is en- tering curves beyond controllable speeds. Over the Civic Holiday week- end last year, at least seven of the 22 fatal accidents occurred when drivers were unable to hold their cars to the road on curves. There were seven more "out of control" fatal accidents on that week-end. "All of us now have chance to enjoy an accident-free holi- day. But unless each of us starts the weekend with a determination to drive sensibly and to fit our travel require- ents into those of other road users, we are risking disaster. At no time on the road is it save to neglest\the rules of good driving." Something New In Cars "Tuesday afternoon Mr. Storey Beare invited us to enjoy a new ex- perience. He was driving a new Re- nault-Dauphin® dnd was quite excited by its new features, We accepted his invitation to take a "spin". Although the Renault Dauphine is classed as an economy car it gives a ride comparable to the regular size car, due to its separate wheel sus- pension. It seems heavier--and holds the road better than many of the "small" ears. The rear mounted engine is water cooled, with standard American gear pattern and lively acceleration. It runs 44 miles to a gallon of gas. The + cylinder engine rums very quietly. The Canadian model has a special heavy duty battery and gen- erator, as well as extra capacity heater and defroster, It really is something different in the small car field. ested look up Beare they have the agency. If you're inter- Motors Ltd.-- On a recent visit to the Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. plant at Hurn, England, Prince Philip tc PRINCE PHILIP VISITS TCA VISCOUNT Aes [{e E AND DORSET HERALD PHOTO) yok, time out to look over and inspect one of Trans-Canada Air Lines' Viscounts on the production line. The airplane, just about completed when Prince Philip made his tour, is'now in regular service on TCA routes. Forty-seven propeller-turbine Viscounts are now serving FC's ports-of-call and four more will be delivered next Spring. Following the Duke's visit to Hurn, he toured Weybridge where Vickers 'are making the Vanguard, 20 of which have been ordered by TCA. an equal $2.00 per year. Single Copy be. Sinclair Trophy Joe Allen and Harry DeShane, of Port Perry, Saturday ended the two- year hold Sam MacMillan, of Oshawa, held on the W. E. N. Sinclair Trophy in the men's doubles tournament at the Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club. The Port Perry pair amassed a total of 56 plus two, for their three wins. MacMillan, one of the veteran skips of the Oshawa Club, won the trophy with Jack Hunter in 1956 and won it again last year paired with Jerry Oat- way. A near capacity took part in the games. The contestants came from Oshawa, Port Perry, Port Hope, Co- bourg, Trenton, -Peterborough, Bow- manville, Lindsay, Whitby, Runny- mede and Cosborn Park. The draw was handled by George Constable, who presented a gift for the Oshawa Club to Jack Hunter of Oshawa, who was celebrating his birthday. The contestants and guests at the club honoured Mr. Hunter by singing "Happy Birthday". Mrs. Geo. W. Read presented the prizes. Second place prizes for three wins to Sam MacMillan and Jerry Oatway who had a score of 54 and a plus three. In third place were Thomas James and W. K. Ashmore, of the Toronto Runny- mede Club, with a score of 54.. In 3rd place were Charles Peacock and John Morrison, of Oshawa, with a score of 39, Prizes for high score with two wins went to W. C. Cooke and Norman Winters, of Oshawa,who had a score of 57 plus 3; Fred DeNure and Arthur Cox, of Port Perry, for a score of 55 and a plus of 5 and Ward Biel and Tom Henstock, of Whitby, who had a score of 49. Awards for high score with one win went to George W. Read and Stan Gibbs, of Oshawa, who had a score of G4 and a plus of 12, and W. Fuller and A. Boyce, of Trenton, who had a score of 40. The next held in the Oshawa greens will be the mixed rinks event for the Read Trophy, which will be played on Civie Holiday, Monday, August th. Time Flies We are fortunate to be able to open open tournament to be this column with excerpts from a letter to Mrs. Lila Scobell (nee Lila Meharry of Port Perry) fom Port Perryite Mrs. ALT. Sparks" (nee Fdith San another Ross) who is now living in Gabriel, California. "My Dear Lila: You are going to be very much sur- prised to get this note and it will take vou back many many years to Port Perry before you were married, Merle Letcher sent me a copy of the fiftieth anniversary adition of the Port Perry Star and I was glad to read your letter in it. We have been in Manilla. Hong Kong, Singapore, Djakarta and all through the Phillipines. [I lost track of "John" (Kathleen Meharry or Jac- kie) in 1915 when we came to Cali- fornia to live and T am one of her generation. We were back in Canada in 1951 and_were in Ottawa. My hus- band was born in Kingston and my neices (Nell"s children) are still in Ottawa, so we stopped on the way to North Bay where we went for some fishing to see Julia MeBrien Murphy. The family are nearly all gone. 3 yrs. ago Gertrude passed away and last yr. just before we went on our trip, If she had lived three more months, she would have been 100. Marjorie and Merle Letcher mother passed on. were out in Pasadina three years ago and we had a lovely visit together and I got caught up on all the "old town" Meantime Cecil Purdy has gone. Those were the grand old days. (race lives in Victoria, She is the anly one of the family still in Canada. Walt lives near San Diego so we see him and his nice family quite often. They came up for the races, Santa Anita is just b minutes ride from our place so we have a grand spree al Such fun, We saw Dell Purdy and your old home the last time we were home, stayed with Grace Davis, saw Edna, our old home, Merle and Marjorie, the Burnhams. My, how thé place has changed, We stopped at the old home of my father, the MacBriens, saw Margaret (Mrs. Bates) and Bessie (Mrs. Spurr) and news, least once a year. Port Perry Pair Wins Event ¥ ¥ now mother and Gertrude are in Pine Grove, Saw Eva Carnegie in Regina the year we were married in 1913 and it was very sweet to renew our friend- ship. We came to California to live in 1916 so we are almost natives and we love it and if you ever come our way look us up we would be ever so pleased to see you. [I don't know if Hazel Jeffrey would remember me or not but I often see Marj Bongard Cane who lives in Long Beach. 1 enjoyed that paper more than I can say as there were many of the dear friends of the early years I remembered, Most sincerely, (Mrs. A. T.) Edith Ross Sparks, 5121 North Milton Drive, San Gabriel, Colifornia. Dr. and Mrs. Mathers passed through town this summer. Dr Mathers prac- tised in Port Perry in the 1920's where Dr. Mellow used to have his office. (Now the Ballard apartments). We were sorry to hear that Mus. Mabel Chapman has been Port Perry Hospital. We wish her a speedy re- covery. Mr, Gary Boyd who is in charge of Defence Research Board lonspherice Station at Alert Station, N.W.T. was on the News Magazine programme one Sunday recently. Me. Boyd tells us that it is still about 10 to 20 degrees above zero where he is and that their geiger-counters record a good deal of "fall-out" in the area. Mrs. C. Co Jettrey has been holliday - ing with Mr. and Mrs. I. D, Slemmon in Ottawa. Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Miller in Toronto and is now spending a few days at the summer home of Mrs. Gladys (Jeffrey) Hornibrook in Listo- wel. Mrs. George A. MeMillan, of Port Perey, Mr, and Mrs, Robt. McMillan, of Ottawa, attended the wedding of Mr. Donald MeMillan in New York City in June. Donald in the son of Mr. Harry MeMillan, Mrs. Dorothea Mr. and Mrs, IF. tawa recently. Koch visited with D. Slemmon in Ot- AL present Dorothea and Mrs. O'Neill are holidaying at the cottage of Rev. and Mrs, FE. S. Lin stead in Haliburton. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Chiff and her family on the death of her husband, Mr. Bert CLff. Mrs. Lila Seobell has been visiting in Port Ferry at the home Mis, CO. Jeffrey. Mrs. Scobell is now spending a month with friend in Lindsay. We hope Mis, AL covering from her recent fall. The Hon, Matthew B. Dymond spoke in Ottawa recently at the Elizabeth I'ry Society. He was entertained after- ward at the home of Mrs. M. M. Boyd. Our Mr. Dymond is most highly es- B. Cawker is re teemed by all the groups whom he worked as Minister of Prisons and Re- form They sorry indeed to lose him in this field. Mrs. Margaret Real, Mrs, Marjorie McCombe and boys spent the holiday week-gnd at Lake Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kelsear Evelyn Appel) of Dubue, Sask., called on Mrs. C. C. Jeffrey recently. Miss Margaret Ann Gemmell, daughter of Doris Sandy Gemmell and Ralph Gemmell, formerly of Port Perry, and now of Weston, will be teaching in Ottawa this year at the new Laurvential High School where Mr. M. M. Boyd is Vice-Principal, Congoratulations to Mr. Tom Harris Institutions. were very Simcoe. (nee who has been named Liberal Candidate for Ontario Riding. Me. and Mrs. J. C. Love spent a week-end with Mr, and Mrs. I), D. Slemmon. Mis. Love assisted at the Garden Party given in Rockeliffe by the Women's Committee of the Choral Society. Congratulations to Miss Dawn Slem- mon of Ottawa who successfully com- pleted a correspondence course spon- sored by the Investment Dealers' As gociation, in connection with her work at Wood, Gundy & Company, in Ot tawa. FP matehing erystalette. 1} Wedding | MacMILLAN . KIGHT Baskets of pink and white gladiolus formed a pretty setting when Kenneth Gordon Hugh McMillan took as his bride Nancy Anne Kight in the Church of the Ageension, Port Perry, on Sat- urday, July 26th at 3.30 p.m. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Hugh MacMillan, Osha- wa, and the bride is the daughteg of Mr, and Mrs. Cleveland Clifford Kight of Port Perry. The Rev. E. G. Bruton of Willowdale performed the double ring ceremony. The wedding music was played by Mrs. Florence McClintock. Mrs. Frank Hastings sang "The Lord's Prayer" 'preceding the ceremony and "The Song of Ruth" during the signing of the register. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of sheer em- broidered silk fashioned on princess lines with a Bateau neckline. White chantilly lace adorned the. neckline and sleeves of the short sleeve gown, Her headdress was a cirelet of seed pearls in a leaf formation with a fin- gertip veil of embroidered tulle. Her three-quarter length mittens were of the same material as her-gown, The Bride's only adornment was a single strand of pearls, the gift of the groom. She carried a cascade of pink rosebuds and white feather carnations. The Matron-of-Honour was Mrs, Ray Vincent of Oshawa. The Brides- maids were Mrs. Ko Bateman of Port Perry, Miss Anna Jean MacMillan of Oshawa, sister of the groom and Miss Betty Risebrough of Glen Major, cou- sin of the bride. The attendants wore identical gowns. The matron of Hon- our wore Buttercup yellow and the bridesmaids powder blue, The gowns with empire waistlines were styled with a bodice of shirred chiffon and ballerina were of skirts of length. crystalette in Their head-dresses They carried cascades of white Shasta mums, The best man was Mr. Ray Vincent of Oshawa. Ushering were Mr. Chis Sheffield, Oshawa, Mr. James Kight, of the and Mr. McKenzie, cousin of the groom At the reception in the Parish Hall, the bride's mother received in a gown brother bride [Lorne of blue flowered silk with pink acces sories and a matching corsage of pink The owned in powder blue chantilly lace roschuds. groom's mother was with pink accessories and wore a pink "vosebud corsage. The bride's grandmother, Mrs. An- a blue «ilk with black accessor nie Sundison wore Lown For the wedding teip through Not thern Ontario the bride donned a Ma silk beige accessories and yellow rosebud donna blue "sheath dress with corsage. Mr. and Mrs MacMillan will live in Oshawa. Out of guests were present from Lindsay, Wallaceburg, Sarnia, Oshawa, St. Catharines, Glen Major, Lorneville, Uxbridge, Dunnville, Strat- ford and Fenelon Falls. Police Raid Bike Party Two youths were arrested, 5 miles south of Port Perry, at at 4 a.m, Sun- Police where a town day, when Ontario Provincial raided a farmer's woodlot motoreyele party was in progress An estimated 200 cyelists took part in the party. However, all but forty escaped when they «aw the police ap- proaching. The raid was organized when a J OPP Constable © bush motorist stopped Bissell to report a woodlot of William Leroque, of the 3rd concession of Reach Township. Bissell rushed to the scene only to dis- cover a large bonfire burning. Around the blazing fire were the 200 youths. Bissell ran back to his cruiser and called for help from his detachment in Whitby. officers awrrived, Constable Bissell had Ieen detected by the rroup. Most of fled the although 40 vouthe remained and were searched hy police. The police arrested Albert Waught, 18, R.R. 3, Bowmanville, who was charged being drunk in a public place and Ray Lee Swearinger 26, of Toronto who was charged with illegal possession of liquor, released on bail, fire in the However, before the other them seene, The pair was Lions Dance, 'Bingo and Games , Draw 14 Foot Boat, Trailer and 18 H.P. Motor at, g.2 Port Perry Arena