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NB Experiences Of Country Pos Vance as Post Master. ~~ But:-to-day we are -modern-- a 6. McPhaden By Luella Vénning ®hen reviewing-lhe yvears-- the past thirtsppine, One can only be thankful that everything's fine. And then we recall the handling of mail : Which came every day and seldom did fail. There were overseas parcels to be sent to a pal, Then too. there were dentures, that came - for Aunt Sal. Sbme days there were stamps to be licked by the score, And that's added service, € 'but a terrible bore. We've seen a new Daddy get mail. with a grin As his first baby bonus was handed to him Many Grandaddies too would patiently wait, For their first pension _ cheque which: came, sure as fate, Mail delivered by horse-- yes we 'still can" Wi remember; Through drifts and through - ice -in the cold of December. ¢ and called up to date, For a truck comes twice daily-and the mail rides in state! Our B.N.A. Topics of Octo- ber '66 tells us that our first Rost Office, at that time call- ed "Cartwright Post Office", opened in 1851 with William Since then the postmasters. have been, "Hugh McPhail 1872; John Ford 1881; R. I. Prust 1887; E. Montgomery 1914; C. G. Venning 1928, and since 1962 Yours truly. In 1887 both the Village of Williamsbyrg and Cartwright Post Office changed - their names to Blackstock. As you-would expect there 'have been 'many changes over the years. I remember my father telling me that grandfather was the first one to 'take a 'daily paper and when my dad went for the mail he would have to go to several of the village homes to find out who was reading the paper. Pgs T understand that at first the mail came by stage-coach from Bowmanville once a weék., Later in 1853 a bi- weekly mail was established until in 1870 a daily mail 2 came to Cartwright, Cadmus and Caesarea and a semi- weekly to Purple Hill was begun. For many years it came to Burketon by train. Then when the C.P.R. discon- tinued its service, the mail -came directly. from Toronto to Peterborough each day by truck, which proved more satisfactory than people thought it would be. - the Port Perry truck meets tHe Toronto one at Stouffville and our mail is picked up at Port Perry and delivered to Blackstock, Burketon, Nestle. ton and Janetville. Now |: Early in December we or: der some exira_lock-bags, as we require two a day for about ten days before Christ- mas. It,was while we were receiving jnail by train that a local p aster ordered 500 locked-bag labels (we order three months supply at a timé). Some one at the supply depot read it wrong and sent him 500 lock-bags. The courier brought a couple of bundles and inquired of the P.M. what in the world he expected to do with" all the mail bags. So you see the postmaster doesn't make all the mistakes. In 1929 the postage was 3c. on letters and 2c. on post cards. Later it went to 4c. and 3c. and in 1954 first class postage went to 5c. You will be glad to know that it has been announced that in 1968 all first class matter must have 6c. on it. When we first had the P.O. we ordered 2000 stamps for Christmas cards. Now we get 10,000. People either have more friends or the village popula: tion has grown. This Centen- nial year 'has been a-boon to Stamp -collectors-as we have had so many new and attrac- tive stamps besides the cen. tennial stamp; boxes. You would be surprised at the many different ways peo- ple have of putting on stamps. If they don't like the taste -of mucilage they lick .the corner of the envel ope. One gentleman, somé 'BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Insurance 985-2341 Dec./67 LICENCE Pleasant Surroundings REASONABLE RATES : PHONE 985 - 2606 Dec./67 - * FOR ANY OF YOUR Insurance Needs Do it the Co-operative Way | Ca-Operators Ins. Assoc. ETHEL NOTTINGHAM Myrtle J 655-4832 "Dec. 707 EMMERSON. INSURANCE - AGENCY. LIMITED ~~ General Insurance 9957306 PORT PERRY "Dec. 31/67 Qo DUFF ° ELECTRONICS ADMIRAL TELEVISION SALES and SERVICE Phone 985.7993 or 985.2728 PORT PERRY [2 For Income - Tax ~ see ALEX SHEPHERD Room 2, Post Office Building Phone 985.7031 Specializing in business and farm operations. / Dec./67 Septic Tanks Cleaned By PUMP EQUIPMENT SEPTIC TANKS AND WEEPING Beds INSTALLED -~ REG. ee = ARMSTRONG Port Perry -- 985.2226 1.5--Feb. 28/67 "RAYMOND J. FRALICK representing ~~. CIA Co-operators insurance Association The Farmers Union Mutual Fire Insurance' ik Auto - Home Protection Fire - Phone 985.7447 Aug. 31 Dec. 167 vo. TI MARKERS | AR 'RIMAR . "Phone 723-1002 152 Simeoe South, OSHAWA Dec. 67 A. E. Johnson 0.D. ) N OPTOMETRIST e EYES EXAMINED eo 229 Mary St. 9852383 - x ~ -Dec./67 | the corner and spit at i .|to 50c. which does not in- -lclude postage. years ago took the wy to til he hit it. A lady pat the stamps on her letters and sat on 'them until they=dried: Then" there is the rest of us who-lick-it; stick -it-on; give it a pat and hope it stavs. One lady of the village wouldn't lick any stamps but those with the picture of the queen: When we had 4c. post- age some stamps came with Mackenzie King on them. She bought 3c. and Ic. as she said she wouldn't lick Mac- kenzie's back. Since June our Registra tion Fee has risen from 35c. One cannot stress enough the importance -of registering any letter con: _Heiming important papers. When 'we take the letter from you te enter it in our registration book. It is then marked Registered, given a number, placed on ton of the bundle of letters with a re- gister letter bill. When the mail arrives, the™ registers are the first things to be taken care of. They are en- tered in a book, placed in a safe place and must be sign. ed. for by the addressee or his representative. This the only way a letter can be traced. , Not long ago I had a register come in the mail in a very large brown envel- ope and when the persondad sigmed for it, I opened the drawer to find it gone, I 'was -to put stamps-on their letters hefore mailing them. POST- un- | ladies had to pay 10c. each "covered: she had the wrong really worried; As 'the chap it was for, said T literally, took the office apart. Fin: allv I took out the drawer, | and found it had caught up | in the top of the desk, and when I opened the drawer 1! couldn't see it. I was great. ly relieved. Since the first of Oct/67' we have no more free insur- ! ance mailed to other parts of' Canada. Our ratés are now 10c. un to 310.00 dollars, ete. write as many as you wish. 3 4 Mi i S Parcels sent overseas should be either wrapped in strong brown paper and tied with string or wrapped in strong white cotton and well sewn. We will have to tie a string around them anvway, for many countries to attach custom declarations & other forms to them, Parcels may be insured to most countries, but if it is breajable it de- pends on how well the ar- ticle was packed and wrap- ped. Indemnity would not be paid until this'is checked into. We have had many ir ous things happen over the years. Once a chap brought in some fur pelts to mail. The nelts had been kent out. side in the cold. but after a short time in the warmth of the office, a strong unvleas- ant odour of skunk filled our house. One young chap, when asked to fill out a cus- tom Declaration 'on a parcel to U.S.A. wrote "A Christ mas gift to my girl friends". | 'Frequently * people forget PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, Jan. 4th, 1968 ~ 13 'Blackstock News Mr. and Mrs. Roy 'Taylor, also Mr. and Mrs. Anson Tay- lor, 'Scarboro, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Murray and girls, Cresswell. Mr. and Mrs. Anson Taylor spent Sunday night and Mon- day with his parents and all four visited Mrs. J. Forder in Rest' Home, Port Perry, on Monday. Mr. 'and Mrs. Glenn Van Camp and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Van Camp, Port Perry and Mr, Jack Van Camp were Sunday guests of Mr." and Mrs, Harry Van Camp. Mon- day Mr. and Mrs. Harry Van Camp and Mr. and Mrs, Jack Dowson were guests of Mr. and' Mrs. Glenn Van Camp and boys. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dy- sart, Peterborough; Miss Bet- ty McArthur and Mr. & Mrs. Ardis McArthur, Toronto, spent Sunday with their mo- ther Mrs, J. A. McArthur. "Tuesday morning Mr. & Mrs. Norman Dysart flew to Flori- da to spent a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ar- chie Dysart. Miss Ida Demp- sey went to Stratford for a AGE DUE is marked on the letters and twice the postage will have to he paid before a letter can be taken out of the office of its destination. Some years ago a lady from our village went visiting and while away. wrote two of her friends; one in Blackstock and one in Port Perry. She mailed them in a hurry, for- getting to put stamps on, The to get their letters. When they opened them they dis- letters in the envelopes, so they spent another.5¢ to-send- the letters to each other. A postage due letter came to our office for a lady and af- ter she had thought it over for a few days, curiosity got the better of her and she paid for it only to find that it was just a chain letter. I would like to suggest that you make a practice of putt- ing a return address/on the' outside of your letters. Es- pecially to people of whose address you are not sure, be- cause they will be returned to you after a. time if not called for or cannot be de- livered or forwarded. -Other- wise they will be sent to the "dead letter office) the card is signed Jane or Mother. We have had letters come back marked Postage due and addressed to "Mo- ther of .Sally". This should also apply if you have moved and some peonle don't know vour new address. The safest way. to send money through the mail .is by Money Order. the 'demonative orders, once known as postal note, which | have - the. Dollar amount stamped on and we add stamps to make up the change value. - These may be purchased up to $15.00. Af- ter $15 we use the money |- arder which mayv be in any am't up to $100. and we can These are used especially to send money out of Canada. If lost and the pavee Has not 'received the order, the re- i mitter may apply for a duvli-! 'cate order after a certain | length of time. while-it is cheaper, one 'has no proof it was ever sent. It Let's say |- We have]. would be your word against | the receiver of the letter. Did you ever get a money order to send for something and wait and wait for vour parcel to ¥come and after sending a complaint, find the envelope and morey order still in your purse? Special Delivery is 'avail- able in most cities. If you want your letter or parcel delivered as soon as it: reach- es the Post Office. To get this service you pay a little extra besides the postage. Aerograms are being used | more and more. Used for writing to countries, overseas, they are handv. After. your letter' is written, you just fold. seal and. post. The stamp- is already on and included in the purchase price of 10c. Otherwise--an- airmail letter is 15¢. for each 4 ounce. So remember that no matter where you are, you can keep in_touch .at.a low price. In order to have friends to write to, you must remember the Ten Commandments--of Hu- man Relations. 1. Speak to people. There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greet- ing. .-Smile at people. It takes _ 72 muscles to frown, only" 14. tg smile. . Call reo bv name. The _swéétest' music to any- one's ears is the sound of his own name. . Be friendly and helpful. If you would have friends, be friendly. . Be cordial. Speak and act as if evervthing you do were a genuine pleasure.' . Be genuinely interested in peonle. You can like everybody if you try. 7. Be generous with praise /__cautious with criticism. 8. Be considerate of the feelings of others. It will be appreciated. } . 9. Be thoughtful of the opinions of others. There , are three sides to a storv --yours--the other fellow's dnd the right one. One too of- ten makes the mistake 10. Be alert to give service. putting .money in. lettexs: | What. counts most in life is what you do for others. '| Mr. and Mrs. Bob Strong and visit, with the Dempsey rela- tives. , Mr. and Mrs. Leith Byers; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Byers; Mr. and Mrs, Herb Swain; Messrs. Don and Ralph, Miss Louise Moore and Mr. and Mis. Bob Bennett of Oshawa were Christmas Eve supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Murray By- ers and Miss Janice who is home from Guelph for the holidays. ~~ =» I Mr. and Mrs. Leith Byers - ' were Monday evening dinner guests of the Herb Swains. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Byers: - spent Christmas Day with her parents and relatives in Norwood. . Mr. and Mrs. John Mew & children, Toronto and George Robertson of Detroit were Sunday guests of Mr. & Mrs. Austin Beacock. Jane and Robert Mew remained for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Gamble, Darlene; Wayne and, Shelley, Oshawa, visited Mr. and Mrs. Marwood McKee Sunday. Monday the McKees joined _ other relatives at the home of Mr.and Mrs. Ed. Lawson and Bruce, Yelverton. 'Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rahm & family, Port Perry spent Sun- day with his parents Mr. & Mrs. Jack Rahm; Cheryl and Rick are holidaying with their grandparents this week. Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Strong, Jenene joined other relatives af the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Barr and Beverley, Bow- manville Christmas Day. Mrs. M. P. Philp, Scarboro; . Mr. and Mrs. Albert Abbott, 'Ottawa; Mr. John Philp, Cal gary; Mr. and Mrs. David Philp. and Bradley, Port Perry. were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith and Oliver. Mr. 'and Mrs. Harold Lar- mer and Mr. Grant Larmer. were Monday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted McMahon and family. Rev. and Mrs. John Rom- eril & family, Courtice were Tuesday guests of Rev. P. and Mrs. po and Denis. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McLaughlin and Debbie were --Dennis home for the col- lege holidays: Mrs. Edith Murphy Tyrone, Sunday to: Tuesday ;and Monday -- Mr. and Mrs. Walter Murphy and bovs. Newcastle; Mr. and Mrs. John Hancock, Oshawa; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Murphy and family, - Bowmanville; = Mr.- Ken Murphy, Hampton; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murph$ and family Tyrone; Mr. and Mrs. David Kyte. : Mr. & Mrs. Harold Wright, Oshawa; Mrs. Ted- Read and girls mpton visited the Roy McLauzhlins Wednesday. ~ Guests of the Fred Trewins and Mrs. A. Wright'on Mon- day were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Horn, Oshawa; Mry and Mrs. Farl Trewin and fa ily, En- - niskillen; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Trewin and family, Weston; Llovd is home from college in Toronto for the holidays. Roll up your sleeve to save a life...