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in 1955, is seen in the above sempting an inscribed plaque to Warden J. J. Gibson, at a Testimonial Dinner held in the Legion Hall Wednesday, June 2nd. The plaque was inscribed as follows: Harry Peel, Warden of Ontario County picture, pre- A Testi- 1965. monial of sincere appreciation to J. J. Presents J.J. Gibson With Inscribed Plague Standing Ovation From Friends, Guests Well over 150 friends and guests paid J. J. Gibson, Reeve of Port Perry and Warden of! Ontario County a well deserved tribute on Wednesday night of last week. a; The occasion: was a Testi- monial Dinner in his honour sponsored by Port Perry Cham- ber of Commerce. Much credit should be given the C. of C., and particularly the committee in charge for an excellent ar- rangement. Members of this committee were the president, Grant McDermott, Storey E. Beare, Merle Dowson, Mrs. Beth Oke and Mrs. Mary Lou Low- cock. Prior to the dinner a recep-| tion was held in Port Perry Cur- ling Club, where Mr. and Mrs. McDermott, and the guest of honour, Mr, Gibson and Mrs. Graduates | In Medicine Congratulations to James N. Gray who was one of 50 stu-| dents graduating from the Fa- ulty of Medicine at Queen's | University Saturday, May 29th, He attended North Simcoe Public School in Oshawa, and | Port Perry High School before] going to the University in King- | ston. Ie will spend the next | year as intern at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Gray; 118 Water St:, Port Perry, | Ontario County, Mr. and Mrs. I Magistrate, and several reeves | municipalities Gibson received the guests on their arrival. After Grace was offered by J. E. (Ted) Jackson, the follow- ing head table guests were in- troduced by Grant McDermott: Mayor of Oshawa, Lyman Gifford; Clerk - Treasurer of Wm. Manning; Mr. Harry Peel; Mr. and Mrs. R. Oke; Mr. and Mrs. G. McDermott; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gibson; Hon, J. Wil- fred Spooner, M.P.P.; Hon. M. B. and Mrs. Dymond, and A. Walker, M.P.P. Among other guests present were: Mr. Twelvetrees County Engineer; Morley Bain, County Sheriff; Mr. H. Jermyn, County and deputy-reeves from various throughout the County. Former Warden Makes Presentation Harry Peel, a former Warden of Ontario County, who 10 yrs. ago had the same honour ac- corded him presented Mr. Gib- | son with an inscribed plaque. In his address, Mr. Peel said: "It is a very real honour for me to participate this evening | by making a presentation to: our Reeve and Warden of the! County of Ontario. The present and past mem-' bers of County Council are fully | aware of the many considera- tions involved in the election of | a Warden and it is proper | that they should consider many aspects before electing one of their members to the highest elected office which the County can confer on any individual. To those of us who have known Jay through his lifelong Hospital Report Week Ending June 5th, Admissions .......ccooen...... 21 Operations Emergency Treatment... 5 Births civeaiaiiinmss 2 Deaths .coovvveivricieenn, Nil Discharges ..........ooco...... 18 Benatining mom 24 Visiting Hours 3-4 and 7-8 p.m. Gibson, Reeve of Port Perry - Warden of Ontario County in recognition of distin- guished service to the citizens of Port Perry and the people of Ontario County - . Port Perry Chamber of Commerce, June 2, --Staff Photo residence in Port Perry and the surrounding area, this high point tonight should really be no surprise because of his many contributions, not only to the municipality, but also to indi- viduals and organizations. _ P2RT { PERRY Volume 100 THURSDAY, JUNE 10th, 1965 Number 38 Board Presents Proposals For Arena Roof Repairs At the last meeting of Port Perry Council on Monday, June 7th, Frank Godley, Syd Chand- ler, Mrs. E. Stephens and Mrs. BE. Vernon met with Council, as a deputation, on behalf of the Port Perry Community Memor- ial Recreation Centre. Mr. Godley, acting as spokes- man, stated that th¢y have now received a report from the Canadian Mitchell Associates Ltd. giving the structural con- dition of the arena roof with six alternative prices for strengthening and re-roofing from the ridge to the hip; the cost ranging from $13,000 to $22,500. Mr. Godley reported on the Arena having a bank balance of approximately $12,000 and would be prepared to spend from $6000. to $7000 towards the cost of the roof. He went on to explain that the purpose of the meeting was to see if Council would finance the bal- ance of the project, also which | Ambulance Makes 60 Calls In 1964 A letter from Charles H. Brignall in regard to 1964 and | 1965 ambulance services was Lions Begin 'Bag Of Bulbs' - i Campaigmn On Tuesday, June 15th, mem- | bers of Port Perry Lions Club! will begin their annual "Bag of | Bulbs" fund raisirg 'campaign.' I The Lions will be calling on residents in Port Perry and dis- | trict and is offering a real bar- | gain on light bulbs, ! The moneys derived from the | campaign is to help the Lions in their charitable work in this | area. Please keep your porch light] on, and be generous in vour | support. Mr, received at the last meeting of : Port Perry Council, According to the letter 60. calls were made during 1064, | 22 for emergency and 38 for. sickness. i The letter further states that all transfer calls from the local hospital were charged against the area responsible. Total calls for the area were 130. Mr. Brignall requested a pay- ment of $600.00 to cover ser- vices from Jan. 1st, 1965 to Dee. 31st, 1965. ' A motion was passed to pay Brignall $400.00 of the $600.00 requested for 1965 am- bulance services. alternative job to accept, if any, The Committee tried to impress Council that this pro- (Continued on Page 13) G. M. Presents 25 - Year Rings To Local Men Seven Port Perry workers at General Motors, Oshawa, were among those who received their 26-year service rings at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto last Saturday evening® Accompanied by their wives, Messrs. Lloyd Wallace; "Arthur Cox; Orr Jeffery; Bruce Snel- grove; Roger Oke; Grant Wil- lard and Tom Bell, all of Port Perry, left the south General Motors Plant, Oshawa by train to Toronto. . On their arrival at the Royal York Hotel, General Motors of Canada in the role of hosts, provided a most sumptuous ban- quet and entertainment and as the 25-year employees received their gold service rings, mak- ing them automatic members of the "25-Year Club" their ladies were presented with a gold com- pact bearing the G.M. crest. Honour "Old Bills" Saturday, June 12 Veterans of wars prior to the ' 1939-45 conflict will be honour- ed guests at the Uxbridge Can- adian Legion Hall on June 12th at the third annual "Old Bill's | Night". Guest speaker will be R. Newell, Regimental Sergeant Major of the Ontario Regiment, Oshawa. Veterans are requested to see ad elsewhere in this issue. The arrangement is the com- bired undertaking of Port Perry and Uxbridge Legions. A. Walker, MPP for Ontario Riding, seen to the left, apparently enjoys a from Hon. M. B. Dymond in taken at the "lestimonial Dinner for J. J. Amused by what ever the remark Gibson. witty remark this picture _ occasion. might have been are also the guest of hon- our, J. J. Gibson, and the Hon. J. Wilfred Spootici MPP who was the speaker on the --Staff Photo ET a RN TR > RET! 2) NT - 2% = Sn . -- aE a Tama AT A ae -~- ey Pe a -- wr f Se -- a _ Ae I a Pr FE Sg mre Ts, ee - on de? re SEN . ~ - en i a a EE RY CI Tar > 7, To IEW atid ne LoL ng = rR Be er ed ------ = oe eT PO Sav Ala oe