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Anna Forder and Richard Stephens and fur hats ready for Qeparive and com- smartly dressed in their Hudson Bay coats petitions in the Winter Olympic Games in Anna And Richard Ready For Olympics "Anna Forder and Richard ® Stephens are off to the + pic Games: in. greatest event of their skat- ing career, the Winter Olym- Grenoble, | France. , Plans had been made for a morning flight by Air Can-. ada, to Montreal, Monday morhing, but due to fog and Ex-Warden Grant Christie - Awarded Centennial Medal A well known resident of Reach Township, Mr. Grant}. . Christie has been awarded the Centennial Medal. It 'will be no surprise to anyone in Reach Township, . + that Mr. Christie should be LJ * . Maternity Hours 3 to 8 p.m. "the choice. . Discharges 'Remaining He was born and raised in the Township, and has deveted much of his life _serving the community well. He was a member of Reach | Township council for many years, and served as coun- cillor, deputy-reeve & reeve. He received the highest honours in Ontario County; when he was elected Warden in 1934. . Mr. Christie also served as clerk-treasurer of Reach for | many years. When he retired in 1959, the position was fill- --ed by the present clerk-trea- surer. Alex Johns. With the medal was a cer-: tificate with the following text: "On the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the confederation of Can-. + (Continued on Page 9) Hospital Report Week Ending' January 27 Admissions... 22. "Operations ............. CAT 8 Emergency Treatments... 3 Births Deaths ......... Visiting Hours --2 to, 8 p.m: from Toronto International were cancelled. Hurried ar- rangements were: made to have 'them travel by the morning train, and they still caught. the evening plane. 'for Paris France at 7.15 p.m. In Montreal they joined the 'other members of the Canadian olympic contingent for the overseas flight to Paris, France. From here the group travelled to Geneva, (Continued on Page 9) IWill Strike Be Settled? According to a brief inter- view - Oshawa Times had with James Kitt, Ontario or- | ganizer for the Ladies Gar- ment Workers® Union a sett- fement may be 'made, in the present strike at H. W. Gos- sard Ltd. Negotiations have been going on for the last few weeks, was all Mr. Kitts had to say: The Star telephoned Mr, Kitts office in Toronto Wed- firmed, but he was not in the office at the time. - A call to the H. W. Gos- sard plant in Port , Perry since no: one. answered the telephone. Noho 103 inclement weather, all flights' i PORT PERRY. ON, THURSDAY, FEB: Xo 1968 Number 16 Local Ratepayers Will Get "Break" The local council has de- cided to go a little easier on the ratepayers of this town. At the last meeting of Port Perry Council it was decided' to change the payments of taxes from twice to three times a year. - Earlier years instalments have, come due-in.the middle '|'of May and September. This' year ratepayers will be able to make three instalments, May 1, August 1; and Nov. 1. No doubt this will meet with the 'approval of most' ratepayers in Port Perry. i Band Here Saturday The Northlandia Concert Band, when they performed here in March 1967 made an unforgetable evening for the 400 persons who attended the concert. The band will be back on Saturday, Feb. 3rd, aL 8:15 p.m. for a second perform- ance in the High School Auditorium, again under the baton of Charles Mills, music- teacher at the North Mount Junior High School. . ° Members of the band are girls and boys from various schools in York Township 'between the ages of 12 to-18 years. This is the third year? the band has been in opera- tion, and in a short span' of time has reached an enviable high standard: of perform- ance. The concert is under the auspices of the Port Perry United Church Building Com- -mittee, and tickets are still' available' COLLISION" AT MANCHESTER Damage To Car $1,800 Accidents are prone to happen on the ways 12 and 7A. Only last week an ati which sent four persons to hospital, a before 12 noon a collision occurred again. between a 1952 Chev. panel truck and 1965 Chevrolet car. The truck was driving south on 12, with Wm. Strut of Oshawa' at the wheel, and Stan Gylytiuk, driver of the "This time car was arriving from the east on 7A when the collision happened. The drivers escaped injury, but damage to the car was about $1,800 and the truck $100. O.P.P. con- stable Hunter is investigating. nesday, to have the' fiews cofi- | - was "also in the negative |. Elect Wm. Harrison Pres. The Port Perry Fire De partment were host to 'the members of the Ontario County Mutual Aid Associa- tion here in Port Perry last Friday evening. 'The Asso- ciation covers all fire depart- ments in ; Ontario County, from Athérley in the north |0f Mutual Aid Association to Pickering Township in} the south. About thirty-five members from the departments attend- ed the meeting. As this was the first meet- ing of the new year, the an- nual election of officers was (Continued on Page 9) Celebrate Golden Anniversary Family and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dowson at thelr home on Lilla Street Tuesday evening, on the occasion of the couple's Golden Anni- versary, Frit : * ts SARE The couple received many fine olfts, cards and telegrams and the Star joins the many well wishers on the happy occasion of 50 years of marriage. ER Toth Aha tt SEFTON 0 pe