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Ve Eh tid) ET voir JE The Hospital Building Fund received badly needed money at the annual meeting of the hospital on Wednes- day last week. Two cheques were presented and the total amount was $2,475., $2,000 from Ladies Auxiliary, pre- sented to Mr. Joe Dowson by Mrs. Donald Crozier, treas- uvrer of the Auxiliary, and. "$475. from the Centennial Committee, presented to Harry Phoenix, chairman by Debbie Griffin, Centennial Queen last year. Staff Photo URN : RESBYTERI N CH RC 'Memorial Stone Laid . AtImpressive Service Although rain fell heavily | in many surrounding areas, the 'sun shone brightly for the happy and impressive ceremony which took place at Ashburn, on Sunday, Mar. 31st, at 3 p.m. Rev. L. H. Fowler, D.D. of the Administrative Council of Toronto, laid the mem- orial stone of the new Burn's Presbyterian Church. The former church which was very dear to the hearts of all of its members, was destroyed by fire on Sunday, Feb. 12, 1967. During the service, eon- ducted by the Rev. Wm. Black, Mr. Herb Ashton, clerk of the session, received from Mr. Lindsay Death, chairman of the building committee, a box containing historical * documents and presented it to Dr. Fowler who placed it in the aper- ture. Dr. Fowler securely laid the stone and followed with a prayer and dedica- tion. Hospital Report Week Ending March 30th Admisisons ...... Ra 28 Operations ....... A 8 | Emergency Treatments... 12 Births ....... arg Deaths ....... Nil Discharges - 27 Remaining... 23 | Island to another grass fire Many former Ashburn re- sidents, and friends from St. John's Presbyterian Church Port Perry and other. sur- rounding areasswere present for this memorable occasion. Following thie brief ser- vice the guests were enter- tained by the Ladies' Guild in the Community Centre. Grass Fires Keep Firemen Busy - The local Fire Department had another busy week-end, when they were called out to extinguish a number of grass fires. - Last Friday they were called to the farm of Don Ashbridge on Scugog Island where a grass fire had brok- en out, but' was under con: trol when firemen arrived. They were called out again on Saturday evening, this time to a car fire on North Street, near the arena. Sunday afternoon they were summoned to Scugog at Peel's Poultry Farm pro- perty, and then on Tuesday afternoon they were called to the home of Frank Sher- man on the 12th Concession of Reach to a grass fire. This-is a bad time of year for grass fires and those who plan on burning grass should be careful and get permis- sion from the local fire chief The Community Memorial Hospital showed a. net oper ating profit for 1967 of $9,434.51. However, after provision for depreciation of buildings, furniture and equipment of $15,603.47 the net loss for the year was $6,168.96. These were some of the - many interesting figures re- leased to some 20 persons at the annual meeting of the hospital held in the Court Room of the Municipal Building" Wednesday, last week. : Total income this year was ~up over $20,000 over last year, from $194,645.37 to $218,780.87. Operating ex- penses totalled $209,346.36, better than $22,000 over last year when the amount was $186,722.21. Admissions to the hospital showed a small decrease from 1,077 to 1,063. The birth rate was also down _ from 76 in 1966 compared to 62 in 1967. Insignificant decreases ap- pears in most of the cate- gories compared to 1966, ex- cept the ward rate which increased to $32.25 per day. 31 full time employees and 20 part time employees staff- ed the hospital during 1967. 1967 has-been a year of progress and accomplish- |- ment, and planning for the future, Harry Phoenix, chair- man of the board said. The new hospital expected to be completed in the late fall of this year will pro- vide 43-adult beds, made up 'of 32 active and 10 chronic beds, of which five are pri- vate rooms, 14 semi-private and 24 public ward beds. As in business and indus- try, Mr. Phoenix said, our | costs of operation .continue to increase, salary expenses in particular. Competition for the skilled employees re- quired by hospitals continue to be keen, necessitating an increase in their salaries to attract and retain them. In closing, Mr. Phoenix ex- tended appreciation to the staff and anyone who has served or supported the hos- pital during the past year. Dr. G. M. Rennie, in his brief report on behalf of the medical staff, said he had no complaints of any signi- ficance, and thought every- one at the hospital worked harmoniously together. Mrs. Donald Crozier, trea- surer of Ladies Auxiliary in her report stated that the payments in the pledge of $20,000 towards the con- struction of the new hospital now had reached $13,000. Mrs. Crozier presented. an additional cheque in the a- (Continued on Page 2) Council Decides To Repair Wharf Port Perry Council at the last regular meeting decided to go. ahead with major re- pairs to the wooden wharf between the Government Dock and Orde's Marine. Prices for concrete beams and slabs, ete, have been ob- tained. from Brooklin Con- crete Products Limited to the amount of $5,100. Added to this will be the actual installation of the material, and the total cost is expected to be $7,000. Vol, 103 Port Perry, Ont, Thurs., Apr. 4,1968 No. 25 ~ Carol Wotten shows astonishment "and eTight hon the announcement was made that she had been chosen Queen of the "At Home" in Blackstock Recreation Centre on Friday. Cartwright High School "At Home" Local Gof C Vital Factor |InPort Perry After serving an Associa- tion for 10 years as secre- tary-treasurer, and serving it well, no one can really make too much. objection when he or she resigns. The person referred to is Howard Hall, who has held this position in the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce and also held the same posi- tion in the Port Perry Busi- ness Men's Association for four years prior to the estbb- lishment of the C. of C. Mr. Hall announced his re- tirement from this position at the annual meeting of the C of C Wednesday last week during a dinner at the Rio Restaurant. Ted Griffin paid warm tri- (Continued on Page 2) Vote Carol Wotten Queer Carol Wotten a grade 11; student of the Cartwright High School, daughter of Mr. and - Mrs. Henry Wotten, Blackstock, was chosen Queen of the 10th annual "At Home" held in Black- stock. Recreation Centre, Fri- day, March 29th. Chosen Princesses were Valerie Frew grade 9, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frew, Blackstock and Sheila Sharpe, grade 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sharpe, Caesarea. In addition to these were five other girls in the finals, Linda Fallis, grade 12, Joan|: Harton, grade 12, Linda Mountjoy, grade 10, Dianna]: Taylor, grade 12, Carrie Tur- ner, grade 10. 1967 Queen, Linda Gray was given 'the honour off: crowning the queen, and]. Judy Swain, 1967 princess as- sisted by presenting flowers to queen and princesses. Students of the school were judges and the selec- tion of the winners were made by votes. About 180 persons attend- ed and dancing was enjoyed to the music of "Blue Dia- monds", - Decorations were the creation of the students themselves. The O.N.O. ser- ved the lunch including the traditional fortune cookies, and everyone had a wonder- ful time, Lions Nominate Slate Of Officers The following members of the Port Perry Lions Club were nominated at Monday meeting for executive office for the next term: Gord Prentice, pres.; S. Mumford, first vice-pres.; Don Carnegie, second vice- pres.; Arnold Roach, third ors, A. Panabaker and Ken Goreski; two year directors, A. Van-Camp- and Ken Mur- ray; D. McRitchie, sec'y; C. King, Treas.; Ray Wilson, Lion Tamer; J. Franssen, tail twister; S. Mumford, bulletin editor. "No further nominations ly these men will also be- 1968-69. Zi ' paws 4 re. Girl ome Joanne Shaw, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymona Shaw, Queen Street showed a great deal of courage last October when she tried, unsuccessfully to revive Mr. Will- iam Manvel of Oshawa who had suffered a heart attack on Sunny Brae Golf Course while playing golf. Joanne first attempted to revive Mr. Manvel by the Holger Niel- sen method, but was unsuccessful and switched to mouth | to. mouth resuscitation. Unfortunately. it was impossible and subsidy from the Con- servation Authorities Branch os "< to revive him, inspite of all her efforts. Thursday last week, Joanne was presented with a beautiful $150. watch from the Oshawa Independent Order of Odd Fellows for vice-pres:; One year direct-. were made, and consequent- come the new execufive for , mn the ! of the Department of Energy | her attempt to save the life of Mr." Manuel, who was the Visiting Hours -- 2 10 8 p.m. | or deputy-chief before doing| Before proceeding it was|and Resources on the above | branch treasurer. Joanne is a grade 12 student of the Maternity Hours 4 «i 8 p.m. | so. | decided to ask for approval | amount. Port Perry High School. Staff Photo