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Volume 100 ------ Miss Dominion of Canada, it is "real". THURSDAY, SEPTE MBfs R 2nd, Carol Ann Tidey "pulling" the beard of Harold Martyn to see After convincing herself that the heard was genuine, she pronounced him winner of the Blackstock Centennial part Beard Growing contest. in the event, peared to agree that Mr. prize winning beard for the occasion. Number 46 | 11 other contoniants took | and over 3000 people ap- Martyn had grown a --Staff Photo 3000 Attend Blackstock Centennial Fair In spite of the cold blustery winds blowing across the fair- grounds during Blackstock Cen- tennial Fair, over 3000 people, a record attendance took part in the well organized celebra- | tion, Everything went off accord- ing to plans, and the Fair can only be judged a tremendous success. The great attraction of the day was the appearance of the 19656 Miss Dominion of Canada, Carol-Ann Tidey of Hamilton who led the parade down the Main Street of the village in a convertible. Among her many duties of the day was to pick the winner of a 12-man team of Centennial beard growing contestants, who for months in advance had been growing and grooming big, bushy beards. Harold Martyn, dressed in Victorian top hat and tails was the eholee of Miss Tidey, and The Regional Holstein Show will again this year be one of the main features at the Port Perry Fair held on Labour Day, Monday, September 6th. Other cattle classes represented will | be Aberdeens, Herefords, Short- | horns and Guernsey. Entries have been coming in very well in all classes includ- ing light and heavy horses, ponies and horse racing events. Display cases in the Exhibit Port Perry Fair, | there seem to be no doubt that jy Le also rated first among the | public. For his efforts he re- | ~ 'ceived a cheque in the amount | of $50.00. Second place winner was Hank Buma and third went | to Roy Werry. The action filled day provided | entertainment for everyone. | Melon eating contest for the children, log. chopping contest for the stronger sex, livestock and horse competitions, excit- ing harness race competitions, and agricultural & fruit grow- ing exhibits. Recently it was discovered that this fair was not 100 years but 104. Records found in the Upper Canada Agricultural So- ciety shows that the first In the evening a banquet was | held by the ladies of Blackstock United Church where prizes Lahour Day Building have been painted, and | ladies from this area will no doubt fjll them with many items of delicious cooking and bak- ing. Port Perry Juveniles will meet their Oshawa counter part in an exciting ball game, and the Orono Band will enter- tain with stirring music. Again a Midway will be at the Fair Grounds for the enter- tainment of the young and not so young, Hospital Report | F or Week Ending Aug. 28, 1965 Operations ......oceveeunnnnn.. 12 Emergency Treatment .... 9 Births ...ccoooeiioeiiieenn, 5 Deaths ...cccovvevvreenrrnnnn, Nil Discharge... 28 Remaining ................... vee 22 Visiting Hours 3-4 and 7-8 p.m. RA A a nm a Tragic Crash Fatality At /A-12 Intersection Again, the intersection of Highways TA and 12 has been | the scene of an accident caus- | ing injuries and death. Mrs. Verna Loughead 88, of | 86 Frankdale Ave., East York, | who was injured in a two-car | aceident at Manchester Satur- | day morning, died Monday in Toronto General Hospital. | Mrs. Loughead was a passen- | ger in a car driven by Bertha Vaivada, 80, of Toronto. The six occupants of the | other car, William A. Wyeth 31, | of Peterborough; his wife, Ma- | , | deline, 42 and their four. child- ren, were treated for minor in- juries, Mrs. Loughead was first i taken to Oshawa General Hos- | vital, Where she was treated be- | fore being transferred to Tor- onto General Hospital. Constable D. W. Klenavic of the Whitby Detachment of the O.P.P. said the accident occurrr- ed at 10.35 a.m. Saturday. Da- mage to each of the cars was $1,600 Charges have been laid. The approaches and intersec- tion of Highways 7A and 12 have been the worries of resi- dents in the Manchester area for some considerable time. And the rate of accidents and fatalities here proves that wor- ries are indeed justified. Particularly over the week- ends the traffic is heavy and dangerous and unless some type of warning lights are erected, more accidents are prone to happen. | day, August 21st, with 556 4-H Manager 4- H Dairy Calf Clubs Hold Achievement Day The Oshawa Kiwanis and good condition, and were exhi- Brougham 4 - H Dairy Calf bited in a commendable manner. Clubs held their achievement! The judge for the 4-H show | day at Oshawa Fair on Satur-| was Mr. Robert Howden, Herd of Findlay Dairy and Junior Calf Club members Farms, Maple, Ontario. taking part. In general, the Mrs. Donna Barkey, Ontario | calves were brought out in very County Dairy Princess, assisted in the ring by presenting the | | prize ribbons in the various 1 i classes. Later in the day, Mrs. Brooklin Fair Board { Barkey led the 4-H members, Requests Use Of Port Perry Grounds Brooklin Fair Board wishes | to hold their annual Spring | | Fair at the Port Perry Fair | | Grounds. This was disclosed at| the last regular meeting of | | Port Perry Council, Council passed a motion ap- | | proving the request, but added | that the fair must be held under | | the responsibility of Port Perry, ! Reach and Scugog Agricultural | Society. ! Sudden Frost Damage Crops The sudden frost that set in | Sunday night did considerable | damage to field husking and silage crop in this area. Canning crops in the Whitby and Oshawa area also suffered considerable damage, mostly | tomato, pumpkin and some corn. | with their calves, in a parade | before the grandstand. The top showman>in the | Oshawa Club was Jane Flett, | R.R. 2, Oshawa, achieving this (Continued on Page 2) Bowling Green Changes Hands The Port Perry Council at their last regular meeting de- | cided to accept a proposal from the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club to take over the ownership of the club's property on Queen Street, Council was in agreement that this would be a good ar- rangement for the town, and at the same time it would re- lieve a heavy tax burden on the club. The reeve and clerk were au- thorized to sign an agreement between the Corporation of the Village of Port Perry and the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club. Blackstock Fair was held in | 1861. | were presented to the winners | by Miss Domdindon of Canada. yo Mrs. Verna Loughead, East York, a passenger in the above car was fatally injured in a two- Manchester Saturday. car accident at Monday. Mrs, Loughead died in Toronto General Hospital on Damage to the cars was $1,500 each. --Staff Photo I Tl --_-- rh N23 SEERA oe le _----_ NTI En