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Volume 99 year. The two lovely girls above are the new Queen and Princess of Port Perry High School for 1964. They were chosen and 23 received the crowns at the anual High About 400 students, ex-stu- dents and teachers danced to the music of .the "Blue Dia- monds", at the: annual High School "At Home" held in the! auditorium last Friday evening, The evening began at 9 p.m. with all students and guests be- ing received at the auditorium tr entrance by Mary Ann Vernon, : representing the Student's Council, her escort Robert Free, Mr: and Mrs. Reg. McDonald, representing the teaching staff and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fralick. Mr. Fralick is chair- man of the Central Ontario High School Board, The auditorium was a decora- tive masterpiece, done by the] students, * (ueen, Princess Chosen At Port Perry H.8. ] | THURSDAY, JANUARY 30th, 1964 School "At Home" held last Friday even- ing. On the left is the new Queen, Miss Barbara Holtby and on the right is the new Princess, Miss Margaret Craighead. Number 18 | --Statf Photo moved up and down on the in- side. The students who were responsible for ./these decora- tions are to be highly commend- ed for their work of construct-. ing and arranging of the scen- each given a number and in ery, in keeping with the theme,' "An Evening in Paris". After enjoying . an hour of dancing and reminiscing old; ; i ished, Terry Boyd, who was! : Master of Ceremonies for the times with former school chums, the highlight of the evening took 'place, with the judging and crowning of the 1964 Queen and Princess. Seven students were chosen | i by their school mates to be con-' testants in each of the two ca- tagories, for Princess and for Queen. The winners to repre- The decorations were sent their school for the year of French scenery with a scale 1964. model of the Eiffel 'Tower, { The judges, Mr. and Mrs. | placed in the centre of the au- | Bob Howsam, 'Mr. and sMrs., ditorium. The tower was com-. Doug Hillier and Mr, and Mrs. plete in every detail, with elec- Bill Harrison, certainly had a a tric lights and elevator which difficult task on their hands, as Appoint Centennial Committee <i 'By Olga - Hill The Annual Meeting of Cart- wright Agricultural Society was held Saturday in the Commun- ity Hall, with a fair attendance. The conimittees were appointed for the fair on Aug. 21 & 22. Secretary Percy. Van "Camp asked to be relieved of his job and a committee was appointed to try to secure someone else. Committee was appointed to make plans for the Centennial in 1966 and another to make plans re--parade. ete. for this The financial statement showed a healthy balance. Officers for 1964 are Presi-| dent Harvey Graham, 1st Vice . Walter Wright, 2nd Vice Glenn Larmer; Sec'y-Treas.,, open as yet. AT THE HOSPITAL For Week Ending Sat., Jan. 25 Admissions "iii. 18 Operations oe 9 Discharges... 12 Births ovine. 4 Remaining «cine 81 1 1 all the contestants were well worthy of the erown. The con- testants were judged on per- sonality, poize, posture and ap-| . pearance. Tle contestants were j turn came to the platform and! ' spoke briefly to the audience. | When the judging was Bin . evening, took the judges score sheets and totalled the points. | (Continued on Page 15) | no longer continue the service. CM. 'and suggested council consider ideal | "he head table, After operating an ambulance service in Port Perry for the! past 10 years, the owner, Char- les Brignall, has decided he can Asked by the Star the reason for discontinuing the service, Brignall said he had been losing money every year dur- ing the 10 year period. Frevious to purchasing an ambulance exclusively for carrying patients about six months ago, Mr. Brignall used a station wagon that he also used for his regular taxi busi- | ness. Mr. Brignall has informed the | Port Perry Council of his de- cision, explained the reason why a subsidy for the ambulance. According to Mr. Brignall this is now a common practice in many towns throughout Ont- ario. He has also informed the Medical Centre, Hospital and tte Chamber of Commerce. about his decision, . John Diamond expressed is concern about the situation | meeting on Monday. Port Perry Without Ambulance Service and said it was critical. How- ever, he explained, he was to meet with council on Wednes- day (yesterday) and hoped rome solution may be reached. [le also said that Mr. Brignall had been giving excellent ser- vice through the years. Particularly during the sum- months when summer po- pulatien is added to the present nopulation, the absence of am- bulance service could become a serious problem, Le said. mer The Port Perry Chamber of Commerce took the matter up for discussion at their regular The mem- bers agreed it was absolutely necessary to have the service of an ambulance, but there was i some dissent on how to handle { the problem. A letter has been sent to the Port Perry Council emphasiz- ing that the Port Perry C. of C. "is in agreement an ambulance service is essential for the town, and that a settlement of the | problem is desirable, {Continued on Page 18) By Alma Reesor made an the banquet. Conway Gardens setting for which was held there on Satur- day evening, January 25, 1964, | to honour the original members of The Community Memorial { Hospital, Port Perry, Board of RN Management, by the present Ho: pital Board members. The arrangements for this happy 'occasion was supervised by the hospital superintendent, Mrs. Everett Hook and the secretary, Mrs. Wentworth] Watson. A unique floral setting of | shaded pink carnations, flanked ' by tall blue tapers, centering complimented | the traditional hospital colours »f blue and white. Seated at the head table were Mr. Harry Phoenix, presiding chairman of the present board, and Mrs. Phoenix; Mr. Herbert Brooks, chairman of the ori- ginal board; Mr. Alvin Bruce and Mr. Gordon Reesor. At the conclusion of the din- Original Hospital Board Members Honoured With Plaque, Banquet ner, Mr. Fhoenix, acting as master of ceremonies, called upon the immediate past chair- man, Mr. Joseph Dowson to make a presentation to the ori- ginal board members. (Continued on Page 15) Delivers Speech Hon. M. B. Dymond changed | his general topic of speech when he was a luncheon speaker at the Oshawa Kiwanis Club last week. Instead of the usual speeches pertaining to his department at the Ontario Legislature, he 'chose as his topic the life of < Robert Burns, poet of his na- tive Scotland. , Sneaking with sincerity and a wealth of knowledge of the famous poet, Dr. Dymond made "a real hit with the members of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club. Mt. Jozeph Dowson (left) past chairman of our local hospital board presénts a wal- nut plaque bearing the names of the ori- ginal board board. members, to Mr. Herbert Brooks, who was a member of the original ~--Staff Photo On Robert Burns Le fr