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5474 Sunday was the first day of a-week's Cen ~"teénnial "Services ~held "at= the Prince The church was filled to capa- city and a large crowd enjoyed the sermon out- - Rev. United Church, side through loud speakers, Albert WwW. C. Smith, "a former' 'minister of the ' » . sidodhntratanind ad F 'church "speaker in the morning, and is seen with Rev. Alec G. Rice on the front steps with some of | Ww as guest | the parishioners standing behind. Large Crowds Attend Centennial Services. Sunday, June 19th saw the beginning of a week-long festi- val celebrating one hundred years of the use of the Prince Albert United Church building. Shortly after bells began to peal across the country-side announcing that the Church wa sopen, and it wasn't long before people began to gather from far-and near. At 11.00 a.m. the Church was filled to capacity and there were people sitting in their cars outside listening to the service as it was broadcast over the publie-address system. The morning service featur ed 'the Rev. W. M.A., B.D., B.Paed., "minister from 1942 to 1951. Mr. Jed his listeners back over the years, remembering the chal- 10.00 a.m. the Clifford Smith, | who was | of this congregation Smith ! lenges of the past, but at the same time called for a fresh ap- proach to the future. mon was delivered with a sin- cerity and humour which" de- lighted the congregation, Music for this service was provided by the Prince Albert Choir, and the Junior Farmers' Quartette (Mr. R. Honey, Mr, K. Skerratt, Mr. B. McMillan, Mr. R. King), under the direc- " tion of Mrs. Frank Hastings. As Sunday evening drew near Pass Music Examinations * The following is a list of successful candidates in exam 'inations held recently by -the| Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto in Port Perry, Ont, The names are arjenged in order of merit, GRADE V THEORY Form Pass GRADE III THEORY Harmony & History Honours--Kenneth D. Webster Pass--Marguerite Wilson Harmony Honours--Lorraine Turner GRADE II THEORY First Class Honours---Marlyn Rennie, Freida Stein (equal) James Gerrow:; Elizabeth Jefford. A GRADE I THEORY First Class Honours--Barry Malcolm; Janet Turner; Martha K. Carnegie, Douglas B. Holtby (equal); Sharon D. Eade, Irwin L. Smith (equal), His ser-1 so did the cars gather around the Prince "Albert Church and' It filled up again, For the evening service the cuest preacher was the Rev. R. H. Wylie, B.A., who served this congregation from 1951 to 1957. Mr. Wylie chose as the subject for his sermon "If I Were Eigh--- Many Attend Harness Races teen". It was a direct challenge to vouth and presented to them in language they could under- Father, Son Rescued From Lake Scugog A Whitby man, Jack Kahn, may well have Sunday, when he fully clothed jumped from his boat into the water, and rescued Mr, Mr. and Mrs. Goverde and their "son were onboard their cruiser when Henry fell over. board. His father immediately jumped into the water in an ef- fort to rescue him. None of them were good swimmers, but thanks to Mr, the screams from Mrs, Goverde and came to their rescue, a possible tragedy was averted. | Sponsored by prevented a : double drowning in-Lake Scugog | Wm, Goverde and his son, Henry, also | .of Whitby. Kahn who heard | stand. At the same time, ar of us who listened to him real. ized that Mr. Wylie was ex- PATTI I LE ee -- 3 | al well {| Douglas St. John, 20, | instantly killed on Sunday even- , Ling. P| i i Wayne, 13, both suffered injur- | 4 | ies . Cottage Hospital, . | Both are in the Uxbridge Hospi- | injuries, | pressing his personal satisfac- tion with his life in the ministry . of Christ's Church and were (continued on page 9) | Y {4 rr R% 3 Ea fy esd deahinnad PARY dt dads isla binasint aims AL | P2RT § PERRY % VOLUME A ------------------------------ 101 THURSDAY, JUNE 23rd, 1866 NUMBER 38 Sad Accident Near Uxbridge Kills One, Injures 4 Persons A young Uxbridge man, also known in Port Perry, son of | Dr, and Mrs, J. R. St. John was His brothers Brian, 18, and patlents in the Uxbridge. The other car involved in the accident was driven by Larry Brown, 20, of Prince Albert. His | passengers were John Ploegenr, 'who suffered a broken neck, and Miss Yvonne Hill, with deep la- cerations, both of Uxbridge. and are tal, Brown escaped with minor He has been charged with dangerous driving, but has been freed on $5,000 bail. The three St. John brothers were returning to Uxbridge from the family ranch off con. 3, Uxbridge Township, when the accident occurred, just west of Quaker Hill on the Newmarket ' Road. . Police say that the Brow n car Harness racing enthusiasts : from. Port Perry, Uxbridge and "many other places ' fine day of racing, and the opp- on Friday evening, the Harness Horse betting was brisk, some were lucky, and some not so lucky. { The next racing event will 2 pm. ~ Below is the list of heat winn- ers: 1st and 5th heat: Sir Blaze Away, 1st and 2nd; Frisky Her- bert, 2nd and 1st; Meadowview Bird, 3rd and 3rd. Winning time for both heats 2.221/5. 2nd and 6th heats: Denny's Counsel 3rd and 1st; Mighty Vie 2nd and 3rd; Lil Annie 1st |'and 6th. Winning time in first take place on Friday, July 1st at. enjoyed a Song, 1st and 3rd; Oshawa |. Driving Club, | Gratton, the events went off smoothly, heat 2.17. heat. 2.22 1/5. 6th heat 2.23 45. | 3rd 7th heats: Siskiyou Slade Han- | 2nd; Aven | and over, 2nd and ortunity of wagering privileges | 3rd and 1st. Winning times in | at the Port Perry Fair Grounds | first heat 1.55 %5; second heat | 1.556 3%. | 4th and 8th heats; Gaylord | 1st and 2nd; Simcoe | Boy, 2nd and 1st; Highland Chief, 3rd and 3rd. Winning time, first heat, 2.16 1/5, second | Hospital Report Wook. Ending June, 18th Admissions ...cccceeevrrciinnnn . 26 Operations .......eeennnn 13 Emergency Treatments... 9 Births cnn. 2 Deaths ..iiineeciiinnnninenns Nil Discharges ......cceevenins riarees 23 Remaining .......coeveen sesresis 24 was attempting to pass. a third vehicle and met the St. John car on the brow of a small hill, In an effort to avoid the crash they swerved off the road with the St. John car crashing into a tree. The Brown car ploughed down the ditch on the same side of the road. Little Britain Win 7-4 Over Port Perry Xen Griffin, for Little Britain came through with a triple, two doubles and a single needed to down the Port Perry boys 7-4 in the league baseball game at the local Fair Grounds, . Mike Herr on the mound for Little Britain claimed nine strike-outs while Al Wagner for Port picked up five. Port Perry has been losing gome very close games of late, but have a good club and when they get ironed out will be one of the best clubs in the league. They soon will be sporting new uniforms which will help the appearance of the clubs. Lets eget out and give the: focal boys some support in order to keep baseball going in Port Perry. Reeve, Dep.-Reeve 'Travel To Sarnia For Conference Reeve and Mrs. J. J. Gibson will travel to Sarnia for sociation of Ontario Mayors & Reeves to be held there June 26, | 27, 28 and 29. : Travelling with thenr are Irv- ling Boyd, Port Perry, deputy- reeve, and Reeve and Mrs; Ross | Murrison, Pickering. Others attending from this area are Reeve and Mrs, Ed. (Sam) Oyler, Reach Township, Reeve and Mrs, Laycox of Pick- ering Township, Reeve and Mrs G. Brooks of Whitby Township, and County Engineer and Mrs. William Twelvetrees, There were several close races at the Fair Grounds I'riday, when the Oshawa Harness Horse Driving Club held their Har- ness Racing. One of the most exciting finishes is seen above when Avon, driven by L. Bligh t barely passed ahead of Slade Hanover, driven by I, Cochrane. clean-up hitter last Sunday afternoon to _ give his team the strength-they_ the ! Annual Conference of the As- in w La MAE Near Sw es a 2 as r YY oT - ar Sh a i ey Ts oA wo La a ER i Ea ed yy Go Fo METSE - WY So