The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THE PORT PERRY STAR Ben i ' 4 i . 4 yr » r o . i y : 4 » a fo 4 ad il SEs rat A LAAN i NRA EAE AR SAAN RA Sr Ke - vi Eo ¥ I, RE AB RE ™ Rs Wo ht RL " "Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Dept., Ottawa, for payment of postage in cash" # PORT PERRY, ONT. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 65th, 1961 @ Pictures of the x Vault, 3 Top Left--FPhil Clarke, wha tied for i Senior Championship, as he took the & High Jump. ~l Lower -- Lining up for the Open Mile. Top Right--Grant Tummonds, In- termediate Champion, in the Pole Interschool Track and Field D S Junior Pretty Church Wedding BOYD-CLARKE On Saturday, September 16, 1961, The Church of the Ascension, Port : Perry was the setting of a pretty Fall iE Wedding when, Patricia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clarke, and (Clive, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Boyd, all of Port Perry, were united in marriage, Tall standards of eggshell Chrysan- themums formed the setting for the double ring ceremony performed by Rev. E. W. Fuller, with the wedding music played by Mr. Clair Keith of Oshawa, The bride, given in marriage by her father, chose a floor length gown of off-white faille. The fitted bodice featured tiny short "sleeves. and al the bride at the home-of Mrs, Jack and Toronto. On their retorn the happy couple will reside in Port Perry. The bride was entertained at many pre-nutial events. Memebrs of the Church of the Ascension Evening Guild, of which Patricia is a member, the Sunday School teachers and the Senior W. A.'members held a miscell- aneous shower and social evening in honour of the bride-to-be. Miss Helen Wiggins of Oshawa, entertained at her home when the bride-to -be re- ceived many gifts from the girls with whom she works. , Friends and neighbours gathered at the home of Mrs, Jack Dowson, whero Patricia was entertained at a miss- cellaneous shower by co-hostess Mrs. Glenn VanCamp and Mrs. Dawson. The Yelverton W.A. also held a miscellan- eous shower and social evening for square neckline trimmed with appli-| Wilson. ques of swiss lace. A large bow gave gave back interest to th also trimmed with matching lace. veil of silk tulle illusion which was yon White_faille_ trimméd_ with matching lace and carried a white prayer book covered with heirloom orange bloss- oms. Her only jewellery was a small heart shaped locket and gold earrings, Miss Beverley Grainger of Toronto, cousin of the bride as Maid of Honour wore a cocktail length dress of olive green organza over' taffeta with mat- . ching accessories. She carried a Bou- quet o feggshell chrysanthemums with heirloom orange blossom in the centre. Miss Sherry Bertwhistle, Oakville, also cousin of the bride, was brides- maid and wore a cocktail length dress of -pink--organza--with- matching ac- cessories. Her bouquet was also of eggshell chrysanthemums, A cousin of the groom, Mr. Gary _ Boyd of Ottawa and Saskatoon, acted as best man, with Mr, Geo. Mahaffy and Mr. Kenneth Boyd, brother of the groom, both of Port Perry as ushers. All the gentlemen attendants wore blue suits and gréy ties as'did the groom. Following -the- marriage ceremony a reception was held in the Parish Hall. The mother of the bride received tne guests wearing a pale blue sheath «dress of embroidered organza over taffeta with rose hat and bone access- | ories, Her corsage was of deep pink | # ----gweetheart--roses.-- The bridegroom's. | mother chose a gown of olive green brocaded taffeta with matching ac- cessories and a bronze chrysanthemum - corsage: RE SRE " | For the honeymioon trip to Eastern | Ontario, the bride wore a: turquoise |] stroller suit with moth coloured access. orjes. Her corsage was of pink sweet- heart roses, The hand-beaded gloves , carried by the bride were a gift Ro brought to her from Itlay by her maid of honour, Out of town guests were present from Ottawa, Saskatoon, Yelverton, Burlington, Ancaster, Hamilton, Port Credit, Oakville, Weston, Secarboro, i | Miss Beverley Grainger and Miss very full, Sherry Bertwhistle entertained for the skirt with chapel train. Hér skirt was bride at the home of Miss Grainger in the Kingsway, This was also the The bride wore a fingertip heirloom | birthday of the bride-to-be. She. re- ceived a lovely French Provincial * held by a crown of sequins and pearls. ' coffee table and brandy snifter filled She wore elbow length mittens of off. | With petite mums and roses. 'Blackstock - ~ Nupfials LARMER-BLAIR Blackstock United Church, decorated with white chrysanthemuins, was the setting for a pretty wedding on Satur- day, September 30, 1961, when Bever- ley Dianne Blair, daughter of Mrs. Georgina May Chislett, Calgary, Alta, and the late Ray Blair, became the bride of Gordon Ray Larmer, son of Mr. and Mrs, Russel Larmer, Burke- ton R.R.-- <TR Rev. P. Romeril officiated for the double-ring ceremony and the wedding music was played by Mrs. Gordon Strong, she also accompanied the solo- ist, Mrs. Harold Kyte, who sang "The Wedding Prayer" before the ceremony and "Oh Perfect Love" during the signing of the register. Given in marriage by her uncle Mr." George Rutherford, the bride wore a floorlength gown of white velvet with a spray of white lace. Her headdress was a band. of white velvet rosebuds and full elbow length veil, and she carried a cascade of white carnations and red rose, Her attend- ants were Miss Barbara McMillan, Mrs. Bob 'Fletcher and Miss Bernice Larmer, They wore identical street length dresses of shocking pink velvet with satin cumberbund and matching shoes. Their head dresses were a small crown of velvet covered with a full net veil to match dress and they each carried a nosegay of white mums and pink carnations, ~~ Mr. Lawrence Larmer was best man for his brother and the ushers were Mr. Donald Larmer and Mr. Allan Rutherford. : < The réception was held in the Chris- tian Education room, where the brides grandmother Mrs, G. Fowler wearing 'ard_he_spent some. of his._evenings. brocaded dress and corsage of white carnations For travelling the bride wore a mint green stroller suit with dyed fox collar and hat to match and brown accessories, } The bride and groom attended the Blackstock High School. The bride now is a Hairdresser (Beautician) in Pick- ering and the groom works in General Motors. - On their retuffi-they will reside at 100 Main St. Pickering. Obituary- JOHN CHALMERS WHITBY Port Perry folk have lost a good citizen, neighbour and friend in the sudden passing of J. C. Whitby, on Tuesday, Sept. 26th. Although he was not in the best of health his death came-as a complete shock to family and friends. Mu. Whitby was born in Port Perry, 1894, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Whit- by. At about six years of age he moved with his parents to Sault Ste. Marie where he spent his school years. When in his middle teens he ofa, Detroit. © During residence there he worked for a time with the Packard Motor Company and while with Pack- with Gaston and Louis Chevrolet as they worked on the beginnings of the | Elementary Teachers Hold = he AR wl --- oe vo $2.00 Per Year, Single Copy 5¢ -- CY Convention at Scarborough The Teachers' Institute of Ontario County Inspectorate No. 1 held their fall Convention in the Inspectorate of Mr. L. A. Code, Scarborough, on Fri- day, September 29, 1961. Schools visited were Bendale, Ce- darbrook, Donwood, Edgewood, H. A. Halbert, Hunter's Glen, Knob Hill, McCowan Road, North Bendale, St. Andrews, and Scarborough Village. Teachers gathered at 9 o'clock in the various classrooms to observe special lessons in all subjects. An interesting and profitable morning wus enjoyed by the visiting teachers. Arrangements included a chicken dinner at Guildwood Hall, Guild of All Arty, on Kingston Road. Mr. Wm. J. Courtney, Principal of Cannington Public School and President of the Teachers' Institute, presided at the dinner, Head table guests included Miss L. L. McNeill, B.A, B. Paed., Inspector of Public Schools, Ontario County 'Inspectorate No. 1, Mr. L.. A. Code, B.A., B. Paed., Inspector of Public Schools, Scarborough, and Mrs. L. Barker, representing the Board of Education, Scarborough. - Guest speaker for the occasion, My. L. "A, Code, was introduced by Miss McNeill. Mr. Code discussed "Liter- ature", both' prose and poetry. In- troduction of children to good books is most important. A story must be in- "teresting to the child. It must to» well-written to develop interest and attitude in the mind of the child. "Poetry is the music of the soul". Rhythm, rhyme and humour are es- sential in a poem. Many books were shown and excerpts used from them to illustrate these points. Mr. Code concluded by reminding his audience of our wonderful heritage of English Literature, Dinner music and entertainment was provided by the Skyliners, a mu- sical group from Toronto. A brief business period was held at the conclusion of the dinner. The fol- lowing slate of officers for the new term of 1961-62 was brought in by Murs. Lorna Mustard, Chairman of the Nominating Committee: Honorary President-- Miss L.. 1. McNeill, B.A., B. Paed. Fast President--Mrs, Wm. Courtney, Cannington. President--Mr. Lloyd Ball, Uxbridge IMirst Vice-President--Mr. Peter Forbes, Sunderland Second Vice-President--Mur, Stew- art Lane, Port Perry See.-Treas.--Miss Dorothy Ander- son, Uxbridge. CHO Canada" was sung, after which the meeting adjourned. J. Fire Prevention Is Everybody's Job Throughout the year, fire strikes, an average of 170 Canadian homes every day. Every fifteen hours, fire takes a life somewhere in Canada. And, the tragic thing about these fires is that thousands of them could have been avoided. They should never btave happened! | It is a reminder of this fact that | the nation is observing Fire Preven- (tion Week from October 8 to 14. SONYA BRAVES Sonya, Wednesday, Sept, 27 Garnet' Warriner hurled a fine 3- inning relief stint, and Jim Fishley scored the first run and batted in the last, in a seven run Tth, to lead the Sonya Braves to an unbelievable 11- 10, come from behind victory over the Little Britain Club here this evening. The win ended an eight year fam- ine for the Sonya fans, in their quest for a league champion, with the name of Braves written across the chest, Sonya won the Championship from the Britains, by virtue of a 4-1 edge in games. i Warriner came on to record the last out in the top of the fourth, in of Hartin, who neither had as good a stuff or support as in earlier-outings: With Hartin~ watch: ing on -the sidelines, his Brave mates Chevrolet car.. But as Canada enter- | ed the First World War he returned to his native land to join the Canadian Army Service Corps.- ) In 1923 he married Kathleen Thomp- son of Sault Ste. Marie, During their residence in the Sault their two sony were 'born, Mr. Whitby was working in the field of radio broadcasting and start- ed Radio Station CJIC in Sault Ste. Marie. He moved to various other started the task of over taking the LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN 19-1 lead, the hopped up Britains had chalked up. As Warriner barred the door, the tribe tallied once in the fifth and twice in the sixth to creep within five of their by now confident! opposition. Little Britain added one more marker in the top of the seventh, as they put together their only two Scout Mothers Auxiliary The September Meeting of the Guide Mothers' LL. A. was held on Tuesday evening, Sept, 24th, at the home of Mrs. I. Stein. The Vice-Pres. Mrs, Gwen Taylor was in charge, open- ing the meeting with the Guide Prom- ise, welcoming a new member ag well as a few "reliables". After the minutes were read and adopted the Treasurer's report was noted to be in a healthy condition. There will be $10.00 paid to each of the four Guide and Brownie leaders. Mrs, Nelson gave a delightful, m- teresting report of the fortnight camp- ing period with 12 Guides at Doe Lake, together with Mrs. Roach. There were 5 Guides camped at Pigeon Lake also, under the supervision of Mrs, Frank of Bowmanville, Mrs. F. Crawford %8 regretfully relinquishing her past as' Badge secretary, also telephone convenor of Group 4. Any articleg' left from Spring Baz- he on Hilliop Herald No doubt you were wondering why there were so many gaily decorated cars flitting around town last Thurs- day. This was due to the annual Field Meet between Port Perry, Brock, i Sutton and Uxbridge which was held 3! at the Fairgrounds. Although the be! day was chilly, hundreds of teen-age spectators cheered enthusiastically for their school participants. Our DLN school did not place first but Port é Ferry High School students played PIAL well and showed a good spirit of $9! sportsmanship. Phil Clark, Port Perry and Duffield of Brock tied for the senior championship. Richard oa Franks was the junior runner-up. : Congratulations. Last Friday a football scrimage game was held between our team, di- vided into Reds and Whites. The A Whites won 19-6 but it was a well &4, played game. This Friday the first game of our football series begins with Sutton playing at Port Perry... We're hoping to have a large number of students and well-wishers turn out for the games. The bruises don't seem so bad if one feels their efforts ave appreciated. The team is looking aar are to be brought to the Nov.; ember meeting, to be sold for Christ-' mas gifts. ! The October meeting will be held | on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Hall at 8:15, while we prepare for our annual banquet for the Rod and Gun Club, on Wednesday evening, October 25th. Two members have already paid their $5.00 yearly fees in advance. Cereal box tops are to be handed in at the November meeting, The meeting closed with the Benediction. forward to another successful year. Good luck team! - - CR Friday evening a dance was held at the High School. It was very well i) attended und a great many Grade nine ; students were present. Last week the 12C Commercial Class introduced the "220", a short newsy school paper. It will be | published monthly. : The girls began to practice volley- ball on Monday, for their forthcom- {ing games, A Regular Meeting of the Council of the Township of Whitby was held in the Council Chambers, Brooklin on Monday, September 11, 1961 at 2 P.M. with Deputy Reeve John Goodwin, Councillors John Dryden, and Frank Thompson present, In the absence of Reeve Heber Down, attending the Can- adian Good Roads Association Con- vention at Banff, Alta., Deputy Reeve Goodwin chaired the meeting. On motion by J. Dryden, Seconded by F. Thompson a clarification of the intent of Mr. Creighton's letter re: Dehart and Test Drilling, entered hits of the Brave mop-up man. With a 10-4 deficit staring him In "Injun" half of the seventh with a base on balls. Six hits, a man hit by! a pitch, two outs, two pitching chan- ges, and twenty minutes later, big! Jim once again came to the plate, | with the score knotted, and the win- | ning run on second, in the person of Morley Davidson. You know the rest, 'Jim rodé that apple into left centre, and Morley rambled home with the winner and the championship. places in Canada, still in the same line-of business, and at the time ofl _ his retirement, he was owner of CF' BR in Brockville. Leaving Brockville he bought a home in Port Perry and shortly after settling here began working part time for the law firm of Harris, Har- ris and Wallace, He wags still engaged in this work at the time of his death. During his years here he established himself as an active worker in the community. He was associated with 'the Boy Scout" work, and for a time was Chairman: of the Group Commit- tee. He. took a very active part in the work of the Anglican Church; was for many years Superintendent of the Sunday School, and could always be counted on to help out when, needéd. | "Mr. Whitby was chairman of the Library Board of which he had been a member for several years. He was: also a member of the Canadian Le- 'gion, 1oeal branch, and a Jastica of the Peace. ; He is survived by his wife and two sons, Pat of Ottawa and Chum of Toronto, one brother M.-E. Whitby of Haileybury and six grandchildren. DID YOU KNOW The Canadian Junior Red Cross gives nssistance to people in need without prejuice of colour, race rel- igious or political beliefs. ... Men at work-in -the big hole on Queen Street. The old culvert which took the Bowling Green Creek across our main street, has been torn out and will be replaced with a larger conduit, Cause for the Detour a Ne {which will help to prevent a spring flood such as we had here last year, While this trench crosses the road, foot traffic is accomodated by a wood- the face, Jim Fishley started off the | 24 was authorized to be entered in {| Deputations and Interviews en bridge in the middle of the road, under correspondence in Meeting No. the minutes of Meeting No.25, Carried. In Mr. Creighton's letter of Aug. 24, re: Mr. Dehart and Brooklin Water Area Test Drilling the opinion oon- tained therein as summed up by Mr. Creighton follows: "We would there- fore recommend that the Township take no action. If Mr. Mackey. has made any demand which requires an answer, the answer should simply be that the Township did not assume any obligation to Mr. Dehart with respect 'to a well and does not consider that it has any liability to him." ~ On motion by Frank Thompson, Seconded by John Dryden the min- utes of Meeting No. 24 were adopted as printed with the clarification of Mr. Creighton's letter entered in the min- utes of Meeting No, 25. Carried. Dr. J. H. McKinney, M.O.H. re- ported that he had inspected the house on the Hodgson farm at the north east corner of Myrtle, While the house cannot be condemned from a health standpoint the question of safety from fire should be investigated with partic- ular attention to the electrical wiring. Also reported was the fact that the barn is in such a state of disrepair that it is dangerous to children and should be ordered to be demolished. This matter was referred to Mr. H. Carter for action under Section 7 of By-law 16567. Dr, McKinney also reported that the residence, owned by Mr. Anann, at the north east corner of Princess St. and Winchester Road is a hazard to health and is béing placarded on this date as unfit for human habitation. When the plumbing and sanitary fac- ilities are brought up to standard the | placard will be removed. Dr.J. H. Mc Kinney also mentioned the problem of two families oceupying: this single family residence and pointed out that ' this in itself was not a health problem | but rather a violation of the Zoning By-law." Mr, Carter is presently en- deavouring to correct this situation, Deputy Reeve John Goodwin sug- gested that he would like to have Dr. McKinney's reaction to a proposal that Dr. McBean or his representatives be invited to attend a committee meet- Township of Whithy 1 --John Williams. ing of Council and outlinoe the serv- ices provided by the Ontario County Health Unit. Dr. McKinney stated that he had no objections to this and in. turn gave a summary of the services provided by the present system of M, O0.-H., School Nurse aad Board of Health. Dr. 'McKinney reported to Council that he had received a request from the Town of Whitby for approval of the use of the old gravel pit in Lot 26, | Concession 3 (owned by the Town of Whitby) as a disposal area for sewer- age sludge. This request was given 7 careful consideration and the decision ! of Councfl is contained in Resolution {3 Number 1. Mr. M. L. Ross, Road Superintend- ent reported the progress to date on the 'various road construction jobs. Job No. 1 in the Gaskins 'Subdivision is now complete. Job No. 2- Ferguson Ave.- will have the asphalt surface applied before the end of this week, Job" No. 3: Anderson St.- 13 alniost completed and will be within the budget amount. Job No. 4- Spencers Road- -will be left for construction later in the fall. Job No. 5- Reach Town Line- will have the crushed gravel surface applied later. Job No. 6- Tth Concession- has been started with a great deal to be done. Job No. 7- Corner of Rossland and Garrard Roads- ditching has been completed. Job No. 8- Garrard Rd, at Highway No. 2. progressing satisfactorily with surface to be applied later. Job No. 9- Guthrie Rd.- almost finished with granular surface to be applied from the fall crushing. The Langmaid and Kichak fences have been completed® as well as the application of chips on Scott Street. With a view to establishing a plan rg) for future road construction it was Ty suggested that Mr. A, Ward, District Municipal Engineer, be invited to view the possible sites of road con- struction. Mr. Ross suggested that these have been covered with traffic counts and all that remained to be done before Mr. Ward's inspection would be to obtain an analysis of these counts from the Traffic Survey Branch of the D,H.O. With this in mind Mr. Ross authorized to arrange a mutu- ally agreeable time with-Mr. Ward, The traffic hazard existing at the corner of County Road 5A and the Tth Concession in Lot 24 adjacent to Mr. Blake Dehart's residence was discussed. It was agreed that the eastbound traffic continuing on to the Township portion of the 7th Con- cession constituted. a hazard to the | throug htraffic flow from the south along County Road 6A. One means lof correcting this situation would be by the erection of a "yield right-of- way' sign on the south side of the road to the west of the intersection. (Continued on Back Page)