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Pic- | DRAMA FESTIVAL WINNERS The school whose tured left'to right, Diane Smith, Whitby, runner-up to best actress; Beatrice Thayer, Sutton, best act- ress; Mr. Lionel Scott, director of the play which won Sutton the trophy; Jack Ballinger, Uxbridge, festival, Teen Town Bowling Banquet - And Dance The Annual Teen Town Bowling Banquet for this year was held in the spacious dining hall of the Flamingo Restaurant, where approximately 46 members of the bowling club and their guests sat down to a sumptions turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The room was delightfully arranged with the trophies and awards on display in the background of the head table. Seated at the head table were Kaye Hastings, Donna Innes, Archie Men- zies, Lillian Couves, Danny Reesor, Mary Lou Robertson, Jim Burnett and Alice Williams. The blessing was given by the president, Danny Reesor and the toast to the Queen by Donna Innes. After dinner a vote of thanks was extended to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jackson, by Mary" Lou Robertson, secretary of Teen Town, for the splen- did catering. The presentation of the sor thanked the members and execu- tive for the invitation to such a de- lightful banquet and also for the privi- |lege of having the honour to be their chaperones at the dance which was to follow this happy event. Alice Williams moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Hastings for the use of his bowling alley for the year and all the members showed their apprecia- tion in the usual hearty manner. Mr. Hastings in a few well chosen remarks stated that he had enjoyed the fellow- ship of Teen Town during the past months and was happy to have them come there to bowl. The banquet was brought to a close with the singing of "The Queen" and the members and guests adjourned to the Port Perry Public School auditor- ium where the Teen Town Dance for the month had already begun. During the evening dance music was Rolls N ear Perfect Game Dave Milne, Grade 12 student of Port Perry High School, bowled a 443 game in the Causeway Lanes on Sat- urday evening. Excitement mounted very high as Dave piled up strike af- ter strike; eleven in a row. The twelfth ball left the 5 pin standing. Dave had three good games--the 1st game 341, followed by the 445 game, then 262, making a triple of 1038. Let's see some of your good league bowlers match this! . Obituary STANLEY ARTHUR SPENCER On Wednesday evening, March 4th, runner-up actor; and best actor, Murray Ross, Port Perry High School....Five schools completed in the Control Stressed That many folk do not realize the serious results of rabies was brought [to our attention by a caller from the Department of Agriculture at Bow- manville, which is headquarters for Rabies Control of this area. Like every serious problem which cannot be dealt with promptly, people begin to get careless about it, and if it hasn't touched their lives person- ally may even feel that all the fuss and bother is quite unwarranted. Our caller pointed out a few unpleasant facts. 1. Any warm blooded animal may 1959, Stanley Arthur Spencer of R.R. No. 2, Port Perry, passed away at the, Oshawa General Hospital. He had | ibeen ill for two weeks and had been' "in hospital three days. awards followed, Mrs. Frank Hastings supplied by "Dave Dowson and the; The deceased was born in Brock presented the Girls' High Single to Rock-A-Tones" from Oshawa. This Township on March 20th, 1887. He Kaye Hastings with a score of 242 and | group of boys is-a versatile bunch of | had lived in Reach Twp. nearly all of | the Boys' Single Trophy to runner-up Neil Palmer with a score of 276. The rules are that members are only allow. ed to win one trophy, unless on the winning team. ' Mr. Charles Reesor presented the Girls' High Triple Trophy to Miriam Harris who had a score of 523 and the Boys' High Triple to Hillis Wilbur with a score of 698. In the absence of Hillis this trophy was accepted on his behalf by Archie Menzies. Mr. Leonard Taylor presented the Boys' high average .to David Milne who also ranked highest in the Boys' Single and Triple. David's average was 196. 5 Mrs. Leonard Taylor presented the Girls' High average to Irene Ptolemy who had an average of 165. Mrs. Charles Reesor presented the trophies to the winning taem which called themselves "The Meteors". These team members were Kaye Hast- ings, captain; Lorne Smith, Barbara . Fielding, Neil Palmer and Jack Nott-! ingham. In the absence of Jack, his trophy was accepted on his behalf by Karel Espie. A surprise presentation was made by the president, Danny Reesor, on be- half of the Teen Town, to Alice Wil- liams as a token of the organization's appreciation for her untiring efforts in operating the. Bowling League this year. Her gift was a pair of salt and pepper shakers made of silverplate in the shape of bowling pins. Alice, al- musicians and the music at times was just "out-of-this world". However, all the teen-agers present (including the chaperones) had a truly wonderful time. Plans are under way to again invite the ""Rock-A-Tones" to come to Port Perry on Friday, April 10th, 1959. Members are asked to keep this date in mind and bring along friends. The lucky prize winners at the dance were Gloria Harrison and Gary Sweetman, The next Teen Town dance, in the meantime, will be held in the Port Per- ry Public School on Friday, March 13, 1959. Port Perry Wins First Series The Port Perry Intermediates have won their first round O.R.H.A. Senior 'play-offs against Cannington in two straight games. The first game end- led 7-6 in favour of Port with Glen Till showing the way with § goals. Othe¢ Port scorers were Bill Gibson, Elmo Gibson with 1 each and Johnny Me- Duff with 2.- Paul Tran potted 3 for Cannington - with singles going to Herb Tran; Ken Roberts and Ron Teal.. The second game ended 9-1 for Port with Elmo Gibson and Murray Jones scoring 2 goals each. Garnet War- riner, John McDuff, Mert Mckee, Sul- yly- Vipond and Bill DeConkey finished though taken completely by surprise the Port total with 1 goal each. thanked the members for their! The Port team now play the winner thoughtful. gesture. : Miriam Harris gave a vote of thanks of the Bobcaygeon vs. Campbellville series in their next round, however and a young couple from Uxbridge. ! his lifetime and had lived in. the fa- mily farm on the ridges for fifty- ner.- The deceased was never married and resided with his brother and sis- ter. He is survived by one brother, Richard H. and two sisters, Mrs. Wal- ter Manns, Pearl, of Raglan and Flos- sie at home. He was predecetsed by two brothers, George L. in 1953 and ' John A. on March 16th last year. | Funeral services were held at the McDermctt-Panabaker Funeral Cha-' pel-on Saturday afternoor at 3.30. Services were conducted by the Rev. P. Romeril of Blackstock, in the ab- sence of the Rev, J. K. Braham, who was ill and a patient in Port Perry Community Memorial Hospital. In- (Continued on back page) | Fo i » Ladies' Curling Club The second schedule is now under- way. The red and blue stones take turns in curling down the ice towards the house (we hope) past the hog line (again we hope). The winners of the 1st schedule's play off game oh Thursday, March 5, the team skipped by Elma Doyle, will meet Minnie Holdershaw's team for the final playoff. Receritly some of tne girls entered; to the Chaperones: Mr. and Mrs. Leon. | dates for this series have not yet been 'a team in the Cannington Bonspiel ard Taylor; Mr, and Mrs. Frank Hast-'set. The home ganies will be played and came home the winners. Congra- ings and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reesor. at the Port Perry Memorial Arena, !tulations girls! On behalf of the chaperones, Mr. Ree- | probably on a Saturday night. i Keep up the good | work. son, held a delightful Daffodil Tea contract the disease within a period of up to six months from time of infection. The serum which is necessary to The Importance of Rabies by Dept. are those people who cannit toler- ate the serum and paralysis can result in some cases. 3. It is easier to keep all domestic pets, dogs, cats, ete. under control or vaccinated than to run the risk of having them attack some one. 4. Dogs in particular should be kept restrained, as they roam over large areas, and chase foxes, rab- bits and other wild life. 5. If you have a household pet which An interesting ceremony took place at the Public School first thing Mon- day mornihg when civic officials joined in to mark the presentation and raising of the "Elmer" Safety Flag. . Two flags were presented to the school before the assemblage of the entire student body in the auditorium of the school. A new Union Jack was presented by Chairman Robert Kenny on behalf of the school Board. The Elmer Safety Flags was presented by Lion Wes, St. Jolin representing the Port Perry Lior. Club~which backs the school safety program: ward Challis, president of the Lions Club was also present. Mr. George Ham, of the School Safety Division of the Ontario Safety League said a few words regarding the school's re- cord of no traffic accidents. Mr. Carl Laybourn from the Department of Transport also spoke a few words on safety promotion. Constable Hil- lier of the Ontario Provincial Police read the six safety rules which "El- mer" represents, and Chief Archie Menzies, Port Perry, thanked the tea- chers and students for their fine co- operation in safety measures. Lion Ho- "Elmer" Safety Flag Flying at Port Perry Public School | Principal of the school Roy Cornish (acted as Chairman and welcomed the students and visitors, The idea of the Elmer safety flag was starte! eleven years ago by the Toronto Tele- gram. Some two years ago it was taken over by the Ontario Safety Lea- gue. It has done a great deal to make school children aware of the traffic hazards and the safety rules. Following the ceremony in the au- ditorium the group assemble? in front of the school as the Union ack was run up to the top of the (.ag pole, followed by the "Elmer" ein) lem. We hope to have pictures for next issue of the "Star". the Cartwright Council News All members of Cartwright Council met at 1 p.m. on March 2nd for their regular monthly meeting. The min- utes were read of the previous months meetings and adopted on motion. The following is a summary: Rebekah News Sister Mabel Mabee, president of Rebekah Assembly, was guest speak- er at the joint meeting of Maybelle Lodge No. 348, and Heather Lodge No. 334 of Orono held at the Port Perry Public School last Tuesday. Sister Mabee was introduced by Sis. Hattie Wilson, noble grand of There was a discussion of the de- does not appear to be well it would be a wise move to see that it is kept strictly isolated until one can be certain that it has not contract- ed the disease. Especially it would be best to keep a child away from a sick pet, as the child's love for humans who are scratched or bit- ten by a rabid animal is in itself dangerous. Like penicillin there his pet might tend to make him hide | a scratch or nip which could be the! means of infection. three years, having moved there on P P U » d Ch h G H Id March 7th, 1906, FP. United Church Group Ho He was the third son of the late f l1F ki Sh yThotnds Spencer and Emmeline oe Success u das 10n ow One of the groups of the Woman's Association of the Port Perry United Church, under the capable supervision of the convenor, Mrs. Jessie Robert- and Millinery Fashion Show, in thd basement of the Church, ~ | Beare; Mrs. Lyle, Mrs. H. Howard, Sr. Well over one hundred ladies from the community, guests from Colum- bus, Raglan, Manchester, Scugog, Uti- ca and Greenbank were scen among the gathering, attended this early spring showing. The spring-like theme was carried out in gray and green with potted daffodils forming an attractive background for the mo-' dels. ...The event. was. officially opened by the Woman's Association president, Mrs. Roy Cornish who welcomed the' guests and introduced the commenta- | tor for the evening, Mrs. George Holmes. The styles were charmingly model- led by Mrs. John C. Taylor, Mrs. H.| H. Armstrong, Mrs. Phillip Orde, Mrs. Glenn VanCamp, Mrs. Taylor, Jr., Ethel Dodd, Dorthea Koch, Mary Lea and Thelma McEachern; supervised. by 'Mrs. Thelma McEachern and Mrs. Lola McEachern with the assistance of Mrs. Jessie Robertson, Mrs. Geo. Burnett, and Mrs. Mac. McMillan. During the evening lucky numbers were drawn from time to time and lucky winners were Mrs. O'Brien, Miss Grace Davis; Mrs. Brent; Mrs. Grant McDermott; Mrs. Roy Cornish; Mrs. Fralick; Mrs. Gladys Archer; Mrs. 'Bell; Mrs. Mac. Christy; Mrs. How- ard Hall; Mrs. A. Couves, Mrs. George and Mrs. Ira Carr. Appropriate music was played by Miss Gloria Hastings during the fa- shion show and Mrs. Howard Hall, the guest soloist, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J. E. Jackson, rendered ! a delightful solo. Mrs. Wm. Taylor Jr,, played an outstanding musical ar- rangement, entitled "March Wind". During intermission a short Skit wag pregented which caused consider- able merriment; those taking part were Mrs. George Barthau; Mrs. Len Colbear; Mrs. Sam. Cawker; Mrs. Hugh Espie and Mrs, Jessie Robert- son. Mrs. Jessie Robertson, on behalf of her group thanked Mrs. Thelma Mec- Eachern, of the McEachern Millinery Shoppe for the outstanding co-opera- tion in making the fashion show such a huge success and in token of appre- | ciation presented her and her sister Lola with a gift of flowers. At the close of the preview of styles, the group in charge served re- freshments and a social half-hour was enjoyed over a cup of tea, Net pro- prizes were awarded. Some of the ceeds amounted to $68.40. sired development road project and of methods to further its cause. Fred Trewin moved a letter be written to the County Road Commission suggest- ! ing improvements by - reconstruction of the Purple Hill Road at certain places. Mr. Ed. Sues letter request- ing a raise in salary as Assessor for another year was unanimously car- ried. Mr. Wm. Forder was reap- pointed Livestock Valuator for an- other year on motion. It was moved and seconded that Garbage Collection Levy be changed to omit charges a- gainst vacant lots for 1969. Moved and seconded that Tenders be called for Live stock Inspector under the Warble Fly Control Act and that a primary inspection of all Cattle in Cartwright be completed during the first ten days of April, what number require treatment and to deliver the powder to those that do. First treat- ment to be completed during the per- iod April 10-18 and final treatment and tour of inspection to be one month later. The Township equip- ment will be available if sufficient rate-payers desire it and the cost will be at rate of 20c. per animal per trip. and the powder at 50c. per pound. At this March meeting the Tender of Mr | Osmond Wright was accepted as In-| spector at the low tender of $275. Shortly after 2 p.m. assistant gineer Mr. Thompson was present to | open the eight tenders of which only | three qualified as to specification «| Estimating the trade-in value of our No. 414-Adams 1951 grader which will require a motor, the three tenders are as follows: Cater pillar -- $21,870. Adams -- 322474. Allis Chalmers -- $22,966. Tentative | plans for inspection of each equipment | were made. en- soon new A borrowing By-law for | $60,000. was read 1st, 2nd and last time and signed, sealed and number- ed 1039, which would authorize the Reeve and-treasurer to -borrow-by note as required against the 1959 taxes. A note for $7600. for Jan. & Feb. was approved. The Municipal Winter Works Incentive Program is still mn effect and the council agreed that] employees be paid semi-monthly. A] discussion of finances followed by a| motion for adjournment. | On Feb. 17th a special session of council was called for 1.30 p.m. with all members present and Reeve in the | chair. No minutes were read during | wait for the representatives of the | Grader Co.'s; the Treasurer reported | on the 1358 General Fund expendi-| tures which totaled approx. $17,500. of which 500 was under levies for Garbage and Municipal grant to Edu- (Continued on hack page) [ I Orono. Another distinguished guest, Past pres. of Rebekah Assembly, Sis. Disney, was introduced by Sister Sa- die Hamilton, JPNG of Orono. Our own DDP Sister Luella Ken- nedy_was introduced by Sister Betty Majér RSNG, Orono. Sister Glorfe Bailey, DDP of district No. 7, intro- duced by Sis Lucille Gray, RSNG of Port Perry. Sister Lucas, DDP of Brant District 28A, introduced by Sis. Grace Love JPNG, Port Perry. The five lodges in this district were represented, and during the meeting, a candle lighting service was very beautifully done, with all sisters re- peating their obligation, Lunch supplied by both Heather, and Maybelle lodge brought an enjoy- able evening to a close. Sister Luella Kennedy District De- puty President of District No. & en tertained Sister Mabee, Sister Disne- Sister and Brother Bunker, Sister I.» cas, NG's and VG's of this district at a buffet supper before the joint ev- ening meeting. Sister Mrytle Snelgrove, NG of Maybelle lodge, entertained Sister Maybee, and several of the officers of Maybelle, at an afternoon tea the Jay following the joint meeting. There will be a CPT euc™~ at the lodge hall on March 11th. |. sisters and brothers, are asked tc support this worthy cause. Service Club | The February meeting of the Ser- vice Club was held at the home of Mrs. Robert February 24th. McNab on Tuesday evening, In the absence of our president, the vice-president Mrs. Gor. don Goode, opened with words of wel- come to everyone present. Mrs. Bruce Beare opened the devo- tional by stating that Missionary meeting based on Love and this was our gave a reading. Our first hymn was followed with a prayer offered hy Mis: | Geoorge Hall and The Lord's Prayer in unison. Mrs. FE. Lee read the Scripture from St. John followed by closing hymn. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Treasurer's re- port was given and correspondence was read. Roll call was answered by 15 members and 5 others present. A business discussion followed. Mrs. Linstead continued the theme of our Missionary meeting by giving a very interesting and enlightening talk on the Muncey Indian Reserve. Mrs. G. Hall expressed the thanks of all the girls to Mra. Linstead for her talk. Meeting closed with the benediction. Lunch was served by the commit- tee and a social half hour enjoyed. Port Perry Figure Skating Club Sha LEAH 1 A a SKATING CARNIVAL - Friday Evening - April 3" Headlined by guest skating stars -- Tickets at Stone's, Bruton's, Brock's, Lawrence's, and Ken Jackson's FE ph EYES a ER rn BL a tts od .