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EE -- . wishes 'are extended to two Announced in last week's issue of the Star was the change of ownership of Lawrence Pharmacy in Port Perry. Mr. AM. Lawrence, proprietor of the store for nearly 40 years recently sold out to Mr. Gordon F. Parkin, Oshawa, who is seen receiving the keys to the store by the former owner. Photo by P. Hvidsten Sr. g Regional Government Discussed At Meeting Representatives from Port Perry. Reach & Scugog Twp. councils' met with Mr. Don Patterson, representing the Ontario Government, in the . planning of Regional Govern: ment in this area. Assisting him during the informal but highly informative meeting was R. E. (Ted) Sims, exe cutive administrator, a posi tion he was recently ap- pointed to. Both speakers emphasized strongly the main purpose of the meeting was to make local persons. involved .and interested in the develop: ment of Regional Govern. ment. They were also look- ing for possible suggestions from local participants in the research to reach the best solutions as far as the size and type of government that would apply to a speci fic area. } Mr. Patterson told the small gathering the Regional Government study would "take one year to complete and will be divided into three stages of study, with the first expected to be com- pleted in January 1970. The second paper or study is ex- pected to be completed in mid March, and the third 'in July. -- At this stage, Mr, Patter: son said he would present his own tentative solutions, and organizations and indivi- duals will be able to present briefs at public hearings. These meetings will be called two to three weeks followng completion of the third study. He indicated this was a very tight time scheduled, but felt it was pos- sible to accomplish this if co-operation was given on all levels. During the three hour meeting. Mr. Patterson and Mr, Sims gave well prepared' answers. to a number of questions directed to them | from the council members present. : Reeve Robt. Kenny, Port Perry chaired the meeting. = Two Local Ladies Elected Congratulations, and best well known, Port Perry area ladies. Mrs. Sam Cawker of Nestle- ton (formerly of Port Perry) Fire At Seagrave A garage owned by Onno Jansen of Seagrave was destroyed by fire Tuesday evening. xi Firemen were called at 6:16 and were on the scene for four hours. The fire apparently started in the north end of the building and in minutes spread throughout the wooden structure. Firemen pumped water from the Nonquon River. *"To W.I. Provincial Board, Williams, | and Mrs. Nelson Port Perry, were elected to the Provincial Board of the Women's Institutes of Ont- ario at the area convention held in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, early in November. Mrs. Cawker was elected to serve as Provincial Board Director for the Province of Ontario, with Mrs. Williams being elected as alternate. The election to the Board involves a great deal of time, effort and considerable travel- ling, representing sub-division and the Districts of York Centre, York .West, - York North, York East and Ontario South. Residents Use 56,813,000 Gal. Of Town Water The O.W.R.C. reported to council in a letter that Port Perry has used over 56,813,- 000 gallons of water in the first eight months of 1969. They gave a breakdown of the number of gallons used daily and monthly in their report. The letter stated. . . "Please find below a re- cord of the pumps for the period June 1, 1959 to Sept. 30, 1969 inclusive, from the O0.W.R.C. pumphouse. Flows are expressed in mlilions of gallons. Total Daily Month Flow Aver. June 6.367 0.212 July 7.794 0.221 August 6.961 0.224 Sept. 7.934 0.264 Volume 105-PORT PERRY ONT., THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1969-- Number 4 Jim Gerrow CARTWRIGHT H.S. COMMENCEMENT [J Wins Barley oye ' Competition Jim Gerrow, R.R. 3, Port Perry and a member of the Port Perry. 4-H Grain Club is this year's Barley Champion at the Royal Winter Fair. His brother Roy captured sec- ond place in the same class, and other members from: the Ontario County 4-H Grain Clubs placed high on the list of the 31 entries competing for honours. Also winning a champ- ionship at the Fair was Albert Hockley, Claremont for his Sebago potatoes. Lynn Fair, Ontario County agriculture representative, announced the good news at the Lions Club dinner meeting Monday "night where members of the Port Perry 4-H Grain Club members .were present as guests of the club. Vote March 18 Following an approval by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario the Port Perry Coun- cil passed a by-law to take a vote on Wednesday, March 18, 1970, on the following question. "Are you in favour of the sale of liquor under a dining lounge licence for consumpt- ion with meals on licenced premises?"' The vote came about liam Northcott, owner of Conway Gardens when he asked the council to make such a request to the L.C.B.O following the request of Wil-|: Dianne Taylor's name will orian's plaque, presented to Principal. ; Mr. Gordon Paisley, princi- pal of Cartwright High School gave the opening remarks at the Commencement exercises held in Blackstock Recreation Centre on Friday evening, November 14th. Mr. Art Rowan, represent- ative of the Northumberland- Durham County Board of Education brought greetings from the board to the teachers at a recent council meeting. and students. Continued on page 21° a ro Following a complete training program at the Community Memorial Hospital and successfully passing Provincial Registration Examinations in Toronto recently, three staff members of the local hospital were presented with their R.N.A. certificates. Making the presentation was Mrs.Jean Gray, Director of Nursing at right. Proudly holding their certificates are Mrs. Sylvia Franssen, Mrs: Marie Perigoe and Mrs. Marie Gray, At the extreme left is Mrs. E. Mackie, supervisor of nursing. Valedictory Address By Dianne Taylor be inscribed on the Valedict- her by G. Paisley, School Photo--P. Hvidsten Jr. A long list of scholarships were presented by the donors. Entertainment for the even- ing consisted of Glee Club selections and a one act play entitled '"'She Married Well". - The highlights of these events is the Valedictory address, and Miss Dianne Taylor now. attending: -the University of Western Ontario made a fine orator and deliv- ered the following address: Santa Parade Needs Floats In order to make the Santa Parade on Dec. 13 a festive and colourful one, floats are needed. Organizations, sghools.and" individuals, children & adults not only from Port Perry but also from the area are re. . quested to take part in the: parade. Uxbridge Legion Pipe Band and the Port Perry High School band will take part and Santa himself will be handing out bags of candies to the children. But in order to make it a success, floats, decorated bi- cycles, cars, doll carriages, etc. are needed. HOSPITAL REPO] Admissions, . ...." ... 26 Operations .. ........ 10 Emergency Treatments : . 78 Births... 7.4... LLL, 2 Deaths: ., ..0..0 cous 1 Discharges ........... 38 Remaining .......... 30 Visiting Hours 2. to 8 p.m. Maternity Hours 3 to 8 pm.