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Port Perry Star (1907-), 31 Oct 1968, p. 1

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% | AI = -- w » Lh of ---- i X 3 AREER i emer We Mrs. Tobi Murray Married 60 Years . A host of relatives and friends from Port Perry and many other points gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Murray, 279 Queen Street, Sunday. The occasion portant day. was the celebration of 60 years of marriage for the popular Port Perry couple. Star also join the many who extended con- gratulations and best 'wishes on that im- The AE P2RT { PERRY en Volume 103 PORT PERRY, ONT., THURSDAY, OCT., 31st, 1963 Number 54 Neil Clark Is Winner Neil Clark, is continuing 'on his victorious path in the sport of Judo. After winning several events lately, Neil participat- ed in a competition in King. ston, Saturday, where he was | pitted against seven wrestlers in as many bouts and won| them all. He won the 160 lbs. cham- pionship, and was promoted from the Blue Belt, to Junior Brown Belt, and chosen to represent Eastern Canada in Montreal in late November, Young Vernon Muray did ex- ceptionally well in the class under 60 lbs. Scouts, Cubs Profits From Two Projects Lars Involved In Crashes Four Homes Broken Into A collision between two @ars causing an estimated "damage of about $12000. oc- curred in front of Port Perry Community . Hospital =Satur- --dav-about- 9 p.m. In volved were James Fawns, 17, Reach Townshib, driving a 1962 Vauxhall, and Morlev Luke, 44, Waterloo, Ont. driving a 1962 Ford. - Kenneth ~ Goreski, 24, a passenger in the 'Luke car was admitted to the hospital with facial lacerations. . = -® Damage to the Vauxall was $800. and to the Ford $400. The accident was investigat- ed by app constable Timleck. LJ] On Santas: dig about 4.30 p.m. John David And- ® rews, 25, Cartwright Town- ship struck and killed a deer 'on Highway 7A. He was crossing the causeway east of Port Perry when the"in- cident occurred. Damage to Lhis car, a 1961 Chevrolet was estimated at $250. OPP "con stable Ross investigated. i * * * Four break-ins occurred in Port Perty and were investi- gated by OPP Whitby De: 'Extra Treats For Children Youngsters of this town havé an extra treat in store for the Hallowe'en Night, . ® J. J. Gibson, reeve of Port Perry invites children of all ages to the Arena on Thurs- day evening at 10 p.m, for a treat of apples and candy, ete. The idea was first thought dof as a céuncil project, and . was proposed by By-law Of- ficer G. Sweetman, but when this type of a function does not come within the jurisdic: tion of council, Mr. Gihson » offered to sponsor the idea. tachment. At the home of Mr. Dennis Ray, 127 Simcoe St. the house was broken into and drawers ransacked but nothing was stolen... Drawers were also ran. sacked, but nothing stolen in the home of Herald Harbrow on Silver St. A transistor radio worth $38 was stolen from the home of Mr. Kurt Whipper, 95 Sim- coe St. after his home had been broken into. A fourth residence broken into was 133 Simcoe St. S., home of Mrs. Doris Rodd, but nothing was stolen. Jim Norton and John Maw were winners on a ticket worth $1,000, sponsored by the Uxbridge Legion, Wed- nesday, last week. "It was an elimination draw, and their ticket was the last to be drawn of a total of 250. Returns From land at the age of 85. After H. Buckland Trip Abroad Not too many travel as far away as Mr. Herb Buck- a six weeks-trip- abroad he returned to Port Perry Sun- | day. © Mr. Buckland has close ties in Bergen, Norway, where his late wife came from. He has returned to that city many times to meet friends and relatives. Bergen, considered one of "rainiest cities in the world" had gone through an unusual dry spell this year, and water was rationed, Mr. Buckland told the Star. After three weeks in and around Bergen, Mr. Buckland flew to London, England and spent about three weeks vi- siting here and in Scotland. The return.flight to Can- ada was the roughest he had ever encountered, he said. During the flight passengers were told to fasten their seat belts no less than six times. Special Edition Features Flamingo Pastries Limited Included in this issue of the Star is a special edition commemorating the official opening of Flamingo Pastries Limited. The amazing story how Mr. and Mrs. Ken Jackson about 2% years ago started out in a converted garage to supply stores in this area with butter tarts, already popular from the time they operated: Flamingo Restaur- ant on Queen Street. Included in this special is- sue is an article covering the period from the starf until today, when the official op- ening of the new plant takes place. Honouring this event are 'also several contractors, sup- pliers, etc. extending their congratulations through the columns of this issue. The official opening will' take place today, Thursday, Oct. 31st at 2 p.m. and the Hon. M. B. Dymond, Ontario Minister 'of Hedlth will be present to do the honours. The public will be able to go through the plant on Sun. day, Nov. 1, between 3 -8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 4 and 5 from 1 to 3.30 p.m. and 5 - 3m, The annual Apple Day held by Port Perry Boy Scouts was the most successful since its inception several years ago." The boys canvassed the streets of Port Perry with 15 bushels of apples and were met with a lot of goodwill from residents. When mon- eys were counted, the boys were 'able to add $259.50 to the treasury. _In addition to this amount was the moneys from bottle collections the Saturday be- about $90. [ To Establish [J] Conservation 2 : d Al Sins Authority | A meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 5th, 1968 at 8:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, Lind- say, Ontario, to consider the establishment of the Scugog Region Conservation Author- ity. 'The proposed: Authority will include: Lindsay Town, the Village of Fenelon Falls, Omemee 'and Port Perry and the Townships of "Bexley, Brock, Cartwright, = Cavan, Darlington, Eldon, Emily, Ennismore, Fenelon, Harvey, Manvers, Mariposa, Ops, Scu- gog, Weach, Uxbridge and Verulam, The meeting is called by the Honourable J. R. Simon- ett, Minister of this Depart- ment, in response to petitions received under Section 7 of The Conservation Authori- tiés Act, 1968. 'It is expect- ed that a resolution for the establichment of the Author- ity will be presented, on which the accredited repre- sentatives will vote, after a period of discussion & ques- tions. TOWN COUNCIL--" Building permits were is- sued to: Mr. Murray Birkett, Lot 169 Lorne Street, garage: Dr. M. B. Dymond, 280 Co- chrane St., greenhouse; Mr. Walter Welts, Lot 118 Lilla Street, repair veranda, PX, / hi; learn HIT J Safety Check Of bys Whitby O.P.P. Detachment | was in Port Perry and Prince Albert Schools this week ex- amining bicycles. - Each indi- .vidual bike is checked for all items required .by law; fen- ders, bells ete. If the bike is in safe con- dition the owner receives an O.P.P. reflective tape sticker which is placed on the rear fender for better night-time illumination. If the bicycle has defects the owner then receives a yellow card which points out these missing items. Constable G. Chapman of| At R. H. Cornish P. School fore, which netted the Cubs| When these defects are corrected the bicycle owner can trade his yellow card for a safety sticker. It is hoped that by using the reflective tape as an incentive, the standard of - bicycle safety will be raised in the Port Perry & Prince Albert areas. When the bicycle safety. checks are completed then a classroom by classroom in- struction program will be started. Observations made in the two school areas point out a drastic disregard for safety precautions by the ma- jority of students. Capasity Crowds Observe Two Dedication Services Port Perry United Church was filled to capacity at the morning service and near ca- pacity at the evening service on Sunday. The occasions were the de- dication of the new Christian Education Centre, completed some time ago. The officiating minister at the 11 a.m, service was Rev. T. H. Fleetham, chairman of Oshawa Presbytery. He was assisted by Rev. W. C. Smith, former minister of the con- gregation, Rev. Walter Tris- tram. and the present min- ister,. Rev. Alex Rice. Members of the congrega- tion taking part in the cere- monies were Mr. Wes Lane, chairman of the building committee, Mr. Gordon Ree- sor, Mr. Sam Griffen, and Mr. Merlin Dowson. Participating during the evening ceremonies were Mr. G. Reesor, Rev. R. H. Wylie, Rev. E. S. Linstead, and the sermon was preached by Rev. John Griffen. A more complete coverage from the two services will be carried in next week's issue, including pictures. Hospital Report Week ending Oct. 26th Admissions .................... 18 Operations .................... 9 Emergency Treatment ... 23 Births ©..........a6hi als 'Nil Deaths ..............0c6 Nil Discharges ................ 18 Remaining ............. 21 a CE oT Ti Wes) :

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