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Port Perry Star (1907-), 11 May 1967, p. 7

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Don't be panicked if you see soldiers prowling around next Saturday. They will be a com- - pany trying to sneek along the west shore of the lake without being detected by planes. Aftey hearing several discus sions regarding the age of the grandstand at the Fair Grounds destroyed - last week, we con- \ sulted the book, "On the Shores of Scugog" written by the late Mr. Samuel Farmer. Here is a quotation from page 157 of the 1934 edition. "After the fire of 1884 there was a change of lo- SEAGRAVE NEWS | cation proposed, and in 1886 the | change was effected. The Cent- ral Ontario Fair came into ex- istance and bought the pres- ent Fair Grounds property| from C. C. Kellett who found the ground too low and cold for his purposes as nursery man, On the new Fair Grounds, which comprised some twenty- three acres, the buildings er- ected were the finest in Ont- ario outside the city of Toron- to. They comprised a main building, horse stables, cattle «wy (ry iT PF . | S51 nly . Lh J . ™ HUTERE y oA dvi 1 Sd AY \ SABE LR. ' y yt ary at} a EE A TE a IN 25 hE sheds and grandstand. The half mile track cost $3000. to build and is still in excellent condit- ion. Has anyone a date? Another quote from the book page 115 says, "The first Fall Fair was held in Paxton Tate and Co. Foundry | before the machinery was moved in. This was in 1867 the year of Con- federation. The fair was a big success that year." Congratulations go to Mr. F. H. Watson who reached his 80th birthday on Saturday. His daughter, Mrs. Dregar of Tor- onto is staying with him this week while her husband is on more exact 1967 EPIC only on larger cars. A' wide range. of safety. features is standard on every Epic, including "front and rear seat belts; anti-burst door locks, padded instrument panel, and dished steering wheel. Always known for economical operation, the 1967 Epic's 70.7 cu. in. 56.2-hp engine offers improved fuel economy and quieter, smoother power. Epic Deluxe offers extras such as door- pull armrests, no-draught, frameless ventipanes and full width front parcel shelf. ¥ * » é ® [ Completely - new styling gives the 1967 Epic standard and Epic Deluxe (shown here) a clean, exciting - "International Look" and provides plenty of room inside for four adults. Epic offers wider stance, combined with a new coil ' " spring suspension all-round, to provide a smoother-than-ever ride and rack and pinion sports car steering assures accurate handling and outstanding manoeuvrability. Epic also "i RB features the big, twin headlights usually found ° G. McPHADEN DUFF For Income Tax INSURANCE ELECTRONICS & BOOKKEEPING SERVICES . 985-2341 : see ALEX SHEPHERD 2 Dec./67 ADMIRAL Room #2, Post Office Building TELEVISION : Phone pes7an g PRIVATE SALES and SERVICE Shear ns nd REST HOME Phone 985-7993 or 985-2728 SATURDAY MORNING Pleasant Surroundings PORT PERRY oh 9:00 A.M. to 12 Gs ' 8 °° BEAsONABLE RATES | Pel oe. - Phone 985 - 2806. Se : tic Tanks vit| EMMERSON | DPIC alii atto \ WE A . Insurance Needs | INSURANCE SEPTIC ue AND Do it the Co-operative Way AGENCY WEEPING BEDS INSTALLED Co.-Operators Ins. Assoc. ETHEL NOTTINGHAM LIMITED : Rey. Armstrong Myrtle General Insurance Port Perry -- 985-2226 655-4832 ~" _15--Feb. 28/67 : Mar./67| 985-7306 PORT PERRY| _ -- pec. 31/66 | [Farl Wallace MONUMENTS MARKERS ROOFING RIMAR ELECTRICAL [ASPHALT SHINGLES, ROLLED C ¢ ¢ ROOFING, STEEL and we ALUMINUM ROOFING | ' M EMORIALS Lilac © r ~ EAVESTROUGHING Phone: 723-1002 RESIDE We will contract for all kinds 152 Simcoe South, OSHAWA ELECTRIC HEATING of roof work, Dec. 67 NO JOB TOO SMALL WE DO THEM ALL See The New . AE. Johnson 0.D.| roy suerwin | UNDERWOOD OPTOMETRST . Call Collect-- > lll 229 Mary St. 985-2383 755-0277 Toronto July 6/67 RAYMOND J. FRALICK " representing CIA Co-operators Insurance . RED CROSS £ Association The F Union Mutual : Sra ily pha IS ALWAYS THERE Life - Auto - Home Protection WITH YOUR HELP AT THE . at? PORT PERRY Aug. 31 a) T A R trip in the north country. Mrs. Dregar and Mr. Watson went to Hamilton on Tuesday to visit his sister Mrs. Goodall, Other visitors from the Queen City over the holiday were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lake and family with the Moons and Mr. and Mrs. Ian Fraser with the Neil Wanamakers. Mrs. IL. Trotter of Montreal is staying just now with her friend Miss Islay Hiscox. a fishing On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Nod- well entertained a friend, Mrs. A. Kalil of Ottawa. Then early Monday morning they received the news that their brother-in- law, Mr. Gordon Stone of Cop- per Cliff had passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Nodwell started nor- th on Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mac Far- lane attended service at Wick on Sunday morning and spent the afternoon with Mrs. James Brabazon of Oshawa. Wayne and Lynda Wanamak- er of Oshawa never miss a chance to visit grandpa and grandpa at the store. They were there for the holiday. Seagrave will have a new cit- izen after a few days, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Storra who arrived last week. Mrs. Storra and wee son are staying with relatives in Gravenhurst just now. Mrs. Fishley was in excellent "humour -- Sunday morning too: She had just heard that she had another grandchild, a son for Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rahm of Saintfield. We are pleased to see our community represented in the Reach Township Centennial Choir. Our singers are Shirley Short, Patricia Durward and Bernie Billing. Is there any reason why we couldn't hear these young people here some time? After being ill for several days Mr. Gordon Colwell had to be taken to Ross Memorial: hos- pital in Lindsay on Sunday, suffering from respiratory ail- BUSINESS DIRECTORY |". cco von patients, Morley Bruce is home again looking as if he had been in a fight. Mrs. Barr is doing well and expects to be home about Thursday. Husband Bill had been coping last week but his mother, Mrs. James Barr from Toronto is helping out now. On this weeks list are Cathy and Karen Carr who go to Lin- | dsay hospital for tonsil operat- ions. The weather so far, hasn't been favourable for ball playing but the young fry are off to a good start with 27 "Angels" re- poriing for practice. Sunday services could be rat- ed as average this week. Mr. Harris tried to condense the Bay of Quinte Conference meet- ings into, 256 minutes with fair success but had to cut the last hymn short again. Sun. School in charge of Bill Barr and Mrs. Chas Short had an attendance of 82. An interesting feature was a solo by little Caroline Imrie who sang, "G-double O-d, Good," accompanied by grand- ma Hallett. Cliff Short and Mrs. Nobbs produced birthday mon- ey.. : At 11 o'clock next Sunday will come the Sunday School Anniversary with the children's choir for music and Rev. Allan King of Hamilton as speaker. We could be delighted to have all Allan's old school mates, and others of course, present to meet him again. Take a look at the Coming Events column for a notice re- garding Scarborough A.Q.T.S. Glee Club concert on June 2nd. Ladies are reminded that they should leave donations for the Hospital Spring Fair at the store by Friday morning. Miss Bertha Fear visited with her brother and wife, Mr: and Mrs. Albert Fear over the holi- day weekend, | Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Newnham and Gary, aleo Mr, and Mrs. E. Davies of Whitby and Mrs. Jean Mountenay of Oshawa motored | to Bala on Sunday to visit Mrs. Newnhams sister, Mrs W. Kim- | erly and Mr. Kimerly. Don't forget the Social even- ing at the +Prince Albert United Church on Friday, May 28th at| 8:00 p.m. Come one! Come all! PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, May | ited over the Wee. 8 PE YEE pA 25th, 1967 --- @ Prince Albert News onto Pen Guild held in Toronto recently. The guszst speaker was Miss Grace Irwin, Mi. and Mrs. May of Sara- toga, Florida were supper guests of! Mr. and Mrs Carleton Gra- ] ' 1. ham one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. C, weekend with Mr. Graham vis- Rodman of Mrs, O-hawa. and Stewart Mr. and Mrs, Frank Gibson Mus. to Toronto for a day on Tues Mr. and (Mrs. Bud Heard at- and Les Beacock motored Get-together and get acquainted. : X tended the Swiprise party held The ladies have planned a nice | i, honour of the nowlyweds, programme and luncheon. So let' Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mowat (nee us not disappoint them. . Audree McGill) at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Steph- ar. ..d Mrs Gordon enson, son Richard and daugh-' ter Rosemary motored to Mon- treal recently to attend a Dog Show at Mount Royal Arena. Their dog "Sally" was entered in the Staffordshire Bull Terrier class and won one first and two second prizes. With Mrs. C. Luke over the weekend were her son and hia Prentice on Saturday evening. Vith Mr. and Bruce Snel- grove were his cousin, Mr. Alex Sneigrova and Mrs, Snlegrove Also Mr. & Mrs. F. infant son of Kit- of Sarnia. Gibson chener, ancl MORNING PRAYER wife, Mr. and Mrs, Murray Luke When I don't know just what and her two grandsons, . Paul to do, and Robert of Stoney Creek. "Dear God" for help -- I turn Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibson to you- attended the Warden's Banquet held" at Blackstock on Thursday Boar ZVeNInG Kian Th of last week. oe ie ~T.protect-me by thy Mrs. Scott Lindsay attignded Keep me in safety hour by hour. the Annual Dinner of The Tor- : . 39323222223232222222222022222222232022322322202032020222202022222202232322230223202222 222323) EXPO 67 FOUR SEASONS TRAVEL APE EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR: CANADIANA VILLAGE ONLY 250 yards from EXPO Grounds. $6.25 p.p (based on party of 4). Free parking. two double beds in each room and private 4 piece bathroom. Still space available. Book IMMEDIATELY. Also inquire about our tours to EXPO. . 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