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Port Perry Star (1907-), 2 Nov 1967, p. 1

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Selo Bee POAT ete b ma io --_---- Volume 103 PORT PERRY, ONT., THURSDAY, NOV. 2nd. 1967 Number 4 rectly or Sale Of Poppies Begin Sat. Nov. 4 Remembrance week starts in Port Perry Saturday, Nov. 4th when members of the Legion and Auxiliary will be out for the annual Poppy Sale. The returns of the sale benefit a great many needy persons in Canada, who di- indirectly suffer from the effeets of of Iwo World children of all ages paid Hallowe'en visits to the homes Perry and area. the many that the Star Above are just a few of 00D st CER Children Had eS Enjoyable Night "Shell - Out" rang out last night, when caught. their annual in Port photographer The little boy at the left is only known as Johnny, but if he drops in at the Star office and gives his full name he can have the picture for keeps. goblins could not be identified. The three School Commencement Thursday, Friday, Nov.2-3 Wayne King has been chosen to give the Valedict- 8ry Address at the annual Commencement Exercises at the Port Perry High School The many presentations of diplomas. trophies, scholar- ships and bursaries will not | allow' much entertainment. However, Joanne Jackson, Friday night. Again this year the com- mencement will be held over two days, Thursday and Fri- d3y, Nov. 2 and 3. Starting time is 1:15 p.m. on Thurs- day, and 8.00 p.m. on Friday. The only speaker at the functions will be the Vale- dictorian, Wayne King. Due to, the lengthy - programmes both days time will only per- mit brief comments by the. principal, Grant C. MacDon- ald, and the chairman of the Central Ontario District High School Board, A. C. Ri- chardson. Ground Hog Is Swimmer Like other members of the animal kingdom ground hogs can display considerable ini- tigtive when it is a matter of obtaining good food. Conservation Officer A. T. Fletcher reported, recently, that a local resident near Port Perry was quite per- plexed by the disappearance of supplies of delicious grain kernels he placed on a small wooden raft in his pond to attract ducks. No ducks ever appeared but the food was always gone. The mystery was finally solved when the owner dis- covered a large ground hog regularly swiming out from shore "10 feet away, to par- take of a tasty repast. thatthe C of C would take Student Council Pianist will play a solo, and Barbara Tay- lor, also .a student. of the school will sing a solo. Ii.vocation will be given by Rev. Alec Rice on Thursday, and by Rev. R. C. Rose on Friday. Additional Lights For Christmas To enhance and brighten Queen Street for the Christ- mas season the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce will install coloured lights on the brackets attached to The request was made in a letter to the Port Perry Council at the last regular meeting which also stated on installation if Council would pay for the extra power. ~ The request was approved by council. Hospital Report | Week ending Sat., Oct. 28th Admissions... 25 Operations .............. 9 Emergency Treatments... 19 Births ..........ccoooveiieiee 1 Deaths ............................ 1 Discharges ........................ 24 Remaining ..................... . 18 Visiting Hours 2 to 8.00 p.m. Maternity Heurs 3 .to 8 p.m. the |- 'buildings along the street. |Star Circulation Increased 80% In 4-Year Period During the last four years, the circulation of the Port Perry Star has had an impressive upward trend. Since switching to off- set in June the press run has been over 2,100, but last week this amount was not the demand for the Star. Quite a number of regu- lar buyers did not get their copies, because the Star was sold out earlier than usual. "We regret this, but will make certain that it won't happen again. This week an additional 100 copies will be printed, which will bring the weekly pressrun over 2,200 copies, the highest in the history of the Star. B In the fall of 1963, the weekly pressrun was 1,200. This means an in- crease of 1,000 copies in the last four years, or better than 809. Lodge, Guides Will Aid Blind With the asisstance of the Girl Guides, Maybelle Rebe- kah Lodge will hold a Tag Day for the benefit of the Canadian Institute for the Blind. The day has not yet been set, but tentatively Saturday, Nov. 18th has been chosen. A request to hold the Tag Day was made to the Port Perry Council who gave per- mission at the last regular meeting. AANA de. ul) ik gg Shs od EA sufficient to cover No Serious Damage During Hallowe'en According to police, Hal lowe'en night in Port Perry was relatively quiet. Noth ing outside what was to be expected happened, such as | 'store windows smeared with soap, small street fires, etc. The firemen saved the judges stand on the race track at the Fair Grounds from burning down, when they arrived in time and ex- tinguished the fire. The only damage was to the floor which will have to be re. placed. Year Old Visits Great Great Uncle 100 Years Old A grand old gentleman, Mr. Manley Mark of Wood- stock can look back on a rich and full life for 100 years on Wednesday, Nov. 8th. He is a great uncle of Mrs. Kenneth Bateman, 647 Queén St. and a great, great uncle of her son Paul. Last Saturday, Mrs. Bateman and. Paul who will celebrate his first birthday this month paid Mr. Mark a visit. Mr. Mark is still active and spends part of his time in the garden with pet projects, asparagus and Columbia Raspberries. He is an avid sports fan with hockey and horse racing as prime inter- est. Mr. Mark and Paul became very good friends during the visit, and neither of them had any objection when Mrs. Bateman recorded the un- The telephone booths on the corners of Perry and Queen Streets and Water & Queen Streets were both turned over on their sides, but no damage was done. Quite a number of street and stop signs were pulled down, and a few hydranfs were turned on, but the fire- men watched very closely so no damage was reported. There was damage to the pavement on Highway 7A when a huge bonfire was _started in the middie of the road where County road No. 7 begins on Scugog Island. Old mattresses and tires and other debris had been pilled in the middle of the road. The heat from the fire melt- ed the asphalt, and made quite a dint in the road bed. One fireman said he had never seen so many kids roaming the streets in his life. "There were just gangs of them all over town", he said. ' - Street Lights Knocked Out According to Larry Mabley Port Perry Hydro Commis. sion' service man, no less than 10 street lights have been knocked out during the last few weeks. As far as can be deter- ! mined, the destruction has been done by pellets from ' "BB" guns. and since this type of gun is primarily used by the younger generation, usual event with a snapshot] it is only-matural "they are Wars. There is no set price for a poppy. Just give whatever you think it is worth to help people who are less fortun- ate than yourself. Benefit Dance For Skaters The 1967-68 season could be the most important in the skating career of Anna For- der and Richard Stephens. In addition to the annual ac- ¥ |tivities, such as the Canadian, North - American and World: championships, the Olympics' will be staged in Grenoble, France some me in March. 1968. The couple are training with all these competitions in mind, and hope to qualify, and represent Canada at the important international : | events. Extra ice time will--be needed, which costs a great deal of money. Nobody rea- lizes this more than the par- ents of the skaters and the members of the Port Perry Figure Skating Club. The club knows they have a couple of potential champ- ions as members, and is mak- ing every effort to help pro- | vide that extra ice time. This Saturday, Nov. 4, a benefit dance will be held for this purpose at Club Ann- rene. Here is a good oppor- tunity for anyone who en- joys dancing to also help Anna and Richard in their preparations for the big events coming up, by attend- ing this dance. Tickets are Hydro Office Closes In Uxbridge Ontario Hydro's Uxbridge Area office was closed Wed., October 25th. A. C. "Cy" Richardson who has been manager of both Uxbridge . and Sutton areas for the past 1% years made the announcement. He said that any customers who in the past few months have been dealing with Uxbridge area office and require in- formation or service, can ob- tain it now by phoning Zen- ith 6-0230. Announcement of the plan- ed gradual merger of the Ux- bridge area with the Com- mission's adjacent areas and made more than two years ago. This move was in keeping with the pattern gradually occurring throughoit the pro- vice. which now has resulted in a reduction from Ontario Hydro's original 105 areas to a total of some 75 larger and more efficient areas. This itrend is saving millions of ldollars. 'under suspicion. Property destruction of this 'kind is irresponsible and also .very costly, and if the cul- -prits are caught, they could .be in for severe punishment. -only-$3.00-per couple: the Uxbridge area office was" WE Se ee Rnd

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