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-v PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, eg 4th, 1968 -- Looking Back At 1967 Items From The Files Of The Star Ld ] Continued Port Perey Fair: sees an other record crowd on Lab our Day, Sept. 4th, ® The grandstand destroyed A on on Bigelow Street was completely destroyed hy fire at 4 o'clock in the morn. ing. ' Former Lt. Gov. John Keil- ler Mackay and Mrs. Mackay were patrons of the Centen: nial Ball held by Hospital attended and "the proceeds netted the hospital $1,100. Dr. B. N. Smallman, a for- mer Port Perry resident was awarded the 1967 Entomolo- gical Society of Canada Medal " NOVEMBER Circulation of the Port Perry Star shows an 80%, in- crease four - year period. over a Lr Starts construction of new plant fort Flamingo Pastries children of this areca, Four Port Perry Rangers Karen Murray, Joanna Jack- son, Mary Nelson and Jan Baird staged a."Walkethon" from Port Perry lo Uxbridge return and collected $225. members of Scugog "Wht were returned in the December clection. The reeve Victor Aldred and de- puty-reeve: Joe Dowson by acclamation and the council- lors Mrs. June Crozier, Glen Demara, and Mrs. Grace Love 1 by fire in May. was complete. for outstandi DF, Sctusvament Iy rebult in concrete and was y tomology at | Ltd. Will employ 75 to 100|for the Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. 450 persons [in Canadian Building | hy election. Fund. { "into $804.600. Port, Periy. * Hereford steer was shot by - mond Kerry, Seagrave. - - filled by spectators, 2.112 pupils were' enrolled in public and high schools in Port' Perry: and area. Sod turning ceremony was held at Burns Presbyterian Church, Ashburn. Cost . of - phase 1, of the planned Port Perry Sewage Works is estimated to run The second successful golf er of the season dropped a "hole-in-one" at Sunny Brae Golf Course. Mr. R. Roy. tied By- law Enforcement Officer for 'OCTOBER: : Port' Perry's young ball players .won the Ontario Pee Wee "B" title after -a hard, but successful season. The final game was against Smith. ville whom they defeated 6-5. A six months old, 400 lbs. rustlers on the farm of Ray- © Aug. -- Truck owned by Kawartha Propane Gas Led, sveriuifey, April " Shiney Channey receives plaque citing her for * bravery. November -- Mrs. Robert Heayn celebrates 98 . years, the Macdonald College, St. Anne de Bellevue, Que. Ontario County approves $349,112 grant to the Port Perry Community Memorial |. Hospital. - persons 'when completed. - School children from Port Perry and. Prince Albert col: lect $339. for UNICEF. Plans are underway to es. tablish a school for retarded DECEMBER 1,500 'children welcomed Santa to Queen Street where he handed out large candy bags to all of them. . Jr 7 Vi KIM i A 28 Reeve Merrill Van Camp' 'was defeated by S. Lawrerice Malcolm in a two-way elec- tion. Councillors elected were Vernon Asselstine, Gor. don Gettins and Osmond Wright. It was anndueed that sewerage construction may begin some time in the new year. Port Perry Star - receives "Century of Service Award" presented by The Hon. M. B. Dymond, on behalf of -the Ontario Government and: the Prime Minister, John P." Ro barts. Mrs. Kathleen M. Hook re- signs as administrator of the hospital after 15 years Ser- vice. > 1,000 attend the official opening of the new addition to the Port. Perry High School. > A x, t) WA re