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AY . Authorised as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Manager of Lake Ontario Development iy en Chamber of Commerce 'Meeting at Port Perry 'benefits. w . PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1966 * $2.00 per year. Following the talk of Mr. Don W. Kingdon a business session was held, during which it was reported that the level of Lake Scugog was being af- fected by the condition of the locks "at Lindsay. It was declded to seek some action on the part of the res- ponsible government authorities. The matter of obtaining suitable refuse containers for Port Perry's main street.was discussed and prices are to be obtained from the suppliers. The By-Laws & Constitution were ' reviewed by Mr, Ronald A, Peel, and adopted. It was also decided to inquire into the possibility of obtaining. improved local telephone service. The necessary committees were set up and each member placed on a suitable committee, to encourage ac- tive participation by every member. It was decided to order suitable letterheads and stationery. _ YOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MOVEMENT BY D. W. KINGDON : Mr. President, Members of the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce. I wish, first of all, to express my very real pleasure at the opportunity which has been afforded me of ad- dressing your meeting to-night. You and I both realize that we cannot get a share of what there is not. We know that we cannot eat, buy, sell, give away, wear, use, play with, or gamble with, what isn't. - We must firat help to create it. And so, gentlémen, because of your interest in helping to create a better municipality and a better country you are working through your Chamber of Commerce toward providing these 1 will do my best to outline to you how you may work through ~your Chamber and ultimately build your Community. e) each year. Having been connected with Cham- ber of Commerce work, as an em- : ployee, for almost five years, and now as Manager of the Lake Ontario De- velopment Association, the Chamber of Commerce movement has become part of me. The Chamber of Com- merce movement, in Canada, is be- coming more popular and more active Our Country is growing _ and so your Chamber of Commerce and Boards of Trade must grow with it. No doubt, most of you have heard at some time or other, talks on Chamber of Commerce aims, objectives and ac- tivities, Possibly it does every one of us good, as members, of such a great movement to have these reviewed "every 80 often so that we know where + our time and money is being spent and to what advantages, ; There are a great many views, opinions, and ideas, as to the aims and purposes of a Chamber of Commerce. . There are those who believe that a Chamber of Commerce is "purely a back-slapping booster organization, designed to brag as much as possible about the Community and it's pros- pects. There are those who consider that a Chamber of Commerce has but one function and that is to bring new industry into the Community. Others believe that a Ghamber of Commerce is a glorified tourist bureau, a manu- facturer's organization, a retailers' section, and many others, None (of these views are wholly wrong, and none are wholly right." A Chamber of Commerce is, to some ex- tent, all of these things, but it is a good deal more! According to the text book "A Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of the forward looking citizens in a Community form- ed for the purpose of promoting the Civie, Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural welfare of the Commun- ity in which it lles"--and that is a good definition!, but, to my mind, the best Chambers of Commerce operate far beyond the strict limitation of a text book definition, The Chamber movement in Canada is one of the finest and most construc- tive voluntary groupings in the world today. In this great movement we have more than 700 community Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce stretching all the way from White- horse and Yellowknife in the North to Windsor in the South and from Prince Rupert in'the west to St. Johns, Newfoundland in the East, Some of these organizations have as few as twenty-five members, others have as many as three thousand, Some are in postal areas, others are in the hin- terlands. Some are in the large manu- facturing centres, others in tiny agri- cultural villages, Amongst the mem- bers you will find rich men, poor men, men of different creeds and of differ- ent racial extractions. You will find Presidents. of large companies and owners of corner durg stores, bank clerks, blacksmiths, pattern makers and jewellers, lawyers, doctors, and dentists, "And yet with'all this mirage of people whose professions and oc- cupations virtually run the gamut of human activities and whose thinking is sometimes as far apart as their lo- beations, there is a common desire which brings them together in a com- mon spirit, The desire is for a better community, a better Province and a better Country in which to live. And to help obtain this objective they work through the Chamber of Commerce on the local level, Provincial and National levels, In. Canada today there are more than 100,000 people belonging to more than 700 local Chambers of Commerce. This is formidable force which has a much greater influence on Canadian thought and action than most people Lrealize. It is a force which no govern- ment, at any level, can afford to ig- nore; it is a force which the internal enemies, who are opposed to the prin- cipals of tradition for which we stand, will have to reckon with if ever they hope to attain their goal. - Probably now you are ready to ask the sixty-four. dollar question: "What makes a successful Chamber of Com- merce?" Well, Gentlemen, no ong person could answer that question to anybody's satisfaction because -each Chamber's activities must be deter- mined according to the néeds of the Community concerned, and the resour- ces at the Chamber's disposal. But experienced Managers and Secretaries have pretty well concluded that there are five fundamentals which are es- sential to the success of any Chamber no matter how large or how small, and I would like to outline the five points to you in some detail. No. 1.- A Capable and Inspired Council. Your Council is responsible for the leadership of your Chamber and it can make or break your Chamber. It is necessary to have on your Executive, men and women who are civic minded, iously interested in the Chamber, and it is a mistake to continue the same people for office year after year with- out bringing in new blood. Probably one of the most important things that your Council must keep in mind is that in adopting any projects or policies, their first consideration must be "Is this for the benefit of all concerned?" "Will it be good for all the commun- ity?" and only after asking these questions and studying the project thoroughly can your Council make a definite decision on the action that should be taken. No. 2--A Well Planned Program of Work I cannot stress to strongly the need for a "Program of Work" By this I mean a definite program of activities and projects which your Community needs and wants. It is the only way you can keep your Chamber on the track,~otherwise, you are liable to be skating around in a hundred differ- ent directions without accomplishing anything really worth while, There are many ways of developing a pro- gram, but time, thought, and effort aimed at setting down your long term and short term Objectives will do more than anything else to make your organization a vital and alert body. N. 8--Active Committees, -.. The work of a Community Board or Chamber is largely accomplished through committee action, . What committees you need in your own Chamber must be determined mostly by the needs of your commun- ity. Many Chambers find it advisable to have separate committees for the following activities: Agricultural, Civic, Retail, Industrial Promotion, Membership, National and Provincial Affairs, and Program. I appeal to you, however, not to form any com- mittee unless it is necessary and has a definite job to do, One of the surest ways to wreck your Chamber is to appoint committees and not give them anything to do. No. 4--Enthusiastic Membership and Adequate Finances, It is true that if you don't have members you don't have a Chamber, but it is also true'that if your mem- bers are not enthusiastic your Cham. ber won't endure. It is usually pos- gible to Técruit members when the Chamber is first formed, but the big job is to hold on to. existing members and bring in new ones after the Cham- ber is established. That, again, is where your program of work comes in. (Continued on page 8) progressive in their thinking and ser- .the Winnipeg Rust Laboratory. Hospital Report * This 'portion of the report of our hospital was left out of the paper last week. We think you will be interested in these general statistics, Ket. STATISTICS 1955 Admissions for year . Adults and Children ... 889 Newborn .......icens . 164 SHIDITERS ovine eens 2° DEATHS-- Adults and children .........ccocevvvirvioeeniriions 33 © 28 Newborn... SETA 1 1 OUTPATIENTS treated at hossital 189 179 PATIENT DAYS DURING THY YEAR: Private rooms ido, 398 Semi Private ....... 3346 Standard Ward ... 2136 Nursery oo. 927 POTAL iicpiniiinmmirimivipmimimrini ms messios sis 6807 NO. OF EMPLOYEES as of Dec. 31st Full time NUTSRS ii iisiiieiriisiimrcnedntsmmisrstons 9 9 11 11 Full Time Employees 11 8 - Part Time Employees rida emmys Sidr cosmo 4 3 "NO. OF MAJOR OPERATIONS .. we 120 127 NO. OF MINOR OPERATIONS ....... Sere isttenni 242 .241 NO. OF LABORATORY PROCEDURES _ In-patients ............ SN RE. AL DO TOY, wo 1814 640 Out-patients TAP RN RT JT 1 . b9 23 We trust thal some points of interest for the year's work of our Hospital have been provided for the people of Port Perry and the surrounding com- munities who support Community Memorial Hospital. ' 1954 4-H Clubs Organized In Port Perry The organization meetings for the Port Perry Lions' 4-H Club, the Port Perry 4-H Dairy Calf Club and the 4-H Tractor Club were held in the High School, Port Perry on Wednes- day evening, April 18th. Nineteen members enrolled in the Dairy. Calf Club for the coming year, and the following - officers were elected: Pre- sident -- Lloyd Wilson, Uxbridge, 2; Vice-president -- Ralph Honey, Sea- grave, 2; Secretary-Treasurer--Carol Smith, Uxbridge, 3. Mr. Les Smith Port Perry, 2 and Mr. Ross Evans, Uxbridge R. 4, will be Club Leader and Assistant for the coming year.' Eleven members enrolled in the Lions Grain Club, and the election of officers resulted as follows: President --David Mosienko, Port Perry, 2; Vice-president--John Leask, Seagrave |. 2; Secretary-treasurer--Hugh Dobson, Uxbridge, 3.- Mr. Bill Pollard and Mr, Frank Honey, both of Port Perry, will be Club Leader and Assistant for the coming year. The Grain Club members will be using the Rodney Variety of oats, This is. a new variety developed at reported to be a high yielding variety and shows considerable rust resist- ance, The club is being sponsored again this year by the Port Perry Lions' Club. Ten members also enrolled in the Port Perry Tractor Club, with Mr. Storey Beare, Port Perry, as Club Leader. The election of officers re- sulted as follows: President--Keith Gibson, Blackwater, 2; Vice-president --Jack Nottingham, Raglan, 1; Secre- tary-treasurer--David Mosienko, Port Perry, 2, Mr. John Ogilive, Agricultural En- gineer for this district, will be in charge of this club and will super- vise all meetings held during the summer, All three clubs will hold regular monthly meetings and are looking for- ward to a successful year. Achieve- ment Days will be held at Port Perry Fair, Mr. H, L, Fair and Mr, Sidney Mac- Donald, Agricultural Office, Uxbrid- ge, assisted 'the Club Leaders with the organization of these three clubs. The members of these clubg. are ag follows: Port Perry 4-H Grain Club David Mosienko, Port Perry, RR, 2; Joe 'Lukas, Seagrave, R. 2; John Leask, Seagrave, R, 2; Hugh Dobson, Uxbridge, R. 8; Eleanor *Popalynec, Port Perry, R, 4; Bruce Noble, Ux- bridge, R. 2; Alan & Albert Fulford, Port Perry, R, 8; Lloyd Wilson, Ux- bridge, R. 2; Kenneth Goreski, Port Perry, R, 2; Gerald Goreski, Port Perry, R. 2. Port Perry 4-H Dairy Calf Club Wm. McMillan, Seagrave, R. 2; Elaine & Lawrence Medd, Port Perry, R. 1; Carol Smith, Uxbridge, R, 3; Fred Beare, Uxbridge, R. 3; Jim Hird, Sandford; John Leask, Seagrave, R. 2; Ralph Honey, Seagrave, R. 2; Da- vid Evans, Uxbridge, R, 8; Murray Prentice, Uxbridge, R, 4; Jim, Bruce & Ivan Noble, Uxbridge, R, 2; Lloyd Wilson, Uxbridge, R. 2; Earle & Ron- ald Parrott, Ashburn, R. 1; Douglas Webster, Port Perry, R. 2; Eleanor Popodynee; Port Perry, R. 4; Joe Po- padynee, Port Perry, R. 4. Port Perry 4-H Tractor Club It is] Ray Hobbs To Open Wm. McMillan, Seagrave, R. 2; Hugh Dobson, Uxbridge, R. 8; Ralph Honey, Seagrave, R,.2; Glen "Sowier- ville, Uxbridge, R, 3; Jack Notting- ham, Raglan, R, 1; Blackwater, R. 2; Ronald Saunders, Port Perry, RR. 4; Joe Luckas, Sea- grave, R. 2; Kenneth McKnight, Port Perry, R. 1; David Mosienko, Port Perry, R. 2; Garnet Mailes, Claremont R. 2; James Dryden, Brooklin, R. 1; Bill Barton, Uxbridge, R. 2; Joe Po- padynec, Port Perry, R. 1, Scout and Cub | Mothers' Auxiliary The annual meeting of the Scqut and Cub Mothers: Auxiliary was held April 16th at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Hunter, with 18 ladies present. - With Mrs, McDonald in the chair the meeting opened by all repeating the' Scout Mother's Promise in unison, The secretary read the miniites of the last meeting and the treasurer gave her report. Mrs. King gave her report of the sick. 'The annual reports. were given by the Secretary, the Treasurer, Visiting Convener, Social Convener and Uni- form Convener, all reporting a very successful year, The nominating committee announ- ced the new Slate of Officers for the coming year. Past President--Mrs, L, McDonald President--Mrs, E. Kennedy Vice-Presidents--Mrs. H, Eden-. borough and Mrs, B. Walker. Secretary--Mrs, A. Fulford Treasurer--Mrs. H, Gibson, Social Conveners--Mrs. N. Kerry. Assistants--Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Fulford. Visiting Convener--Mrs, A. King Assistants--Mrs, Elford and Mrs. C. Reesor' Sewing Conveners--Mrs. L. Me- Donald and Mrs. (R. Smith Telephone Conveners--Mrs. G. Lane and Mrs, T. Bell, Building Rep.--Mrs, G. Lane Rep, to Group Com.--Mrs. Kennedy or someone appointed by her Uniforms--Mrs. Lane Mrs. McDonald then thanked all the ladies who had worked with her through the past year, Mrs, Gibson presented Mrs, Me- Doriald with a Past President's Pin for her great work in the Auxiliary. _ The new officers took over 'the meeting, Mrs. Kennedy presiding. Mrs, Kennedy kindly offered her, home for our next meeting on Tues- day night, May 29th instead of Mon- day. Night May 21st which is the holiday. The lunch committee being Mrs. Fulford, Mrs, Morton and Mrs. Walk- er. ? Meeting closed by all repeating the Scout Mizpah in unison, after which a delightful lunch was served. New Store in Stouffville Soon The large new store on Main street just west of O'Brien Avepue is fast nearing completion, and Mr. Hobbs, the proprietor expects to announce the official opening next week, The store will he known as .the Western Tire & Auto Supplies. The place has an ex. tensive frontage on Main St, with Keith Gibson, [as well as local members, Appreciation Day Draw Mrs. Chas, Lake, Port Perry, re- turned home last Tuesday "with a tidy sum to help with her week-end shopping. Her 209% coupon was drawn at the, Appreciation Day Draw of the Port Perry Merchants, adding $62.22 to her wealth, Mr. Harold Honey named the "Mer- chant bt the Week and took away $3.00, The next draw will be held in front of the Master Feeds store on Tuesday May 1st at 3.30, At that time the Treasure Chest will contain $314.97, Lions To Hold Oratorical Finals In Oshawa The Oshawa Lions Club has com- pleted plans for the finals of the Que- bec-Ontario oratorical contest which it will sponsor here at the Oshawa Col- legiate and Vocational Institute May 5. Members of the Lions Club's public speaking committee of Ontario and Quebec held a meeting this week. At Meeting Members representing regions in the two provinces were in attendance Chairman Ed. Walker of Midland opened the meeting and the minutes were read by secretary Howard Hoffman of Orillia. Chairman Walker reported that over 2349 students had taken part in the contest from eight districts, and that 21 or mqre would be finalists in Osha- wa, Past. Chairman Gordon "Vivian of Brampton, expressed enthusiasm in the coming event and the high calibre |of the boys and girls participating. Cecil Naish, member of the local club and chairman of district A-3, outlined the preparations the local club had made to date, and announced commit- tees which are as follows: In charge for arranging for judges are Neil Matheson, of Port Credit and John Mintern, of Oshawa. Two local Lions will be on hand as greeters. They are Rufus Lambert and Lloyd Corson. Decorations will be in charge of Norm Gower, of Oshawa, while president of the Oshawa Lions Club, Sam Payne, will be looking after school accommodation. Accommoda- tion for the out-of-town contestants is being looked after by Bill Dick, Bill Morrison and Harold Phillips. Public- ity and entertainment will be in charge of Cec Naish, and John Norris will look after transportation. |S. Ont. County Fed. of Agriculture The South Ontario County Federa- tion of Agriculture executive met in the Myrtle hall on the 17th of April. The president Lorne Tindall reported on his attendance at a director's meet- ing in Toronto and on the dinner meet- ing at which Mr. Milburn was honored. The members agreed to follow the lead of Mr, Wallace and the secretary of the Hog Producers where the can- vas of producers was concerned, The group listed five items which they wished brought to the attention of the provincial office, feeling that there was. need for definite action. 1. That the farmers push to have a majority of voters carry a question instead of the two-thirds of eligible voters as the regulations now stand. 2. That the government handle the surplus grain problem since it is ne- cessary that consumers be protected by a surplus, it should not be the farmers who carry the load and loss. 3. That Canadian farmers enjoy the same protections as industry in regard to tariffs. 4. That the Rural Co-operator and other organizational papers be com- bined to lessen the cost apd give bet- ter coverage in farm organization news. 5. That there appears to be an un- fair balance of trade with other coun- tries especially in the case of pota- toes and poultry being brought into Canada when we have sulfident sup- plies of our own, The Federation also wishes to say a word of warning to the farmers, most especially in the south end of the county in .regard to the sale of land which is only by option. All farmers are asked to study and know Just what is entailed when they allow an option on their land to be sure that they understand the problems and many disadvantages which ac- apartments above. » company such deals, The Ice Is Out Monday's North West wind drove the ice "down to the South end of the lake where is has gradually broken up. There are patches of ice along the shore line yet, but perhaps today's sushine Wednesday) will clear them away, However we think one can' safely say the ice was out on April 26th. Last year saw the last of the ice much earlier April the 9th being the date it went out. In fact 1047 was the last time we had such a late spring. That year the ice went out April 22. In the past 84 years there has been only 6 times that the date was as late as this year; Down through the years Lake Scugog ice went out on the following dates: ES April 26 April 24 .. April 17 .. April 19 .. March 20 . April 24 April 23 . April 25 April 16 March 31 March 2} . April 28 ree pees April 11 .. April 11 April 19 April 22 April 13 ...... March 28 April 20 April 22 April 10 ... April 16 . April 17 . April 16 April 18 ... April 16 . April 6 April 38 March 21 April 10 April 12 April 3 WERE .. April 16 April 16 April 6 April 21 April 10 April 25 April 12 . March 31 April 2 April 26 April 13 April 6b seers peresesierene April 24 - April 22 . March 27 March 27 April 22 April - 7 6 TT April 10 March 23 LETT TT PTT T PIP P PPP April 9 CLT ETT TTP PY PPT - - Canadian National - - . Institute for Blind Oncé again the Canadian 'National Institute for the Blind is asking the Canadian people for financial aid to carry on their programme for those unfortunate sightless citizens who need help, For many years Scugog Chapter, Imperial 'Order Daughters of the Em- pire has sponsored the Annual Tag Day for the Blind in Port Perry and contmunity. This year as usual the LODE, will undertake the program. Our community has always made a very generous response to the appeal from-the C.N.I.B. and we ask for your your liberal support. Contributions may be made directly to Mrs. John Murray, Queen Sti, who is the C.N.LB. representative, or to Mrs. Frank Godley, Simcoe St. North. TAG DAY SATURDAY MAY 12th. PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY" a Confer Degrees At Lodge Meeting On. Wednesday, April ny the members of Maybelle Rebekah Lodge -| spent an enjoyable evening at the lodge rooms, when they had as their guests, District Deputy President, Sister Lenora Smith, and the degree staff of Ganaraska Lodge No. 131, of Port Hope, r The meeting opened in regular form. with Noble Grand Sis. Minnie Diamond of Maybelle Lodge, presid- ing. During the evening the staff of Ganaraska Lodge conféired the de- gree in a very impressive manner upon the new candidates, Mrs. Rose Philips, Mrs. Myrtle Rennick, and Mrs, Roxanna Webster. The District Deputy President ad- dressed the members briefly, als) Noble Gyand Sister Leona Perey and staff captain Bro, Thomas. After the closing of lodge refresh- ments were served, and a social hour enjoyed. Monday Night - League Finish Season The Monday Night League came to it's official ending for the present sea- son on Monday,. April 23rd. Sixty- Eight ladies sat down to a most de- licious turkey dinner, prepared and served at "The Del". i © After dinner prizes were presented as follows, with the teams in order of their standing for the year: High Average, Mary Amell (Myrtle ) High Triple, Audre vy Chapman, (Port Perry) High Triple, Marie Foster, (Greenbank) Gum Drops, Peppermints, Jelly Beans, Bon Bons, Black Balls, Candy. Canes, Lauras, Jenny's, All Sorts, Caramels. The 'slate of officers for next vem was put before the members as follow President- Elma Vernon # Vice-Pres. --Grace Hunter Treas. Margaret Hayes Sec'y Camille Crozier Presentations were made to Flma Vernon, Helen Stouffer, and Dhel Bentley, the executive for last year. We brought the evening to a vlose by playing Court Whist. The prize winner for this were: Vivian Cawker, Clara Martin, Stella St. John and CETTE T ETT P PPP P Gladys Ste ¢ le. CANADA EXHIBITS AT ITALIAN FAIR ww --Central Press Canadian At the Milan International Fair, Canadian Ambassador Dupuy, right, shows Itallan President Giovanni Gronchi the Canadian ex- hibit. The fair is host to 60 Wations, Including Russia, Single Copy &e.. 1A