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Port Perry Star (1907-), 30 May 1968, p. 1

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[J Cadet Inspection The annual inspection of the Port Perry High School Cadet Corps was held Thurs- day of last week. Inspecting officer was Capt. Patrick, Eastern Ontario District, - ¥ Kingston, accompanied by Sergeant Preston. In the top picture Capt. Patrick is seen in- uPA MAIER FIVE AN, NAMES WSS AA YI PR FA AE the Cadettes Bienia. At High School specting the cadets, and with him is troop commander, Lieut. Paul Taylor. bottom picture, Capt. Patrick is inspecting In the accompanied by Cadette Lt. Sharon _Sweetman and Cadet Major Wm. \_ Volume 103 PORT PERRY, ONT,, THURSDAY, MAY 30th, 1968 Number 33 Enumeration and printing of 147 polling divisions were completed last week - and 40,266 persons are eligible to vote in the new Ontario Riding on June 25th. Lists will be posted in each polling division and the returning officer, Roger Con- ant asks that each .voter check the lists to see if his or .her name is included. Location of the polling sta- tion and the advance polls will be -indicated on the lists. A revision of the lists will be held June 6, 7 and 8 for anyone left off. Revisal agents will be appointed to 140.266 Eligible Voters In New Ontario Riding report any corrections to the revising officers. Revisal districts have their head- quarters in Pickering Village, West Rouge, Port Perry, Sut- ton and Keswick. Each person may apply in person, through a revising agent or a political represen- tative to have his or her name placed on the list. Re- vising agents will be checks ing lists from May 31 to June 8. There will be advance polls on Saturday, June 15th and Monday, June 17 for anyone who won't be in their regu- lar polling division, June 25. Since the house of Mr. George Gallinger, Caesarea, was destroyed by fire on May 9, a number of resi- dents of that community have been hard at work to raise money to relieve Mr. Gallinger--of - some of the heavy financial burden. ----About $300.-had been col- lected last week, but it is hoped that the fund will 'reach $1,000 when complet- ed. The Caesarea Fire Depart- ment, pumped out about one from the basement before Mr. Gallinger began rebuild. ing his house. The Fire Department may not be one of the largest, but Receives Degree Beverley'C. Vernon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clare Vernon, R.R. 2, Port Perry, received * his Bachelor of Science De- agree (Mechanical. Engineer- ing) at the Spring Convoca- tion- of - Queen's- University, Kingston, on Sat.,, May 25th, * 1968. Bev. who attended Prospect Public School: and Port Perry High School has accepted a position with Kel- sey - Hayes Co., Windsor. Sweetman Motors Limited, Port Perry has been granted letters patent of incorpora- Saturday the Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary h&d its third successful Spring Fair. ~The Masonic Hall was ar- tistically decorated for Spring with plant arrange- ments and dainty butterflies. 'Mrs. M. B, Dymond, Pres. of the Auxiliary extended a word of welcome and offici- ally opened the fair. The tables were laden with beautiful knitted and sewn articles and over 100 color- ful aprons. The candy logk- ed so appetizing and many tessant table. and book table plus the fish pond were an attraction-for the younger folk. Many mothers were seen looking over the rummage while others purchased a pretty hat. For the green thumb there was a good assortment. of plants. The bake table in the - tion. LJ Presbyterian Church was very popular and a cup of tea goodies were on the delica- The haggle |. Many Attend Spring Fair $100. For Ladies Auxiliary afterwards. was very much enjoyed. Mrs. J. Davidson, Prince Albert was the lucky winner of the braided rug and Mrs. F. Whitfield, Port Perry won the floral centerpiece donat- ed by Eleanor's florist. At 5 p.m. each booth tal- lied up their sales and a total of $700.00 was realized. Lions Pack 4,800 Bulbs For Canvass Members of the Lions Club met at the Curling Rink-Mon- day. night to prepare . and pack light bulbs for the an- nual "Bag of Bulbs" cam- paign. - An assembly line of Lions packed 4,800 bulbs in 600 bags within 'one hour. Each bag contains eight bulbs and will be sold in a house to house canvass next Monday, Auction Sale In a front page item last week, the Star announced the United Church Monster Auction Sale was to be held in the new Recreation Centre of the Church. This was erroneous on the Star's part, and an apology is extended. The auction sale is held in the Port Perry Arena, Fri- day, May 31 at 7.30 p.m. with Ted Jackson and Ted Spen- cely as auctioneers. New and used articles will be offered for sale, includ- ing furniture, tools, etc., plus a used car in good condition. The U.C.W. will hold a gi- gantic bake sale, Hospital Repost Week ending May 25th «Admissions" Operations Emergency Treatments... 23 Birdhs ....ocoiniininiiiniinnns Nil Deaths... "Nil Discharges ............... '16 Remaining ...................... 19 Visiting hours -- 2 to 8 p.m. June 3 for only $2.00. Caesarea Residents Show Community Spirit according to a letter receiv- ed fromthe secretary of St. Christopher Cottagers' Asso- ciation, it must be one of the most efficient. The letter compliments the firemen for their speed and efficiency when Mr. Robert Brook's cottage burned down. -All-who- were present af the fire were amazed at the fast arrival of the men, and com- pared the skill of the depart- ment with that of a City Fire The Youngest At Recital The dance recital held by students of Mrs. Jean Bar- bour in the High School Fri- day night was attended by 'approximately 300. Among the 65 students taking part -was also some from Uxbridge under the leadership of Betty Ann Foote. oThe youngest dancer was Department. Sandra Pearce. four years and one half feet of water]: In Arena, Fri.| Students 77 students from the Port 20 miles in about 21; hours. Maternity Hours 3 to 8 p.m. Collect $300. Perry High School collected over $300. from sponsors when they staged a Walkathon between Port Perry and Uxbridge, Wednesday last week. Most of the participants did not complete the full 20 miles due to heavy rain falling periodically, blisters and sore feet. Of the 25 who covered the- distance, Mauri Kin-: nunen was the first to return, with Eugene, Hurst right be- hind. The two boys ran most of the way and made the The first girl to make the: distance was Donna Anton. The money collected is donated to Central Seven Association For Mentally Retarded.

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