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ANT NT Ir, BA wo Volume 99 rir Remaining iy 22 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY E Number 19 Family Honours Mrs. Raines On 92nd Birthday Mrs: Oshawa with her son Robert Lewis on the The lady seated in the above picture is Mrs. George A. Raines of Port Perry. She celebrated her 92nd birthday on Feb. 2nd. which was taken some time durihg last summer shows a five genera- "tion gathering and standing from left are Mrs. Lloyd Midgley and Mrs, The picture arm. Robert Pick- ard, Port Perry, Standing' next to his great grand- "mother is Stephen John Ritter. joins the many well wishers of Mrs. Raines | "and extends hearty congratulations to her on-the occasion of her 92nd birthday. Herbert Ritter. The Star Ambulance Service Continues In Port Perry Council Hire Crossing Guard Applications were received and opened by Council at their last meeting for the position of Public School Crossing Guard. Tenders which were let two weeks previous produced only two applications, that of Mr. Fred Pierce of Prince Albert and of Mr. Stanley Gerrow of Port Perry. Council felt that both men were . well qualified. for the position but this position being for the Port Perry Public School a Port Perry man should be hired if possible. A resolution was then pre- sented by R. A, Kenny and I. W. Parkinson, "that the appli- cation of Stanley Gerrow, Port Perry, be accepted for the posi- tion of Public School Crossing Guard, duties to commence on Monday, February 8rd, 1964, at 'a salary of $600.00 per year". Since the previous guard's resignation, thé' members of the Poit Perry Police Department have been carrying on these duties. Em =) Hospital Report | For Week Ending Feb. 1st Admissions wii 17 Operations | Lebobssunnddoinqrisrshe 20 Discharges rts wi 281 Births Liles lot Cary Port Perry will again have ambulance service, at least for a | At a' period of two' months. meeting held Wednesday, Jan, uary 29th, the town _council voted a $200.00 payment, which essential as fire protection or any other service which we re- ceive, Dr. John Diamond stated that we are aware of the need of an ambulance in the community will subsidize the Brignall Am-! and that we have had an ex- bulance for a period of two months. Last week Mr. Brignall dis- continued his ambulance service to Port Perry and surrounding district. = Stating his reasons to council by letter, he said he was sorry that after ten years of service he had found it neces- sary to discontinue this service. He had been losing money on this venture over the past few years. Port Perry Chamber of Com- merce, after hearing that the service had been discontinued also forwarded a letter to coun cil stating that they felt that Port Perry and district should not be deprived of this service | and offered the following sug- gestions. (1) An increase in Ambulance Service Fees (2) If Council were considering a subsidy, it should be in co- operation with the surrounding Townships, and in proportion 'tothe number of calls that are | made in these townships, "At this meeting a deputation of Dr. John Diamond & Messrs. Jack Hope and Charles H. Brig- nall appeared in support of the| letters received by council. Mr, Jack Hope, supporting bi fe cont tinned a ambulance service| bpised 4 that an| | amb te. 2 on' Jon aa fe ae cellent 24-hour service by the | Brignall Ambulance Service. Mr, Brignall when question- ed on the matter stated that the replacement value of his ambulance and equipment would be approximately $8,000.00 and that the present value would be (Continued on Page 16) Speaking a the Annual lun- cheon meeting given by the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Port Perry, for members of Reach Township Council, School Board and others, Mr. Gordon Hepditch, Assessor for the County of Ontario, stressed the need for agriculture as an ad- dition to the curriculum at the Uxbridge Vocational School. Mr. Hepditch pointed out that | since. Reach Township is main- ly and agricultural area, more attention should be given to the future of farm technicians as well as engineers, draughtsmen, carpenters, ete, This apparent omission from the available courses offered by the school was considered sufficiently im- portant for the School Boards Council to request a meeting with the High School Area Bd. Mr. Hepditch deplored the lack of education for farmers of the future, stating that the whole basis of our economy rests to a great extent on our farm production and agricultur- al progress. If the farmer of tomorrow does not get his basic knowledge during his school Purchase New Half-Ton Truck At a recent meeting Port Perry Council opened: tenders for a new half-ton truck to be used by the town works depar '8 and members of the Township]. ment. Tenders for this truck *} had-been-let two weeks previous: and although all local garages kad been notified, only three ders from Bob Archer Motors Ltd., Sweetman's Service Sta- tion and Beare Motors Ltd. All tenders were under definite spe- cifications and each quoted pri- ~es less trade-in value for the present truck which the town is now using. After the tenders were open- ed and discussed, a check was made of the specifications to make sure that each had com- plied, the following motion was nresented by Councillor I. W. Parkinson and was seconded by Councillor R. A, Kenny. "That Port Perry Council accept the tender of Sweetman's -Service Station for a Dodge Half-Ton Truck at a price of $1,782.50 (plus Sales Tax)". The motion was carried. "fenders had been received. Ten-| © Cherrie; Agricultural Instruction Urged For Area Vocational School years, how can he be expected to take over and operate an entire farming organization. Reeve Earl Martyn, and School Board Chairman W. By- ron Holtby conveyed the thanks of Council and School Board respectively to Mr. Porter, Man- ager of the Canadian-Imperial Bank of Commerce, Port Perry for his hospitality. Celebrates 96th Birthday "On 'Sunday, February 2nd, 1964, Mr. Silas Reynolds cele- brated _ his _ninety-sixth birth- day. Mr. Reynolds spent the day quietly with his family. "Borii" in "Corwall, England, Mr. Reynolds came to Canada at the age of two, with his par- ents and an older brother. Their first Canadian home being in Frince Albert. | While a young/lad his family moved to Seagrave to take up farming. It was on this farm that Mr. Reynolds and his wife, Mabel, spent the majority of their married life, during which time a son, Ralph, and three daughters Grace, Mrs Iva, Mrs, Vic May; Dorothy, Mrs. Glen Hood were born to them. Upon retiring Mr. and Mus. Reynolds took up residency on Lilla Street, Port Perry where they still reside enjoying good | health. electrical contractors' and technicians. re- ceived the Electric Heating trie. heating course. "~ 'I'nese four Uxbridge and Port Perry . : certificate which denotes successful com- pletion of the' complicated, technical elec- The certificates' 'were presented by C. E. Crease (centre) Ont- ario Hydro's Central Consumer Service and - 'Association's Sales Engineer. From the left are: Ross Murray, Uxbridge; J Pp, Murray, Uxbridge; Mr. (roase; dh ard, Port Rerty;. an . Gordon rs Pe A ean