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BT i" rd, HAA Til . .- wr Celebrate Silver Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nottingham of Raglan were honoured re- cently at a surprise party cele- brating their silver wedding an- niversary. They were greeted at the entrance of the Masonic Temple, Port Perry, by their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jack Not- tingham, who pinned a gardenia corsage on the bride and a white carnation on the bridegroom. Some guests then entertained with a "Mock Wedding" in followed and later the couple were presented with a silver tea service from their family and a money tree from friends. Guests were present from: Raglan, Oshawa, Toronto, Port Hope, . Port Perry, Brooklin, Brighton, Columbus, Cleveland, Bowmanville, Myrtle and Little Britain, Mr¢, Nottingham is the form- er Miss Doris Bray. Mr. and Volume 99 THURSDAY, MAY 21st, 1964 Number 34 Former Port Perry Resident Donates Books To Public Library Several packages of books dealing with many subjects have been received by our Pub- lic Library from the collection of a former Port Perry resident, Dr, Lloyd White. Dr. White, who lived in Port Perry from 1907 to 1910 and had many relatives in this dist- rict, is a graduate of Queen's, Columbia and Toronto Univer- sities. He has devoted many years of his life to teaching in Toronto High Schools. Now enjoying his retirement in Tor- onto, Dr. White has been dis- posing of a large personal lib- rary by making donations to his alma mater universities and to the Port Perry Public Lib rary. Dr. White has accompanied 'his donations with several let- ters which include recollections of Port Perry fifty years ago. books. This will be particular- ly effective in law libraries." Dr. White's brother, Ernest, and his sister, Mrs. Olive Bea- cock, live here in town at 16 Perry Street: South. Their grandfather, William Mills, built the old water tower at the top of the hill. Donations from Dr. White have been arriving for a year and a half, Mrs. Ingram re- ports. They include many pa- perbacks of general interest, including The Dell Book of Great American Folk Songs, to name just one recent arrival, There are several copies of best sellers such as Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy, The American Way of Death by Mitford, and The Firebrand, a biography of William Lyon Mackenzie, by William Kilbourn. For students of science there is a colourful series compiled Cliff Redman Project Head The members of the Ontario County Pasture Committee met recently in the department of Agriculture office, Uxbridge, for the purpose of reorganizing a Pasture Project for 1964, and revising the rules and regula- tions, The pasture competition in Ontario County, and on a Provincial basis, will not be carried on this year. The object of the Pasture Project this year is to promote a better understanding and ap- preciation of the value of good pasture; and Pasture manage- ment. It is open to any farmer in Ontario County, and all fields pastured will be taken into consideration. Each farmer taking part in this Pasture Project will be asked to keep a monthly record of tke milk produced, the pas- ture fields used, and the amount which the bride wore Mrs. Not«| Mrs. Nottingham have spent| These letters, which have been oii . of hay and grain mixture fed. dy tingham's original wedding| their married life at Raglan.| received by the librarian, Mrs, | by Life including volumes on The committee in charge of 33) » : : Energy, The Cell, Birds, Ma- harg AoE dress. After a few laughs an| They have six sons, one daugh-| Ingram, and by members of the | Energy, the 1964 Pasture Project is as {2s enjoyable evening of dancing'ter and one grandchild. Library Board, show a lively | chines, and Astonomy ' follows: GN appreciation of history, both| There is a particularly beau-| oop Lo Ww n 1 my general and local: Niu] hook calley Dur Literary Port Perry R.R. 3 ; 24 Legion Auxiliary Zone Rally | re sis sutomobie 1 ever| Heritage which incaves soo), Fort Poy RES jit saw was owned by a harness. Photographs, with biographical| yop. "nil pl i! maker (Jeffrey) who paraded| material, o merican writers ; rte £3 AL + Draws Many District Members roy on Main Steet. n| pat and present. And Hat] Clarence ery, Oshawa R12 a The annual Zone Rally of the by acclamation. May 1910. The Ontario Legis-| to make a long list short, there] =p 0 Fe 4) competition Ah : Ladies Auxiliary Royal Cana-| The question box was sent|lature seriously considered ais the irresistible little hard- close on June 1, 1964. Any By | dian Legion was held in Port] around, and answers to these, | Proposal to keep motor cars off ac hopping the iitle Twenty. farmers wishing to join the 1 Perry Tuesday, May 12, at the| given by Mrs, Tilbe. the roads on certain days so|Three Skidoo. Ontario County Pasture Project A Legion Hall, Branch 419. Dinner preceded the business meeting, served by members of Port Perry, Sunderland and Ux- bridge Auxiliaries. The Rever- end C, C. Gilbert asked grace.| Mr. John Maw, president of Port Perry Legion extended a warm welcome to all. -- Seated at the head table were Provincial Officer Mrs. A. V. Tilbe, Toronto, and all presi- dents from the zone which re- presents nine auxiliaries. Zone Commander Mrs. Robert Wil- liams was in charge, / After tables were cleared, Mrs. Williams proceeded with the business, and called for re- ports from Ajax, Bowmanville, Claremont, Dunbarton, Oshawa, Port. Perry, Sunderland, Ux- bridge and Whitby. During the past year $34,000 dollars has been raised and over $30,000- spent. in-various- ways such as donations to many in- stitutions; scholarships (local and provincial); bursaries; do- nations to the men's branches, towards buildings or supplies; treats for veterans in various hospitals; donations for boys' activities; caring for sick .and needy members and many more. There are 644 members in Zone F and 215 attended the Zone Rally. Mrs. Williams ex- pressed her appreciation of re- ports received, gave a resume of her own work and expenses for the past year; and thanked all Auxiliaries for co-operation and the welcome given to her when visiting. Mrs. A, V. Tilbe. conducted the election for Zone Comthan- der and Mrs. Williams went in It was announced that the zone rally for 1965 will be held in Whitby and the convention this year would be in September in North Bay. Bowling Trophies were pre- sented to Ajax Auxiliary mem- bers by Zone Sports' Officer, Mrs. Edward-Bouckley. entations were also made to Zone Commander, Mrs. Willi- ams, and to Provincial Officer, Mrs. A. V, Tilbe. The retiring of the colors 'and the National Anthem brought the Zone Rally for 1964 to a close. Hardball Season Opens May 27th| The opening ay of the Victoria Independent Baseball League._is. Wednesday, May. 27] at local Fair Grounds, when Fenelon Falls play Port Perry. Game time is 6.45. With the addition of several of last year's Merchant's Soft- ball players, and with one year's experience for many of our younger ball players, Port Perry should have a much stronger ball club for 1964. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS WELCOMED If you have any visitors at your home, don't hesitate to call us, 986-7383 or 7384. Sometimes a person has a very interesting news item but it is lost because it isn't told. Port Perry people 'move away and are not heard|- of again for years, It's always news to hear of them again. -Pres-. that they 'would not scare the farmers' horses'." Dr. White looks as far into the future as he does into the past: "We will have better methods | of using non-fiction books for research. I expect to see a por- table photo - copying machine which' will photograph pages of books cheaply and quickly. A researcher will rot waste his time copying by hand from The public is invited to come in and brouse through these volumes during library hours. Most of the books are now ready for circulation. Moon Phases May 26 .............. Full Moon June 3 .......... Last Quarter June 9... Full Moon June 16 ........ First Quarter this year should get in touch with the Department of Agri- culture, Uxbridge. Hospital Rep ort For Week Ending May BX 1964 Admissions eevee... 17 Operations ......... ccc... 11 Births ..c.occcevveiiiiieieennn, 1 Deaths .....cccocovivvirrireennne nil Discharges ..........covvveens 16 Remaining ............ creeeenns 21 LEGION LADIES HOLD ZONE RALLY Seated at the Head Table on Tuesday May 12th were Comrade Mrs. Stemp, on the right, Pres. Uxbridge Auxiliary, left. Mrs. G. Williams, Zone Commander and Comrade Mrs. Ken Jackson, Pres. of Port Perry Ladies' Auxiliary on the --Staff Photo Ca pT CAI --_--__. im a 7 agli JER no er SRD a nd i i eo Te a. mo Nt BO Re eis Tot ato dot [-. Sone] nad - rT dt CLF po i od fra A Ne ny ay ah a RCE