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+ 3 ", a i J v] y | = y § - n - 1 , os /] 1 } 1 A} a § ALL 3 ---- ES a A 3 4 4 \ ¥ " 1 4 vo 1] 4 1 [ : 1 h 4 iH Wi ¥ THE PORT PERRY STAR ERS A Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa. oh : | Por PrRRY ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY, 28th, rT TITTIES TEE TERT A Her Mujesty, The Queen Spring Fair at Brooklin "The 42nd annual Brooklin Spring [Pair gets underway on the afternoon of Saturday, June 6, this year. of the few spring fairs in Ontario, * Brooklin's Fair has earned an enviable spot: in the more than 40 years in which it has been operating. The fair is touched off by a gigantic calithumpian parade. The term "cali- thumpian" has often been applied to tire Brooklin Spring Fair and many have wondered just exactly what the word means.. According to the dic- tionary, calithumpian is derived from the Greek word kalos, meaning beauti- ful to which is added thump, meaning ~humorous. - The definition is "a noisy parade or serenade in which horn blowing, the beating of tin pans and the use of other discordant instru- ments are the principal feature; charivari", : There will, of course, be the annual showing of both light and heavy horses and There will be horse races, posters pro- claim, and during the day there will One|" beef and dairy cattle. . be softball games, and a tug-of-war. In the evening, at the Memorial Arena there will be a lacrosse game. 0. H. Downey succeeds Leslie Bell as president this year. Ralph Mow- bray, the secretary-treasurer, succeeds William Manning. Price Increase BREAD PRICE INCREASE IS FORECAST (Lindsay Thursday Post) Budget-conscious housewives may have to revise their calculations. One of the most important itmes on menu is going up in price. Spokesmen for the baking industry say the price of bread will go up one cent a loaf within the next few weeks. The rise is: attributed to the Cana- dian Wheat Board Decision to boost the domestic price of grain by 25 cents a bushel. Flour milling companies say they will have to pay more for the grain and charge more for the flour sold to' the-bakeries. And the bakeries say they will be forced to pass on their extra cost to the house- wife. "| bars and horse. ~ ELIZAI 1953 CROWDS AT OPEN HOUSE As always the anual open house of the High "School: attractéd as large a crowd as any event seen in the village. Parents and friends by the hundreds came to see the work of the students as displayed in the ¢lass rooms and gymnasium of the school. The exhibits were many and varied and. included painting, designs and murals under. the direction of Miss I'rimble, a display of interesting fea- tures of Ahe agricultural class of Mr. R. Gohl, samples of the work of the classes in social studies under diree- tion of Mr. G. R. Heaver and of the Latin class of Miss J. MacGregor. The, Commercial Class of - Mr. G. McDonald demonstrated their typing ability at: intervals during the even- ng, and girls could be scen at work in the Home Economics room. The tome Economics classes, under the direction of Miss A. Parker, had a very extensive display of sewing which overflowed their classroom and was also found in a 2nd room' and displayed by the girls in the fashion show. The work of the handicraft classes, also taught by Miss Parker was greatly admired. Wood work and metal work of the students from Mr. Jefford's classes attracted much attention, and students were seen in the shop working the machines, Mr. Crane's classes in Chemistry had a most interesting display -show- ing the relation of many raw mater- ials to common household needs, thus bringing very ¢learly to our attention the close relation of science and every- day living. Other activities caught our atten- tion--the P.T. classes showed care- ful training in mat work, parallel A feature this year was work on the new high bar also the trapeze which. have not been used in the school for some years. Mr. Parkinson is the instructor. The girls: P.T. classes played short games. of * volleyball and basketball. Miss MacGregor teaches the girls in this. Choirs from grades IX to XII under the direction of Mr. Brooks,. gave several numbers. Also taking part in the music demonstration were the quartet who sang at the O.E. A. con- vention during Easter week. .. The members of the quartet--Fay Hayden, Joan Chapin, Ken Hallet and Gary Lawrence sang very 'beautifully, Weston Girls Off To The Coronation Six of 16 Ontario girls who left for Montreal, May 19th, from Toronto, on their way to the Coronation as guests of W. Garfield Weston, Cana- dian-born industrialist, pose before their train pulls out, At Montreal they will join other members of the b60-girl group. At the rear are Ruth Pringle, Allenford, and Mary Mat- thews, Toronto; "ahead of them are Nancy Trenka, Thornhill, and Verta Marshall, Parry Sound; close to the I ---- A FL" Hs i camera are Jean Samells, Port Perry, and Flora. McLaughlin, Tamworth. The party sailed from Montreal, Fri- day, May 22, aboard the Empress of France. | Presented - Trout Sanctuary-and-according to- in- "formation | The IF; ashiod Show, "which attracted many parents and otlers shared hon- our with the Public Speaking con- test. Four juniors and four:senjors chosen from -classroom competitions strove for top honours at this time. The winner in the senior section was Ken Hallet with Kent Gerrow in sec- ond place and in the Junior section Bonnie Munro placed first with Nor- ma Levinson -in second place, This was in charge of Miss Neale. There were so many interesting and varied activities and exhibits that it but we is possible we missed something we went and whatever saw, the work was well done, showing careful training and the deep interest wherever of the pupils. ~ Queen's Picture The - beautiful picture of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II now on display in the window of Simpsons- Sears Order Office in Port Perry will find a permanent home in the Port Perry High School. - This . charming study in full colour by Court Photo- grapher Dorothy Wilding shows Her Ivory brocade gown woven with gold and turquoise threads, "Mr. J. L. Crane, Principal, advises that the picture-will be. presented to them by Mrs. D. Barron, local Order Office Manager: of Simpsons-Sears on June bth. Rod and Gun Club On Thursday last, Wm. Owen of the Oshawa Anglers. Protective Associa- tion visited us upon an invitation from the Club, coming through that bad rain. storm. to show 'us the pictures taken by the Oshawa Club --is the work they. are doing on a stream. The picture showed how the strean had been cribbed and dammed to a the water and make ponds for the trqut. This project is being made a received by us persons found on such property will receive a heavier penalty than for trespass- ing on Crown Reserves, Following the picture refreshments were served and during this time Bill gave us an informal talk with much information regarding conservation, stressing the fact that too many fish- ermen take too many fish from our lakes and streams, and asking that fishermen take only what they need so that. we: may continue to have the | "fun of continuing 'going fishing', | Church, Tire Club The Service Club held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 21st in the 'basement of the United The first part of the meet- ing was conducted in the newly decor- Presi- ated Ladies Parlour with our dent Marie Brintnell in charge. In. the absence of our secretary, Audrey read the minutes of the last meeting. It was discussed at some length 'the possibility of -publishing a Cook Book and it was finally put to a motion that we make #4 Cook Book having it ready for purchase by the first of December. Della Suwala and Joy Ballard were put in charge as conveners of this project, Geer A report on the Coronation Ball was given, Grace Hastings and Joan Godley are doing u very fine job, the tickets are now on sale. There are only a limited number of tickets so you are urged to get tickets as soon as possible. Mrs, Jean Humphries of the Anglican Girls Club is the con- vener of the Decorating Committee, and has plans wellrunderway for some very beautiful decorations.' The Committee in charge of this meeting, Thelma Beare, Norma For- der, Lorraine Raines, Bernice Meyers and Audrey Lee, led us in a Worship Service and then asked us to adjourn to the Sunday School to see slides on the work of Miss Ruby Wilson of Ux- bridge, who is now serving as a-Mis- sionary in Africa. As Africa is our Mission Study for the year these slides proved very interesting and in- formative, 2 A very tasty salad plate was served by the Committee. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 18th. The place will be announced in Church and in the paper. Holstein is Red 1 Producer igh Point Marie Supreme, a pure bred Holstein owned by Smith Bros. Port Perry, has qualified for a Red Seal Certificate of Longtime Produe- tion presented by the Holstein-Ifrie- sian Association of Canada by pro- ducing in excess of 100,000 Ibs. milk in her lifetime. She has a nine lac- tation total production of 106631 lbs. milk containing 4221 lbs. fat, average test 3.96 percent. Six of "her nine records have been made in the 305 day divisioir and all of them have been on twice-a-day milking. "Marie" is classified as "Very Good" and has a Very "Good daughter, this being the second highest rating attain- able for type. CORONATION WEEK SCHEDULE 31st--CHURCH SERVICE Church Parade and Service in United-Church. SUNDAY, MAY J p.m ~Lombined Choirs and local All units taking part in t to be Cin at 2.15 p.m. sharp. U School band, High School arivls ; Brownies, Guides, € in the area. MONDAY, JUNE 1st Iilms of interest will be sh arial Avena at 8 pom. Iil the Guard, Coronation film and Royal Tour and others. No admission. TUESDAY, JUNE 2nd--COR( Morning and Afternoon, 'l Ground. See Parade- 8 p.m. Special night at the 10.30 p.m..--Weather porn display of special firewor occas ion." WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3rd-- 3.30 p.m. --Picaic for child Schon), Port Perry. (Chil nic will bé notified by the convener. FRIDAY, JUNE 5th / A Coronation Ball will be School with music provided Dancing. from 8.30 to 1 per couple, : We would at thig time like to thank all the organizations who have 'helped in planning-thi the splendid 'co-operation we havé received. R. J. MOORHEAD, Chairman. BRUCE BEARE, Vice-Chairman, al the Community Memorial Arena ready to fall- rack and Field Meet at IFair page b for schedule of events. costumes, decorated vehicles and floats. ministers in charge. he church parade are asked nits to take part are High Cadet Corps, both boys and ubs, Scouts and all Veterans own inthe: Community- Me 'm- ns to be shown are changing INATION DAY 6.30 p.m. Arvena., Nitting there will he a large ks in honour of (his great ren Irom ages bh to 10, Public dren-taKing part in this pic- ' held in the Port Perry High hy Wes Jackson's Orchestra. am. [Formal attire. $2.50 his Coronation week, and for | Stock Judging Competition was held Single e Copy 5¢. CONGRATULATIONS! Mrs. Susanna Moase who was ac- claimed Port Perry's oldest citizen in Septembor of last year has attained her 96th birthday, on Monday, May 25. Mrs. Moase who received the char- coal portrait of herself given bv Cities rSérvices' program "Patriarchs and Papers" last fall at that time attri- buted. her longevity to inherited ten- dencies and good food. She was born on a. farm in Mariposa township and say that she "always had plenty of good things to eat"; she also had a mother who attained the age of 103 and another in the family. reached the age of "100 years, Mrs. Moase has Deen a resident of the village for 49 years, We congratulate Mrs. Moase upon this occasion of her 96th birthday and wish that she will see many more, ONTARIO COUNTY LIVE STOCK Judging Cometition The Annual Ontario County Live in the Brooklin area on-Saturday, May 23rd. This year there were 44 con- testants, and the high standard of judging resulted in keen competition for the various trophies. The success of any judging compe- tition depends on the quality of the classes of live stock to judge. The classes which were lined up "by the various breeders in the area certain- ly gave thé competitors a wonderful chance to demonstrate their skill, The following breeders provided the judging classes for the competition: Roy. Ormiston, Brooklin--Holstein Cattle. I". W. Batty & Son, Brooklin-- "--Clydesdale Horses. T. C. Glaspell & Son, Oshawa-- Suffolk sheep. Beath Farms, Oshawa--Shorthorn Cattle. Judges for the various classes were: Mr. Gerry Nelson, Holstein I? icldman --Holstein cattle. Mr. Ed. Summers, Agr, Rep., County--Clydesdale horses. Mr. Jack Steele, Assist. Rep.. Victoria County--Suffolk .gheep. Mr. Jack Pearson, Uxbridge -- Shorthorn cattle. WINNERS--JUNIORS-- Durham Ist--Ralph Chambers, Wilfrid 2nd---Yvonne. Barton, Uxbridge, R.2 3rd--Jim Gordon, Cannington, R. 1 4th--Ron~Neale, Whitby, R. 1 Sth--Grant "Barton, Uxbridgy, R. 2 Gth---Ruby Leask, Seagrave, I Tth--NMoira O'Connor, Pickering 8th---Neil Taylor, Uxbridge R. 2. Oth==Bill Barton, Uxbridge, R. 2 10th-- (Donald Crosier, Blackwater | Tie (Bill Risebrough, Uxbridge, R.1 12th--- (Keith Davidson, Uxbridge, R.1 Tie (Brian Lee, Oshawa, R. 2 (Grace Shier, Cannington, R. 1 I5th--Keith Thompson, Uxbridge, 2 WINNERS--SENIORS-- Ist -Fverson Norton, Locust Hill 2nd- Ross Evans, Uxbridge, R. 8 Srd--- (Art Richarson, Ashburn Tie (Ron Werry, Oshawa, R, 1 . (Walter: Kerry, Port Perry, 1 Gth---Alaine Lishman, Pickering, 1 7th--Cloyne Stearman, Uxbridge, 2 Rth--- Maurice Jebson, Oshawa, R. 1 Oth James Semple, Pefferlaw, R. 1 10th---Alan Ball, 'Uxbridge, R., 2 Lth--Norm Lyons, Uxbridge, R. 2 12th-----Doug Alves, Pickering, B..2 Sth---Floyd vans, Uxbridge, R. 3 11th 9th Birthday y Biost Youth Killed at Uxbridge Crossing Eldon Wagg was instantly killed Monday night when the car in which he awas riding collided with a south bound freight at 9.45. The accident occurred on the crossing north of Ux- bridge. Ross Stark, driver of the car, suffered shock and minor injuries. Dr. Lennox of Uxbridge, who treated Stark at the scénie of the accident, said that his condition was good, Both boys were from Udora and in their carly twenties. The car a 1931 Chevrolet was com- pletely demolished, It is a wonder anyone survived, Both boys were thrown free of the wreek, It is be- | lieved that Wagg died of a brain hem- morrhage, Constable and Swinson, of Constable Wilton, of Uxbridge, the Pro- vincial Police detachment at-Uxbridge were atthe scene of the accident, Constable Wilton stated that no wit- nesses were found at the time and so no information regarding the cause could be determined, The coroner, Dr. Rennie, of Port Perry, was ealled to the scene. The body was removed to the McGuire and Low Funeral Home in Uxbridge. ---- Hospital" Auxiliary Recent contributions to the Com- munity Hospital" Auxiliary include the following: : - Greenbank Community 8 Utica Auxiliary This money to be used for the pur- chase "of flannelette for Hospital Gowns and Pneumonia Jackets. Seagrave Community Club .... 65.00 This money to be used for the pur- chase of special rubber pad for Operating Table. ( Somnniy Branch of Honeydale Women's Institute. 102.45 Mrs, Falconer, Toronto ............ H.00 Mrs, Geo. Payne, Port Perry .... 10.00 Mile of Dimes veer, 120.00 Booth on Regatta Day (gross) 217.00 - The Execitive of the Auxiliary say a hearty "Thank You" to all who help- ed in the raising of these funds. There is still sewing to be done and anyone wishing to help-in this way could con- tact Mrs, CAL BS Dymond. Glass or Diamond Wedding Anniversary = Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred Mark, watked the occasion of their 60th wedding an- niversary on May 24th, at the home of their daughter, Norma, Mrs. Orr Jeffrey, Mrs. Arthur Brant (Alice) of Enniskillen was also with her par- ents, and many friends ealled to offer congratulations. lin honour of this happy oceasion a COACHES" CLASS--Don Shier, Don Shier, Cannington, R. 1 Cannington, R, 1 Winning Team of Men's Bowling League--the 'Whiz Bangs, along with High Single winner. From left to right, scated--Gord. Morrow, Chas. 'Popert (capt.),-Tom Harris, Standing ' : TI he TER ~Jack McGregor; Bruce Hull, Bill Harrison of "The Stars" winner of the high single, Stan. Bruton and Bill Taylor. 40.80 bouquet of snapdragons and an ad- dress were received from the local council, Tm : We congratulate Mr. and Mrs, Mark upon attaining this milestone in their wedded life, a «< 15th Boh Noble, Uxbridge, R. 2 16th Hugh Baird, Blackwater," 3.92 I ~~ A RRR Ce " a, - Se Cn Sak ops oF SR ~ ES AR AN I ay [2 + L CAR IS " Al A aa A LH SAY Brad A f Vi Les