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Page 18 -- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1971 Centennial Continued from page 16 FEB. Joe Sisson crawls to safety with broken hip, after fall into grain bins APRIL -- G.M. strike at Osh- awa affects local business. ¥ f i | i i ! Ault Port Perry's Centennial RALPH TAYLOR DISTRIBUTOR OF: SUPERTEST FOR > .' and pilot. TO EXTEND THEIR CONGRATULATIONS to the Village of Port Perry its C c As it is now curling was a popular winter pastime in the Village near turn of the century. 1939 FEB. -- Celebrate 71 ee eee APRIL -- Ross Bailey, 17 rs agua a year old son of Mr and Mrs. ocr. - Airplane slip and other improvements at wa front well underway. -- Hwy. 7A has been newly surfaced from Port to Taylor's cor- ners. 1940 FEB. -- White Kitchen Rest- aurant offers 40q¢ meals. MAY -- Birdseye Center Cab- in Park, E.G. Michell, prop- prietor, opened for tourists. -- Wing Com. Geo. R. Howsam, formerly of Port Perry, has been appointed Senior Staff Officer No. 4 Training Com- JUNE -- Port Perry Cheese Factory opening on June 10. King and Queen. A day never to be forgotten by those who went. (last trip for Nip'n Tuek.) : JUNE -- Peel Bros. were abie' to meet rush orders to supply | 100 capons for the Royal Train. -- JK. Lawrence of Myrtle has invented and built a composite snow and hydro- plane. Carries 4 passengers Proud to take part in : PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FARM, HOME AND INDUSTRY (Canada's All Canadian Company) COSSSCNG OOOOOCOOVOOOVVOVOVOOOdo rs ENTENNIAL A. AVA | 1942 B lccription. S| JULY -- Sugar rationing is ; ffee. . {pec -- Flying Officer Glenn k| MacMaster killed in flying ¥ | accident. e| JULY -- Sgt. Pilot William >| R. Willard, R.C.A.F., son of S| Mr. and Mrs. H. Willard, killed %| in action. 4] AUG. -- New Town Dump on R) old C.N.R. right of way. -- » Lieut. Wm. S. Miller, nephew Ve, -- Sten tnd Peng bee Soa, ee. -- aoe declare war against Germany.| ounce able-bodied men -- Canada to organize two|up to 45 to be conscripted overseas division. -- Dr. David| for home defense, except those in vital industry. JULY -- Volunteer Civil Guard formed. AUG, -- National Registration everyone over 16 years. 1941 MAY -- Owing to higher costs milk will now sell at 10¢ per quart, cream 65¢q per quart. Other rpices at this time are -- tinned vegetables from 2 tins for 19¢ to tins for 25¢.; shredded wheat 2 pkgs. for 23q¢.; bologna 17¢. per Ib cooked ham 53¢. Ib. and 5 string brooms were adver- tised at 29¢ each. JUNE -- Good-bye Nip'n Tuck, The last excursion of the train was to see the King and Queen when in Toronto. -- Seugog Centre Church burned, June 12. JAN. -- Population 1,235. -- Local citizens in the armed forces, 22 overseas, 34 serving in Canada. APRIL -- Port Perry over- whelmingly in favour of con- started, closely followed by 1943 of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sweet- man, of Scugog, killed in action in Sicily. -- Lay new corner stone for United Chur- | ch at Scugog Centre. | DEC. -- Three robberies; Beare Motors safe stolen; tires from cars at Dave Carnegie's and Geo. Symes. Entry to Beare"s effected by cutting glass from window. $250 taken from safe. 1944 JAN. -- Flying Officer Burgess Beare son of Mrs. Hiram Fit- chette is awarded the Disting- pes Flying Cros. He is serving with the R. A. F. in the middie east. Recently sent three German Junkers 888 into the Mediterranian in three minutes of aerial fight- ing. FEB. -- Sonya man, Cpl, Thos. Meneely died as result of wounds sustained fighting in Italy. ~ Flying Officer Geo.) Mulligan reported missing in APRIL -- Editor receives a picture of the six "Scugog Kids" who are serving over- seas in Major Cmpnie Smythe's Battery. They are gunner Len. Colbear, Ken Hillier, 'Mike' Sheridan and Jack Sangster. MAY -- Ex-Warden Robert Somerville passes. -- Milton Goode is opening a refrigera- tion locker system to the public. JUNE -- Corporation own first electric lawn mower 'Len Leahy Electric' built by Len Leahy to ease the chore of grass cutting on the town park. AUG, -- Pilot William Aldred is reported missing in action, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Aldred. -- Charley Turner's horse, Bon Jour, wins $50,000 Trenton handicap. He paid only $1,600. Charley was speechless for once. OCT. -- Queen St. to become partof 7A Hwy. - Pte. Russell Trebell, formerly of Port Perry killed in action -- Charlie Bowerman discovers a white pelican on Lake Scugog; not usually seen in this part of the world, the bird was taken vt S a ¥ J ENTENNIAL EDITION to Riverdale Zoo. -- Lieut. Raymond _ Hillier died of wounds in France, Sept. 24. NOV. -- Pte. Geo Dodsley killed in action, Oct., Italy. ~ Neil Sweetman, former reeve and councillor dies after Jong illness. DEC. -- Storm blocked roads, prevent delivery of milk , bread and mail. Schools are closed. 1945 JAN. -- Gar. Norman Gilboord suffered the loss of his right arm in Holland. -- F. O, T. Wm. (Bill) Leahy killed on active service. { ye 6. Trp. Fred Andrews was killed in action in Italy. MARCH -- P. O. William Murray Aldred reported killed in action and burried in Ger- many. Pte. Rae M. Webster reported seriously wounded. APRIL -- Bank robbed, four men accost bank manager, E. Hayes, on street and forced him to open bank and vault. Thieves carried off silver and locked Mr. Hayes in vault. He let himself out with a screw driver. MAY -- V. J. Day. -- Over the top again, 8th Victory Loan-Port Perry wins the plaque. -- Joel Aldred pro moted from Fit. Lieut. to Sqd. Leader. -- Fit. Lieut. Guy Rainville, D. F. M. son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hayes has been released from prison camp Stalag Luft III. JUNE -- Air Vice Marshall Geo. Robert Howsam, made Companion of the Most Hon- ourable Order of the Bath. Born 1895 in Port Perry he was educated here and joined the army on leaving schoo! in 1916. He transferred to the R. F. C. in 1917. He wi for service in the last war. In 1921 he left R.F.C. and became attached to Can. Air Board. Since Dec. 1944, he has been president of the Travelling Establishment Com- mittee at A.F.H.Q. Retiring from service. AUGUST -- F.O. Ivan G. Kerry, son of Mr, and Mrs. N. G. Kerry, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross -- Bank of Commerce robbed again. Three employees locked in vault while thieves clear the till. -- V.J. Day celbra- | tions. | Continued on page 22 awarded the Military Cross . °