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oe ¥ SAM en ERED, 2 mene IT'S A PLACE TO LIVE AS WELL AS HOLIDAY THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, July 28, 1965 7A Banks Support Village Growth world and an aid to the ordinary man is easily available in Port At the end of 1961 the Royal Bank of Canada opened 4 'branch office in the village. Port Perry now has the services of two. banks available as the Ca- nadian. Imperial Bank of Com- merce has been established in the village since 1938, The new branch first opened in temporary. premises in the former Dominion Stores build- ing on Queen street, Last year the branch office moved into permanent quarters which were formerly occupied by the En merson Insurance Agency. ee ANGLICAN CHURCH --OLDEST IN VILLAGE Lake Water Quells Fires Fought By 16 Volunteers A 16-man volunteer fire de- partment and two trucks, all under the direction of Captain W. G. Raines, stands by in Port Perry today to battle the ravages of fire and protect people and property. One of the trucks is manned for calls to Reach Township but, of course, would be used on local calls as well." Then, too, the village has fire agreements with Scugog Town- ship (there are no trucks or departments on the Island) and Cartwright Township. Lake water can be pumped, via hoses, to fight a fire almost anywhere on the main (com- mercial) street, according to a village spokesman. To fight fires in other parts of the municipality, the fire fighters must tap the village's 300,000 gallon reservoir. This reservoir is fed. by two deep wells and supplies Port Perry's drinking water. In the village's early days, fires were a constant and fear- some: threat. Not long after in- corporation, (about 1883-84) and at a time when Port Perry had reached a high point in popula- tion, disastrous blazes "nearly: finished" the community. But according to the Ontario | County booklet, fire proved a boon '"'for the spirit of the settlers was such that they re- built with a more far-reaching plan, and standards for build- ing were set which made (our) Queen street business' section much more up-to-date than the majority of small centres." The first fire destroyed a large section of the business area and the following year a midnight fire, fanned by a high wind and with no proper equip- ment to control it, wiped out every business except one gen- eral store. Continues the booklet; "Short- ly after the gxeat fires, a group formed the-Central Ontario Fair Board and in 1886 bought the present fair grounds. "The first fair had been held . + » in the foundry building, before the machines were moved in, but in 1886 a real Fall fair was planned. "The buildings on the grounds (and the half-mile track) were considered the finest in Ontario outside Toronto. "All these buildings, except the grandstand . . . were de- stroyed by fire." Coal, Fuel Oil and a full line of Lumber and Builder's Supplies Specializing in the Cottage Trade @ FREE DELIVERY © Over 80% of our lumber and Building Supplies are under cover, Just another step to serve you better. FUEL & LUMBER SCUGOG AND WATER STREETS 985-7951 LET US HELP YOU WITH... @ Plywood @ Trim @ Masonite e@ Doors Arborite @ Roofing Builders Hardware Ceiling & Floor Tite BUDGET TERMS AVAILABLE! HOMES & COTTAGES @ WE TAKE CARE OF RENOVATIONS & REMODELLING TASKS JOHN BALLARD Lumber & Builder's Supplies CASIMER ST. 985-7335 PORT PERRY A necessity in the business . 7