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> a ------ hb} I v es ... ATES ARTA a ETS EAE EI LANE TS Cr TE Remember ~ Application for a railway lin RENEE LANE e into Port Perry from Whitby took place in 1867. The line was built and later sold to the Grand Trunk. ""On the Shores: of Scugog", written by Samuel Farmer describes "Port Perry's railway in 1934 60 YEARS AGO Some interesting items from a Reach Twp. Council Meeting: Accounts were passed to the amount of $443.50 mostly for roads and wire fence bonus. Salar- ies were paid - $75. to the Reeve, $65. to each coun- cillor. JAt the Scugog Council meeting the following accounts were passed: the local board of health, Hiram Fralick, Dr. D. Archer, the reeve and clerk were paid $20. for their year's services, the members of the council were paid $10. each for 1917. Mr. John Rolph was - presented with a life membership in the Bible Society. He had been treasurer of the local branch for 40 years. Mr. W.F. Weir of Man-. chester, will be candi- date for the office of Deputy Reeve in Reach Twp. -. "Port Perry is 35 YEARS AGO Thurs. December 24, 1942 A.W. Enid Wallace of the R.C.A.F. (W.D.) has been posted to Rock- cliffe. She was one of three honour graduates of her class at No. 6 Manning Depot, Toronto. Dr. M.B. Dymond leaves Port Perry for active- service in the R.C.A.M.C. for the dura- tion of the war. His practice will be carried on by Dr. Josephine Kamm. - 25 YEARS AGO Thurs. December 25, 1952 The first Canadian naval pilot to take part in combat operations against the Communists in Korea is a nephew of Mrs. Margaret Bates of Prince Albert. He is Lieut. Joseph McBrien. Reeve Harry Peel announced that the Corp- oration of Port Perry "wound up" with a sur- plus over $7,000. for 1952 at the council meeting When..? 77 GQ. T.R. Station," Port Perry, Ont. 19 practically without railway passenger service fo- day. We have no trains on Monday and Tuesday and a one-way train on each of the remaining four Fortunately freight service has days of the we been well maintained". Photo courtesy Scugog Shores Museum held in the Library. William W. Thompson, Alberta, has - been appointed Paster of Port Perry Pentecostal Church. "Mr. Harry Edinbor ough, a native of London, Ont. was appointed as manager of the Silver- woods = Port Perry Branch. 20 YEARS AGO Thurs. December 26, 1957 * The Lions Club held their annual Christmas party at-the Yacht Club. Mrs. Nelson Williams served a delightful meal. Mrs. Merlin Dowson was elected President of the United Church Even- ing Auxiliary. Mrs. John Hamilton was elected president of W.A. of St.John's Church, Blackstock. 10 YEARS AGO Thurs. December 21, 1967 The Publisher and Staff Members of the Port Perry Star received great honours when the Hon. M.B. Dymond, Minister of Health for Ontario presented them a Cen- tury of Service Award on behalf of the Hon. John P. Robarts. Kathleen M. Hook re- signed her- position as Administrator of Port Perry Community Hos- pital after working for the hospital a total of 15 years. Congratulations to Joan Parrinder, grade 7 Epsom Public School who was the second prize win- ner in the Central Ontario District T.B. Poster contest. Master Stephen Archer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Archer won 2nd prize in the Drawing-Colouring contest sponsored by Oshawa Shopping Centre. He won in the 10 to 15 years age group. A A ES a ---- aa ELL . PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1977 -- 5 Seniors party by Marion King The Senior Citizens held their annual Christmas dinner and entertainment on December 14. Mrs. Lee and her helpers from Nestleton catered for about one hund- red and thirty people for a lovely turkey dinner with all the trimmings even includ- ing three choices of pie, all . served just excellently. After everyone had enjoy- ed their supper, a draw was made by Grant Bright for the lucky draw door prize of which Bill Carnegie was the lucky winner of a five dollar bill. The Scugog Symphony Orchestra with Mrs. Hunter as leader and members, Mr. Bob Cawker, Mr. George Freeman, Ethel Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. John Beckett, Myrtle Snelgrove at the piano, Bruce Snelgrove, Joy Noonham assisting in the singing, Marion-Weston put on a lovely programme con- sisting of a Christmas March, a Christmas Waltz, * many old Christmas songs, a trio of Myrtle Snelgrove, Mrs. Beckett and Ethel Freeman sang Christmas chimes. They also played several good Old Tyme Music on their fiddles with Myrtle at the piano and set the toes to tapping. In between this entertain- ment, our Senior Citizens Choir sang several sacred numbers and ended with "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". Many compli- ments were given our leader Win Philp and pianist Alita Leask for such a good job in training the choir. The choir were all dressed in long dresses and looked like Eaton Beauty dolls (life begins at 55) . Santa Claus then arrived and an exchange of gifts followed. All the charter members and the Symphony Orchestra were guests. The decorating committee with Winnifred Causley as con- venor helped to make it a decided success. Handicraft Guild "by Mrs. Sadie Hobbs The December meeting of which time the experienced members will teach the Bill Smiley We got an early Christmas present at Bsa, is a delight to have for a visit. it's like a floor. The younger one tries to emulate him, gets in the way, gets a kick in the BAH our place this year. My daughter, who is: training to be a teacher, was heading.into' a hairy week of practice teaching real kids in a real school. My wife, in a sudden burst of compassion and stupidity, volun- teered to take The Boys for a week. At time of writing, we've had them for three days. And nights. It hasn't seemed an hour more than three years. My old lady has aged a decade, hasn't spoken a civil word to me for 48 hours, and is threatening to move into a hotel and leave me stuck with the pair. This morning, in a desperate effort to| obtain a little peace, she got up at six o'clock and went downstairs to make a cup of tea and read for a few minutes, in blissful solitude. She'd just settled<in a chair when she heard this horrible, famil- jar sound: the thump! thump! of tiny feet descending the stairs. It was No. 2 son, armed with a big grin, a loaded diaper and a hearty appetite for breakfast. Her groan awoke me, all the way upstairs, where I was trying to snatch 40 winks, after sleeping, or attempting to, with No. 1-son. ._He sleeps crossways, upside down, or kitty-corner, and kicks the - clothes off both of us every five minutes. It's not that they are bad boys. It's just that there are two of them. - Either, by ut when they're together, onearmed man trying to cope with a cage of monkeys. We brought two large boxes of their favorite toys and teddy bears and puppets. They can litter two floors of the house with these in two minutes, then ignore them while you pick them all up. It's much more fun getting into Gran's innumerable cupboards and drawers and nooks and crannies, and dragging out everything that is not nailed down or cemented over. On my desk, as I write, are: one baby's bottle, one large strainer from the kitchen, one fire iron, and our only flashlight, carefully taken apart. On the floor behind me is my chess set, 80 spools of Gran's ° thread, mainly unwound, and the baby's potty chair, completely virgin. I am away behind with my mail, and I haven't read a paper -since The Boys arrived. Trouble is, it takes one of us to, police them, while the other is frantically trying to get something essential done, like ironing a shirt or cooking some grub. It isn't that they fight a lot. They fight all the time. The older one is very intelligent and very curious. He'll find somethirig like the 'short step ladder, climb it, and see how hard he can jump on the face from big brother, squeals in mingled rage and pain, bites big brother on the calf, and they're into it. Last night, after dinner, they wanted their mitts on. One of us wearily struggled them on, anything for peace, and the two immed- iately started boxing. For real. The little guy would absorb a punch on the ear, go down laughing, struggle up, rush his brother, overwhelm him with a flurry of punches. He's two years younger, but just as strong and twice as pugnacious. This sort of thing is hell for a mild, middle-aged couple who believe that little children should be kind and sweet and generous with each other. I was almost drowned the other night when I tried to give them both a bath at the same time. 1 used to bath them singly when they were tiny, and it was a lovely experience, being so gentle and careful that the little heads didn't get a bump, or the eyes get soap in them. Now it's a cross between catching a greasy pig 'and being an octopus with six tentacles missing. They wrestle at one end of the tub and do belly-flops. They have splashing matches in which both get soap in their eyes and yell fiercely. It ends only when one or other slips on the soap and as The Boys. But this is the new generation which thinks that a kid's whole being is warped and stunted if he gets an occasional belt on the backside. They think the little guy should be allowed to go bare bottom a couple of hours a day, so he won't feel repressed by his diaper, or something. So he promptly stands in the middle of Gran's newly-cleaned rug, gets a faraway look in his eye, and pees a golden stream. Put him on his pot, of course, and he just grins. And this crowd is not taught any respect for property. They are used to banging around in rented quarters, and their parents haven't anything worth breaking anyway, so they are given free rein to that vandal that is hidden in all of us. Thank the dear goodness I have to go to work every day and have eight hours of cornparative peace. But I'm worried about Gran. Another couple of lamps knocked over, another box of oatmeal sprinkled into the downstairs john, and she's off to the bug-house. The Argyle Syndicate Ltd. Maid _ w the Louise Patterson Handi- others how toread and follow Ui craft Guild was held on Dec. crochet instructions. 3 14th. in the St.John's Church 3 Hall with 33 members pre- h He or sent. C eck ice x A tasty and fattening pot luck luncheon was enjoyed Oa by all present followed by an cond I t ion exchange of gifts, hand on made by the Fk and The Trent-Severn Water- showing the many talents of way. Parks Canada, advises the members. Dorothy the public when travelling Naples played Santa Claus. oxe lake and rivers for The business meeting was recreational oF other presided over by Sandy Sin- parpases: focheck jecicondi clair in the absence of Vera i ; Hutton and was very shogt. ith above normal The time of our next craft precipitation, extremely show at the Latcham Centre Highiwater flow 'S that prevail was discussed and it was Or or. the entire Waterway. decided that it would be open Buen stiould be taken from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. uring the period from A nominating committee of December 15th 1977 to March two was appointed to fill 154978, vacancies in the executive The lakes referred tp are: and Dorothy Naples and Stoney Lake, Buckhorn, Florence Smith were the Chemong Lake, Pigeon Lake lucky ladies chosen to serve Bobcaygeon River, Sturgeon on this committee. Lake, Scugog Lake, Scugog Our next meeting will be River, Balsam Lake and held on January 11, 1978, at Lake Simece. cracks his noggin on the tub. It isn't as though we aren't used to children. We had two of our own, and while they were trying at times, they'd get a slap on the bum if they tried to be as boisterous g ¥