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- A 3 NY oo 4 x" i. -- - white 4333%% THE PORT PERRY STAR - Hook x Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. \ PORT 'PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 22nd, 1958 $2,00 per year. Single Copy 6c. Married Recently in Port Perry ~ Mr.'and Mrs. John Edson Abrams were married in Port: Perry United Church on May 8. The bride is the former Donna Marie Jeffrey, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. G, Jeffrey of Port Perry and the groom is the son of Mr, and Mrs. C. E. Abrams, Bow: manville. --Photo by Bowmanville Studios Pink gladiolus and white chryan- themums formed. the background in the United Church, Port Perry for a wedding at 8 o'clock Saturday after- noon, May 38rd, when Donna Marie Jeffrey, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon Jeffrey, of Port Perry, was united in marriage with John Ed- son Abrams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Abrams of Bowmanville, Ont. The double ring ceremony was per- formed by Rev. E. S, Linstead. Mrs. Elsie Dobson played the wedding music and accompanied Mr. Harold Hay of Oshawa who sang "The Lord's Prayer" preceding .the ceremony and "Because" during the signing of the register. Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a billowing floor length gown of carnation white French tulle over net and satin faving a short sleeved bodice of Chantilly lace which featured a scalloped portrait neckline. Appliques of the same lace lent inter- est to the hooped tulle skirt. She wore elbow length lace mittens and a small crown covered with seed pearls and "rhinestones held her finger tip veil of tulle illustion, bordered in scalloped lace. deep pink roses, white themums and stephanotik Mrs. William Leask, Bowman- File, 0 Ontario, sister of the bridegroom was niatron of honour, and the brides- maids were Miss Maureen Donnelly aby chrysan- and Miss Pauline Beacock of Utica, Ontario. They all wore identical bal- lerina length gowns of powder blue crystallette having scoop neckline pointed at the back, short sleeves and full skirts; matching eyelet' embroid- ery accented the front of the gowns and fashioned the cummerbund, which was repeated at trimming and back streamers on their matching picture hats. They each wore short length gloves, white shoes and carried cas- cades of white and yellow shasta chrysanthemums. Miss Susan Leask of Bowmanville, small niece of the bridegroom, was flower girl in a short frock of powder blue crystallette with matching eyelet trimming, styled similarly to that worn by the senior attendants, with which she wore a small white lace hat tied with blue velvet ties, white shoes and gloves, and carried a basket of chrysanthemums and pink roses. Mr. Murray Winacott of Peterboro, performed the duties of best man. Usghering were Mr, James Martyn of Bowmanville, and Mr. Robert Beacock of Port Perry. The reception was held at the Scout Hall, Port Perry, Ontario, where pink and white was the decorative theme. To receive the guests the bride's mother wore a gown of navy blue crepe and lacé having three quarter length sleq es, a pink hat and gloves and a corsage of carnations in shades of pink. The bridegroom's mother who assisted chosq a navy blue and white crystallette sheath dress with. short | sleeves, White flowers trimmed her navy blue wide brimmed hat and white carnations comprised her corsage. The Scout mothers served the wed- ding dinner, and white tulle formed Her flowers were a cascade of |- the setting for the wedding cake cen- tering the candle lighted bridal table. Grace was offered by Reverend Leask, who also proposed a toast to the bride, response being made by the bride- groom. The bride's father alto voiced good wishes. Following the ceremony the guests were entertained at the home of the bride's paren.s in Port Perry. For the honeymoon trip the bride donned a powder blue dress on prin- cess lines with white accents, white hat and £loves and corsage of pink roses and white poms. On their return the couple will re- side in Port Perry, Ontario, Out of town guests were present from St. Catharines, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Peterborough, Parry Sound, Toronto and Brooklin, Ont, 3 = 3 Scugog Junior Homemakers The sixth meeting of the Scugog Jr. Homemakers was held at the home of Mrs, Samells, on Saturday, May 10th at nine o'clock. The meeting was opened with the singing of "Faith of Our Fathers" which was followed by all repeating the Lord's Prayer: We then had the business part of our meeting. Our Secretary, Eliza- beth St. John, read a letter from Miss Gordon, our Home Economist, which stated that our Achievement Day would be on May 31st. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. Ploughman who gave us our Roll Call and Home Assignment for | the following meeting, Mrs. Samells then gave out a list of menu's which the Club girls had judged. The meeting was then closed with all repeating the 4-H Pledge. The hostess was thanked by Eliza- beth. The seventh meeting of the Scugog Junior Homemakers was held at the home of Donna Samells. . The meeting was opened with the singing of "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" which was followed by all re- peating in unison the Lord's Prayer. We then had the business part of our meeting. It was decided that our next meeting would be at the home of Mrs, Ploughman, on Saturday, May | 17th at nine o'clock, The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. Ploughman who gave us our Roll Call and Home Asignment for the following meeting. We then de- parted to the kitchen where we had a demonstration on making a varia- tion tea biscuits which proved enjoy- able to all. - While we waited for the tea biscuits to cook we went over our skit which we are going to give for Achievement Day. After having sampled the tea bis- cuits we closed the meeting with the 4-H pledge. The hostess was thanked by Joyce, EATER Tr Pr dey A Sa IT a Port Perry Chamber 0f Commerce MINUTES OF DIRECTORS' MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 12th, 1958, AT 7.30 P.M., THE VILLAGE' COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN 1. Attendance: The meeting opened with president Storey E. Beare in the Chair ,and the following members present: Messrs. Arthur Panabaker, Sam. Griffen, Ted Griffen, Alan Cralg, George Emmerson, Dr. John Price, W. Thos. Harris and Frank Godley. 2." Nominations for 1958-59 Officers: The Secretary - Treasurer assumed the chair, to conduct the nominations for the new. Officers, with the follow- ing slate declared elected & installed: President--Arthur Panabaker. Past-President--Storey E. Beare ' 1st Vice-Pres.--C. Edward Griffen 2nd Vice-Pres.--Dr. D. John Price Chairmen of Committees: Tourist--W. G. Emmerson Membership--Alan P. Craig ! Commercial --Sam N. Griffen Agricultural Committee, Civic & In- dustrial Committee, Program Com- mittee, and Finance Committee, in- cluded in previous years Committees, were not appointed, Secretary-Treas.--Frank Godley. 3. Accounts Payable: The Secretary read the outstanding accounts payable, as follows: Balance due Port Perry Star $151.04 1957-68 honorarium to Sec. 30.00 TOTAL These accounts were ordered to he paid as soon as the 1958-59 member- ship dues received make this possible. 4. Meeting with Queen St. Merchants & Town Council: At 9.30 p.m. the Directors met with the Reeve and Council of Port Perry and the following south -side Queen St. merchants, in order to discuss the possibility of providing a mutual cern $181.04 | drainage system in the rear of their properties: Mr. Jack Hope--L.G.A. Store Mr. Bob Pickard--Pickard's Hardware Mr. Merle Dowson--Red & White Store Mr. Arthur W. Brock--Brock's Department Store Corporation of Port Perry-- (Reeve J. J. Gibson), The following merchants concerned "| were not present: A. A. Cawker--Cawker's Butcher . Shop Geo. Stone--Stone's Menswear Herb. Brooks--Brooks' Feed Store It was learned that the driveway between the Post Office and Hope's I.G.A. Store was owned 650-50 by the Department of Works, Government of Canada, and Mr. Gordon McKee. A Committee, representing this Chamber, the Merchants, and the Vil- 'lage Council, was formed to arrange a suitable solution, as follows: ~ C. of C.--Storey E. Beare (Chair.) Sam N, Griffen Corp. Port Perry--Councillor Irving A. Boyd Merchants--Arthur W. Brock 6. Adjournment: The meeting was sdjouried at 11.00 pm. Hon. Dr. M. B. Dym 74F GOOD DRINER Why Do We Do It? All too often we hear reports of cars travelling on our highways at speeds of 90, 100, 110 miles per hour. We shake our heads and mutter "the fool!" but we do nothing to prevent people, any people, from buying a car capable of such speed for use on our roads, We allow manufacturers to make cars for regular sale. with engines which can and do attain speeds greatly in access of safe driv- ing speeds. When buying a car we do not even insist that a high speed engine be in a body and frame which is suitable for such driving. We do not try to see that such cars are sold to people capable of handling a car at a high speed. We allow such cars and drivers on highways that we know are not engineered for high speed dri- ving. All that we do is to put up signs warning against high speeds with a few "cops" who nab enough drivers to make the game more in- teresting. Why do we allow this condition? Men who have studied the problem say that every Canadian male con- siders himself a good driver. He knows that there are lots of darn fools behind the wheel but he is sure that he is not one of them. He knows 'that someone else can handle a hockey stick better than he can, he'll admit another to be a better salesman or welder, but when it comes to driving he is top class, Does this also mean that every Canadian male hopes some day to drive a car at speeds around the 100 mile mark? Does every Canadian male dream of himself as a "super- man" making split-second decisions as he guides his vehicle along the course? If this is not the dream picture in the minds of the majority of Cana- dian men why do we not prevent the sale of high speed vehicles to the run-of-the mill drivers for use on our 650-60 mile highways? United Church Service Club Service Club met at the United Church on Tuesday, April 22nd with Mrs. Frank McCammond, Mrs. Lloyd Short and Mrs. Harold Forder in charge of the meeting. Meeting opened with a Poem entit- led "Fine and Dandy" read by Mrs. G. Prentice. The Mary Stewart was repeated in unison. The opening hymn was "For the Beauty of the Earth" following which Mrs. McCam- mond led in Prayer. Mrs. Forder gave the Scripture reading and Mrs. Short read an interesting story enti- tled "Houge Cleaning". The Worship Service closed with the Singing of "Take My Life and Let it Be". Mrs. J. Saunders read the minutes of the last meeting. Mrs. G. Pren- tice gave the treasurer's report and Correspondence was read. The date of the Hobby Show was set as Oct. 4th. The usual business was attended to, and the ladies Seem- ed very interested in the Hobby Show, as there was much discussion on that subject. A prayer by the President and. the Mizpah Benediction closed the meeting. Mrs, Frank McCammond gave an interesting talk on her trip to the U.S.A., then showed us Pictures ta- ken with a movie camera, of the many interesting and beautiful places she visited. A delicious lunch was served by the committee and a social half hour was enjoyed. », Address Ground Observers On Thursday, May 29th at 8.00 p.m. Mrs, Jas. K. Lawrence, Chief Obser- ver of the Myrtle Observation Post has arranged a meeting of all local ground "observers to be held at the Oshawa Flying Club Auditorium, Osh- awa. (The Flying Club is located 4n the north-west corner of Oshawa). Speakers are to be Dr. M. B. Dy- mond, Minister of Transport and Mr, W. (Spud) Potocki, test pilot for A. V. Roe, Malton, who will also be bringing with him a sound track on F/L W. 8. E. Wood of No. 64 Ground Observer Corps Detachment, Peterborough and F/L W. A. Longley of No. 6 Ground Observer Corps Unit, North Bay are also expected to attend. This meeting is open to all ground observers and their friends in the Oshawa, Bowmanville, Orono, Port Perry, Seagrave, Pickering, Clare- mont, Goodwood, - Stouffville, Mark- ham and Agincourt areas, and any the flight of the Arrow. [ EE a Tas Acta : Arba whi others who would care to attend. By Stan Tripp of Toronto Not many lakes can successfully trace their origin, but Lake Scugog came into such a status around 1832, when a dam was built on the Scugog River to secure power to operate se- veral small mills. How soon the.game fish arrived is not too clear although stories of the Indians spearing lunge in large quan- tities bob up from time to time. It is a safe bet that there were no carp, as it was not until the turn of the century that these fish became more or less common in inland waters. One thing that the muskies did not have to contend with and that was the spinning props of the fast-travelling outboard ntotor boats. Suppose there were muskies in the lake in the 1870's it was less hazardous playing tag with the steam boats that plodded the lake. We are only concerned with the fishing as we find it today and us- ing the dock at Port as a starting place it is not too difficult to find. Old Esox. In our thirty odd years of fishing on Scugog Lake from Port Perry clear to Jordan' s Bay, where the river now begins, some 17 or so miles to the north, we have caught our share of lunge and bass. It is just as big a thrill to get a strike today as it was the first time, and T do not think that there is a lake with more lunge ready to be caught than this same smarter because the last two years we have failed to boat any of the several nice fish that have been hook- ed. Discouraged--not at all, for like you and all the other muskie fisher- men, this is our year to land one, We hope. It is very difficult to think about muskies without getting Lake Scu- gog and Port Perry mixed up in the story. One of the biggest muskies we have ever seen hangs out on the opposite shore angling across from the dock. Its a fact because we have added two brand new "Silver Flash" baits to his mounting collection plus enough line to anchor the Empress of Britain. Some day the fish will get careless or we will get smart and get him, maybe. Two years ago we invited a couple of editors on a safari for muskies to Port Perry. One of them is well known for his timely and factual edi- torial comments, the second for his ability to distort the language and write reams about nothing, just no- thing at all! A few muskie strikes later (we got 5 hits in all), the fac- tual man was mixing his metaphors and the size of some of the fish that got away bore no relation to the truth. The other fellow was so excited that he was quoting long passages from Shakespeare. You never can tell about muskie fishermen. The maskinonge has been tagged with a lot of names, some not =o complimentary depending upon how many fingers he has lascerated. Other names include muskellunge, tiger muskie, muskie and lunge. He is at best a moody brute for hooked he may come in like a log or put up such a scrap as to come close to capsizing the boat. When he is in fighting trim there are few fish that fight longer or more viciously. There is nothing quite like the whole-hearted enthusiasm with which the muskies smash the tackle. Not infrequently specimens have actually jumped into boats when reaching for the retreating plug or spinner, or as some claim for a careless arm or hand. Spawning This fresh water barracuda spawns in the spring in low-lying areas of marsh, The parent fish pay. practi- cally no attention to their offspring which in some manner contrive to find live food after about 12 days. It is said that from this period on the muskie consumes his own weight in live food éach day. The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests has taken the lead in the raising of live muskie fingerlings because the number of naturally-raised fish is not enough to accomodate the hordes of would-be fishermen. This habit of spawning up the creeks and pot-holes sometimes is disastrous for the muskies as when the booth is raised down the Fiver very often he finds himself up the creck without a paddle or is it water. Down Emily Creek way this spring, the muag- kies were hard put to get back to the shelter of the deeper water. Muskie Fishing in Lake Scugog This year the season opens on June 28 and you are allowed two fish per day, not to be less than 28 inches in length. In the old days a 20 pound muskie was a giant sucker. Last year four ounces of muskie played an important part in the lifé of Arthur Lawton, Delmar, New York. Since October 1949, a muskie wei- ghing 69 pounds 11 ounces has been the king of the big fish, this one ta- ken from the Chippewa Flowage in Wisconsin, According to Field and Stream ma- guzine, Mr. Lawton with his 69 ib. 156 ounce muskie, taken from the St. Lawrence River, is the new king by only four ounces. Hideouts lake. Note we said ready to he caught. Personally the fish are getting" when -happen to you again. The muskie likes weed beds or rocky shoals, going down into deeper water as the summer warms up the lake. We always carry a clothes pin for plugging a weed bed. By casting and retrieving it as fast as possible and in as many spots as possible, you will notice the weeds start to "boil". Moving out from the weed bed a good casting distance, usually a fairly deep running plug will get you a strike. This has been our experience a great many times especially early in the morning. To take muskies the casting enthu- siast may use a large double-jointed plug, or minnow. The fly-rod man who is reckless enough to try it may still fish using a live sucker, but he will have to be in rare form to land him. The story is told of a summer camp operator in the Lake of the Woods area who fought a muskie for five hours and eventually landed him on a fly-rod. No wonder a well-known Outdoor Writer says, "Once you have tested yourself against a fighting, leaping lunging sullen musky--Ilook out--for you may end up with a severe case of musky fever, which is but one of the symptoms of this disease which transforms an angler into a musky hunter." Ben Smith Says Perhaps Ben Smith, the Conserva- tion Officer in the aren knows more about lunge and their habits, good and bad, than any other person, and probably does the least fishing. He points out that the larger fish with their razor-sharp teeth and gill rak- ers, fingers can be torn while taking the fish out of the water. A pair of pliers is an excellent holding device but before placing them on his lower jaw it is best to hold the fish with a dry burlap bag because if the fish is threshing about hooks may break loose and be embedded in the fisher- man or his companion. Even after the use of the fish club the final con- vulsive struggle may mean catas- trophe. ' Amongst other things points out [fen, never overload your bont; never trail your hands or feet from a boat in muskie waters. Always wear a "tropical helmet" when two or more dre fishing from a boat. Always | keep your motor in line with the ca- pacity of your boat. Cooked In the final analysis it is the eat- ing thereof, and a 12 pound muskie is best when baked. The tasty, white flaky meat is perhaps second only to the brook trout in flavor, and when garnished with fried green sliced to- matoes, it becomes a gourmet's de- light. Some personal observations over the years has shown that during a rain, dark skies, and in the midst of a thunderstorm the big fish seem to zo wild and will strike at a rainbow white plug with extra viciousness, We have watched 'a muskie take a live sunfish bait, swim against the current, turn the fish around in his mouth, peel off the skin so that his meal would go down headfirst. Have watched the tremendous leap from well down in the water, when he felt the hook in his stomach and the wire leader in his mouth. Some fish when caught carry a tag clipped to a fin. Thése tags should be forwarded to the nearest office of the Department of Lands and Forests, with all the information pertaining to your catch, time, type of bait used, weight and length of the fish, etc. This will assist the De- partment in compiling the necessary data on this and other fish like it. Shucks all these things have hap- pened to you more than once, and will Muskie fisher- men_are a breed 'apart from the rest of the fishermen and to see a lunge jump out of 'water to free a set of embedded hooks is enough to start this poor chapple off on another spell | Women's Hospital Auxiliary The May meeting of the Women's Auxiliary was held at the Hospital on Monday afternoon, May 12th, with the President, Mrs. M. B. Dymond, in the chair. The meeting was held a week earlier on account of Victoria Day be- ing celebrated on May 19th. The at- tendance was not as large as usual, but. we know thé women are very busy these days; however, we do want them to know that we missed them, We thought we had provided all the green linen necessary for the operat- ing room, but it has been found there is a shortage of doctor's gown's and draw sheets. This shortage is being attended to. During the past month we have pur- chased a considerable amount of equipment for the hospittal kitchen. Cutlery, dishes, and cooking utensils were all very much needed, so we 'spent approximately $200 on this equipment. In the near future the Auxiliary will be sponsoring a "Home Bingo". This is a new money-making project on our part and we hope the public will be behind us to the fullest extent. We cannot buy equipment for the hospital unless we raise the money, and there are always innumerable ways in which to spend any money we make. "Home Bingo" is simple to play, there will be good prizes, and you will hear more about this project very soon. "We feel we cannot sponsor more than one money-making project at a time, so a little later on we hope to have the Penny Draw usually held during the summer months, We recently received at letter from Ontario Hospital Association offering to show a film in connection with the Ontario Hospitalization plan, which is to come into effect on January 1st next. - As the majority of people are interested in this plan, and as a great many details are not clear to the or- dinary citizen, we are availing our- selves of the opportunity to show this film, and would urge that as many people as possible attend the meet- ing, when all questions in connection with this plan will be answered. The date and place of meeting will be pub- lished in the press in the near future. As most ladies will remember we have been having a series of diminish- ing teas to help raise money for a "recovery" table. Up to the present $78.00 has been realized from these teas. We acknowledge with sincere ap- preciation a contribution of $25 from Mr. and Mrs. George Ormiston to- wards the "recovery" table we are planning to purchase. We also wish to thank Mrs, Ambrose King and Mrs. Norman Kerry for two lovely vases contributed at the time they had the shower of towels and wash-cloths for the hospital. Dad, 2 Sons See Mother ' Fatally Hurt Mrs .Betty McArthur was crushed to death before the eyes of her hus- band and two children Tuesday when the tractor she was driving overturn- ed on their farm near here. The tractor overturned when the plow it was pulling hit the roots of a nearby apple tree. Neighbours were unable to lift the tractor in time to save her.' George McArthur, 3 , Yodhaind of the deceased women, i. an employee of General Motors of Canada in Osh- awa, He was digging a furrow with the tractor to drain the garden at their home, 17 miles north of Whitby on Highway No. 12. He called his wife from the kitchen to drive the tractor for five minutes while he guided the hand-plow behind ft. When the tractor reared up at the front end, McArthur yélled to his wife to shove in the clutch and let the trac- tor go back down; but she appeared to "freeze up" and allowed the trac- tor to accelerate. McArthur then ran to the tractor and attempted to pull her off, but she refused to budge and the machine toppled over and rolled on top of her. The two McArthur children, Brian, h, and Barry, 4, stood by and watched the tragedy. - « of plug pitching, "Remember Allah does not deduct from one's allotted span the hours spent in muskie fishing",