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Tree Topples * Over A strong gust of wind pulled this old tree up by the roots on Queen Street Tuesday ; ne ck PH EA FIRNT On Queen Street and blocked the traffic for a while. tunately no one happened to be near by "7 y For- PORT { PERRY afternoon. It fell right across the street Ontario Riding Liberals To Hold Nominations Here At least two. Liberal can- didates have made it known they will attempt to win the nomination at the - Ontario Riding Liberal Association convention to be held in the --R.-H. Cornish-Public-School; Port' Perry. Wm. Lawson, 44, Pickering, lawyer of profession, was a Liberal candidate in 1955, and has been active within the ranks of the liberal or- ganization since that time. He has been a member of Pickering Township Council since 1954, and has held the position of deputy-reeve and reeve for several years. While serving on council he was also co-promotor and chairman of Ontario County « Health Unit. * - * BE J Norman Cafik, also of Pickering, who was a Liberal Candidate in the last two Federal elections will also seek nomination this time. ¢ * * * ; There is a possibility of a third candidate, in the name # of Robert Timbers, deputy- 21 Employees , Oppose Union An application to termin- ate the Bargaining rights of the 1.L.G.W.U. was made to the Ontario Labor Relations Board on March 11, 1968, by the employees of the Port * Perry unit of the Canadian H. W. Gossard Co. Ltd. The Lahor Relations Board 'conducted a hearing on March 28, 1968, and decided a vote on this matter was to * be held. The vote took place April 26,1968 and the result was: 21 Votes against the Union, 1 Abstention, and 1 spoiled Ballot. There were 23 employees + working in. the Plant at the time of the vole. reeve' of Scott Township. However, this has not been confirmed yet. The nomination meeting will be held on Friday, May 3rd and will have Russell Honey, M.P.-from-Durham-as | guest speaker. Federal Elec- tions will be held on June 25. Real Estate Firm Opens New Office On Queen Street " For a number of years the corner front on the north- west side of Queen & Perry Streets has heen quite an eye sore. A complete change of the premises is now in progress and when the new tenant, J. J. Lambert' Real Estate Ltd. moves in to new offices in a few days, the corner will 'be a great asset to Queen.St. J. J. Lambert Real Estate Ltd. with head office in Tor- onto has heen in business since 1952, and specialized in land sales in Metro Toronto. The firm went info the rural real estate field a couple of years ago, and with several salesmen throughout South Central Ontario has experi- enced impressive results. The Port Perry office is the first of several planned in this part of Ontario, and will be staffed by the present representative Mrs. Marjorie Tripp and Mr. Bruce Taylor, Toronto. The real estate firm is a member of Toronto and York Raul Estate Boards, and with the opening "of the Port| Perry office will join - the Oshawa Real "Estate Board. The remodelling is by John Ballard Lumber Co. Ltd. Allan John Martyn, Prince Albert, has applied for an amendment to his Class "E" public commercial vehicle operating licence for the car- riage of milk to Metro when the tree fell and tore the sidewalk $150. Grant For Trophies At the last regular meet- ing of the Port Perry Coun- cil, a grant of $150.00 was made for 'trophies to the Minor Softball Champions. A banquet "Meet the Champs" will be held -on Wednesday, May Ist, in the Legion Hall. Volume 103 ~~ PORT PERRY, ONT, THURSDAY, MAY 2nd, 1968 Number 29 Possibly the most success- ,| ful Old Bill's Night since the initiation six years ago was held in the Legion Hall Sat- urday night. "Some 120 vet- erans of the two World Wars attended the function. The popular event held in honour of First World War veterans was attended by not less than 34 of the Old Bills, a combined effort on part of the two branches from Ux- bridge and Port Perry, and the location alternates year by year. Among head table guests were Robert McChesney, president of Ontario Provin- cial Command who also was guest speaker. Gordon Wake- field, immediate past presi- dent of Ontario Provincial Command, District Deputy Commander, Eric Hogg, Dis- trict Commander, ~ Gerald Simpson, Al Cooper, 'presi- dent Branch 170, Uxbridge, Jack Cook, pres. Branch 419, Port Perry, two of the old- est Old Bills, Herb Buckland and Samuel Eyres, Mayor of Uxbridge, Fred Steward, Reeve of Port Perry, J. J. Gibson, Port Perry and Ux- bridge Legion Padres, Rev, W. R. Tristram and Rev. Wm. A. Myles and John Maw, Zone Commander of Zone F1. Mr. Maw also acted as MC, and in this capacity, he did an excellent job. Introduction of the head table guests were made by (Continued on Page 7) | Hospital Report | Week Ending April 27th Admissions Operations Emergency Treatments .... 26 Births .......... : Nil Deaths ......... Discharges ..... Remaining Visiting Hours -- 2 to 8 p.m. Maternity Hours 3 to 8 p.m. 120 Veterans Enjoy "Old Bills' Night" President Ontario Provin- clal Command speaks to vet- erans of two World Wars. where they will display mer- 'Home Show' May 16,17,18 Sponsored - by - the Port Perry Community Memorial Arena; a new venture will be staged on May 16, 17 and 18. Some 25 local business firms have agreed to parti- cipate in a "Home Show" chandise and manufactured goods. This is a take-off on the highly successful "Autorama Show" held last fall, and will if successful become an an- One month ago, Joanne Shaw "received "a beautiful watch for her attempt to re- vive Mr. William Manuel of Oshawa, who had suffered a heart attack on Sunny Brae Golf Course while playing golf. Friday afternoon she at the High School. Presenting her with a St. John "Ambulance Certificate was Dr. M. B. Dymond, Ont- ario Minister of Health, and present for the occasion was John Visser, superintendent of 425th St. John Ambulance Division, Whitby, and Mrs. Edith Bedell, vice chairman, Whitby branch, St. John Am- nual event. received additional "honours Joanne Shaw Presented With St.John Certificate Also attending the presen- tation' were teachers and students who heard Dr. Qy- mond and Mrs. Bedell speak. Joanne, familiar with the two most common methods of artificial respiration first attempted the Holger Neijl- -sen method, but when un- successful switched to mouth to mouth resuscitation. In spite of all her efforts and encouragement from the on- lookers -her heroic attempt to save Mr. Manuel's life was all in vain. Joanne is a grade 12 student at the Port Perry High School and the daugh- iter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shaw, Prince Albert. Of Lions Club Monday evening, May 6th, the Port Perry Lions Club .will mark 30th anniversary since the club received its charter. Among the many Lion dig- nitaries expected to attend are past International Di- rector, George Laughlin, guest speaker, past district governor, Brent Rickard, dis-. trict governor Herb Visser, past district governor, J. Ross Oliphant, dep. district chairman Storey Beare, Lion, the Hon. Dr. M. B. Dymond, Lion, reeve J. J. Gibson. Following the banquet and the 30th anniversary cere- monies, the function will continue as '"Ladies' Night". About 150 persons are ex- pected to attend and as usual the place is Club Annrene. A happy Joanne Shaw re ..ves a St. Jolin Ambulance certificate from Dr. M. B. Dymond, Minister of Health bulance. : while Mrs. Edith Bedell, vice chairman, Whitby 'bre #4 St. John Ambulance; and John Visser, Sopetirindeny 30th Anniversary governor, Ron Wismer, zone