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4 go" « a ee So patie : 0 in \ ; Saint. 3 : / THE PORT PERRY STAR os 3 "PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 30th, 1953 + x 3a . * > . * 2. 00 per year. MRS. L. BALLANTYNE Lo Mra) L. * Ballantyne, "ie last year : conducted the Cooking school which was 80 popular, is returning to Port : Oshawa Sup erintendent of Nurses Perry to talk at the Cooking School sponsored by Scugog Chapter 1.0: D.E. on Tuesday afternoon, May Bth, 'and Wednesday evening, May 6th. All ~1adies (and gentlemen) will enjoy her lively manner in presentifig the inter- esting business of feeding the family. " The school will be held in the base- Lom ment of the United Church, 2 akok Kk PRIZES! PRIZES! PRIZES! One for everyone -- along with recipes. fun and all the gay, exciting things you will hear about food. So make a date with your neighbour and come along. You won't 5; sorry! First St. George Banquet well Attended , The new large Metropolitan areax west of here had two hundred and sixty-five members of the St. George Society turn out on April 28rd to cele- brate the. anniversary of their patron In Port Perry, as the result of one man's idea, a St, George's Day Ban: quet was held on April 24th in the Parish Hall; Church of the Ascension. Englishmen and friends of England 'from Blackstock, Bowmanville and Uxbridge joined those of Port Perry | td make a capacity crowd for the local event. The menu consisted of such national dishes as-ox-tail soup, roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and horse radish, special ices, cheeses, coffee and so on. Canadian apples, donated . by local orchardist, 'got in the act, too! Some of the guests ex- pected roast dragon, this: being a Coronation year. The decoration motif was red and white and carried through in the table decorations, flowers, food, and flags. A large new flag, St. George's Cross, 'was predominant behind the head table. -The Union Jack, the white en- sign of the navy and the red ensign| of Canada, were also displayed. After dinner, which was prepared and served by the various organiza- tions of the church, Mr, H, D. Santer, president and toastmaster, started the "next event of the evening, by calling on vice-president; G. E. Sulman, to propose the toast to "The Queen". The toast to England and St. George was proposed, in(a few well-chosen words by W/CDR'W. B. King, F.R.:H.S.. Rev. George: Nicholson, B.A., very ably re- sponded with some personal remini- scenses of the old land. "To Canada" proposed by Mr, Santer and respond- ed to by Dr. Lundy, was quite a bit of Chamber of Commerce effort, in that fishermen, campers, and vacationists would long for time, sunshine_and the open road. 3 In the matter of food, for which the ladies were responsible, Mr. C. A. Glass, had the pleasure of proposing this toast. Mrs. G. A, Woods spoke for the distaff side in her-own in- imitable way and scored a 'point that was really cricket. . The musical portion of the evening ; : : : Mrs. McClintock ] RE . om Piano Recital A very pleasing Piano recital was held on Thursday, April 23rd in the High School, Fort Perry, by the pu- pils of 'Mrs, McClintock, A.T.C.M., R.M.T. 3 THE PROGRAM-- Duet--Donna and Jean Samells, "The Witches Flight". Carol Lyn Crozier, "The Bunny Saleman". Elaine Butson, "The Wind". © Donald Bea- cock, "Teddy Bears on Parade. Duet--John Williams and F. Mec- Clintock, "Parade of the Penguins". Jean Bright, "The Little Heroes". Joyce Wilson, "Lavender Blue", She- illa- Levinson, "0 Dear what can the 'Matter be". Duet--Bill Batty and Wendell Fish- er, "The Little White Pony".® Nancy Bird, "The Roses Dream'. Carolyn Batty, "Oranges and Lemons". Neil Wanamaker, "Little Drummer Boy". Piano Quartette -- Miriam, Esther, Mary Lou Pickard and N. Levinson, "4 Bells_and all's Well". John Wil- liams, Grade I Study. Wendell Fish- er, "The Marching Trumpets". Bev- erly Wilson, "The Yellow Butterfly". Duet -- Mary Louise Pickard and Donna Samells, "Hanging Gardens". Dorothy Walls, "Tamborin". Jeanne Williams, "Sonatina in C". Carol Nesbitt, "Fir Tree Dance". Kenneth Fralick, "Minuet in G Minor", Bach. Carol Lynde, "Sonatina in C". David Williamson, "The Sailor Boy", Carol Fralick, "Minuet in G Major", Bach. Duet--Pauline and Noreen Tease, "March and Dancing". Marion Dav- ey, "Rustic Son". Joy Bradley, "Al- legro". Sally Dingman,. "Hopak". Duet--Carol and Kenneth Fralick, "Dutch Dance. Diane Wilson, "Sir Rupert". Eleanor Hutchinson, "Son- atina". - °~ Duet--Thelma Sweetman and Caro- line Naples, "Military March", by Schubert. Diane Nesbitt, Grade VIII Study. Norma Levinson, "Bagatelle No. 10". Donna Samells, "Fugue in C Minor", Bach. The Queen. ' (Continued on Page 8 Proceeds $16.60 was donated to Port Perry Memorial Hospital, Addresses Auxiliary The Library room was filled to cap- acity Tuesday evening, April 21st, when the Hospital Auxiliary held its first open -meeting of the year. Evidence of the interest in our new Hospital was shown by the represent. ation from the district communities of Greenbank, Blackstock, ~ Nestleton, Epsom, Utica, Scugog, Shirley, Pros. pect, Honeydale, Manchester, Prince Albert, Seagrave, and Port Perry. The President, Mrs. M. B. Dymond, in her opening remarks greeted the Guest Speaker, Miss Mary Bourne, Superintendent of Nurses, Oshawa General Hospital, and also Miss Fran- ces 'Hincks, Superintendent of Nurses, Community Memorial Hospital, Port Perry. It was most gratifying to see 'I such a large turnout and in thanking all. for coming, Mrs. Dymond stated that the suceess of the Auxiliary was due to the splendid support the dif- ferent organizations had given it. There is still much 'to be done and with the centinued help of everyone, a great deal can be accomplished. - Miss - Hincks, in introducing the Guest Speaker, thanked all -who had helped in getting the Hospital off to a good start, and recalled the busy days before opening day, the formation of an Auxiliary and of the aid it has since given to the Hospital. Miss Bourne, in Her inspiring address spoke of the work of an Auxiliary as being the 'life-line of the Hospital' and the Hospital as the 'heart of the community.' - She stated to make a hospital a succesfful enterprise, the community must--be 'Hospital con- scious' and its supporters 'unswerv- ingly loyal!' Miss Bourne also gave an interesting talk on.the forth- coming cancer campaign. She felt many were unaware of the assistance the Society offered; and wished it be made known that help can be obtained in the form of dressings, transporta- tion, ete; by contacting Mrs. O. D. Friend, in charge of the Welfare work of the Oshawa Branch of the Cana- dian Cancer Society. In turn she urged we all give our full support dur- 'ing the local drive, to further Cancer Research, Education and Welfare. Mrs. Heaslip thanked her on behalf of those present for her memorable. re- marks and the encouragement given us. : Another event of the evening was the presentation of a silver cup to Mrs. G. Nelson, herself a member of the Executive, wads taken much by surprise, and thanked the Auxiliary for their gift. . May 12th has been named as "Na- tional Hospital Day" and we are plan- ning to recognize this day in some way. Arrangements are going for- ward for a concert by the' Barbershop Singers of Oshawa to take place in August. The Treasurer, Murs. J. Robértson, in her report, gave a detailed account of the money handed in to the Aux- iliary, naming those responsible, and of how, it has been spent. She was proud and happy to say that $1,030.00 | had been raised for the Auxiliary since its first meeting in November, approx- imately $700.00 having been issued to the Hospital to. cover the cost of var- ious pieces of equipment, materials and dishes. Money contributions to the Aux- iliary have been made by following since our last report: Grace United Church, Scugog, $46.22, to purchase baby bead sets, used as identification in the Nursery; Prospect . Branch, Hospital Auxiliary, $29.00; Mrs. R, Davison, Nestleton, $6.76; Mrs. Earl Dorrell, Nestleton, $6.00. A cake, made by one of the members was raffled off and was won by Miss Ruth Prout of Nestleton, also a member, who kindly offered it for auction. We all enjoyed Mrs. Stewart Rodman's fine: efforts as auctioneer, and were happy to realize $13.00 from the sale of tickets and the highest bid. Mrs. Allen, Port Perry, accompanied by Mrs. Orde at the piano, delighted everyone with her vocal selections, "The Lilac Tree" and "A Kiss in the Dark." Lunch was served hy the ladies, and all enjoyed a social time together. COURT HOUSE STAFF HONOURS DR. BASCOM Members of the staff at the Ontario County building in Whitby tendered a birthday .reception to Dr. Horace Bascom, Registrar of the Supreme, County and Surrogate Courts, and the Provinces oldest' Sheriff. The reception was held in 'the County building to honor Dr. Bascom on his 90th birthday which fell on Sunday. Alex. C. Hall, Q.C., Crown Attor- ney, greeted Dr. 'Bascom as he was ushered into the room where staff members had gathered for the occa- sion. In making a presentation to Dr. Bascom, Mr. Hall announced that. Cha a ---- po an at pm County Refuses Granis fo Six County Hospitals The Ontario County Council has turned down a second proposal. to "make grants to hospitals for capital construction. This largest proposal, introduced by the county representa- tive from Ajax, called for a grant of $500 per bed to six district hos- pitals; An amendment which would " grant $760 per bed to three of the hospitals, including the Oshawa Gen- eral, and $600 per bed for the other three, was aldo lost. An earlier mo- tion brought ' before the "council by "Reeve Duncan McIntyre and Deputy- Reeve Kenneth Lee, of Whitby, to ..give Oshawa a grant of $100,000 also met defeat. Some progress has been made, however, and the matter of capital grants to hospitals has been left in the hands of a special commit- tee. The motion by John Mills and Reeve Rae M. Ferguson, of Uxbridge, called for grants of $600 per bed for new construction at the Oshawa General "~~ ""Hospital, the Port Perry Community _ Hospital, the Ajax and Pickering Gens eral Hospital, the Uxbridge, Cottage * Hospital, the Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay, and the Soldiers' Memorial Hospital in Orillia, ; Amendment. Reeve MelIntyre claimed that the services rendered at the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital far exceeded the services of the other hospitals and because of this technical service, the Oshawa hos- pital -was faced with larger costs. He said that he would like to see Oshawa' get a greater grant and suggested that this hospital receive $760 per bed and the others $600 per bed as de- cording to the motion. : Reeve Ferguson said that he had no objection to such an amendment and advised council . that the motion had been introduced as a basis of discus- sion of the'problem. Reeve Harrison, of Thorah, claimed that a grant of $600 per bed was a "little high". Reeve Catherwood, also supported the motion to make substantial grants to- ward hospital construction, even the extra grant to Oshawa, and added that this seemed the only reasonable way to obtain money for hospital con- struction, John- Mills: explained that the com- pletion of the Ajax and Port Perry hospitals would , relieve the crowded situation at Oshawa but added that he had no objection to granting Osha-. wa $760 per bed. Reeve McIntyre then presented an mendment that would grant Oshawa, indsay and Orillia Hospitals $7560 per bed and remainder would get $600 per bed. It was then stated that the Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay, was contemplating the erection of a 116- bed wing and Reeve McIntyre, noting that Lindsay would by his amendment, receive more than Oshawa, asked to withdraw his amendment, The mak- ers of the original nrotion wished their motion to stand so Reeve McIntyre allowed the amendment to stand. Reeve "Ferguson explained that if council felt, if his motion were passed, that Oshawa should receive more, an- other grant could be made. Both Lost. The amendment was defeated 'with only Reeve McIntyre and his seconder, Reeve Powell, in favour. The motion to grant $600 per bed to all six hos- pitals was. also defeated but on a wider vote, motion, which earried, that the matter of capital grants to hospitals be left in the hands of a special committee to bring ifi a recommendation at the next session of council, Ths committee, he said, would then be able to find out I how many beds each of these hospitals contemplated installing and they could also learn the number of patients who used the hospitals from-the various parts of Ontario County. . Reeve McIntyre then proposéd a the gathering had come for the ex- press purpose of wishing Dr. Bascom a happy birthday. "Ninety years ago", said Mr. Hall, "there was a baby born "at Uxbridge who was named Horace". "I was named after Horace Greely," interjected Dr. Basconw "Since he has now reached middle age", contin- ued Mr. Hall, "we present this small token of our admiration and respect and also our veneration." 25-YEAR GUARANTER "Men may come and men may go," said Mr. Hall, "but you go on_for- ever" He then pointed out that Dr. Bascom had provéif #alse the adage of life's span being three score and ten years and asked that Dr. Bascom may be able to look back on this oc- casion in years to come. . In an aside, Mr. Hall stated that the gift carried only a 26-year guarantee and he ad- vised Dr. Bascom, if it prove unsatis- factory after 256 years, to bring it back for replacement. Dr. Bascom stated that he was "more than embarrassed by the kind words of Mr. Hall". He admitted that he was not entirely taken by sur- prise on the occasion since he had suspected something. on the: previous day. He said that he had thought at first that this was to be a valedictory occasion rather than a presentation. "It's an initiation," said: Mr, Hall. Calling All Kids Joe: Fowler, well-known supporter of 'minor-sport in town; has ¢alled a meeting of youngsters betwéen nine and thirteen who are interested in playing "baseball. this summer, * The gession is scheduled for. 10.30 this Saturday morning at the scout hall and all prospective 'Joe DiMaggios' are invited to attend and give the organizer their names, ages, and fielding positions. 'Mr. Fowler" would appreciate any person who is willing to help these young diamond en- thusiasts to let him know, JAMES D. TAYLOR Congratulations To -Mr. James D. Taylor, who has been complimented by The Prudential Insurance Company. of America for his outstanding work as a life under- writer with that company. "Mr. Tay- lors success is attributed to his un- usual abilities, industry and a sin- cere belief in what life insurance can do to help his clients guarantee a secure future for themselves and- their families. Young Couple Honoured Friday night, April 17, a number of friends assembled 'in Prince Albert Church Sunday School parlors where a party was arranged in honour of our most newly weds, Mr. and Mrs. Mur- ray. Luke. Rev. Mr. "Wylie acted ns master of ceremonies, and called on, Mrs. Bjuce Snelgrove, to preside at the piano for a sing-song of old favorite songs. The. chairman then annouced the fol- lowing. program: reading by Miss Gail Hodkins, 'We Have Each Other'. Mrs. Wylie kindly contributed an agide read by her husband, 'Men Get Married, Too', which -gave a detailed description of the groom's wearing apparel instead of that of the bride, Last item, a poem entitled "The Post- age Stamp" by Mrs. Les Beacock. Mr. Wylie then expressed his good advice and greetings to the newly married couple and at this moment asked them to please come to the front' and occupy two chosen chairs. Rev. Mr. Joblin then passed on suitable remarks and prepared and read the following address. E18 Prince Albert, Apri 1. 1963 Dear Murray and Margaret; Your friends of our Prince Albert community are delighted to have this opportunity of welcoming you again to our fellowship on this very joyous occasion. It is indeed a great plea- sure to express to you our most cor- dial felicitations on your recent mar- ringe and to assure you of our happi- ness. in wishing you God's choicést blessings upon your wedded life which we know will prove a beautiful ex- ample of domestic joy, enhanced by the heart warming fire kindled upon the hearth of your new home. To you, Margaret, we.convey our warmest greetings. We have learned with pleasure the fine service you have rendered your Church and Com- munity, "especially among the young people to whose welfare your rich en- dowment of 'heart and mind has made a most valued contribution. In the words of ofir beloved Queen you too have sought to "keep alive that cour- ageous spirit of adventure that ia the finest quality of youth." Words fail us, Murray, when we at- tempt to speak of all-that your life of zealous devotion has meant to 'our Church and Sunday School life. You have freely given unstintingly of your time and talent to thé promotion of God's Kingdom among up, and your bours of love have met with a won- derful measure of success which is moat gratifying to those privileged to serve with you in the 'Master's vine- yard, Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch", Mrs, Wiggs remarks, "Somehow I. never feel that good things belong to me till I pass 'em on to" somebody else." We feel, Murray, that this expression fn homely phrase expresses .of the guiding principles of your life. In that' delightful book, Mrs. gram Dept. - of *® age A Nice Idea Like members of the book clubs, Port Perry subscribers of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada are receiving a "bonus book" with their perennial "best seller", the telephone directory, being delivered through the mils this week, The bonus is a blue-covered "Tele- phone Numbers" booklet to 'enable the subscriber to compile a handy list of names, addresses and numbers of both local and out-of-town residents he calls frequently, J. W. Lowry, Bell manager in this region, said today. "By noting in the blue booklet the number of. a relative, friend or busi- ness contact living at a distant point, the subscriber can save his own time on subsequent calls and help to pro- vide speedier service to other sub- scribers too", Mr.-Lowry said. "Call- ing by number when telephoning long distance permits calls to be handled much more quickly. The Telephone Numbers booklet is also convenient for recording the numbers of persons who acquire telephone service after the directory is issued or whose num- bers are changed. Using the blue booklet saves unnecessary, time-wast- ing calls to 'Information.'" Indicative of the expansion in the Oshawa-Cobourg-Port Hope area is the sizeable increase in the number of Telephone books to be delivered. The initial mailing list totals 29, 595 copies, an compared with 28,390 last year. The new directory contains 11,224 new and changed listings. Because of these changes, Mr. Lowry urges sub-, scribers to check private lists of tele- phone numbers against the new di- rectory and to transfer amended lists to the Telephone Numbers hooklet. He recommends throwing away the old directory as soon as the mew one arrives to avoid future embarrass- ment, annoyance and lost time through getting wrong numbers. A further suggestion to ensure getting the correct number is "if in doubt, look «it up." : To - distinguish it from last year's green-colored edition, the new direct- ory has a buff cover. x SE. eK Rod and Gun Club The annual Carp Derby sponsored hy the Club is being held on Sundays May 24th and 31st only. It is only through the Derby: that the Club in its small way of catching Carp. by angling that they ean help the Dept. of Lands and Forests who are removing the Carp by net, and from information attainable from the Dept., netted around 4000 Carp last | year. By way of the Derby there were 250 Carp taken out over the two days. & < Wherever your future lot may be cast, dear friends, we rest assured that home will ever be a gracious in- fluence the fragrance of which will prove a strength and comfort-to all who share your friendship. "May Cana be repeated In your marriage of to-day, May the Master's holy presence Seal the sacred vows you.pay. May the happier years before you As they fly so swiftly past, £. In richer, fuller measure, Give the best wine at the last." + We ask you to Accept this gift as a token of the esteem in which Jyouare held 'with the hope that it will often call to your minds thé happy fellow- ship we have 30 richly enjoyed to- pether, Signed on behalf of the community, Grace Beacock 'Esther Heayn Doris Jeffrey Joy Newnham, Mrs. H, Jeffrey and Mrs, W. Heayn} presented the bride and groom with the gift of a walnut step table and a pair of blankets. .°* Both recipie nts voiced their sincere "thank you" very feelingly, accom- panied by a sense of humour. In a {ew minites the good food and coffee made an appearance to be en- joyed while every one chatted and wished Margaret and Murray a rosy life together, Vv = The singing of "Auld Lang Syne" closed the enjoyable evening party. Highways ed) Subsidy Ontarid 'Cordnty Council is now: faced with the problem of cutting its road budget for 1953 by nearly $100,000. The council meeting in Whitby, Department of Highways that subsidy would be paid on an expenditure of $315,000. Earlier in the year, the Council hail approved a road budget of $406,000, Reeve Wilson, chairman of the County Road Board, whose budget will be decreased by $90,000 was the first to speak on the Department's an- nouncement. "We now have no alter- native but _to start all over 'again -to map out a road program for the year," he said. This curtailment, he said, would mean that 17 or 18 miles of mulch pavement an have to be abandoned. Reeve E. Powell, noting that the county and the local muni- cipalitics had already planned on the $405,000 budget, observed that the county would now have about $46,000 op its hands which would not be used on roads since it would not be sub- sidized. He suggested that this money be applied to the cost of the new re- gistry office, Ask Debenture Jssue. Reeve Wilson replied that the Bond had completed the 1952 program with u deficit of $18,000 and if the province" refused to pay a $10,000 subsidy on part of that work of last year, there would he a total deficit' of $28,000. He wished that any surplus funds could be left in the -rond account. Reeve Ferguson, of Uxbridge, stated that the county had been in similar predicaments in the past 10 years and no paving had been undertaken. He suggested that, next year, the county forget the matter of subsidy and em- bark on a road program financed by debenture. Reeve Wilson, reminding council that he 'had introduced such a plan last year and it had been lost in coun- cil, stated that this appeared the only way that the county was going to get paved roads. Reeve McIntyre, Whit- by, claimed that the province, having already refused to subsidize an ex- penditure of more than $315,000 would probably not subsidize a $200,000 de- henture either: Deputy-Reeve K. Lee, of Whithy, recalled that the town had paved four and one half miles of streets and had discovered that the savings in maintenance ¢osts alone had effected an overall savings. » tle further urged that the pavements be built durable enough on the county roads to withstand the traffic. Another member of council noted that the urban municipalities would receive from the county a portion of the money paid into the county road system. He pointed out that they had contributed their share to the county based on an expenditure of $405,000 and would receive similar re-.. funds. On the other hand, he stated; the townships had paid into the county system~on the same basis but did not receive any refund. They, he said, were now not to get the work Toy were paying for and would not re- ceive value for the money they had paid in. Reeve Powell claimed that in effect, the urban municipalities would be getting a refund at the expense of. the rural municipalities. Deputy- reeve Balsden of Pickering Township, claimed that if his township kept the money, they contributed annually to the county road system, the township could pave more roads than the county was able to do and 'at a lower cost. Other Road Debentures . Reeve Catherwood recalled that the county had issued road debentures in 1029 to pay for the road to Port Per ty. At that time he said the county was financially able to adopt a pay- issue pay for the job by means of a de- benture issue." Then, he aid, hard 'times hefell the country and the de- bentures had to be paid in those lean years. - Reeve Wilson also recalled that the county had at that time been able to lay concrete roads at a smaller prost than the county now lays mulch surface roads and these concrete roads had cost practically nothing since for maintenance, A: motion was then introduced and carried that a committee or delegation from the Ontario County "Council ap- ach- the Ontario Department of Highways to discuss mbthods of pay- ing or raising money for the work the county roads committee had mapped Jout. The matter- was left at this point, Single Cory Se. was advised by the Ontario |, as-you-go program but had chosen to I on IT A INE oT Ls - el 7 on oA or TE TN Em ie a TE .