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WRIT NE PRC TAY Fy FEC IRABL ORE PARR EGR BRN HGRA REE CORNEA \ > Harry Phoenix, chairman munity Memorial Hospital recently pre- sented five members of the hospital staff The presenta- tion took place at the summer home of Mr. E. Hook at Highland Beach. with 10 year service pins. and Mrs. of the Com- ent, who received the pin, and standing Mrs. Seated is Mrs. Hook, hospital superintend- from left to right are Mrs. Louise Elsner, Douglas Mackey, Watson and Mrs. Jack Gray who have all given at least 10 years of service to the hospital, and also received pins. Mrs. Wentworth --Staff Photo Presented With 10-Year Service Pins A very pleasant evening was held recently at the beautiful | summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hook, at Highland | Beach, when they entertained the Community Memorial Hos- pital Board !and their - wives along with several of the nurses and their husbands. The hosts provided a delight- ful buffet supper to some twenty guests and the evening was spent in social chitchat and musical selections by Dr. and Mrs, George Rennie. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of long service pins to nurses and staff of ten years or longer. The surprised and happy re- cipients were presented with these awards by the master of ceremonies, Chairman Harry Phoenix, of Greenbank. Sev- eral of the board members ex- pressed their appreciation of the co-operation of these faith- ful members of the staff who were: Mrs. Everett Hook; Mrs. Jack Gray; Mrs. Douglas Mac- key; Mrs. Louise Blsner; and Official Opening Of New Fire Hall Although having been in use for almost a full year, the mem- bers of the Port Perry Fire Brigade still believe the new Fire Hall should have an "Offi- cial Opening". This will take place on Sat-| urday, September 11th, and the public is invited to visit the hall between the hours of 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. for a closer 'night announced that a Federal | look at hall and equipment. Mrs. Wentworth Watson. | The Board Members of the Hospital have decided to make this award a standard recogni- tion to the nurses who attain ten continuous years of service on the Hospital Staff. Many of the nurses of this community have been faithful and efficient members of the Staff from time to time since the opening of the Hospital, but owing to the necessary re- 'quirements of continued service have not been able to receive this coveted award. Reach Twp. Public Schools Hit All-Time High Enrolment Reach Township public schools hit an all-time high en- rolment, with 691 pupils turn- ing up for school on Tuesday morning. This- is an increase of 47 from September, last vear and 62 over September, 1963. At an average room ca- pacity of 35, these figures show a trend of more than one-room per year increase, Even with the addition of Central School No. 3 at Epsom, the School Board fears that the building programme cannot keep pace with student popula- tion. With so many farm proper- ties changing hands in the Township, the new owners have Broken down by areas, there are 691 pupils in the 5 schools: These are -- Prince Albert 227; Greenbank 244; Epsom 166; Yellow School 27 and Man- chester 27. With the closing of | the one-room school at Prospect the pupils are now attending | Prince Albert school and trans- ported by bus. OF AA § SHURE RRA SERNA TWEETER LONE NRE SSN 1 SRM ANE 0 LNCS SE v J H 4 SALAS La Ae {rin Amateur Thieves played ha- Perry residents on Saturday night last week-end. Some time between the hours of 8.00 p.m. Saturday and 1.30 Sunday morning, four homes were ran- sacked. The home of Mrs. Ron Peel on Scugog Street was entered and ransacked, but nothing taken. Doors and windows were secured, but apparently the thieves were searching for cash and did not bother with other valuables contained in the house, Also ransacked were the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bourgeois on Simcoe St. North where entry was made by the back door, but nothing taken; Dr. R. McNab's home was also attempted but they were pos- sibly scared away when Mus. McNab awoke and turned on a light. The thieves also ransack- ed Mr. Merlin Dowson's house on Rosa Street and $85.00 in bills was taken and $50. in fifty cent pieces, and it is believed 3 Silver Dollars are also miss- {ng. The Police Department have interviewed several suspects | Hospital Report Week Ending September 2nd Admissions... 25 Operations... 9 Emergency Treatments 18 Births cman 1 Deaths ....occooviiiioneirnennns Nil Discharges ......cccvceniene 22 Remaining .....ccccovevennnnnns 26 Visiting Hours 3-4 and 7-8 p.m. Volume 100 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th, Wis Rash of Break-Ins In Port Perry Sat. voc at the homes of four Port' but investigations are still go- | Number 50 ing on. Police Chief Cameron advises householders to lock their doors and windows when- ever they are away from home, as the recent attempts were de- finitely the work of amateurs and not professional burglars. Public School Enrolment 527 Port Perry Public School en- rolment on Tuesday was a re- cord £27, injrease since June of 21. Of these, 60 will be the tots in Kindergarten, and Prin- cipal Roy Cornish points out that 45 new admissions are now enrolled. These pupils are those who have moved to Port Perry during the summer holi- days and are indicative of the growth of the Town. : With new families settling in Port Perry the school popula- tion is bound to increase. When school closed in June there were still 506 of the 515 who enrolled the previous Sept- ember. Of these about 64 gra- duated from Grade VIII to Grade IX and most are now in High Schools. The number who moved away from Port Perry doesn't outweigh the number who moved in. I" Total number of teachers for the 1965-66 school year is 16. Of these there are 3 new in- | structors--Mrs. Richard Steer, | Manchester, who is replacing | Mrs. E. Martyn; Miss Gloria Hastings, Port Perry, replacing Mrs. R. McGee and Mr. L. Guy of Kingston who will replace "Miss Stanyer but will teach "Grade VI. larger families and where in 8 past years there were perhaps' one, or two pupils per family there are now five, six and sometimes seven school age children. Election Nov. 8th Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson on a nationwide TV and radio broadcast Tuesday election will be held on Novem- | ber 8th, _ i Record Crowd Attend Fair Over 8,000, a record attend- ance enjoyed the 1965 Port Perry Fair during a sunny and warm day on Labour Day, Sept. 6th. This is quite a remarkable attendance for a town the size of Port Perry. Considering most fairs seem to be dropping in at- tendance, the local fair is on the increase every year. Exhibits in the various ladies classes, such as baking, handi- craft, canning, etc. all appeared to be larger and better than |i previous years. Cattle and show horses were also well represented in 'most of the classes. Participation in harness races was good, and the public witnessed some ex- citing and close races. Part of the Fair's prize list is published on another page in this issue. Pictured above are the Junior Champion FFemale and Reserve Junior Champion Female chosen at the annual Black and White Show held at Port Perry Fair on Labour Day. On the right is the Junior Champion Female, C4 presented the "Flettdale Royal Charm", owned by Robert AT PORT PERRY FAIR Flett of Oshawa and on the left is the Reserve Junior Champion, "Roybroock Malinda", owned by Roy Ormiston of Brooklin. Mrs. Donna Barkey, Dairy Princess for Ontario County winners with their ribbons. --Staff Photo ERNE ". DE DN ee a oo. a Petey a om, -- i Cy ce ed - DR >