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Port Perry Star (1907-2001), 14 Jul 1971, p. 15

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Mr. and Mrs. Collacutt at the "Star" office. | Born In Port Perry 1900 . Former Resident Visits, Enjoys What He Sees Summertime im a smail,| tempt at the age of 16 and _. friendly village like Port Perry | first joined the 116th batta- " always bring visitors. Most of| lion under Col. Sam Sharpe. | | Seagrav te itr if At i 4 i a i f i : fits He ae Fre Mr. Bill Wanamaker and Miss Sharon Sweetman atten- ded the Ross -Slute wedding in Utica church on Satruday. Miss Miriam Chant of Tor- onto has been holidaying with the Venners and all hands} j erated and tolerated so well. e News PORT PERRY RECREATION CORNER by Janice Dowson The first week of Play- ground has passed and the second one is progressing. The attendance at both Tot Lot and Senior Playground is amazingly high and more are registering daily. As could be expected, the hectic and disorganized. I would like to express my ap- preciation to the children whe attended those first days and their parents who all co-op- Wednesday, July 7, was Playday at R. H. Cornish School for both Tot Lot and Senior. Playground. Relay Races and games were the main activities for Playday. Playground's annual Sca- venger Hunt took place on Thursday afternoon. The winners at Senior Playground | PORT PERRY STAR ~ Wednesday, July 14,1971 -- 955 --_ QUEEN ST. were Susan McPhail, Crystai| the Fair Grounds. We left Menzies and Tracy Menzies.| the school about 10 a.m. Upon the| reaching our destination had TENDER AND TRIMMED Weiners HALF CRYOVAC Cottage Roll » 55° Baby Beef Liver » 69: first few days were rather LEAN Ground Chuck .. 73: BUTTER +69: MIDDLETON'S MEATS -- PORT PERRY -- ots. 19 985-2562 ; them are strangers to this area, but a great many come back to visit the place they enjoyed in their childhood and youth, visit with friends of those days and enjoy re- miniscing about the "old" days. Some of these "old timers" also drop into the Star for a friendly visit and on Wed- mesday last week, the office staff enjoyed the company of Mr. John H. Collacutt, Me- Minnville, Oregon, U.S.A. and his charming wife on a return trip to his old homegrounds Seeing the picture of Mr Samuel Farmer on the wall im the Star office, Mr. Colla- cutt exclaimed, "I knew Mr. Farmer very well! As a mat- ter of fact, he was my Sun day school teacher, pretty strict, but fair Mr. Collacutt, a fine look- ing man about 6" 2" was born im Port Perry, March 20, 1900. He received his educa- tion here and attempted to join the Army in 1914 at 14 years old, but was reject- ed. However, due to his height and physical fitness, he made it on his second at- KEN P. MURRAY Electrical Domestic & Industrial WIRING CALL US FOR FREE ESTIMATES ON COMPLETE ELECTRICAL He returned to Port Perry following the First World War, but the urge to travel made him go west with brief stop-overs in Toronto, Ottawa and Fort William (now Thun- der Bay). He arrived in Portland, Oregon on September 15, 1920, liked the State so much he decided to stay. It was here he married his future wife, the lovely lady accom- panying him on the present visit to Port Perry: Except for a brief stay in California and the State of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Collacutt have resided im Oregon all their life, lately in McMinnville, where another former resident of this Village Norm Aldred, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Norm Aldred, 258 Cochrane Street, Port Perry operates | radio station KMCM The last time Mr. and Mrs. Collacutt visited Port Perry was in 1943). He agreed a radical change had taken place during the almost thirty year | period, and regretted very much that they didn't make the trip during Centennial celebrations. Contractor © Grant Menzies MOTORS LIMITED 1250 Dundas Street East Whitby - 668-6843 "We Will Not Be Satisfied - - Until You Are" 1968 CHRYSLER NEWPORT, Convertible, V8, Auto matic, P.S., P.B., P.W., Radio, Spanish gold exterior with all black viny! interior. The ultimate in pres- tige for the convertible buyer. Lice. N71088 $1995. 1969 PONTIAC PARISIENNE, 4 Door, Hardtop, V8, PS., P.B., P.W., Radio. Dark green exterior with vinyl white roof and matching pleated interior. Best of the Pontiac Line $2195. Lic. 602143 1967 PLYMOUTH SATELLITE, 2 Door, Hardtop, P.S., Automatic, Bucket Seats, Console RALPH FAIRMAN GRANT MENZIES 1969 CAMARO 2 door hardtop, 327 cu. in engine, automatic transmission, 21,000 miles. Green with black viny! roof and luxurious white bucket seats. A sporty car for the sporty buyer. Lic. 373286 = $2495. 1967 FORD CUSTOM, 2 Door, Sedan. Big 6 cy! power with automatic trans. and Radio. Deep ocean biue with match- ing blue interior. A sparkling beauty for the economy buyer. $1095. License J3499 1968 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass Supreme 2 door hard top, VB engine, automatic, P.S., P.B., Radio, Nile green exterior, vinyl roof with matching vinyl! bucket seats. A usefully styled car for all Lic. 340040 ©4§2095. 1968 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 2 Door, Hardtop, V8, Automatic, P.S., P.B., Radio, Em erald green with luxurious match ing interior, An ideal family car for the family man $1895. Lic 337274 WILDCAT, 2 Door, Hardtop, Radio, V8, Automatic, P.S., P.B., Stee! grey with matching interior. A prestige car at an economy price N95607 +: $2095. Dial Direct 985-302] shift. Tahian bronze colour with black viny! interior. A hard to get car at a low, low, price Lic. 33202A $1495.

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