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THE PORT PERRY STAR ---- - - - - -- te ~ ---- tte p+ "Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Dept., Ottawa, for payment of postage in cash" | i | 5 see de de de He Je Te de So Je He | 4 i EAE RERE GS 0 *s) i | MERE RERERE | I | CE EE SO SE PORT PERRY, ONT, 1%, a) angels sang, J : \ Srerent Ys joyfully, the glory of Christmas is sung and celebrated. As we lift our voices in those beloved Christmas carols, may our hearts be filled anew with the wondrous spirit that = came to carth on the Holy Night when Ile was born and the May we find fresh inspiration in the message - of "Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men," to guide us at the Christnias season, and always, of THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1961 * Che @hristmas ~ Message "Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, "This child is destined to be a sign which men reject; and vou to shall be pierced to the heart. Many in Israel will stand or fall because of him, and thus the secret thoughts of many will be laid bare." Luke 34-5. The New English Bible translation. The secret thoughts of many are still being laid bare by the influence of the child and later the Man of whom Simeon prophesied. He has been rejected by all of us at times. He has been acknowledged by most of us in the Western world, officialy, at least. How great has His in- fluence actually been? It is difficult to assess the true Christian influence in the world. We are told so often of the harm Christianity has done, of its slips and failures and downright perver- sions. We know these things so well. They are like the headlines of the sensation newspapers. We hear much less often of the slow quiet healing that goes on day and night among the people's of the world when true Christian in- - fluence gets achance to work. baby, grew to manhood with.great promise and went about doing good. A We so often forget this part of it. We remember the great drama of his birth, his flight into Egypt, Herod's slaying of the children, the threats of the pharisees, the trial and condemnation, and the risen Christ. It is a great story. ~~ How often we leave it at that and forget that what he was really felling us was to do as he did. To go about doing good, every day all year in and year out. Toward the end of His lie one of the disciples said to Him, "Lord what can have happened, that you mean to disclose yourself to us alone and not to the world? Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will heed what 1 say'; John 14-22-3. Ed And so it goes from action to action. Doing what ~ Christ would have us do, is the true celebration of His birth and the only way we can make His influence go around the world effectively. It takes a lot of decent living to make a wholesome world and there is a lot of decent living being done, let us never forget it. This is the age of catharsis. We know all that is wrong. We need so much to know more about what is right with the world if we would have "Peace on earth;-good will to men." The Management and Staff The 'Port 'Perry Star $2.00 Per Year, Single Copy b¢ é ES) DEN OF lo __Jesus came to-us-as alittle gf -- lo G / : : a ; x: Contest Through the co-operation of the # Local Hydro System and the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce, again this year, a contest for the best elec trically decorated Home in Port Perry is under way. The Port Perry Hydro System are supplying the prizes for this contest with the Chamber ar- 'ranging for the Judging and distri- bution of Prizes, ~~ = Dr. Price, President of the Chamber informs us that this year to encour- "age the homes to be lit up for a longer period of time, the actual date of "Judging will not be. announced but will be done during the week between Christmas and New Year's, Winners will be announced in the Port Perry Star on January 4th, Home Decoration Letter lo Floodlight Committee Oshawa, Ont, Dee. 11th, 1961 Dear Sir: The Southern Ontario County Soft- ball League would like to congratu- late you and your hard working com- mittee on the fine job you are doing on the Flood-Light Project you have undertaken in' Port Perry. As' you are well aware the fine showing put up by the softball entries in Port Perry in three short years of competition has been a great credit to the town, This reason alone should be all the encouragement needed by the town folk to push your campaign well over the top. Dave Johnson's Junior Club won the Ont. Junior 'C' Championship in their second year of play in 1960, and with any luck at all would have won again this year. Your Intermediate club run by Rod Foster has always been strong and have en- tered a Bantam boys team which.' proved surprisingly strong for their first year. gd There is no doubt that the softball future of Port Perry is very encow- aging and warrants the floodlight} which will mean so much to each team, Gate receipts should greatly improve and players from visiting clubs as well as home clubs will have more time to travel, this leading to even hetter competition at all games. ' _The executive of this-league, which includes your own Port Perry Ints., Port - Perry Jrs,, Markham Aces, Whitby Abners, Mt. Zion Brooklin Concrete's, Brooklin Stevenson's, and Pickering Merchants, are, pleased to (Continued on page four) PORT PERRY COUNCIL NEWS (Continued from last week) PASSING ACCOUNTS--On motion the list of accounts totalling $7,481.31 was authorized for payment. Carried. LETTER from Mr. J. K. Johnstone Meters Ltd., dated Nov. 29, 1961--re "Public School Hydro Meter. The meter when tested was found to be correct and it was decided that the Public School should pay for the test in accordance with hydro regula- tions. A rsh ' LETTER from the Department of Municipal Affairs dated Dec. 1, 1961 re Clarence Graham subdivision. "This will acknowledge receipt of the final plan of subdivision, prepared for registration, of the subject land." It was noted that the Corporation of Port Perry should have a copy of the latest plan when the Graham sub- division ig registered. MEMO Waterworks material loaned. Council decided that there should be an inventory of all goods owned by the Corporation of - Port Perry in the different departments, and that no materials should be traded and that all materials sold should be invoiced from the office, PROPOSED NEW FIRE TRUCK Councillor Arthur Cox, Chairman of the Fire Dept. reported to Council that the purchase of a new fire truck for the first of the year looks inevit- able. LETTER from the Port Perry Chamber of Conmmerce dated Nov. 25, 1961. Commerce in co-operation with the Hydro Department is willing again I EB DR ST I I Py NOE NT LBA ES CBR Os Re "The Port Perry Chamber of | this year to organize a Christmas Home Lighting Contest as has been 'done the past few years. We would like the Hydro Deptarment to supply 3 prizes for this contest. RESOLUTION ~~ That the Port Perry Hydro System provide 3 prizes for the promotion of Christmas Lighting in conjunction with the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce at a cost of $39.00. Carried. MEMO--The Banks would like to know if Council -are having Boxing 'Day this year. RESOLUTION--That Boxing Day, December 26th, 1961 be considered as a Public Holiday in the Village of Port Perry and be proclaimed as such. Carried. POCKET BEEP TELLS PHONE 18 RINGING IN POLICE DEPT. Phone calls not reaching the Police Department----The Bell Telephone Co. 3 ¥ have g new solution fo this problem. The pocket-sized transistor signal set, called a Bellboy, is classified as an extension bell. If comeone calls while the person is away from his regular. telephone it will sound a beeping tone. It operates in a range up to three miles, (Continued on Back Page) Lucky Draw Winners Winners of the last two weeks lucky [.G.A. Food Voucher Draw at Beare Motors Ltd. were: Mrs. W. W. Holtby, Manchester. Mr. Harold Moon, Seagrave. Next Draw will be made at 5.00 p.m. on Saturday, December 23rd.