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P9RT (& PERRY 1" Volume 105 - Port Perry, Ontario, Wednesday, May 26, 1971 -- No. 31 The discussions in regard People residing in the neigh bourhood of the new lagoon site north of the Village had the shock of their lives when a small plane crashed in that area Sunday afternoon The plane, piloted by a well-known woman stunt pilot, Sally Wagner was instan tly killed when her Chipmunk plane crashed following a practice flight from the Osh- awa municipal airport. Prior to going down the plane was seen flying quite low near Lake Stugog, but as yet there is no indication as to what caused the crash. Port Perry firemen were called, in the event what was Lady Stunt Pilot | Killed In Crash left of the plane might catch fire. Except for a few specta tors, they were first on the scene following the crash 12 to 14 firemen were on duty alternately ~ntil about 9 p.m. and assisted in remov ing the dead woman's body O.P.P. constables were on duty all night and had the benefit of portable generator and lights provided by the Whitby Fire Brigade Sally Wagner received her pilot licenge at the age of 16. She was 48, resided at Erin and was known as "The Canadian Doll" when she ap- peared at air shows around the country. Crosswalks On Highway 7A Again Discussed By Council to crosswalks and crossing guards on Highway 7A at Arrow and Ottewa Streets OWRC To Conduct Water Supply Study In order to take care ot [be included im a future de- and be prepared for an in- crease in water consumption im Port Perry, the Ontario velopment. Following a brief discus- sion, council agreed the pro- Cancer Fund Over The Top Despite the fact that the campaign started a little later than usual, the Port Perry Branch of the Cancer Society has again gone over its objec- tive of $3,500. The total again became one of the major issues at the last re- gular meeting of Port Perry Council. Councillor Howard Hall, who at an earlier meeting had volunteered to look into the matter, reported from his findings that the Safety the Cancer campaign. Much credit is due to the captains Patrol Prdjam proposed by the Department of Highways was not entirely agreed to by all concerned to be the best solution. From the discussion in council it appeared the opin- ion of the Ontario County Board of Education and the Detachment of OPP in Whit- by is much the same and that the present guard on Queen St., bylaw officer, R. McLean should be transferred to Highway 7A. raised this year was $3,702.58. The overwhelming response by the community and area Water Resources Commission | posed OWRC study would be im a letter to council is sug-|@ good idea and a resolution gesting a water supply study | Was passed to have the study jis indicative of the general be conducted. initiated. |spirit of the area concerning | The Commission anticipates |-- and canvassers and all those who gave of their time and donations to make the cam- paign the success it was. an increase in water con- sumption following she opers-| nly Two Weeks To Go tion of the new sewage sys- tem in Port Perry and sub- division developments within the Village t bg is further suggested a} well for stand-by purposes be developed, and have suffici- ent capacity to accomodate | future growth. The commis- from today, | the committee and since Jan- of this year several| Two weeks Port Perry will be able to | uary celebrate its much about 100th birthday. In 1871 | such as, Legion Open House, | at the June session of Ont-| Centennial Skating Party on ario County, Port Perry with| Lake Scugog, Club a population of 2,000 was in-|Snowmoble Races, Minor corporated and given the | Hockey, In a Victorian Parl- | status of Village our by the Historical Society, For well over a year, plans | United Church Concert, Fa- to make the celebration of a| shion Show. Figure Skating centennial one worthy of this | Carnival, Firemen's Centen-| Village have been discussed, | nial Ball, etc. first by the Chamber of Com-| The main celebrations how merce and then by a Centen-/| ever, are from June 9th to/ nial Committee with repre-| 12th and will be four busy sentations from every organ-| days for most Port Perry re ization in the community sidents, and especially for Through the year meetings | those taking an active part | have been held regularly by |on the many committees | Canoe The Nonquon Saturday, June 5th Canoe the year will take place on Sat arday, June Sth. Interest seems to be higher consider Continued on page 11 ing all of the excitement con / nected with Port Perry's| Make DLE eit ec nets Cc en 1 'celebratior he entennial 'celebrations the | Week Ending Thars., May 20 Admissions 36) establish a fund to wed |i y ; Majcher gaduated on May 25,| the Seugog Shores Museum | Bme actos a8 1971 from the University of| with permanent quarters 19 Western Ontario, London | when s suitable land or build- | pischarges 36 with! her Bachelor of Arts| ling becomes available | Remaining 39 ; in English Some changes have been | Visiting Hours 3 8 pm ll sion emphasizes the import- @ ance of a 24 hour stand-by power, a diesel generator to Lions this {made to make the race more Trophies donated for over Nonquon fun for everybody | have been year used to Operations . 'All Plans For Centennial Completed There are many attractions, | as a matter of fact far too talked | functions have been staged, | many to mention them all in| these columns. However, here are a few of the most important functions The official opening cere- mony will take place at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, June 9, followed by a concert of the| Continued on page 7 The general opinion is that it would be safer for child {ren to act as crossing guards on Queen Street, than on a busy highway such as 7A and | it was felt by the two auth- | orities, the Safety Patrol Pro. Continued on page 7 jor four Deadline June ist The Centennial Committee requests additional entries from the young beautiful girls in this community to compete for the honours of Centennial Queen. Deadline for entries is Tuesday, June ist and -in order to make the contest more exciting additional en tries is a must The required number of fiddlers to compete for hon- ours in the Fiddlers' Contest is almost reached. However, if received by June Ist, three additional entries will be accepted. Two letters of resignation | from the Hospital Board were | received and read at the last | regular meeting of Port Perry council Storey Beare, member of the Board for over five years, representing the Village and Bruce Beare, a member rep- resenting Ontario County for | four years while he held the position of deputy-reeve on | Port Perry Council and this | Two Resign From Board year representing the Village were the two resigning Council decided to accept the resignations and the clerk was informed to write a letter to the two concerned and ex tend appreciation for their services to the Hospital Board Reeve R. Kenny and coun cillor G. Jackman were ap pointed to replace the two members for the balance of the term. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Martyn were two of the many who enjoyed the successful beef barbe- que held by the Lions Club in the Arena Monday. They are receiving their generous por- tions from one of Mr. Sutherland's staff. Photo: P, Mvidsten, Jr.