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* . LAS IR 2A BAS RPA NES FLA LIN AVN "Fs \ sa tEAM ER SS EC IL Ye TO ey Figg (OTE MI sins hudonpebens | PLANE A A LA Wale Sn Pa EVRA] ACT a SH WT AR RA SIERL, IEC, IRCRRER 4 . Ve 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR, Thursday, March 4th, 1965 SCUGOG In spite of the wild weather last week the Cubs and Scouts of Scugog had a very success ful banquet with their fathers. Approx. 50 attended. The highlight of the evening was when Mr, John Jelbert of Beaverton presented the charter under the name of "Second Scugog Pack". Five boys wera received into Cubs for the first time. Eight received their 1st star and two received their 2nd star, Last Thursday, little Timmy Ashbridge celebrated his 7th birthday when he had 7 little boys at his party. - Accidents and illness still takes its toll. Sandra Healey had the misfortune of breaking her collar bone at school about 2 weeks ago, but is now coming along quite well. Mr, Cliff Love has been suffering from tvio 'badly bruised feet as the result of a loaded truck run- ning over his feet. Some in. fection 'also added to the dis- comfort. Mrs. Clarence Carter Marie Taylor Achieves First Class Honours Congratulations are extend- ed to Marie Taylor, who has achieved First Class Honors in the Associateship Pipe Organ examination of the Royal Con- servatory of Music of Toronto. She will graduate at Convoca- tion Hall, University of Tor- orto, next November, Marie has received many mu- sical awards, including the ORMTA. gold medal in 1959 for A R.C.T. piano, and the Royal Conservatory silver medal for highest marks in the Province of Ontario for Organ in 1962, In addition to teaching Piano, Organ, Singing, and Theory Subjects, she is accompanist and assistant Director of the General Motors Choir, and from 1960-64 was Organist and Choir Director of Westmount United Church, Oshawa, NEWS entered hospital to get relief from her asthma. _ Our sympathy is extended to the relatives of Frank Edgar at the "Foot" in the recent tra- gedy that befell him. Recently Mr, and Mrs. Wal. lace Collins of West Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Collins of Oshawa visited at the parental home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Collins also called at thé home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Porath (Donna) in Greenbank, Poster Contest For Pub. Schools The Ontario County Farm Safety Council is again spon. soring a Farm and Home Safe- ty Poster Competition, This is the fifth year for this competi. tion, and it has been highly successful. Last year 439 boys and girls from 382 rural schools in: Ontario County took part. "198 Silver Dollars were distri- buted as prize money. Prizes will be awarded on a Township basis, and 'the com- petition is open to grades 5 to 8 in all rural schools in the County. ' Posters must not be copies of existing safety post. ers, and must be made on stand- ard art class paper, and should 'be not larger than 14" by 20". The competition closes on Apri] 80th, and all posters must be forwarded, through the teachers, to the Department of Agriculture, Uxbridge. Adams Trophy Won By Toronto Curling Rink The annual Adams Curing Benspiel was held in the local curling arena last Saturday. The trophy was won by a Toronto team skipped by Ernie Simpson of the Avon Lea Curl- ing Club, with 46 points. In second place was Jack Heather of the Tam O Shanter Club with 44 points. Bob McDonald of Unionville was in third pos- ition with 34 points. He had an aggregate score of 28. Oke Crawford of Oshawa also had a score of 84 but his aggregate score was only 26 and had to settle for fourth place, In fifth place was Bruce Edmunds of East York with 20% points. Ivan Taylor (Adams repre- sentative) of Oshawa was on hand during the day and pre- sented the trophy to the winn- ing team along with an Attache Case for each member of the team. Rinks were on hand from Scarboro, Don Mills, Markham, Toronto, Unionville, Lakefield, Oshawa, East York and Port Perry. P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc Published. every Thursday Department, Ottawa, and for Subscription Rates: In Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorizéd as second class mail by the Post Office Elsewhere, $4.00 per yr. WM. T. HARRISON Editor Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. by The Port Perry Star payment of postage in cash. Canada $2.60 per yr., Single Copy 7¢ .| vaded Port Perry High Flying with high flying sticks last Tuesday even ing to start the second round of intermediate hockey in Port Perry. The Port Flyers de- feated Little Britain last Sat- urday to win the first series 4 games to 2. Cannirigton went one game up in series number two, de- feating the Flyers 9-5, in a fast hard hitting game, in the local arena Tuesday evening. The fans and the Port players re- ceived a taste of the noted Cannington higth flying sticks. Hughie McCoy of the Port Flyers had to be taken to hos- Sticks Start Port - Cannington Series Cannington Intermediate in- pital and receive a number of stitches after being hit on the head by a well aimed stick. The Flyers started slow "in the first period, but gained momentum in the second and third. They commanded the play in the third but were un- lucky around the net numerous times and could not get back on even terms, The second game of the series is in Cannington Pri- day night and should prove to be exciting. ) The marksmen for the Fly- ers were: MacMillan with 2 and Wayne Venning, John Scott and Don Cochrane with singles. In Port Perry During 1964, The Bell Tele- phone Company of Canada add- ed 222,475 telephones to those in service, a total exceeded only in two other years (1956-56) of its. history, according to the company's annual report issued last week. This expansion was reflected in Port Perry, where 70 tele- phones were added." J. W. Lowry, Bell manager for the region, revealed that 1,975 tele- phones were in service here as of December 81, Net income of Bell for the year ended December 81, 1964, was $77.7 million, equivalent to a return of 6.8 per cent on total capital, or $2.71 per share. This compares with a rate of return of 6.1 per cent and earn- ings per share of $2.58 in 1963. After payment 'of $2.20 per share in dividends to the com- pany's 207,000 shareholders, the balance of 61 cents per share was added to earnings 10 New Telephones Added During 1964 retained and invested in the business, according to the re- port. Of Bell's shareholders, 97.4 per cent live in Canada and own 93.6 per cent of the stock. Contracts negotiated late in 1963 'with three unions repre- senting 28,700 employees in- creased payroll expense by about three per cent on an an- nual basis. As of December 81, Bell employed 85,890 men and women. The company's pay- roll in 1964 totalled $187,081, 096. Construction of facilities to extend and improve services amounted to $283.6 million in 1964. Altogether, 62 new buildings were completed dur- ing the year, and extensions built on 23 others, Thirty-one new exchanges were put into service, many of them in re- mote, northern communities which had been without tele- phone service. Thirty-nine other exchanges were converted from manual to dial operation. At year end, 99.1 per cent of the telephones served by Bell in Ontario, Quebec, Labrador and the Northwest Territories were dial operated. With regard to the announce- ~~ ment by the Board of Trans. port Commissioners for Canada ~ on September 22, 1964, that Tit would hold public hearings in 19656 to review the permissive level of earnings of Bell, and the basis on which such level of earnings should be established, the report says: "The Board stated that in these hearings it does not intend to inquire into existing rates. As indicated in our submission to the Board in November, the company firmly believes it should be permitted to continue to improve earnings through prudent management and efficient operation under the present rate structure." Elected To The Osh. Shopping Centre Board Mr. Stan. Mumford, Port Perry, has been elected Chair- man of the Oshawa Shopping Centre Merchants Association. Well known for his wark for the Port Perry Lions Club, "Stan" has been employed by Jack Fraser Men's & Boys' Wear since 1948 and has been Manager of the Oshawa Shop- ping Céntré store since its opening there, 1 SOLD IT THROUGH THE