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~ Point on Scugog Island. He -up on the ice it broke. His . friend called for help and an The above picture is one of many in the series the Star has published during the last few weeks. The picture was intended for publication during the week, Mr. C.S. Jones visited here, but due to the co-incident that two of the stores were operated by his father and uncle it was held over to accompany the interview with Mr. Jones on this Born In Port Perry 92 Years Ago page. The three gentlemen standing on the front steps of the stores are Mr. Wm. Jones (father) operating the grocery store, C.W. Jones {uncle), dry goods store, and next a second uncle, JW. Isaacs, who owned a tailor shop on the second floor of the same building: Mr. Jones identified the three by using a magnifying glass. Still Has Vivid Recollection Of The Old Days A ouEls of weeks ago, the Star had a pleasant visit when a resident of 'many years ago dropped into the office for a chat, Mr. C.S. Jones, born and raised in Port Perry 92 years ago was amazingly alert and} remembered and told of many incidents from his young life in Port Perry. With him on this visit to the place. of his birth was Rev. W.J. McKeown,B.A. of Drum- mond Hill Presbyterian Church, Niagara Falls, Ont- ario, married to a niece of Mr. Jones. When Mr. Jones was born on July 1st, 1877, his father operated a grocery store in Port Perry, Prior to this, he owned a farm near Tyrone in Durham County, Ontario. "I remember when the Salvation Army started in Port Perry," 'Mr. Jones said.: "I was about eight years old, and they brought their band from Toronto and marched up and down Queen Street, and I marched along with them." At ten years old he remem- bers he and another boy skipped school one day and went skating near Adam's fell through the ice, and every time he tried to pull himself Indian, Geo. Goose managed to pull him out of the water. -After a few years in bus- iness, Mr. Jones' father sold his grocery store and home in Port Perry and rented a farm near Enniskillen. After farm- ing for three years, a brother of Mr. Jones' father, Charles in the drygoods business in Port Perry was able to per- suade him to return and again start a grocery business. "My father's grocery store was next to my uncle's dry goods store, and we resided in a large home owned by N.F. Patterson, a lawyer, only a block away from the school," Mr. Jones said. = "I" can remember when John A. Macdonald spoke in Port Perry prior to an elect- ion. A platform was built in the centre of Queen Street. It was a big day with bands and lots of free whiskey, "Mr. Jones continued. ' When he was sixteen, Mr. Jones got his first job as an apprentice with the local druggist, Al Davis. After a few . months. here he was offered a job in the drug store of Jury and Gregory in Oshawa, and was paid $3.00 per week. He worked there for three years, but moved to Hallett who owned a drug store on the corner of Spadina and College Streets: . "The hours were much longer than in Oshawa," Mr. Jones said. "I had seven large windows to clean com- pared to two in Oshawa, and I slept on the second floor over the drug store, took prescriptionsdowntown. When I returned to Port Perry after six months my "weight had dropped from 160 lbs. to 125 Ibs." said Mr. Jones. While Mr. Jones was work- ing in Toronto, his father had gone for a trip to Manitoba where he bought a section of land near Miami, 756 miles south west of Winnipeg. Mr. Jones decided to join his father and they started out on the long trip west in the spring of 1898. His: mother had died from a heart attack in 1889, when he was 12 years old and he was a young man of 21 when they arrived at their destination. "Homesteading was a 1.:w experience for me," Mr. Jones said, -"The first summer we were busy breaking land, and during the winter I was work- ing 'in Mark Westway 's Drug Store while he attended Toronto to work for Jas. College in Winnipeg." calls at night and delivered|. enterprising young an Mr. Jones had success as" well as failures during a relatively short time of farm- ing in Manitoba. He eventually gave it up and started as a salesman for Massey-Harris. The start of this new venture did not. turn out to be of a profitable nature either. During a three month period," Mr. Jones said, "I was only able to sell one set of sleighs and made a com- mission of $2.50 and one set of cutter shafts 75¢." Business improved gradually for Mr. Jones, and became eventually quite successful. In 1908 he. moved fromMiami- to Roland, Man., and continued in the implement business and during that year he sold 25 cultivators, 35 drills and other farm implements. _ i On March 24th, 1909 he' was married to Christine Campbell of Miami. "We lived in a small house where the baptist preacher had resided, Mr. Jones said. "His daughter is married to John Diefen- baker; former Prime Minister of y:nada. ing mcrae end more popular at this 'time, ana I was appointed Chevrolet dealer (Continued on Page 16) ++ were recent guests of Mr. & '2+ tomobiles were becom-}| 4 PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, July 31,1969 -- 15 Service. will be chester Church, August 3rd at 10:30 a.m., when Prospect will join us for worship. You are invited. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hutchin- son, Agincourt, were recent callers on Mr, and Mrs, I.. B. Roberts. . Jackie Wanninkhof enter- tained a number of little friends on his birthday last 'Wednesday. : Angela and Gredorv Run- ford, Lakefield. spent last week with grandma Best and family. Mrs. W. S. Taylor, Mrs. Camille Bramell and Mr Pet- er Bramell were guests of Mrs. Crosier on Tuesday ev- ening. Mrs. Roy Do¥on with Miss Lulu Chrictie and Mrs, Gert- rude Briggs, Oshawa, holi- dayed last week at Cedar Beach, Beaverton. Mrs. Aletha Holtby accom- panied friends to Niagara for a few dafs this week. Mr. and Mrs. Bonin, Osh- awa, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sell ers, Clarkson, Mrs. Florence Moran, Little Britain, Mrs. 'Alice Peebles, Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. L. Stark, Toronto, Mrs. W. J. Mitchell. . Mrs. Jack Wanninkhof and daughter Margaret are visit- 'ing relatives' in Holland. Mrs. Meta-Holtby and Mrs. Maude Crosier enjoyed a trio day. Mr. & Mrs, L. Best, Cathy and Ricky and Mrs."Ronald Crosier visited in Lakefield on Saturdav. Mr. Earl Ferguson. Oshawa and Mrs. Marian Kerr. Tor- onto, viisted Mrs. Crosier on Saturday. BUYING REAL ESTATE LID -REALIoR Manchester News at, Man- Mr. and Mrs. Ron McKen- zic and daughters were home from the cottage over fhe" week-end. : Mr. and Mrs. R, Steer Mar- garet and John enjoyed a three week vacation in the Maritimes. Mr. and Mrs. Josh Dobson and Mr. & Mrs, R. Steer and family visited Mr, and Mrs. Exerett Dobson Toronto. Misses Susan Roach, Jerry Grand and. Donna Dickie, nurses in training at Toronto General Hospital, left on a motor trip on Sunday. They Calgary, Banff and Vancou- ver, etc, Mrs. Olga Merrick. Toronto and Mrs. W. C. Pollard, Ux- bridge were supper guests with Mrs. Crosier Monday evening. : SH oLD : | "AFTER AL L SAID, AND DONE" THERES ALOT MORE SAID to Niagara Falls on Wednes- | BRIAN'S SUPERTEST OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK LUBRICATION EXPERT WHEEL BALANCING PHONE 985 - 2243 REFRESHMENT BOOTH © 24 HOUR TOWING eo (Emergency Groceries) ICE--Block & Cube 985-7373 The . ACADEMY THEATRE "ABSENCE OF Next week = SEAGRAVE $3.00 per odds KAWARTHA SUMMER ATTENTION TEENS Dance. Friday Nights 9-12 Aug. 1st, 1969--Continuous tape of teenage music 75¢ Per Person. ATTENTION ADULTS Aug. 2nd--Continuous tape of Adult Music Aug. 9th--Harper Valley Boys Live Entertainment $3.50 per couple ----Spot-Dances & -Door Prizes both nights. Refreshments Saturday night only Also filtered swimming pool, picnic tables, snack bar, | and ends for groceries. Phone 857-3517 | THEATRE , LINDSAY, ONTARIO NOW PLAYING A CELLO" The hilarious comedy by Ira Wallach Wendy Thatcher and Joan Panton Performances Tues.--Wed.-- Thurs. and Sat. July 29 -- 30 -- 31 -- Auqust 1 Curtain at 8:30 -- No reserved seats. "BOEING -- BOEING" , Preview Performance, Monday, August 4th Haliburton High School SUN VALLEY ONTARIO couple will spend.a month visiting...