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Gigantic Auction to be Wiles roca 4 EET URE rt aaah + 5 £53 3 2 BY 2, Ld = 1 ' . . J of 4 . Wn = Rae ea RS SUIS ren ns SE + Sa Rear AL vii : Brald i 5 SEL UE : SN E, STARE] C3 LP, Fahd UN LSRET BAR sR s Poy row y : Ad i aL dari tras 4 PI rs pn A Aragviok ba ear sd hahaa topivadth CR Ln lf on Vu. -- i & N * iE WE RE Se 3, bl we AEE ef # SENT 7: : THE PORT PERRY STAR p33 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 23rd, 1957 4 $2.00 per year. Single Copy be. Held In Aid Of Memorial Centre On March 10th, 1948, in the Port Perry High School Auditorium a meet- ing of citizens interested in building a new skating rink in Port Perry was held. The outcome of the meeting was the nomination of a committee to select a slate of officers to be the nucleus of a Recreation Centre Com- mittee. In a few days the nominat- ing committee brought in a report which was adopted and the Port Perry Community Memorial Recreation Cen- tre Committee was inaugurated, The Arena was formally presented to the municipality of Port Perry on May 17, 1951. The whole project was entirely free from debt and no deben- tures had been issued. The main sources of revenue were a house to house canvass of the entire community, raffles, car draws, bingoes, donations from community organizations and a Provincial Government Grant of $65,000. After several years of operation the' Recreation Committee: had discussed at various times the advisability of installing an artificial ice plant. When the Oshawa Arena burned in Septem- ber. 1953, steps were taken to install a plant at once. The cost of this ven- ture was $26,000, payments to be spread over one year. The down payment of $6,600 was raised in about one week by a canvass of the residents of Port Perry and Reach -and Scugog Townships. Further donations and arena revenue could not keep up the payments and the Corporation of Port Perry was asked to issue a debenture to-pay off the debt and to install a hard surface floor over the pipes so that the Arena could be made avail- able for year round activity. , years later it was found neces- sary to add equipment to equalize pres-' sure in the pipes in the floor and thus facilitate freezing the ice surface more evenly. This item, at a cost of $3,000, and a repair bill on the compressor of $650, put the Arena in debt from which it has not entirely recovered The season of 1955-56 was not very successful from a financial stand- point and at the end of the season the Arena was in debt "approximately $6,000. Efforts were made to reduce this amount but the money-making ventures such as bingoes, wrestling, ete. were not only a failure but added to the debt. The past season, thanks to some very substantial receipts from hockey play-off games, was very pro- fitable and the debt has been reduced to- about $2,000, which includes the cost of a new furnace to provide ne- cessary heat in the Equipment Room and Curlers' Room. The lack of heat in the Equipment Room was a factor in the breakdown of the compressor the previous year. During the original fund raising campaign the Port Perry Lions Club staged a gigantic auction sale which netted about $3,000. The Port Perry Community Memorial Recreation Cen- tre Committee have decided to try and repeat that venture, with the aid of various organizations in the Com- "Pity, in an effort to make the iD a once more debt-free, The approximate annual cost of maintaining the Arena is as follows: Insurance .....coceiiien wen. $1,200.00 Wages ...oovvvnvsivrnnsnrarariensnees 4,000.00 Power, Light and Heat .... 2,500.00 Gen. Maint. & Repaits...... 2,000.00 Total $9,700.00 Appreciation Day Winner Lait week saw another big winner, a 409, coupon was drawn to the de- light of Mrs. Marian Luke of Port Perry. She won around $120.00. This week, Saturday, May 25, at 8.30 p.m, the draw will take place at the Four Corners. Be on hand, maybe it will be your turn to win, w LO.D.E. TAG DAY REPORT Scugog Chapter, Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire wishes to extend thanks to the citizens of the district for their co-operation and generous response to the appeal for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Mrs. John Murray and Mrs. Frank Godley, conveners are-to-be congra- tulated' on the success of the Tag Day. Scugog Chapter also wishes to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the girls who did the house to house tagging in Port Perry and the contributions from the surrounding communities. Financial Results of Tag Day for C.N.I.B. was as follows: Greenbank ............ renner $20.68 "Manchester ..... eee 14.95 Prince Albert .... .. 10.62 Port Perry .......cen.... 162.47 Scugog ......... ETE vene 24.79 Special Donations ........ 75.00 $208.41 Successful Court Whist The Worthy Matron of Blue Ray Chapter, Margaret Jeffrey, recently held a successful Dessert luncheon and Court Whist Party in the Masonic Rooms. Eleven tables were filled for Court Whist and a friendly afternoon of cards was enjoyed by those who at- tended this event. "Fhe lucky door prize-was won by Mrs. Earl Beare, of Claremont and winners at cards were: First Prize-- Mrs. Varey, of Port Perry; Second Prize--Mrs. Hilda Mitchell, of Pick- ering and the Consolation prize went to Mrs. Merlin Dowson, of Port Peiry. The Worthy Matron opened the lun- cheon with a few well-chosen words of welcome and thanked the ladies for supporting her "project for the year" and also expressed her pleasure with response from the members and friends from chapters out of town. The daintily arranged dessert was served by the Worthy Matron, with the assistance of Helen Colbear, P.M., May Watson and. Eleanor McGregor. The proceeds realized from this plea- sant afternoon amounted to $22.00 and will go towards the project of new equipment for the Chapter. Obituary ARTHUR SLEEP A member of one of Ontario county's, pioneer families, Arthur Sleep died at his' home, two miles south of Seagrave, early on Monday, May 13th. Mr. Sleep, who was in his 91st year, had been in poor health for three months and had been confined to bed for three weeks. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sleep, who came to Canada from England, the deceased was born at Seagrave on July 23rd, 1866, and had farmed in that area during his life time. Mr. Sleep was a member of the Sea- grave United Church and for a number of years taught in the Sunday School at Bethel in that area, He also served as a member of the school board at Bethel and took a keen. interest in politics. He was a staunch Liberal. He leaves his wife, the former Clara Clements; one daughter, Miss Una Sleep, who is teaching school at Pros- pect and one son, Mansell Sleep, on the homestead, Also surviving are a sister Mrs, Samuel Wilson (Nettie) of Toronto; and a brother Cephas Sleep of Sea- grave, } The funeral service was held at the MecDermott-Panabaker Funeral Chap- el, Port Perry, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday May 165th, conducted by Rev. Mr, Me- Neill, minister of Seagrave United Church. Interment was in Bethel Cemetery, Greenbank. The Hon. Milton F. Gregg, V.C,, Federal Minister of Labor (left centre) is welcomed to Ontario riding by Dr. Claude H. Vipond, Ontario Riding Liberal Candidate, when he arrived in the riding for a seven hour visit sev- eral days ago. Joining in the wel. come to, Mr. Gregg are Alderman Lyman A, Gifford of Oshawa (right), Reeve William G. Pickering Township (left). and Lawson of . Obituary ROBERT HENRY THOMPSON On May 7th, there was laid to rest an esteemed citizen of Cartwright township, in the person of the late Robert Henry Thompson, The youngest son" of the late Robert Thompson and Mary J. Lloyd, he was born January 29, 1890, on the family farm east of Nestleton, where he lived until 1949, when he moved with his sister to Blackstock, giving all his time to clerical work, in which he found great satisfaction. In poor health for the past two years, he died on May bth in Memorial Hospital, Port Perry, in his sixty-eighth year. Mr. Thompson was a public-spirited man who gave a great deal of his time in the service of his community. At one time he was constable of Cart- wright township, later being made a Justice of the Peace: He was a life- long Conservative, and also a faithful member of the Orange Lodge, being Registrar of the Royal Black Precept- ory and Treasurer of the District and County Orange Lodge. Ie was fin- ancial secretary of the Canadian Order of Foresters, secretary-treasurer of Cartwright Agricultural Society, and secretary-treasurer of the Cartwright Public and Iigh School Areas. In 1950 he was appointed Clerk of the Township, after having served as treasurer and tax collector for a num- ber of years. Always willing to do more than his share, his death left many vacant offices in our township, and only as these offices are filled will our citizens realize how much he gave of himself in countless ways beyond the line of duty. Left to mourn his loss is one sister, Ethel M. Thompson of Blackstock; a brother, William, predeceased him in 1955, The largely attended funeral ser- vice was held in Blackstock Anglican Church, May 7, with Canon Chaperlin giving a comforting message to the bereaved. Interment was made in the family plot in the Anglican cemetery, with an Orange service at the grave. Among the many beautiful floral tributes were those from the following organizations: Township of Cart- wright, District Orange Lodge and County Orange Lodge, Royal Orange Scarlet Chapter, Royal Black Precept- ory, Canadian Order of Foresters, Cartwright Agricultural Society, Cart- aright High School Board, Staff of Cartwright High School and Central Public School, Nestleton Women's In- stitute, © Cartwright Farmiers' Union, Cartwright Road Superintendent and Assistant Clerk. The pallbearers were chosen from the organizations in which the deceased had served. Bruce Ashton, Merlin Suggitt, Wallace Marlow, Dalton Dor- rell, Herb, Swain, Creighton Devitt, Friends and relatives attended from Wyevale, Lindsay, Toronto, Oshawa, Bowmanville, Orono, Bethany, and Port Perry. The people of Nestleton showed the esteem in which they held the late Henry Thompson by flying their flag at half mast in his honour on the day of his funeral, Art Brunton Elected Deputy District Governor At the Zone Rally in-€Cobourg Lion Art Brunton of the Port Perry Lions Club was elected to the office of De- puty District Governor Zone 10, Dist- rict A3 of Lions International. His duties commence July 1st, 1957 for one year. Lion Art Branton has had nine years perfect attendance. He was Zone Chairman for two years, Past Presi- dent of the Port Perry Club and has given enthusiastic support in all Lions activities, EX-Publisher of Times-Gazelte Dies Arthur R. Alloway, for nearly forty years an outstanding citizen of Osha- wa, former publisher of the Times- Gazette, and former president of Gen- eral Printers, Limited, passed away carly Wednesday morning in Toronto General Hospital. Mr. Alloway, who was 67 years of age, had been in fail- ing health for some time, but his con- dition became serious in his return from a holiday in Florida a few weeks ago. News of his death was received in Oshawa, where he had a wide circle of friends, with sincere regret, and there were many expressions of sym- pathy for his bereaved family. In his period of nearly 40 years in Oshawa, Mr. Alloway made a great contribution to the life of the com- munity by his deep interest in its wel- fare and the well-being of its people, and by his unselfish service in many fields of activity. Not only as editor and later manager director and pub- lisher of the city's newspaper, but in fields of civie service and in the re- ligious life of Oshawa, Mr. Alloway made his mark on the community which now mourns the passing of one who could be described as a good citizen, 'total 95 patients including 14 births; of the dotiors: : Memorial Hospital News Admissions at the Community Mem- orial Hospital for the month of April making a total of 378 admissions to the end of April. There were thirteen major operations and 21 minor opera- tions performed at the hospital dur- ing the month bringing the total to 108 operations performed this year to date. We also wish to acknowledge re- ceipt of the following donations to the Hospital, for which we are very grate- ful and appreciate the thoughtfulness Mrs. Marion Rowland ...c.oovvvennnnl $6.00 Holiday crowd of Platten Island $42.50 Mrs. McClintock and her pupils (proceeds of recital) to go to children's ward .......... en $19.00 Donation to the Children's Ward, of new books by the Brownies, Teanne Sonley, Sherilyn Sonley, Sheila Kenny, Brenda Locke, from sale of H-M candy and cookies. Colouring books, crayons Story Book and Toys. Port Perry Teen Town News By Allan Bailey "The BIRD DOG" Dick McFarland, from radio station C.F.0.R. was guest of Port Perry Teen Town last Friday night in the Public School Auditorium. Nearly double the normal crowd was in attendance. Herewith is some of the interview with the Bird Dog: Age--22 Born--April 5, 1935. Home Town--Leamington Favorite Rock n'Roll Artist--Elvis Presley Favorite Male Singer--Frank Sinatra Favorite Female Singer--Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen MacRae Favorite Group---Hi Lo's Best L. P. -- Hi Lo's and Tony by Tony Bennett. The Bird Dog started his career in Sault Ste. Marie, where his mother owned part of the station. Then he went to C.K.I.Y. Lindsay where he participated in a marathon which lasted 117 hours of continuous broad- casting. In October, he went to Or- illia. The Bird Dog's popularity will soon be increased, due to the expan- sion of C.I.O.R. this summer to 10,- 000 watts, According to the Bird Dogz Rock, n' Roll music is here to stay for a long time. Port Perry Teen Town is interested in joining a softball league with other Teen Towns, either hoy's or girls, If anyone is interested, please contact Mr. Jimmy Taylor. The dance on Friday, May 81, is a Girl's Tgg Dance. The dress for this dance is hard time. A D. J. may also appear for this dance, The girls are supposed to date the boy's for this Honeydale Women's Institute The Honeydale Women's Institute held their Spring Luncheon on Thurs- day afternoon in the Parish Hall. Ap- proximately 40 members and 22 visi- tors from Sunderland enjoyed the Luncheon. The regular meeting opened: by the singing of the Ode followed by the Mary Stewart Collect. Mrs. Paul Diamond very graciously welcomed the 'visitors and said she was happy to have them meet with us. The Min- utes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The treasurer gave the financial statement. A gift had been given to a recent bride. Five dollars was given to the Hospital Aux. iliary for their annual penny draw. A committee was appointed to look af- ter the display at Brooklin fair June Ist. The District Annual Meeting to be held in Pickering May 30. Mes- dames Diamond, Cawker, Raines and Bassant as voting delegates. It is hoped a busload will be able to go. The President of Sunderland Insti- tute spoke briefly and thanked Honey- dale for their kind invitation te be our guests. Several ladies from Sun. Lderland supplied the entertainment, with songs and readings which were much enjoyed, Mrs. Johnson of Sun- derland convenor. A very hearty vote of thanks was extended to these ladies for a fine program. Dedicate Maple Tree The Honeydale Branch of the Wo- men's Institute commemorated the sixtieth anniverasry of the founding of the Women's Institute by dedicat- ing a maple tree at the Lakeside Park on Empire Day, Friday, May 17th. The Women's Institute, a part of the Associated Country Women of the World, was the inspiration of a Cana. dian woman, Mrs. Hoodless of Stoney Creek, who made the first move which has resulted in the world wide spread of these groups of women who gather together to study the problems of wo- men in the home, and to meet these problems constructively. The singing .of "O €anada" by the group assembled at the park, opened the program. Mrs. Honey, a charter -member of the Honeydale Branch gave Women's Ypftitutes, and told some- thing of the™ims of the organization, and of the work they have undertaken on a world scale. Reeve J. J. Gibson, spoke on behalf of the town, commending the women of the organization for their efforts on behalf of the community and es- pecially as regards their influence in the homes, Mrs. Paul Diamond, president of the Honeydale branch, dedicated the tree to the memory of the founders and said that its growth would sym- bolize the growth of the Women's Institutes, The invocation was by Rev. Ken. Scott; minister of the Church of the Ascension. Ralph Cawker gave a lovely trum- pet solo, " Canada the Land of the Maple", and the ceremony closed with the singing of "The Queen". 01d Time Political Meeting Revival Last Thursday evening at Columbus in East Whitby Township, an old time political meeting was held by the Ontario Riding Liberal Association and campaign managers and the Can- didate Claude Vipond were enthusias- tic with the results. The Township Hall in Columbus was filled with an enthusiastic crowd who enjoyed a variety entertainment and heard short talks from local residents and the Candidate," Dr. Claude Vipond. Dr. Vipond, said after the meeting that due to the reception by the people further meetings of this type were being. planned for May 22nd at Utica, May 24 at Pickering Beach and other locations in the rural parts of Ont- ario Riding. a brief Sef of the growth of the Who Was Abram Kean? Abram Kean was a noted sealer who commanded ships in the springtime seal industry for 47 years and brought in more than 1,000,000 seals during his career. In 1916 he set a record by bringing back in his ship 46,481 seals weighing 1,106 tons, Born in New- foundland, he served as a member of the assembly and was created M.B.E. Kean, who died in 1945, wrote an auto- biography entitled Old and Young dance. Ahead: A Millionaire in Seals. "Yole™! Yes, It Is Every Citizen's Duty I'he most important duty of the citizen is to exercise the franchise on June 10," stated Storey Beare, Pre- sident of the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce, in drawing attention to the fact that the date of the general elec- tion is fast approaching. "In the 1953 general election, more than 2 million registered Canadian voters failed to take the trouble to visit a polling booth," continued Mr. Beare. "Democracy, as we know it, cannot long survive this kind of in- difference", "Every Canadian has ample oppor- tunity to learn something of the men and women who are standing for of- fice in the coming general election. We are capable of judging between the claims, assertions, and promises of the candidates. No great physical effort is required to cast our ballot. Let us see to it that on June 10 the clear voice of an informed and intelli- gent electorate is heard strongly." Mr. Beare said that the Port Perry Chamber was conducting a vigorous Get-Out-The Vote Campaign, bring- ing into play such things as litera- ture, lectures, speakers, door-to-door campaigns, posters. Much of the ma- terial used in the campaign, he said, has been made available by The Cana- dian Chamber of Commerce, which is conducting a nation-wide, non-parti- san Get-Out-The-Vote Campaign. Barbara Lois Filmore of Winnipeg has become the first non- Registered Nurse to graduate as a stewardess for Trans-Canada Air Lines. TCA recently relaxed its Registered Nurse qualifications be- cause of a shortage of eligible trainees and Miss Filmore was the first to be accepted. She took a four week training course in Montreal and went on line duty immediately. Miss Filmore was born in Winnipeg and attended Gordon Bell High School. She was employed with various Winnipeg firms as a secretary before joining TCA. United Church WMS The May meeting of the United Church Afternoon Auxiliary was held in Church basement with 28 ladies present. The President Mrs. Leask presiding. The President opened meeting with a prayer of thanks. Christian Stew- ardship secretary Mrs. Colbear gave a reading "The Art of Patience" and reported on birthday funds. Miss Me- Dermott read an invitation to visit Kinsale Church on 7 Highway, June Gth to see contents of bale which will be sent from this north east district. At April meeting Mrs. Z. Jackson was appointed to get past history of Port Perry United Church Women's Missionary Society. With her usual ability she obtained and reported names and dates of all past presidents back to 1889, when Mrs. Manning, wife of the minister Rev. Manning, or- ganized the first Women's Missionary Society of our church. At "conclusion of business session Mrs. DeNure's group had charge of devotional period. Mrs. DeNure Ted intercession for home missions assisted by Mrs. Cornish, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Howsam and Mrs. Myers. Mrs. Wylie reviewed the last three chapters of Study Book "East from Burma" covering Singa- pore, Malay, The Philippines and Thai- land.: Mrs. S. Cawker and Mrs. O. Jeffrey favored with a lovely duet, "If Christ Should Come To-day". Meeting closed with Mizpah Bene- diction. 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