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2 2 "oe Sat FF Robin Hood was the theme of the eighth an- nual Ice Revue held by the Port Perry Figure Skating Club. The budding skating stars above were part of the large cast, and from left to the Three Lady right are Sharolyn Reader as Little Red Fox, Dowson and Elizabeth Diamond, skated as the Sheriff of Nottingham, . Anna Forder, Richard Stephens Impressive { Bugs, Marilyn Stephens, Nancy David Litt, Large Crowd Attends Excell On Friday evening Port Perry | Grand Finale ended the show. | _ Arena was the scene of the 8th | Mrs. Barclay was presented with Annual Ice Revue, held by the! a bouquet of flowers by Miss Port Perry Figure Skating Club | Lee-Ann Howsam the littlest under the direction of the in-| bird in Sherwood Forest. Much structor Mrs. Barclay, Stouff-| credit is due to the various vill. Commentator for the committees for the outstanding evening was Mrs, Bob Vernon. | costumes and decorations, - - The opening number was Top | Hat Swing featuring Miss Naney Dymond. 'Myrtle Station Act One was a musical skat- | i po 'To Be Closed ing version of the famous Robin Hood story. Decorated in the dark green to represent Sher- Myrtle Station may soon be a wood Forest, Robin Hood was! station in name only, Whitby skated by Peter Vernon, and | Township Council learned Mon- Sheriff of Nottingham by David | day evening. A move is afoot Litt. Paul Stone skated as to have the present railway Little John and Friar Tuck by | station removed. Mike Ives. Deep in the forest were Robin Hood's friends, squirrels, chip- munks, skunks, rabbits, tiger, monkeys, birds, frogs, ete. All these characters were skated by the younger members of the chub. Maid Marion was skated by Miss Kim Neil. Act Two opened with Anna v Forder and Richard Stephens skating their 1966 competition . number, and they also appeared Jater in the show. Miss Janice Smith and Mr. Fred Peddie of the Stouffville Skating Club | zsf tain how the change will were guest skaters, affect service to the community. The action was announced in the form of a letter from the station agent. Council was in- formed it is economically im- possible to continue operation of the station, A letter will be forwarded to the Board of Transport Com- missioners requesting the sta- tion be taken down and the service of a station agent be discontinued. Township Clerk - treasurer William Wallace was instrusted to investigate the situation to ent Ice Revue Port Perry Grocer Observes 17th Year Dowson's Red: and White is celebrating its 17th Anniver- sary. From a modest grocery business purchased in 1949 from Mr. E. L. Argue, located at 158 Queen Street, Mr. and Mus. Merlin Dowson have extended their store and grown through the years into a modern stream- lined shopping centre, catering to the needs of families in the area. In 1963 Dowson's Red and White nearly doubled in size, extending the depth of the store to accommodatd-{aditional mer- chandise, extensive refrigeration counters and an enlarged Meat section, During the past year, son Kenneth Dowson has joined the family business, and together with his mother, father and sisters ,is helping to continue the excellent service given by 3 J F. oy * LEY SY ! / th : JRE EE 3h) § » is Cre . ER Rx) ' VOY ATE 7 aor id 3 at \ . : * A v A y ) STIR TR FIRUETI TR ATNIR WW RSTRNT WE SRS TOTES CRETE NER RIE vr iT YON CRE\ STP ORE CUR. RININRIRT SRI NPA \_ P2RT Q PERRY | VOLUME 101 THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1966 NUMBER 30 Ontario County Council A recommendation for a $400,000, grant to the Port Perry Memorial Hospital was presented to Ontario County Council on Tuesday. The finance committee, headed by Ed (Sam) Oyler at the same time also made a recommendation that the Whitby General Hospital be granted the amount of $1,053,000. The grant, when passed will be paid in five instal- ments, commencing in 1969 with $29,924.--1970, $82,972 --1971, $91,241--1972, $97,- 328 -- and finally in 1973, $98,535. making a total of $400,000. Before a by-law can be prepared and passed the Hospital Board must sub- mit satisfactory proof that other necessary funds are available to finance the construction of the new hospital. Recommend $400,000 Grant To Local Memorial Hospital Fire Damages Laboratory At Uxbridge S. S. The Science Laboratory on the 2nd floor of the Uxbridge High School was gutted by fire on Monday morning last, around 2.30, The fire was spotted by Mr. Stan Beach who lives close by the school, and the Uxbridge Fire Department arrived very quickly, and after about four hours managed to extinguish the blaze. The Lab. was com- pletely ruined, as well as an ad- joining storage room. Cause of the fire is as yet unknown, and damage is esti- mated in the neighbourhood of $15,000. Students were unable to attend morning classes due to the smoke in the school, but were back in their classrooms in the afternoon. Royal Canadian Legion Ed. Mulholland, President of Branch 419, Royal Canadian Legion, Port Perry was sent as the accredited delegate to the 21st National Convention held in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, April 17th-to the 22. Accompanying him was his wife Dorothy. Every Province in Canada was well represented with a total of 1,600 delegates, the Red and White to its cus- tomers throughout the years. Mr. Dowson is celebrating the anniversary with a special sale, including free draws and free balloons for the children. and Ontario's delegates topped | all others with 338 members. Delegates from the U.S.A. also attended, with representation | from Chicago, Detroit, New York and various other Great | Lakes Command Posts. . Ballet Rouge was presented - by the intermediate skaters and featured "Miss Ballerina", Janis Neil. The military march and the Bulldozers Lead ' 3-2 In Final Series After tying the series at one game each the Port Perry In- termediates travelled to Port Blgin last week-end and played three games. The local boys came close to bringing the championship back with them, winning two of the three games and forcing a sixth game in Port Perry in Wednesday (last 1 night). Port dropped a close 7-6 deci- N sion on Friday night, the first game in Port Elgin but came back strong on Saturday and Sunday to take a 6-2 and a 4-8 win which gave them a 3 - 2 lead on the series, . The sixth game being played Wednesday was too late for this week's issue, but if the locals win this one they will win the Ontario Intermediate "C" Championship. Watch for de- | General. The occupants of the other car, tails of this game mext week. Mrs, Earl Beare of Claremont died Tuesday in Toronto General Hospital after injuries she received in a car crash about one mile east of "Coppin's Corner" near Claremont Saturday, The driver of the car, Mrs, Wallace also of Claremont is still in critical condition in Toronto Claremont Lady Dies After Car Crash ne Cottage ' RT Tr pi OA Ln, (al on of Stouffville, driver and a friend were taken to Hospital, Brignall's Ambulance and an ambulance from Uxbridge brought the injured first to the Ux- bridge Hospital, and later transferred them to Toronto General Hospital for further treatment. Uxbridge, for treatment. Above is the car in which Mrs. Beare and Mrs. Dave Marshall X08) GAEL SHEE BRU REP EAS Ja A OR i Wallace were driving. Local Pres. Ed. Mulholland Attends National Convention During an interview with the "Star", Mr. Mulholland was asked just what had been ac- complished, and his reply fol- lows: 'The five days of busi- ness sessions saw the Legion approve the Canadian flag; elect Ron MacBeath of Moncton as President; criticize the gov- ernment for lack of action on pension increases; and add 50c. to the per capita tax which members pay to the National Headquarters of the Dominion Command in Ottawa." Asked whether or not he con- sidered attendance at such Con- ventions of any benefit, he re- plied: "I certainly do. There seems to be a general impres- sion that Conventions are just an excuse to get away from home and have a "fling", but after attending General Ses- sions from 9 a.m. to Noon and from 2.00 to 5.30 every day last week, I can honestly say that every chair in the Convention Hall was occupied. The Legion- naires there who were sent by their individual small branches made themselves vocal on any and every contentious issue, Facts and figures were demand- ed before any would cast their votes, and even during the pre- ceding Ontario Caucus meetings (Continued on Page 13) Hospital Report For Week Ending April 23 Admissions Operations Emergency Treatment .. 6 Birdhs nisin 1 Deaths .......... Discharges ... Remaining NEN? A I om A x ow re Tt AEE a PINCHES SCH ee on fm ER ™ eg = ow ' aC a A le, PI ob & = hn CT [AY Ww