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rd 3 1 3 & ETH HE E pour PERRY STAR +75 fit PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1954 * $2.00 per year. ele ~ Former Scugog Man Celobrates His 100th Birthday "William MeKinley Some people feel old at 50, but toy: William McKinléy of Kalispell, Mo tana that was just the half-way mark, as Bill passed his 100th birthday on -January. 18th. Still spry and active after a cen- tury of vigorous living, Bill has been a resident of the Kalispell since 1907. He was born, Jan, 18, 1864, on Scugog Island, Ontario; and later went west to work for the North-western Lum- ber Company. At that time the com- pany-had a sawmill on the Stillwater : River; near Kalispell and Bill worked at driving logs down the river to the mill. One of the reasons for his good health despite his advanced age, he says, is "the fact that he quit smoking Land drinking 40 years ago. He has definite ideas. about both booze and tobacco. "There are only two animals that use tobacco", he says "man and the African rock goat. I'm satisfied that a person can live 10 to 15 years lon- ger if they quit smoking", Bil, who retired 20 years ago and now lives off the revenue of the ten houses "he owns in Kalispell, never married. "I never could support a wife and family on the salary I made as a lumberjack", he says. His only relatives are living in Seattle and in anada. Mrs, Geo. Oldfield now liv. Port Perry, is-a half sister of r. and Mra. Oldfield were out to¥visit him a year ago. _ When Mr. McKinley visits his rela- tives or goes on vacation trips several times a year, he always travels by airplane. : BilF became an American citizen In 1895. The first President he Yoted for was McKinley. Bill doesn't know how ich longer he expects to live but now his general health is fair. Mission Band Concert Twenty friends attended the concert held by the mission band in the United Church on Wed. evening Feb, 10. The president, Danny Reesor, wel- comed the guests and opened the meeting." Qur opening hymn, "Tell . > me the Stories of Jesus," was sung. The Worship Service was led by Miss Alice Dodd, assisted by Linda and Sandra Harris, John Partrey and Doreen Oliver. Rev. R. H, Wylie gave an inspiring talk to the members on the subject of Loyalty. Mr. Wylie then. conducted the installation of the Tollowing of - ficers: President--Danny Reévaor: +~Secretary--Kenneth Dowson... Treasurer--Faye Webster Team Captains--Audrey Reader, Donald Gibson, Alfred Webster. The busiriess 'period: way-conducted by Danny Reesor. Audrey Reader de- lighted her audience by her piano so- lo, "All through the Night." A dla- logue between boys and .girls was pre- sented under the leadership of Mra. Edgar Leask. Shirley Dowsgn and Maryanne Ver: least the Cub-and Scout Leaders are ' them huge blocks of fce. non captured all our hearts as they sang so sweetly. The play, "The Great Stone," was presented by the following-- Donald Gibson as the Squire Jackie Cook, the farmer Charlie Hastings as postman Audrey Reader as Mrs, Brown Georgeen Burnett and Ronald Kennedy as children. Linda Webster favoured "us with a plano solo. The concert was closed with the National Anthem. : Members of the W.M.S. provided re- freshments for all present and we en- -joyed a social half hour, ~The leaders wish to thank all those |Scout Activities Here we afe once again. into Scout { Week. . As there are banquets, church parades etc. coming up this week, we have' cancelled our regular meetings so I have no news to report from the ! Packs or Troop. I am justgoing to tell you about the many things we have planned for the "hoys for Scout Week. To start 'things off, last Monday night we had a Father and Son Ban- quet for the Jr. Cubs from both Packs {n the Scout Hall. On Wednesday evening in the Scout 'Hall we had another Father and Son banquet for the Senior Cubs and the Scouts. This Sunday morning, Feb. 21, we are having our Church Parade in the United Church. Weather permitting we will parade from the Scout Hall, And next Tuesday, Feb, 23. we are having a night of fun for all, groups; Cubs, Scouts, Girl Guides & Brownles in the Arena. Starting the evening's recreation will be free' skating from 7.7.46 for all. . Next comes a hockey game with "A" Pack playing "B" Pack. After this gamé there will be a hockey game with 2 teams of Girl' Guides playing. And last but not; playing the Scouts. Parents are in- | Mrs. TIT is Guest Speaker at Annual W.MS. Meeting Mrs. W, R. Adamson, President of W.M.S. (W.D.) Council Executive was special speaker at the Annual Meet- ing of Lindsay Presbyterial W.M.S. of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, held in St, Andrew's Presbyterlan Church, Lindsay, on Tuesday, Feb, 2. The meeting was in charge of the President, Mrs, W. W. Finney, Lind- say. The Presbyterial honoured aur Miss Agnes Dickson, a veteran Mis- sionary by presenting her with a purse in recognition of her long and faithful service in the Women's Mis- sionary Society. Mrs. Cunningham read the Scripture lesson. Miss A. Dickson offered prayer at the morn- ing meeting, and Mrs, Grant Christie read Luke, Chapter 9, and Mrs. B. Armstrong offered prayer in the af- ternoon." : Mrs. William' Wallace, Mission Band Secretary was pleased to present the Mission Band award for the year to Mrs. Howard of 'Gamebridge. The Supply Secretary Mrs. Frank Brown stated that our cash allocation had been exceeded and three auxiliaries received special mention--Zephyr, who are so faithful to carry on their W. M.S. work without a Minister--Sonya, for sending all new material and clo- thing for the Bale and Cresswell Auxi- liary. * The Treasurer, Mrs. John Bra- bazon, congratulated the Auxiliaries {Continued on Page 8) Highway y Flooded at Pickering PICKERING--Marooned by the surg- ing waters of Duffin Creek, which raged in a torrent around their homes, several families! living on Riverside Drive, which runs alongside the creek at the west end of Pickering village, were rescued from their homes the other morning by Pickering police. Some of them had to be moved from their homes in boats, while others were carried out by police officers wearing hip-length rubber boots, Two more families are marooned in their homes, although in no immediate dan- , ger, and the police are standing by to, give assistance in case the floods become worse and they also have to be removed. The flood waters of Duffin's Creek came tearing down from the north at '7 a.m. Wed. morning, carrying with These jam- med in a curve in the stream south of | vited to attend this evening of fun | Highway No. 2, and in a short time for their children. The last night of activities will be a Girl Guide banquet in the Scout Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 24. At this ban- quet Kent Gerrow will receive her Gold Cord. : who gave 80 generously of their time and talent to make our concert a suc- cess. Regular meetings are held af- ter school on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. = Children from five years to eleven years of age will be welcome. Miss Gwen Wilson Takes Nestleton Folks on a 9,000 Mile Travelogue - Through Western Canada and {0 SA. NESTLETON--Miss Gwen Wilson, presented colored movie films of her "Vacation for Teachers" trip which she enjoyed this past summer, in Nes- " tleton: Presbyterian Church on Tues- day evening. This was a 9,000 mile, 62-day tour sponsored by the Ontario Branch of the Alberta Recreational Societys In the past seven years, over . 800 Canadian teachers have taken a similar tour and declared it to be the most diversified and educational sum- mer vacation they have ever had: The groups trayel in the Society's three private pullman buses which are designed to provide special facilities and comforts for this mode of travel. They have upper and lower berths, Kitchenette and other conveniences. Three meals a day with plenty of wholesome food are served, Many special privileges which help make. the tour more beneficial and enjoy: able are offered to this group of teachers, Specially conducted tours, admission to points normally closed to tourists and special admission rates, are often tendered the group. They left London, June 80, cross- ing to Detroit via the Ambassador Bridge, Stops were planned to make use of "the many picnic parks with shady trees and green lawns dotted along the rote, They 'crossed the 'Mississippi River, on through the Corn Belt of Towa, one of the richest farm- (Continued on Page 6 . the flood waters had backed up over the highway. Traffic on the high- way was completely stopped for over two hours as the rushing water rose Tto a depth of from two to three-feet. By 9.30 a.m., the flood began to re- cede sufficiently to enable some ven- turesome souls to drive their cars across the bridge and on to dry land on either side of the flood area. Heavy rains which started 'early in the morning, augmented by melting snow along the creek valley to the north, caused the trouble. Higher temperatures.than normal also speed- ed up the melting of snow and added to the huge volume of water coming | down-stream to block the highway. to Port Perry. Vaeclouas - Verikaitis was born in Lithuania in 1924 and studied voice for 2 years in his natve country be- fore the war interrupted his studies. After coming to Canada he studied for three years at the Royal Conser- vatory of Toronto and has been on the Faculty there for the past two years. The voice of Verikaitis can be heard over the CBC network on "Songs of Our People" and. "Sunday Morning Recital", 'The United Church Choir is proud to present such a fine artist for your enjoyment on Monday, February- 22, lin Port Perry United Church. Noted Singer comes| Every Little Bit Helps There aie ten excellent reasons for every citizen to contribute as gener- cusly as possible to the Canadian March of Dimes. This ten-point pro- gram breaks down to cover every- thing that CAN be done to provide the "ultimate in treatment facilities for polio victims as well as to alleviate hardship that often follows in its wake, Of the $800,000.00 that the Foundation is asking the Public to provide this year, only 6% % has been allocated to cover all administrative and campaign costs. And here are the ten good ways for people to fight polio! A contribution to any or all of these projécts brings us all closer to the ultimate defeat of this common enemy. 1. $100,000.00 has been set aside for actual treatment costs in that phase of convalescence not covered by Provincial Health Grants. =~ *' 2. $20,000.00 will be used to assist with domestic problems arising as a direct result of -polio in either the breadwinner or his wife. 3. $20,000.00 will be braces, special shoes, ete. '4, $20,000,00 to provide the treat- ment centre nearest you with the best modern equipment. "5. $10,000.00: to make the above al- location - even' more - effective, this amount will be spent in specialized training in polio treatment for the personnel of these centres. 6. $40,000.00 for the more istlated parts of the Province that do not have an established polio treatment centre within easy reach. 7.: $26,000.00. Transportation to and" from treatment centres is often the -financial stumbling block that prevents patients from getting all the necessary care. 8. $9,000.00. The second most im- portant factor in the ultimate ability or disability of the patient is. regular supervision. by qualified orthopacd' men, and to provde part-time clerical workers for the polio follow-up clinics, spent for 'these funds have been set aside; « 9, $10,600.00. All too often, polic takes from adult men and women their, means of livelihood by paraly- sing ' muscles needed to follow their particular line of work. The patient has to be trained to do some type of work compatible with the disability resulting. This amount. will be spent for this purpose. n 10. $10,000.00. As part of our 'first things first™ policy, not much in the way of entertainment is provided by the Foundation for polio victims, but there is one project that is good therapy and also provides thorough enjoyment, -- the swimming classes. This money will be used to provide supervision and the extra fuel needed to bring the water to 85 or 90 degrees. Not one of these services is being provided through another source and great care has been taken to see that no donor funds-are used) where taxa- tion funds might have been obtained. Governmental agencies. such as the Public Health Nursing Service and National Employment Service Special Placements as well ag Provincial and Municipal Welfare services are fully utilized, making it possible for the Foundation to operats. at such low. cost. I Donations to assist with this pro- gram may be sent to the Canadian March of Dimes, 34 Grosvenor Street, Toronto, or to your local March of Dimes Committee if there is one in your Community, 1 i Com. Hospital Ausiliary On 'Saturday last, February 13th, the Auxiliary sponsored a Valentine Tea in the library. = Although the weathér was not conducive to a large attendance, nevertheless quite a number of ladies were on hand to enjoy the tea and buy the attractive sale, Those who were able to attend enjoyed a pleasant, friendly after- noon, and the committee take this opportunity of thanking everyone who contributed in any way towards the success of this project. ® : Owing to the stormy weather and poor driving conditions it was deemed advisable to cancel the February meeting of the auxiliary, The next meeting will be held at three p.m, March 16th, in the "Del" restaurant. home-baked foods which were for] Port Flyers took the "second | game of play-offs in the Mem- morial Gardens last night, Feb. 17th by a score of 6 to 8 over Peterboro Petes, First and second periods were very fast and at the end of the second pe- riod it was a 2 all tie. In the Third period the Petes for- ged ahead at 2.01 only to have Brodie for the Flyers rap home another on a pass from Copeland, tieing it again. At this time there were several off side plays called on the. Pete players which started their Manager on. a tirade against the Referee resulting in him being escorted from the arena by the. police, The game resumed and the Petes began to rough it up. Twist and Frizzell' given penalties for cross- checks, this seemed to infuriate Mor- row of the Petes who proceeded to take it out on Heffering (referee) with his fists. He was brought un- der control and an attempt was made to start the game. Morrow on his way to the dressing room turned and skating to center kicked:the referee in the leg injuring him and it was necessary. for Crombie (referee) to finish the game alone. The Flyers scored three quick goals while the Petes were short-handed to clinch the game 6-8. As the players were on .their way to the dressing room some of the spectators got into the act but Chief Constable Menzies managed to keep it under control. -- ---- * Ont. County Hog Producers Hold. Annual Meefing The Annual Meeting of the Ontarto Hog Producers' Association was held in the Town Hall, Beaverton, on Fri- day, February 6th, with approximate- ly 160 farmers in-attendance. A Bacon Carcass Show will be held in Beaverton in connection with the Annual Ontario County Seed Fair on Saturday, March 138th. Committees were set up from all the townships in Ontario County to select hogs for this Bacon Carcass Show. Mr. Chas. Newton, Zone Director on the Hog Producers' Association, com- plimented the Hog Producers on thelr proposed Bacon Carcass Show to be held in connection with the Seed Fair. He aJso answered a number of ques- tions regarding the prsyineia) Asso- ciation. ~ Mr. Norman McLeod, Chairman of the Provincial Hog Producers Market- ing Board, addressed the meeting. Mr. McLeod felt that the Marketing Agen- cy was doing a good job for Hog Pro- ducers. He touched on the Hog Pro- duction Survey that is heing made at the present time and stated that it would provide very useful information for thé Hog Producers' Marketing Board. Mr. J. R. Kohler, United Live Stock Sales Ltd., pointed out that all per- -gonnel in the Sales Agency have had considerable experience in the hand- ling of hogs. He asked all Hog Pro- ducers to direct truckers to take thelr hogs to the Ontario Stock Yards. Major General John A. Gunn was welcomed to the meeting by Chalir- man Russell Windatt. General Gunn worked hard several years ago to have hog grading and later rail grad- ing of hogs established in Canada. He regretted the fact that the quality of Ontario hogs was declining at the present time. He also quoted from a letter he had) received supporting his views on the United Live Stock Sales Agency. Mr. Anson Gerrow, President of the South Ontario Federation of Agrical- ture, and Mr. Gordon Rynard, Presi- dent of the North Ontario Federation of Agriculture, addressed the meet- ing. They urged farmers to support their farm organizations. ! Mr. Milton Pegg, Claremont, R.R. 2, was the winner of the draw. on the Purebred Yorkshire Gilt, The election of officers and directors resulted as 'follows: Hon, President--Ear]l Howsam, Uxbridge. President---Russell Windatt, Beaverton, R.R. 8 1st Vice-President--Milton Pegg, Claremont, R.R, 2 2nd Vice-Pres.--Duncan Wallace, Beaverton, R.R. 8 'Secretary--H. L. Fair, Uxbridge Treasurer---Alex Johns, Port Perry, RR. 4 Auditor---=Armour. McMillan, Bengtave, RR. 2, of M. E. Coakwell Injured about the chest in a motor accident on the Queen Elizabeth Way west of Toronto, on Jan, 30, Marshall E. Coakwell died unexpectedly in St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto, last Wed- nesday. He was in his 63rd year. Confined to- hospital since the accl- dent, Mr. Coakwell-was- apparently well on the way to recovery. He was able to sit up on Tuesday, but later in the day suffered a stroke, With four Oshawa men, the deceased was on his way to attend an Odd Fel- lows rally in Western:Ontario when the accident occurred. The auto in which the Oshawa group was travel- ling was struck head-on by a taxi, pro- ceeding in the opposite direction, which had skidded on a patch of ice and crossed the boulevard into the path of the Oshawa-auto. A passen- ger in the taxi died following the ac- 'cident. A son of the late William and Mary Conkwell, the deceased was born at Brougham and was married at Sonya 36 years, he was an inspector in the west plant at General Motors. Mr. Coakwell was very active in Odd Fellowship being a past grand Accident Injuries Cause Death in 1920. A resident of Oshawa for | of Corinthian Lodge, No. 61, He was member of Ontario Encampment, No. 1 and a member of the Canton. He was also a member of the United Church. Active in the work of the Oshawa Horticultural Society, he served aa president of the society. His home in North Oshawa was one of the show places of the distriet with its rockery and many flower beds.. He is survived by his wife, the for- mer Annie P. Gibson; two daughters, Mrs. C. Stewart (Ruth) of Abitibi Canyon and Mrs. W. Davidson (Doro- thy) of Oshawa and one son, Harold of Oshawa. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. _Mabel Detlor of Picton; two brothers, Gordon of Gananoque arid Orville of Oshawa and seven grandchildren. He was a brother-in-law to Howard and J. J. Gibson of Port Perry. The funeral was in Northminster United Church, Oshawa on Sat., Feb. 18. The service was conducted by Rev. W. A. Mellow. Interment was at Mount Lain Cemetery. Insurance Cancelled on some Poultry Farms The Maple Leaf Farmer's Fire In- surance Company cancelled it busi- ness with many large poultry plants last year because there wag _consider- uble danger of fire, the president, Lt.- Col. R. B. 'Smith, told policy holders at the annual meeting at Columbus Township Hall, The company paid out more than $43,000 on one occasion last year when a barn and its con- tents--ineludng poultry -- were de- stroyed by fire. Serious Situation "This is a serious thing", said the President. "In some places barns are being. converted into three or four- deck poultry runs with all sorts of electrical equipment. "I think a lot of our fires are caused by too much electrical equipment. Farmers have the place wirett then fix up wiring of their own--but they are not electricians." I.t.-Col. Smith pointed out that al- though the company was now paying out about three times the amount on policies than some. 16 years ago no extra money was being asked from policy holders. The company was giving broader coverage -on policies too and it was hoped to-extend this even further each year. Since the. last meeting the board of directors had decided that should again be admitted to their meetings, "Three. years ago we banned them but they are back now and they are not so noisy. We have found that with their field work they help us to keep in touch with what is going on," continued Lt.-Col. 'Smith. - Mutuals had helped stabilize insur- ance and had saved farmers millions of dollars. The company would bear that in mind and try to keep it up in future, he added, : eo Finances Sound The totnl insurance in force at the end of last year was $87,789,820 compared with $82,208,198 in 19562. Less was paid out in claims--- $167,910.89 in 1963 and $190,693.18 in 19562; and as- sets were up--3$362,110.41 last year to $341,962.45 in 1962. : Policy holders were warned by Al- der Lyman Gifford that he thought the company was at the peak of its business now. "Our area is getting smaller. We are losing farm after farm to industry," he declared. The company's inspector John Law- rence, spoke-on common fire hazards and how they could be avoided, and (continued on Page 8) Nine year old Raymond Badger of as the 1964 TIMMY to represent the . Weston, Ontario was recently selected thousands of crippled children in Ont. ario during the forthcoming Easter has an objective of $500,000 for the Seal Campaign which will be held | province. 7 wan 2% at "4 a TOR oni J from March 18th until April 18th. Campaign which is sponsored by over 100 Service Clubs associated with The Ontario Society for Crippled Children Single Copy: bec. eree as Flyers Take 2nd Game ~4 also a member of the Rebekah Lodge," a captain of the third degree team, a }; agents z financial report-showed that 7 A a ~ ay , Ca SEE oR od -i i " G a ete pa ~~ -- wi a ot nts ae A a ~~ Sa, SE ir and HR a 5 oN bY ~~ Lt oo