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a % 0, fi | amg ae Phu LEN ; AR a 40 I BE RrO AA Les 2 v Volume 100 THURSDAY, MARCH 18th, 1965 Number 26 Ian. McNab, General Motors Public Relations Director Legion Donates Jackets To Pee Wee Hockey Team The local branch of the Roy- all Canadian Legion has again, a3 on So many previous occa- sions shown civic spirit and generosity. At the last general meeting of the branch, the members voted unanimously to donate the Pee Wee all star hockey team sufficient money for the purchase of a dress jacket to every member of the team. Present at the meeting were Ross Sweetman, presidént of Port Perry Minor Hockey Club and Joe Fowler, manager of the team, In his presentation, Mr, Sweetman told the members of the Legion that the team is playing under Legion colours, Had never lost a game in group play during the year and had eliminated Woodstock in two games. : The team is now playing in the Ontario semi-finals against a strong Huntsville team, and In the first game Saturday the score was a 2-all tie. The sec- ond and deciding game is to be | Hospital Report Week ending March 13, 1965 "Admissions coven 17 Operations .....cvciienn 6 Emergency treatment... 8 = Births creme RR | Deaths ...... . vee 1 Discharges ... weeny: 14 Remaining coon. terosies 21 Visiting hours 3-4 & 7-8 p.m. One member of the Legion emphasized strongly that one important function of the or- ganization was to encourage the youth of the community to participate in sports and other activities in every way possible. It was agreed that the young hockey players deserved a re- ward over and above the annual donation, permitting the team to participate in a Pee Wee tcurnament in Goderich. The jackets are to be selected by the hockey club, and an at- tempt will be made to have played in Huntsville on Sunday, (Continued on page 13) 00 Die In Traffic Accidents In Canada Annually "Traffic Safety is naturally |f a subject of direct and major concern to us in. General Mo- tors", Ian McNab, public rela- tions director of GM told the members of Port Perry Lions Club at the regular monthly dinher meeting," on Monday night. "Our interest stems primarily from the same humanitarian! impel censiderations which other groups to work for pro- gress in this field. We share with all thinking persons a deep concern over the tragic and costly toll' of traffic accidents and a strong desire to help prevent them. Every year in Canada there are around 4,000 deaths, more than 125 thou- sand personal injuries-- many resulting in perman- ent disability--and an eco- nomic loss of over 100 mil- lions of dollars in property damage alone. ) However, the enormity of this tragic situation is not grounds for a feeling of des- pair. Traffic accidents meed not be accepted as an inevitable and constantly increasing price we must pay for the benefits of modern highway transporta- tion. As a matter of fact, bad as the problem 'continues to be, there are some encouraging signs that we are making pro- gress, Thus, although motor ve- hicle registrations and tra- vel mileage have more than trebled since 1945, we have managed to effect a sub- stantial decrease in the rate of traffic deaths per 100,- 000,000 miles of driving. In 1945 this figure stood at 15.1 and in 1963 it drop- ped to 8.3. Mile for mile of travel, driving is almost twice as safe as it was 20 years ago. (Continued on page 7) Truck Hits Tree, Driver Hurt Two G.M. worker escaped serious injurigs on Monday as they returned from work around 6:16 p.m, and were struck from behind by a half- ton Tripp Construction truck near the San-Man Motel on Highway 12 at Manchester. Driver of the car, Kal Gerber and his passenger, Ted Kroes wereturning right, into Mr, Kroes driveway. Another mo- torist following immediately be- hind the Gerber car pulled out and passed, but the Tripp truck smashed into the rear end of the turning ear, and bounced into one of the maple trees a- long the roadside. Mr. Lorne Griffen, Black- stock, Ontario, driver of the truck was alone, but it is thought a large tank he was carrying in the back plunged forward to the cab and Mr. Griffen was taken to Port Perry Community Hospital with un. determined injuries. The "Star" 'has not yet been able to obtain medical reports as to hig cone dition, but the occupants of the car, Kal Gerber and Ted Kroes were reported to have minor scrapes and bruises, in addition to a certain amount of shock. Damages to the truck may be seen in the picture above, but the car owned by Mr. Kal- man Gerber is thought to be EOS ARTERY Yh SLY OR f E192 ' , i N ; ip tie lL To EU BUSH ERA A EN STON ARATE MVR © SRS SARIS STIS IF § SR Che 4 RA yo) » L) "we oR dr ie Fo ' CR CT ' Areal ' He 18 5% pio 3 Z 2 . '@ i. R. Bentley Passes In Hospital Operating a Jewellery Store in- Port Perry since 1916, Ivy Roblin Bentley passed away in Community Memorial Hospital on Sunday, March 14th. (See Obituary column on page 7). A FE It LU LL RLSS ars he SLI ERAS Pu UG 8 LP > ' eh] Lo FIR 56 SA ARYA eT a Tedd , a A 1D IE J NE I ATL R41 ) Addition Council, Phil Stone, Centennial Field representative attended the regular meeting of council held on Friday, March 12th. Councillor Bruce Beare, mem- ber of the Arena Board, told Mr. Stone that pending grants, ag a Centennial project, the Village had plans of building a new front on the Arena, new washroms, refreshment conces- sions and a heated community room. Mr. Stone said, that as far as To Arena Is Centennial Project At the request of Port Perry | he knew the proposed project would be quite in order and that the Vilage of Port Perry should be able to obtain a grant of $2,400 from both the Federal and Provincial governments, and that a further grant could possibly be obtained on the bal- ance of the project. A letter of intent should be forwarded by the end of March, Mr, Stone said, stating that ar- rangements for the details had been made with the field rep- resentative. This would also serve as a formal application. Two representatives from the Canadian Mitchell Associ- ates Ltd., J. A. J. Knox and C. J. H. Kretch, consulting en- gineers, gave a preliminary re- port on sewage and sewage dis- posals systems at the regular meeting of Port Perry council on Friday, March 12th During the dicussion, council members were of the opinion that the first stage of construc tion of sewers should include both High and Public Schools Council unanimously decided, that if a decision was made to proceed with the project {if should be financed by the Ont- ario Water Resources Com- mission, Mr. Knox told council that the project would have to be started before September 2nd, 19656 if to qualify for grants available, and that the follow- ing steps should be taken: 1. Motion of Council to adopt the report, © 2. To decide on O.W.R.C. or own financing 8. Notify the Commission of Council's wish, 4. Pass by-law. beyond repair. 6. Send in application to the Initial Steps Taken Toward Sewage System 0.M.B. Councillor Bruce Beare re- marked that he had heard about certain objectionable features in connection with the lagoon system and asked the Engineers for their comments, Mr. Knox replied that a la. goon system provides the most cconomical means of sewage disposal but is not always con- sidered as the best system. He pointed out that a processing plant is four or five times as expensive to operate as a la- goon system. Annual Meeting Tuesday, Mar. 23 Residents of Port Perry and areas are asked to re- member, and attend the annual meeting of the Com- munity Memorial Hospital advertised on another page in this issue. The meeting is held at the Hospital on Tuesday, March 23rd at 8.30 p.m. where informative reports will be presented, and plans for the fututre discussed. a 1 EE | Ra en, For SNE IN Sa ARPS -. ~ oy TT ne ~~ pa P---- a ITN Se Ta iret SAR -- CSE ~ HE