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AY i | SER pr _ ough, retiring president, warn- Loki ad Br ------ a VOLUME 102 NUMBER 12 Neil K. Berry of Cresswell, Ont. weighed 6 Ibs. and 7 oz. He 1 { i i 'Centennial Baby Arrived Jan. 2nd The first baby born at Port Perry Commun- ity Memorial Hospital in Canada's Centennial year 'was a boy, and he arrived at 10.28 p.m. on January 2nd. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. of having two and on arrival will be named James Clemount, and is in the lucky position brothers and two sisters to look after him. At 16 hours old, the little fellow was quite unconcerned with) the photographer's | presence, but appeared to enjoy the comfort of his 'mother's arms. : Teachers Attend Convention In Toronto Problems of financing and teacher recruitment were key issues at this year's annual as- sembly of thé Ontario Second- ary School Teachers' Federation held in Toronto Dec. 27 to 30 at the Royal York Hotel. J. D. McNabb of Peterbor- ed that unless annual starting salaries were improved by at least $800, the secondary schools could not compete with industry for recruits. Further, he said, "As society in general wage and salary in- so must the teacher enjoys creases, Collect $116.38 During the last couple of months local firemen have been collecting moneys for the Cana- dian Dystrophy Association. Containers were placed in vari ous stores in Port Perry, and when the money was counted between Christmas and New Year's the neat sum of $116.38 had been collected. group retain its place -in the structure. Not only has the cost of living escalated, so have |; the teachers' responsibilities. He .said that 4;800 new teachers would be needed in 1967 to staff the classrooms in second- ary schools in the province. Among the almost 500 dele- gates "present "were: NA. Brunne, Uxbridge; R. H. Litt, Port Perry; E: J. Chard, Whitby N. Gollert, Ajax; P. S. Dhillon, Whitby; W. McDougall, Osha- (Continued on page 2) "| turbance or other infractions ; : : EET A A \ $3 J rire ns ib aidubuitatonasinnitin otsid wantin ti dideirigins vo dut shin od das sen do danas rdaren ss AND A 1867 U 1967 wards. Centennial! AAS CS SS SS SS Lh A A A A Nh --n ww AS SSS Sh Firemen, Police Had Quiet Holiday Firemen and police officers in Port Perry all enjoyed a quiet holiday season this year. According to chief Cameron, no single incident as-far as dis- occured. The Firemen had one call on Wednesday, Dec. 28th, to the home of Howard Hammond, R.R.72, Seagrave. A chimney was on fire, but no damage was done. Sorat atu Mate Ca BE MAL sisi stad ad cord But such a committee can't do it all! The residents of this community will have to show interest, take part in celebrations planned by the com- mittee, in order to make the Centennial Year a success. It should be a wonderful year for all of us, and everyone should be proud to take part, and do their share during 1967, and many years after- We salute Canada on her 100th birthday, and wish everyone a Happy HAPPY CENTENNIAL! Bells were ringing, sirens sounded, andgiguns were roaring from coast to coast, when Canada began cele- brations of its Centennial Year, at midnight, Saturday. This will be a great year for Canada, and 'so it should be for Port Perry and communities around. The new addition to the Arena, Port Perry's Centen- nial Project is progressing well and almost completed. In the near future a meeting will be called to form a Centennial Committee, to make plans for further celebrations during the year. The committees will have representatives from all organizations in the Village, as well as members from the Village council. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /' / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 5 RS SN A I hah hh A RR A A a A RR NR Rh EN SEN Warden Gould E xpects County Wide Services Ontario County Council, after a hectic three-day session, clos- ed in unanimity Thursday last week when the adjournment rule was waved to pass 19 by-|. laws within 45 minutes with all but two receiving third read- ings without discussion. The two received second readings without - discussion. The Port Perry Junior Farm- ers held their annual meeting and election of officers on Tuesday, December 20th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob-Ro- bertson, Prince Albert. The 1967 executive for the Port Perry Club was elected as follows: President--Bob Robertson, Prince Albert 1st Vice-President-- Keith Phoenix, Greenbank 2nd Vice-President--Marie Raines, Blackwater, #2 Secretary--Pat Hunter, Seagrave, #2 'Treasurer--Murray Empring- ham, Uxbridge, #3 Press Reporter--Donna Robertson, Prince Albert Club Directors--Beatrice Lee, Greenbank; John Leask, Seagrave, #2; Wayne Dice- man, Greenbank; Don Bea- cock, Port Perry, #4. County Directors-- Hospital Report Week Ending Dec: 17 to Dec. 30 Port Perry Jrs. Elect Officers Bob Robertson Keith Phoenix Neil McLeod, Blackwater, #2, Past President of the Club, con- gratulated the newly elected of- ficers, who in turn expressed their appreciation to the mem- bers. : The evening was concluded with several euchre games and a lively pie auction. No Trace Of Two The county-wide search for two armed men who held up the Blackwater general store & post office between Christmas and New Year has brought no result. The two men are still at large, and at the time of the robbery got away with $240.00. It happened at 11 p.m. when two men wearing masks and carrying arms held the store | owner, Mrs. Allin at gun point while the money in $10 and $20 bills was stolen. Also stolen was a cheque for an undisclosed amount, Provincial Police from Whit- by and Brechin detachment with the co-operation "of local police in several communities in Ontario County searched for the two men. Road blocks were in effect until 2 in the Admission ; 34 Operations . 20 "Emergency 'Treatménts 10 Births .... 3- Deaths ...... © 2 Discharges 48 Remaining 13 At the close of the 1966 ses- sion, Reach Township Reeve, E, Oyler congratulated Warden W. H. Gould for his service during the past year. Mr. Oyler said the warden had been fair, firm and easy to get along with during his term of office.. Warder" Gould 'said he had endeavored to conduct' a good council and that council had made progress with the support of the entire council. 'On the future of Ontario County the warden felt further county - wide services would have to be provided in-a few years. planning and development, edu- cation and libraries. council would have to sit down and study these matters in the near future. The warden said that during his term of office he had visited the county building on an aver- age of five times a week and congratulated the county staff Blackwater Robbers' for its co-operation during the year, Clerk-Treasurer 'Wililam A. 'Manning thanked county coun- cil on behalf of himself and his staff, The assessment commissioner 1966 County Council. Inaugural Meeting Monday, January 9 Inauguration of Port Perry Council will take place on Mon- day, January 9th at 11 a.m. in the Municipal building. All members of council elec- ted except for Mr. Philip Orde, who is" the "only new member of council have participated in the ceremony previously. The swearing in of the mem- bers will be performed by the Visiting Hours -- 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.morning, but no sign bf the two Clerk-treasurer, John F. Raines. \ JANUARY Three New Year babies were born in Port Perry Community Memorial Hospital, and all with: | in seven hours. va 100 Port Perry merchants & employees sit down for a ban: quet and sales clinic in the Le- gion Hall sponsored by the Port Perry Star with professor Nor- vin Allen, London, Ont. as lec- turer. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bonnell, Prince Albert was totally destroyed by fire. Mrs. V. Skerratt accepts the honourary position of Chief Marching Mother ack At 1966 Items From The Files Of The Star for : Port Perry during March of Dimes Campaign. | I FEBRUARY Gale force winds gusting up to 45 m.p.h. hit Port Perry and area over the week end. All schools in Reach, Uxbridge, and East Whitby were closed, but both Public and High Schools in Port Pérry remained open with very light attendance. . The Port Perry Star won second prize for General Ex- cellence in the 1966 annual newspaper competition spon. sored by the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association. Dr. D. C. Christie, local vet- erinarian, has within a short period detected rabid animals in both Reach and Scugog Townships. 60 ladies collect $500.00 in March of Dimes "Blitz". Anna Forder and Richard Stephens brought great honour back to their, home town, when they captured the Canadian Junior Mixed Title Champion- ship for 1966 in Peterborough. It was decided that 97 pupils from three schools in Scugog Township will join with the pupils of the Port Perry Public School. MARCH 300 chickens perish in fire on the farm of Mr, Hugh Strong, Reach Township. Five Port Perry business es- tablishments were broken into March 1st, but the would-be thieves got nothing for their efforts. { 135 new telephones were in- stalled in Port Perry in 1965. Port Perry Intermediates won the Lakeshore Intermedi- ate "C" Championship by de- feating Little Britain with a IE TY \CAIPIR WSR. TL, a 5. d score of 9-2 in the last of four games. introduced as Incumbent of the combined Anglican Parishes of Port Perry and Cartwright. Perry High School will over 2% million dollars. nounces substantial decrease in mill rate. Domestic rates down 10 mills, commercial rates down 12 mills. Perry and area took part in a Rev. R. C. Rose was formally The new addition to the Port cost APRIL The Port Perry council an- 125 residents from Port search for 11-year old Ricky Hall who was missing from his home for six hours before he was found. Lake Scugog 'ice "went out" on April 6th. Ontario County Council re- commends a $400,000. grant to the Port Perry Community Memorial Hospital. Ed. Mulholland, president of Branch 419, Royal Canadian Legion, Port Perry, accompan- ied by his wife Dorothy attend the National Convention in Montreal, (continued on page 10) He mentioned welfare. He said and county engineer, present at. - the meeting, also greeted thé 1 EE A . - - 0 | " 4) MY Ll