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Port Perry Star (1907-), 7 Mar 1968, p. 7

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[ of Manchester, Nov. 13,1967; ~mi:The jury returned the ver: northbound lane and into] 'chauffer's licence and was _ onto testified the tires of the water forms under the tire wh i This pretty Whitby girl, Milner, 12, a grade 8 student at Brooklin Senior Public School is.receiving the Hydro silver cup from Donald H. Glass, of Aurora, President of District #4, Ontario Municipal Miss Milner was the winner in the zone (provincial semi-final) Electric Association. oratorical contest for senior F200 COTY a RAE. Welle! Miss Laurie 18. grade school students in Victoria, Durham, Ontario and York Counties. four Counties in the Ontario final public speaking competition in Toronto on March The principal of - Brooklin Senior Public School, Mrs. Ricarda Kight, proudly looks on as Laurie Milner receives the cup. She will represent the --Ontario Hydro Photo Nov. 13 Two-Vehicle Crash Still Mystery The cause of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 12 south which took the lives of two local girls Bonnie Diane Bonnell, Lois Janette Hope and a Bell Telephone Co. truck driver Richard 'T. Smith, remains a mystery following 'an inquest last Thursday. : dict: "It is our belief, due to the evidence, that while pro- .ceeding in a southerly di- rection, the Hope car was driven or skidded into the the path.of the truck. It'is the jury's opinion that Mr. Smith, due to a restricted licence, should have been wearing his glasses. - ° The . inquest did reveal that the driver of the 1965 Bell Telephone van involved 'in the crash was shortsight- :ed,. He - had a restricted supposed to wear prescrip- tion- glasses while driving. The broken glasses were 'found by an Ontario Provin- | cial Police officer between the door & the driver's seat 'next to the body of Richard}: 'Thompson (Scotty) Smith, 42 of 232 Chadburn St., Oshawa. The glasses were in a case] at the time. The next day, an OPP cadet conducting a search of the vehicle, found Smith's second pair of glass-|' es in a lunchbox in the van. | A witness from the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Tor- 1057 car in which Bonnie * Bonnell, 17, of Prince Albert |: and Lois Hope, 19, of Lot 17 Con. 5,- Reach Twp.; -died, were "very badly worn, bald in places, and 'unevenly worn." The tire expert, F. B. Cerar, added the for in town driving at low speeds but "those tires were definitely no good for driv- ing at high speeds -- 'parti- cularly on wet pavement." | Mr; Cerar explained the extreme danger of driving at highway speed on wet roads. He said :a wedge of tires might have been satisfactory | and the tire "is not riding on the road but on a fine film of water . . . to control such a car at high speeds is not possible.. . . with tires worn bald in places there is nothing to displace the water on the road." Mr. Cerar also testified that the front tires on the Bell van were- mismatched. He said" the right front tire 'was a larger tire, higher in height, wider, and stronger. Both he and two mechanics called as witnesses testified the mismatched tires would not likely -to- have any-great- effect on steering. The me- chanics offered the opinion that the van would swing to one side if the brakes were applied and the wheel released. Constable David Klenavic, the OPP officer in charge of the investigation, testified he arrived at the scene at 2.26 p.m, only five minutes steering Thiele, ! termath of the collision. } easterly direction," Mr. Sker- _jor so . auto and they were dead at the scene. The drived of the van was dead in his ve- WAY TO WORK Larry Skerratt, a friend of the deceased Lois Hope, was on his way to work in Osh- awa at the time of the crash. The car in which he was a passenger had stopped to pick up another passenger when the Hope vehicle pass- ed them going south. Sker- ratt was the only witness to the actual crash, although another person saw the af- "I saw Lois' car. It looked to me like it was turning . . it was angled in a south. ratt said. "She was all over onto the other side of the road ex- cept for the last three feet . then.it blew up." When questioned by Crown Attorney Edward Howell a- bout the possibility of the Hope car being in a skid at this point, Mr. Skerratt-re- plied it didn't look that way to him, although it was pos- sible. . A number of witnesses testified the road was wet with slush at the time of the crash, and several indi- cated it was starting to freeze. Mrs. Lorraine Barnes, de- livering newspapers to the San-Man at the time of the crash, said she looked to her left before puling out to go north. after the. crash. He gave evidence to the effect the; collision took place in the 'northbound lane of Highway 7, in front of the entrance to the San-Man Motel in Manchester. He found the Bell van on top of the al- miost totally demolished} was a - passenger, stated, auto. Officers had stated at: the time--of the crash--that it was one of the most de- vastating ever seen. The bodies of both girls had been thrown from the "Just as I turned my head ! there was the explosion and i the girl' bodies and parts i of the seats and glass flew i out . . . the truck wheel was still spinning inthe car." Carl Hockley, the driver of the car in. which Skerratt "When we spotted the acci- i dent scene (to the south), it looked like a heap of rubble ; lying on the road . . . there : was steam coming up from i the crash." ~ arrived at 4 'p.m. equippéd land note paps Cubs Visit P and will in order to prove they learned something from the visit have to write an essay for their 'cub master, with pencils linotype "to t ort Perry Star Seven young cubs were the guests of the Port Perry Star Tuesday afternoon. They The youngsters were taken through the complete operation of the plant from the picture, Peter. Hvidsten Jr. is explaining the proceedings at the paste-up table. he darkroom. In the above PORT PERRY STAR ~ Thursday, March 7th, 1968 ~ 7 Dads; Sons Enjoy Banquet | The annual father and son banquet for "B" Pack of the First Port Perry Cubs was held Saturday night at the Scout Hall. "The function started with the flag break by Cub Ro- bert Van Camp, a toast to the Quéen 'proposed by Com- mittee Member Jim Norton, and the asking of Grace by the Rev. Alex Rice. A turkey supper was then served under the direction the Cubs and the evening ended with a short social period. x Young Mormons Visit Port Perry of Mrs. Irene Sonley and| several other helping Guide Mothers. After dinner, the Banquet Chairman Mr. Ed. Mulhol- land introduced the Head Table guests. These were Cub Master Charles Reesor and son Larry; Mr. Jack Jel- bert, Regional Field Execu- tive for Lakeland Region; Rev. Alec Rice and Mr. Jim Norton of the Committee. During his welcoming re- marks, the Chairman made mention of the Editorial in last week's Port Perry Star| which pointed out the need for public interest in the movement. Rev. Rice made a few brief remarks and thanked thej ladies of the Guide Mothers Association for the dinner. Cub Master Charles Reesor introduced his leaders, Mr. Glen Van Camp and Larry Reesor, and those who help- ed him during the year. Cub Master Reesor then called upon Cub Paul Litt to give a toast to the fathers. Cub Litt's toast was responded to by his father, Mr, Ray Litt. After a short introduction by the Chairman the Guest Speaker, Mr. Jack Jelbert soon had everyone involved in some action songs before he dealt with his subject "Scouts 68", which is a re- vision of the entire Scout- ing Movement to update and modernize the system. ". After the Benediction led by Rev. Rice, the fathers and sons retired upstairs where Cub Dennis Watson was invested and received his cap from his father, Nor- man Watson. A number of merit badges were given to Elder Chris Monson Two United States mission- aries, members of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, are visiting the Port Perry area during the next few weeks. : : Chris Monson and Phillip Leatherwood, will be meet- - ing with service, church groups "and the Star. Both are elders in the - hurch, more commonly known as Mormon. At pre- sent, the missionaries are residing at 861 Florell Dr. in Oshawa, and can be con- tacted at that address. Their purpose, the two said, is to give authentic in-- formation. on their religion and explain the Book of Mormon which they regard as a companion to the Bible. _ I 'To Sir With At 2:00 P.M. (NOSE TNE IID §:1:4]0 lc] 852-6033 THURSDAY; MAR. 7 to WEDNES. MAR. 13 6 DAYS Love' Starring Sidney Poitier : Recommended &s Adult Entertainment SPECIAL SATURDAY KIDDIES MATINEE 'The Magic World of Topo Gigio' S Nightly 7:45 ALL SEATS 50c. Cc L arge and small A rches, PLASTER REPAIR SERVICE E very plastering need N eat workmanship SMP CONSTRUCTION F. SHERMAN -- SEAGRAVE -- 985.3111 W. KEARLEY -- UXBRIDGE --- 852-3878 repairs ceilings, etc. ES, a Tr. A SE individuals "in the area, the young men told Res : ~ = Sn - nL ~~. - BE ~~ 5 "pwn CWA ha INTE -- ET

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