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« 4) 3 0 yr n'a} a SRA JE a 5 g33%% THE PORT PERRY STAR = Tw fo - pe IAATRNES los raise ns wb Ssh | RTIAR Pas OIE RS Authorised as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd, 1959 $2.00 per year. Single Copy bc. Council News Minutes of a Regular Meeting of Council of the Village of Port Perry held in the Municipal Office on Fri- day, April 17, 1959 at 7.30 p.m. PRESENT--Reeve J. J. Gibson in the chair, and Councillors Arthur T. Cox, Irving Boyd, Frank Godley, W. : T., Harris. ! x READING of Minutes of Mar. 30th. BY-LAW No. 1311 for Proposed De- benture Issue of $260,000.00 Council discussed the above Debenture, Issue and then decided not to make any campaign for orders until matters de- velop further and more information is obtained. ; "VILLAGE INSURANCE Reviewed by Reeve and Clerk. 'Reeve J. J. Gib- son reported on the Insurance on the Municipal Office Buildings having been increased to "$30,000.00 with an extra $1,500.00 insurance placed on contents. The. burglary policy was changed to the broad coverage policy * on money and securities. He also ex- plained that the insurance on other Municipal buildings would be reviewed - in the very near future. ut "REPORT by Coun. Godley ve net and Gloves for Dog Controller--Coun. Godley reported that 'there seems to be no special gloves or net available for dog catchers but that we have on! hand a large fish net which may be! - used for the smaller dogs and that it may be found necessary to get fur- ther information from. other. places as to the kind of net which is used and if it is made to order. . REPORT by Coun. W. T. Harris on Federal & Provincial Works Stimula- ! tion Program: 1. Laying water mains-- iF estimated. cost... rere $6300. 2, Sidewalks to be built and replaced--est. CoSt ........... $4000 8. Cleaning waterfront and improving parks ...............$1200. 4. Planting trees on road J allowances--est, cost i... $ 500. REPORT on Attending: Course of Instruction on House Heating at Or- illia by Coun. Arthur T. Cox along with Coun. Godley and Reeve J. J. Gibson. He explained that the heat- ing of old houses by electricity is out of the question but that new homes built to the required specifications could be heated quite reasonably; for example a house of one storry having an area of 36 x 24' would cost appro- - ximately $200.00' per year, REPORT by Coun. Irving Boyd on moving into new office Quarters -- Coun. Boyd, chairman of Property stated that plans are being made to move into the new office quarters the week of April 27th and that tlie desks to be finished by April 30th. ~ PASSING ACCOUNTS--Moved and seconded that the following accounts "be authorized for payment: General Department ......... $9,685.56 - Street Maintenance Dept. .... 613.82 Property & Parks ..... 89.60 Welfare Department . 10.00 Truck Account ........... ow 120.08 New Office .coocerveirrerierrivarions 1,162.33 -- Waterworks Department ...... -5,127.02 Hydro-Elec, Department ..... 7,981.32 $24,690.63 Carried, LETTER from Mr. Otis Hamilton of April 12, 1959 advising that he has put a fence around the hole dug for a foundation and will not be responsi- ble for anyone playing around the lot in case they fall in or get hurt. The Clerk was instructed to thank Mr. O. Hamilton for his letter and Council appreciate the action he has taken in putting a fence around his proposed basement. It is noted, however, that | you state that you will not be ves. ponsible for 'anyone playing around the lot in case they Tall in or get hurt. Please be advised that if there is an accident it will rest with you. : (continued on back page) ~ Ladies' Curling {Club Banquet The Port Perry Ladies Curling Club held their annual banquet in the Fla- mingo Dining Room on the evening of April 16th. The current "flu" which has affected several, kept the atten- dance number to 38, but all who came had a most enjoyable evening. Following the delicious turkey din- ner, the president, Marg. Hayes, in- troduced the présentation of prizes. "The winners are as follows: | First Scheduls-- Skip--M. Holdershaw. ! Vice-Skip--D. Ashbridge i Second--D. Beare | Lead--B. Porter Second prize, first schedule-- Skip--Alma Doyle - Vice-Skip--B. Buller Second--R. Mitchell t Lead--M. Honey | i The Dr. Dymond trophy, presented , for the winners of the second schedule 'went to the following team: Skip--M. Snooks - Vice-Skip--H. Thompson Second--M. McCoy / Lead--D. VanCamp Second prizes, second schedule: Skip--J." Gray . Vice-Skip--M. Panabaker Second--C. Morrow | Lead--L; Greer . A trophy donated by the Creamery Package Co. for the Open Bonspiel went to the team of Mrs, Parliament of Oakwood. Our eongratulations to all these fine curlers. | The business meeting then began with the reading of the last annual meeting minutes by Sec. Eileen' Daw- son. The financial report given by Betty Terrett showed a very pleas- ing bank balance for our first season in the new arena. = Our hard working past president, Marg. Hayes, was presented with a gift on behalf of the Curling Club. - The lighter side of the evening program, consisted of two fine reci- tations by Mrs. Dehl Bentley, a sad | story of deception performed by G. Love (in costume), and a touching rendition of "Curling Days" sung by the new executive. The evening con- cluded with a few games of Court Whist, with prizes going to M, Pana- baker and L. Cook. We all look for- ward to another season of curling with 'the following members of the executive for 1959-60: \ President--Clara Martyn 1st Vice-Pres.--Grace Love 2nd Vice-Pres,--Ruth Mitchell Rec.-Sec.--Eileen Dawson Press Secretary--Dorothy Martyn Treasurer--Betty Terrett IN OUR TOWN : 'Shade Trees On Our Streets Two or three times we have heard folk say they would like to see the number of shade trees on our streets increased to make sure that in the fu- ture we will always have these lovely trees with us. the value of the trees to the commun- ity. : But how can'we impress: this value on the children who play on the streets or walk past the trees on their way to school? Last year some fifty trees were planted on the streets, some of them died in the drought of last fall it is true, but of those which survived this hazard nearly all were broken or otherwise destroyed by the children who would stand to henefit by these trees in years to come. Most of the citizens were happy to have the trees planted along the boule. vard near their homés, In fact nearly every tree was planted at the request ' These people realize of a householder. These people did their best to keep the trees alive dur- ing the drought. The trees were all some eight or ten years old and were staked with sturdy stakes to prevent accidental breakage, yet how many of these trees remain? Son and Daughter Banquet . The Lions Club for the first time held .a Son and Daughter Banquet at their regular meeting last Monday night. There was an exceptionally fine turn out, every Lion bringing his own offspring or a "borrowed" one. |. Everyone reported having a most en- joyable outing. ) Mrs. Nelson Williams as always provided a delightful meal. She was assisted this time by Haugen's Bar- B.Q cooking the chickens which were supplied for the occasion by J. J. Gib- son. Milk was also supplied by the Port Perry Dairy. Gentlemen from these three establishments are mem- bers of the Lions Club. "Their contri- bution to the success of the evening was greatly appreciated. Both the fathers and the young folk seemed to have a wonderful time. ituary CHARLES. ¥, CLARK Port Perry lost one of its friendli- est citizens with the passing on Mon- day, April 6th of Charles F.. Clark. He died in the Community Memoriai Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Clark, one of seven children of i the late Fred and Ffances Clark, was | born at Brampton. He later moved i with his family to Uxbridge. Ont. and | resided in this district the remainder of his life. : ¢ Mr. Clark was a carpenter and en- joyed working with wood & tools, He has been employed for the past seven years by Sam Griffin company, but many an evening 'was spent in repair- ing something for a friend. He will long be remembered by these acts of kindness. Mr, Clark was a member of the United Church, Warriner Oddfellows Lodge, Maybelle Rebekah Lodge and the Port Perry Rod and Gun Club. | He leaves his wife the former Hazel Gerrow and two sons, Lloyd of Utica and Ross of Bowmanville. His daughter, Marion, predeceased him seven years ago. The funeral service was held on Wednesday, April 8th at the McDer- mott-Panabaker Funeral Home. The pallbearers were Messrs Fred DeNure, Clarence Butson, Wm, Mark, Earl Geer, Aylmer Ploughman and George Samels. Obituary EDWIN. ARNOLD GREGG In poor health for two years Edwin Arnold Gregg, Oshawa, died Satur- day April 18th. He was in his 71st. year. : A son of the late John and Mary Gregg, the deceased was born at Port Perry Dec. 6, 1888. A resident of Osh- awa for 30 years he was employed by General Motors for 27 years. He leaves his wife the former Sus- anna Kerr. Rev. H. A. Mellow, minister of the Northminster United Church, Oshawa conducted the memorial service at the Armstrong Funeral Chapel. In- terment at Pine Grove Cemetary, in Prince Albert. Guide and Brownie | Mothers The April meeting of the Guide and Brownie Mothers will be held at the home of Mrs. Les. MacDonald on Tuesday evening, April 28th at 8.15 o'clock. A work meeting will be in progress during the evening. Each member is asked to bring some small object to be wrapped for a "Fishpond ! | Prize" for the Mother's Day Bazaar _ Trees do a very great deal for us. on Saturday, May 9th. Will each of In addition to their beauty and com: the group leaders please contact her fort during the hot days they also help members, to encourage a gratifying to conserve: the moisture content of attendance at the meeting. the soil. Yes they do help to keep ! the wells from going'dry. They also v ] LL] aid us as tourist attractions. It has J) li h S been stated by the Tourist Association ay g i daving that if a town can attract an average ff! B of only twenty-four tourists a day it ime egins is the same value to the town as a 0 S nd : $100,000, industry. Rey n u ay Yes we do need the trees! What' Daylight Saving Time will go into can you do about the thoughtless des- effect in Port Perry, 12,01 a.m. Sun. truction by the children? day morning, April 26th and will con- tinue until 12.01 a.m., Oct. 25th, ' "The Ice Is Out The ice went: "out" quite suddenly on, Sunday morning (April 19th). There seemed to be quite a lot of it sloshing around in the water on Sun- day morning but a shift in the wind about noon sent it up the lake to dis- appear on the far shore, The date that the ice has "gone out" of Scugog has always been an im- portant one for the people of this area. In the past 87 years only six times has it been later than April 23. The earliest date recorded was March 20th, 1878. The latest date recorded was April 26th, 1872. During the past twelve years only once- (1953) has the ice been out of the lake by April 1st. Last year it was a little bit earlier than this year, April 11th. Some dates to note.are: 1872--Apr. 26 1878--Mar. 20 ' 1903--Mar. 21 1904--Apr. 28 1908--Apr. 22 1913--Apr. 10 1921--Mar. 21 1934--Apr. 21 1986--Apr. 26 1968--Mar. 28 1966--Apr. 26 Ont. County Dairy Princess Contest The Annual Dairy Princess Compe- tition is getting under way. Names of the Candidates are coming in and the final plans are being made. This year a bigger and better pro- gram is scheduled and we hope our Ontario County Girls are practicing their milking techniques. A copy of the rules and regulations will be sent to each girl entering and the type of milker which she will be using so that she may if she wishes gain further "l'experience in its use. This competition is open to girls between the ages of 1 26. No one under seventeen by the first of August will be accepted. Frize money which is being donated by Ontario County Federation and the Milk Producers Association will be as follows: $18., $15., $12. for all other entries. This County Competition will be held on July 22 at the Twilight meet- ing of the Holstein Club at the Farm Residence of Ken Holliday, Brooklin. Mr. Laurence Doble, President of Ont- ario County Federation of Agriculture will present Prizes and the Princess 'Sash. Any further entries will be accepted at the Agriculture Office, Uxbridge, by May 1st. We wish the best of success to the gills. -- United Church Service Club The March meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Gordon Goode. Meeting opened with a poem and words of welcome by the president, Mrs. F. Crawford opened the devo- tional with an Easter poem. An Eas- ter story was read by Mrs. G. Goode followed by a Hymn. Mrs. R. Oke offered a prayer and the Lords Pray- er was repeated. Mrs. Crawford read a very interesting story and a poem and the devotional closed with the singing of a Hymn. Minutes of the February meeting were read and. approved and the roll call was answered by 17 members. The treasurer's report was given. Mrs. J. Saunders reported she had attended the Hospital Auxiliary and gave a few highlights of the meet- ing. Winners for our telephone cuchre were announced: Ladies High--Mrs, Paul Peel Men's High--Mr, Harvey Mahaffy Ladies Low--Mrs. Grant Franklin Men's Low--Mr. Ray Litt . The Bargain Day was fully discus- sed and plang were made. Collection was taken and the meeting closed with the Mizpah Benediction. A lovely lunch was served by the committee and a social half hour | followed, To 3 Fires in 4 Days Saturday evening the local Fir Brigade were called to fight a fire which had broken out in the attic of the house occupied by Mr. Alan Craig of Midtown Appliances. The fire! which resulted from some unknown cause did considerable damage in tho' attic and the roof of the house which is located on the Manchester Road at Manchester. Other rooms and furni- ture suffered from some water dam- age. On Monday afternoon the local Bri- gade answered a call to a grass and bush fire south and east of Blackstock and managed to get it under control before it did too much damage. Tuesday evening the Brigade were called to a fire east of North Nestle- ton, where a house was completely destroyed. With the help of the Cae-! sarea Fire Department other nearby | buildings were saved. Fire at Christmas Tree Farm . A barn and fifteen or twenty acres of Christmas trees was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon. The farm and plantation is owned by the; Schwartz Bros. of U. S. A. Mur. and | Mrs. Fred Waring and family are re- siding in the house. Both the Cartwright and the Part] | Perry Fire Brigades responded to the call for help but owing to a bad ; Washout on the road they were unable to get their equipment through. The farm is on the first concession of Cartwright and two or more miles west of the County road, Mr. Ward and the neighbours organized a buck- | et brigade and were able to get three trucks out of the barn and to keep the fire from the house. Women'¢ Hospital Auxiliary | The regular meeting of the Wo. men's Hospital Auxiliary was held in the Hospital dining room last Mon- day afternoon. Fifteen members were present. We were pleased to see some new members with us for the first time, and hope that the good attendance will continue, In our last report we had only the name of Mrs. Whitby as our hospital library convener. This was due to a misunderstanding which we regret. We now have the information that Mrs. I. R. Bentley is serving with Mrs. Whitby in this capacity, and are representing the 1.O.D.E, whose sup- port we value very highly. Our thanks to both the ladies and to the I.LO.D.E. for performing this valu- able service to the Hospital. Following the usual business per- taining+ to maintaining the Hospital supplies, Mrs. S. Rodman had the pleasant duty of presenting our pre- sident, Mrs. Dymond, with a pin from the Auxliary, in recognition of her many years as the popular leader of our group. In our plans for the immediate fu- , ture, we are once again looking for- ward to an afternoon tea at the home fof Mrs. Dymond, to be held on May 12th. Please keep this date in mind, and we know it will be a most enjoy- able afternoon, On the evening of May 28th, Port Perry will be host to the Regional Council, and the meeting will be held in the High School Auditorium at 7.30 p.m. Auxiliary members will be ser- ving lunch at this meeting. The following donations to our Penny Draw are very gratefully ac- knowledged: Mrs, Heaslip .......ccco....... $5.00 Anonymous ...................... $8.00 GLEN REAZIN 1S LACROSSE PRESIDENT The annual election of officers for the Brooklin Lacrosse Club was held in the Brooklin Arena Sunday after- noon, April 5th, About 25 players "and enthusiasts were in attendance. | Members of "the executive elected were as follows: president, Glen Reaz- | Jin; secretary-treasurer, Levi C, Ark- sey; manager, Gordon Cook; assistant 'manager, Luther Vipond; equipment manager, Arthur Morton, Port Perry 4-H Fire Brigade Called Port Perry Scout to Attend World Jamboree in the Philippines Port Perry is honoured by having | one of its Queen Scouts attend the World Jamboree in the Philippines. -- One of the 75 Scouts selected to at- tend this Jamboree from Canada is Troop Leader Art Jefford. He is go- ing from the 1st Port Perry Scout Troop. Art will leave Vancouver on the 12th July to go by plane to Tokyo for a brief stop. He will leave Tokyo to! arrive in the Philippines in time for the Jamboree from 17th to 26th July. The Jamboree will be held a short distance South of Manilla which is the capital of. the Philippines, Art is a Queen Scout, now wearing his red cord, and receiving his Gold Cord this month. The Gold Cord Is for having earned 18 proficiency bad- ges. "THE BEST IN SCOUTING ART"! Club Organized The organization meeting of the Port Perry 4-H Dairy Calf and 4-H Grain Clubs was held in the High School, Port Perry, on Mon., Apr. 20. Alvin Blades, Assistant Agricultur- al Representative, Uxbridge, extended a cordial welcome to the boys & girls and their parents. He emphasized the importance of the 4-H programme as giving a training in good citizenship as well as a practical training in the various agricultural projects. The rules and regulations of the 4- H Calf and 4-H Grain Clubs were dis- Robbery at Orde Marine A gang of theives paid another vis- it to Port Perry last Wednesday in the night. (April 15th). The stor- age shed of J. Orde Marine was brok- en open and some ten motors that had been stored for the winter season were carted away along with some tools. A truck from Stewart Sweet- man's Garage was taken to haul a- way the loot. Considerable damage was done to the building in the efforts to gain entry. A hole was broken through the wall of a shed to get some tools. An outside door of the booth was jim- mied but as it was barred on the in- side this attempt failed. Persistent as always, another try was made to enter the booth and was accomplish- ed by prying open the booth window. cussed and the use of the cost records of each project was explained in de- tail. The election of the 1959 officers for each club was conducted by Alvin Blades, assisted by the 4-H club lead- ers. The Officers are: Port Perry 4-H Dairy Calf Club-- President--John Leask, Seagrave, R.R. 2. Vice-President--George Smith, Port Perry, R.R. 2. Secretary--Lloyd Wilson, Uxbridge, R.R. 2. Port Perry Lions 4-H Grain Club-- President--Gerald Goreskie, Port Perry, R.R. 2. Vice-President--David Mosienko, Port Perry, R.R. 4. Seeretary--Bruce Martyn, Port Perry, R.R. 2. The leaders of the Dairy Calf Club are Leslie Smith, Port Perry, R.R. 2, and Ross Evans, Uxbridge, R.R. 4. Rae Litt, Port Perry and Frank Honey of Seagrave are the Grain Club lea- ders. The Port Perry 4-H Clubs are spon- | sored jointly by the Canada Depart- | will be here. How do we know? ment of Agriculture, the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture, the Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Agricultural Society and the Port Perry Lions Club. | Port Hope Girl Winner In addition to the outboard motors being taken considerable mess was made in the workshop by upsetting a pail of dope over the floor etc. as well as the damage done to the wall and doors in breaking in. Three boys from this district have been charged by Chief Menzies in connection with previous robberies at Reesor's and at the Brewery. Summer Well summer is coming . . . Very slowly we must admit, but truely it Someone picked a dandelion last week, April 16th, I suppose that it was in some sheltered nook, but it was very real just the same. We have all seen crocus and snow drops and in the last few days the scilla has been laying a blanket of blue in some sunny corners, and more important still to Fort Perry folk they tell us that the ice went out of Scugog on the 19th, although that chilly breeze on Tues- day made us wonder if it was not . place winners Lions Club Public Speaking Contest. Suzanne Perry, Grade 12, Port Hope, was first place girl in District A-3 of the Lions Clubs Public Speak- ing Contest and Mel Peterseil, Grade 13, Peterborough, was first place hoy for the same region. Both these young folk were first in the Lions Public Speaking Contest held in Port Perry for Zone 10; they will now go on to represent District A-3 at the Ontario- Quebec district finals to be held in Hull on May 2nd. United Church Evening Auxiliary The Evening Auxilinmiy met at the home of Mrs, John Price on Tuesday evening, April 14. just hidden around a corner. The meeting opened with the AIM and OBJECT repeated in unison, fol- lowed by the Lord's Prayer. Joan read the minutes and called the roll. The supply secretary, Hazel Craw- ford reported that the two Christmas gifts should soon be purchased. The president, Dora Dowson, and Hazel Crawford offered to buy these gifts. Two articles of good used colthing are also needed. The president read a request for leaders to assist at Camp Pretoria during the summer months. Topping the list in this year's Lib- erty Magazine All-Canada TV poll for "best announcer" was Bruce Marsh, 32-year-old CBC staff announcer. In addition to his television duties, Bruce Marsh is regularly heard on the Trans Canada and the Dominion networks of CBC radio. (continued on page four) Spring Ball 753 - ay TT, Sa ---- - Public School - Saturday, April MUSIC BY CY McLEAN's ALL COLOURED BAND Ere oa mA RRA TEN oa A Nr ~ i ak I 2a « -- AL re Mop Ae "wo. a Sn Va Te,