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| ----s be: tt ttt ere. gf 3 a + Killed Near of Ralph and the late Vivien TL day FE | 14 . Y3 Arh EEL Ar Vat aa HR I ET & Canin TIE eo 8 y y ol Sivan sii Godtoduntide Samual Patrick (Pat) Farmer was instantly killed near his home, R.R. 2, Port Perry when over. he was thrown out of his car after it rolled Port Perry Man Killed In Car Accident Hon. M. B. Dymond Wins Nomination By Acclamation As was expected, the Hon. M. B. Dymond, Ontario Minister of Health won the nomination for the Ontario Provincial Riding at Beaverton Town Hall, Monday night. He will again carry the Pro- gressive Conservative banner in the next election, which may, according to rumours be held some time in June. About 250 persons filled the Town, Hall, & gave Dr. Dymond an unanimous acclamation. ~ The Hon. A. M. Wishart, At- torney General and Minister of Justice was guest speaker. Tragedy struck a young Port pe ry family when Samuel Pat- 'rick Farmer, better known a- mong his many friends and rel- atives as Pat, was instantly killed when his car rolled over only a short distance from his home. He was thrown from his car on County Road 2 at the third concession of Reach Township, "and received a fractured skull | and a possible broken neck when he struck the ground. OPP Constable Andrew Tem- plar of the Whitby detachment arrived on the. scene in res- ponse to a call from a passing motorist. i Pat was an employee of Port Perry IGA, and his quiet man- ner and fine personality won him only friends among the cus- tomers. He was also highly re- spected by his employer and fellow employees. Married only a short three years ago, he is survived by his young wife Barbara, and a two- year old son Todd. Other members of the family left to mourn his passing are his - father Archie Farmer, a twin sister Patricia, and four brothers, James, Robert, Teddy and William. Funeral was held from the McDermott - Panabaker Funeral Chapel, Monday, May 1st, and interment. was at Pine Grove Prince Albert. Cemetery, Well In Dotto Early Part Of Aug. Port Perry council expects to have the new well, now in the planning stages, in operation by late July or béginning of Aug- ust. It is estimated that it will cost about $50,000 to have the construction completed, and it was further decided to request the Ontario Water Resources Commission to negotiate with International Water Supply Ltd. in order to expidite the con- struction of the well. «Nn RAEI eS {FRE i Y ¥ $f Fit ati $0 1d LS Fel a SRY REY rea LL ' SESE RA £3 In a a | VOLUME 102 become a reality. Sunday, April 30th, 1967; saw the official start to a building which has been needed for many years by the United Church in Port Perry. The morning service was a ceremony asking for divine Lions Honour Veterans Of Vimy Ridge The battle of Vimy Ridge was well represented at the regular Lions Club banquet held Mon- day night. Plan Centennial Armstrong Ont. A young Port Perry man, son Wilbur, Glenn R. Wilbur, died following a car accident, near Armstrong, Ont. on May 1st. Information at the time of writing is very scarce, but it is known that the victim was taken to the hospital in Sioux Look- out where he died. Mr. Wilbur was born and raised at Utica, but moved to Port Perry with his father a 'few years ago. Other members of the family surviving the young man are a sister Dorothy (Mrs. S. Robert- son), Port Perry and a brother t minister of Church of Ascension Services July 2nd Plans are now underway to hold an interdenominational Church Service in Port Perry on July 2nd. This was disclosed at the re- gular meeting of council from a letter asking for the use of Palmer Memorial Park. The letter written by Rew, R. C. Rose stated that five churches in Port Perry, the United, Roman Ca- tholic, Presbyterian, Baptist and Anglican have agreed that a Centennial Service should be held to mark the occasion of Canada's Centennial. In addition to Roy Scott, who only a couple of weeks ago re- turned from Vimy Ridge where in honour of veterans who he took part in the ceremonies fought in that decisive battle 50 years ago were two other veterans, George Smith, Scugog "Island; a member of the Lions Club, and Lorne Taylor a form- er resident of Sunderland, hut now living in Oshawa. After Storey Beare had intro- duced Mr. Scott, the well over 40 members present gave the popular = veteran a standing ovation, _The Star has on a cubic of LY - 'jobs. Hillis of Utica. The request was granted by council. CENTENNIAL Our Centennial plans are pro- gressing well with all' Commit- tees working on their respective The day appears bigger after every meeting and we can assure the people of this area that this is going to be a day to remember. Enthusiasm by all committees and participants ex- ceeds anything your Centennial Committee ever considered pos: REPORT BY HOWARD HALL, sible, COMMITTEE SECRETARY Plans for the morning pro- gramme at the Lakefront have now been completed and should. make about a 2 hour show from 10 am. to 12.00 noon. The parade will move off from the Lakefront area at 1.00 p.m. and should be completed at the Fairground by 2.00 p.m. It appears that-we will not be' having the Horse Races as ori- (Continued on page 16) musing. The gentlemen above Whatever was said at the time the above picture was taken, no one will know, but accord- ing to the happy smiles it must have been a- occasions related some of Mr. Scott's experiences, and will flot go into this again, but it was certainly a pleasure to hear the speaker's informal and sin- cere presentation of a very in- teresting topic. Mr. Scott concluded by say- A much needed Christian Education Exten- tion to the Port Perry United Church will soon A service was held on the site Sunday, and among those taking part were Rev. Alec G. Rice, Minister; Gerald Nelson, of Joseph Peel, ol chairman 'blessing -on the new Christian Education Extension, and reno- vations to the present edifice. It used to be that the first sod was turned with the use of | a round-mouthed shovel, but in these modern days the huge! yellow bull-dozer symbolized | | the age of progress, and the | need for the Church to keep | pace with new teaching techni- | ques and an ever-growing com. munity. Mr. Joseph Peel, oldest of the honourary elders, asked God to| bless those who will work at | its construction, and those who | Mr. 1967 NUMBER 29 the Soot of Stewards; dest of the honorary elders; and Gordon Reesor, Clerk of the Church Session. --Photo by Arnold Roach Begins. Extension Building Programme will © use the building. The prayer of blessing was read by Gordon Reesor, Clerk of the Church Session, ETE n ve Li 4 4 gases = J y \ rd PAL . a E2AY. hs > A Hospital Report Week Ending April 29th 25 Admissions... Operations... 12 Emergency Treatments. 7 Births 2 Deaths ... 1 Discharges 32 Remaining .............. ki Visiting Hours 2 p.m. to 8° p.m. Maternity Ward 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ing, "so many unexpected and wonderful things happened on that- last visit to Vimy Ridge, but then I consider I have been lucky all my life, fellows!" Stan Mumford on behalf of the members present thanked Mr. Scott for his interesting speech, and again he received a standing ovation. are the three Vimy Ridge veterans who attended the regular Lions Club banquet Monday, and from left are Lorne Taylor, Oshawa, formerly of Sunderland, Roy Scott, Seagrave and George Smith, Scugog Eleanor Wood J EE haa aa AR PORT PERRY, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 4th, + dNAY', ~ aT whe ge ¥ ¥ LY FIN he - w, mei a Ye I eg : RF SS W oN « Esa Re i Ee a Dt A a a WE, wel TNE pnt od a ,3 5 . SW deme a, Rv Ce TERRE »y Pw Lest wl Elected Pres. Of Chamber Of Commerce The new board of directors elected at the Annual Meeting held the first directors' meeting and unanimously elected Mrs. Eleanor Woods, proprietor of 5 Membership-- Eleanor's Flowers, new Presi- dent for 1967. Mr. Norm Mid- dleton is the 1st Vice President with Mr. Ken Dowson elected 2nd Vice. Mr. W. Howard Hall was appointed Sec'y-Treasurer, for what will be his 10th year in this position. Committees appointed as fol- lows: Retail Merchants-- Chairman N. Middleton, R. Wilson, Don Madsen, G. Pentland, R. Pickard. Chairman, B. Oke; T. Griffen, Howard Hall, D. Hillier, Tourist-- Chairman, Ken Dowson; B. Harrison, G. Pentland. Centennial-- N. Middleton, T. Griffen, (Continued from Front Page) Donate - 'Flags Canadian Maple Leaf and Centennial flags are fast becom- ing a pérmanent decoration on buildings in Port Perry. The latest establishment to have the two flags flying is the Community Memorial Hospital, Patients and staff are very proud of the flags, and are grateful to a person who wishes to remain anonymous.