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Po - > LEN ASL re AY PEER TEE NRE SAS HD IEA RSE YR EEC v1 CEE RR The Port Perry Legion Squirt Softball Team pictured above are to be congratulated on their fine efforts of the past two weeks. The club has won two tournaments in two weeks. On Saturday, July 17th they won the Annual Mark- ham Tournament and last Saturday they won the East Gwillimbury Tournament. is pictured above proudly displaying their two trophies: In the front are the two bat boys, Phil Cal Cochrane. The team Cochrane on the left and on the right is John \ | "4 SS) Legion Squirts Win Newmarket Tournament Bourgeois. Front row, kneeling, left to right: Ron Redman, Dave Bourgeois, Ricky Evans, Ken Nightingale (captain), Laurie Williams, 2nd row, standing, L. to R., Steve Cochrane, Bob Young, Bill Jeffery, Ro- land Skinner, Brent Heard, Ricky Short. Absent when photo was taken, Gary Waller. at the back, L. to R., Gary Evans, Coach; Vin Walker, Manager; Jim Irvine, Coach. --Staff Photo Standing Local Boys At Hockey School Last week two local young hockey enthusiasts pulled on their skates and took to the ice in order to improve their hockey skill, when they spent a week at the "Billy Harris Hockey School", held at the Double Rink Arena in Toronto. Ron Short, 12, son of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Short, Port Perry and Dale Hallett, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hallett of Sonya were the two lads who took the time to attend this worthwhile school. The boys left on Sunday, July 18th and returned home on Fri- day, July 23rd. The school was attended by about 150 young hockey players. The school was set up in age groups and the boys had to work hard as three sessions of hockey and three sessions of physical education were held each day. Their day started at 6.45 a.m. and ended at 6.00 p.m. All of the boys attending the school were billeted in the Beaver Curling Arena in Tor- onto which had been set up as a dormitory for the occasion. Car Misses Turn Driver Killed Ralph Bruce Strong, 30, a welfare worker with the Child- ren's Aid Society for three weeks, was killed Saturday when his sports car failed to negotiate a turn off the Cour- tice Road on to Taunton Road, three miles north of Oshawa, and struck an embankment. Strong, of R.R. 1, Burketon, was returning home alone after' attending a dance in Toronto. He was single, and leaves his his parents. Police said he was driving north of the Courtice Road when the aceldent occurr tn. ed. The instructors at the school were all well known profession- al hockey players, Billy Harris, Carl Brewer, Johnny Bower, Bobby Haggart, Dave Keon and Bob Nevin. Two Steers Shot On Sunderland Farm Police are investigating the shooting of two steers on the farm of George B. Tocher of R.R. 1, Sunderland. Mr. Tocher found an 1,100- pound steer, worth about $300, | dead in his field on Thursday. A veterinarian, Dr. Gerald Green, said the animal died of a bullet wound. Mr. Tocher thought that careless hunters might be responsible until Fri- day night when he found a sec- ond steer dead with several bul- Vacation Closing The management & staff of the Port Perry Star will enjoy a vacation during the week starting Sat., August 14th and ending Monday, Aug. 23rd. Consequently no paper will be published on Thurs- day, Aug. 19th. Advertising normally re- quired for that week should be inserted in the previous issue, Thursday, Aug. 12th. Customers who may re- quire printing about the time of closing are asked to place their orders early, 80 we may have the jobs completed prior to vacation time. Squirts Win Second Trophy The Port Perry Legion Squirts for the second Saturday run- ning have brought a trophy home to Port Perry. On Satur- day they attended the first an- nual East Gwillimbury Squirt tournament & came home with the Championship trophy and crests, In the first game they defeat- ed Bay Ridges 7 to 2 with Rick Evans pitching a one hitter, Ken Nightingale led the Port boys at the plate. In the second game the Legion boys met the host club East Gwillimbury and came out on top by a score. of 17 to 0. The host team is a lot better team than this score would indicate as they had a bad game while the local boys hit well and often to outplay the host club, Laurie this one as only three batters reached first base. Laurie Wil- liams and Rick Evans both had three hits for Port Perry. The final game was a real thriller as Sarnia picked up a run in the first inning and made it stand until the bottom of the fifth inning when Port broke out for four runs. Brent Heard (Continued on page 11) Hospital Report For Week Ending July 24th Admissions .........cccveeee 11 Operations .....cvineennnens 12 Emergency Treatment .. 6 Births cocci vnninnnneennenns 2 Dotths uisicimmmrsisioinre Nil Discharged ...........cco....... 12 Remaining ........... vee 14 P2RT {§ PERR NN Y Volume 100 4 Marriage Licence Up $5.00 lis the first inerease during his | Robert Smith Pt. Perry Wins | has lost another of its most _ Williams tossed a no-hitter in| Visiting Hours 3-4 and 7-8 p.m.. respected and capable citizens. | Not too many commodities | jump 1009, but in the case of | | marriage licences, it did just | that on the first of July. ! As of that date the cost of | buying a marriage licence went {up from $5.00 to $10.00. ! nl | The clerk-treasurer, J. F. | Raines who has been issuing! | marriage licences in Port Perry | for 28 years, told the Star this Junior Class The ninth annual Ontario County Land Judging Competi- tion was held on Friday, July in the Claremnnt area. This competition is sponsored by the Metropolitan Toronto & Region Conservation Authority, working in association with the { Ontario Department of Agricul- ture. The programme for the morning was a tour in the Claremont area to brief the competitors on the various types of soil to be found in the area; and on how to identify them. Mr. Harvey Wright, Soils Specialist for this area, aud Mr. Tom Barber, Metropoli- tan Toronto and Region Conser- vation Authority were in charge of the instruction period. The Land Judging Competition was under the supervision of Lynn Fair, and Bill Cooper, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Ux- | bridge. Following liinch, the group judged the soil at four different locations on the Claremont Con- servation area. { The Land Judging Competi- tion assists the various contes- | tants to recognize and know Law Office Lady Called By Death Mrs. Herb Brooks (nee Sadie Hortop) died at her home "Brooksport" Port Perry on Thursday, July 22nd, following a serious illness. Born near Utica on the 6th Concession of Reach Township, Sadie Hortop, her mother and sister (Mrs. John Dowson) moved to Casimir Street, Port Perry following the death of her father. - Miss Hortop started at a early age in what was to prove a lifetime career, in the law| offices of Mr. Arthur Greer, K.C. Following the sudden death of Arthur Greer she con- tinued to manage the Port Perry Branch office of the legal firm of John Greer and Terrance Kelly. In 1964 Miss Hortop married Mr. Herb. Brooks and although she became seriously ill during the past year she managed to continue handling the legal af- fairs of her many hundreds of clients. Known to one and all as "Sadie" her many friends were deeply saddened by her passing and it is felt that Port Perry THURS., JULY 29th, 1965 'Number 45 time in office. 18 licences have been issued during the first seven months of 1965. Of these only three have been issued in July, at the increased fee of $10.00. The $10.00 fee is divided two ways. Three dollars is re- tained by Port Perry for ser- vices rendered and the remain- ing seven goes to the Ontario Government. Land Judging the soil types on their own farms, and in other parts of the County. It helps them to evalu- ate their soil problems, and to find a solution through better soil management practices, The top four winners in each class were: Juniors 1 Robert Smith, Port Perry 2 Richard Oldham, Zephyr 3 Grant Mustard, Uxbridge 4 Bruce Heayn, Port Perry Intermediates: 1 Bruce Wilson, Uxbridge 2 Alvin Brooks, Mount Albert 3 John Harris, Claremont 4 Ivan Wilson, Claremont Seniors: 1 Bob Hunter, Brooklin 2 Lloyd Wilson, Uxbridge 3 Fred Taber, Brooklin 4 Bill Michell, Pickering. Mail Strike Is Still On According to the local post- master, Bruce Hull, embargo has been placed on second, third and fourth class mail. Any mail in these categories deliver- ed to the Port Perry Post Of- fice, will not arrive at its des~ tination except for areas served directly by the local postal of- fice. This means that subscribers to the Port Perry Star residing outside this area will not re- ceive their paper during the postal strike. Areas served by the local Post Office are Port Perry and Rural Routes, Burketon, Black- stock, Janetville, Caesarea and Nestleton. Subscribers in these areas will receive the Star as usual. Local Legion Hold First Golf Tournament Branch 419 Port Perry Legion held a golf tournament last Saturday at Sunnybrae Golf Course, Prince Albert. Although the weather was perfect for golfing ,only about ten showed up for the tournament. The following are the winners --Low Gross, John Grieves; 2nd low gross, Wayne Oke; low net, Roy Durham; 2nd low net, Clarence Nightingale; most honest golfor,-Ray-Douper-------- TR " NESSES To ER ¥ a < Lo t 5 ' 4 hy BJ So it ts -- A SE 7 PIR Ca a EE -- wi » ld SE 4 IE : NS ASL Soy xl Son PLETE ET POG ~h Eas nl NS