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-. SoG 1 v - _ the fourth and last contest is "form and send to "Elmer? Mr. C.S. Jones, 92 year old was a visitor in the Star office a couple of weeks ago. He was born and raised in Port Perry, but has been living in various places in Manitoba _ since he was a young man. In an article on page 15, Mr. Jones tells of his young years in Port Perry, and his interesting life the following years in Manitoba. In the photo above, he is studying an old picture from Queen Street. One of the buildings in the picture is the location where his father operated a grocery store. The same picture is considerably enlarged on page 15. { wR Volume 104--PORT PERRY ONT., THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1969--Number 41 We're Off! The management and staff of the Port Perry 'Star will take off for a well deserved holiday (at east we think 50) © from y, August 1, Monday, August 11. No publication of the Star will appear on Thurs- day, August 7. The next issue will be printed on Thursday, August 14. Sunderland Girl | Ontario County Dairy Princess The Annual Ontario County Dairy. Princess Competition was held at Oshawa Fair on Friday, July 25th. The was Miss Margaret Down, Sunderland, R.R. no. 1. The runner-ups were Miss Joan Smith, Oshawa, R.R. no. 1; Miss Nellie Zarins, Canning- ton, R.R. no." 2, and Miss -- Photo by P. Hvidsten Sr. |Suzanne Wood, Cannington, Elmer's Fourth Safety Contest "Ontario Safety League, spansor of Elmer ' Safety Contest, released the winners of contest no. 2, Tuesday. Again, there were no winners from this area. Don't give up boys and girls there are still from. In to-day's issue of the Star published on page, 6. Dead- line for the fourth contest is August 5. Turn to page 6, study all rules, fill in entry Box 4072, Station A, Toronto 1, Ontario, Graduates Miss Jo-Anne Ruth Eileen Harris, daughter of Rev. and "Mrs. David Harris of R.R. 6] Bowmanville, formerly of Greenbank, graduated from the Nightingale School of Nursing in Toronto on July 25, 1969. Jo-Anne is a graduate of Bath Public School and Port ~ Perry High School, She will be Tennis Instruction Begins R.R. no. 1. The competition was very well contested, and all girls are to be congratulated on their performance. The = Judges were Mrs. until | winner of - the competition| Celebrate 50th. Anniversary Some. 60 relatives and friends honoured Mr. and Mrs. ----ii {for Port Perry proved to be At High School, Aug. 5 The meeting held Thurs- day last week with the intent- ion of forming a Tennis Club lot (west side) starting with children and mothers at 10 a.m. Teenagers and adults will Margaret Hambly, Bradford, R.R. no. 2; Mr. Elwood Hodgins, Toronto, and Mr. J. Duncan, Brampton. Each contestant was requir- ed to present a short talk to Earl Jamieson at their home in Caesarea, Sunday, July 27. The occasion was their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The couple received many gifts, cards and telegrams from Prime Minister, Pierre Elliott-Trudeau, Governor General, Roland Michener and Russell Honey, M.P. Photo--Peter Hvidsten Jr. [Inquest Jury | women onthe jury also said one of enthusiasm and success. Some--- thirty would-be tennis players' attended the meeting, and with the coach, Mrs. Georgia Brenden direct- ing the meeting and explain- ing the various phases of tennis, the club appears to be afact. Coaching. of the rn "will begin 'on Tuesday, August 6 at the High School parking Recommends Overhead Lights: A coroner's jury, Monday, investigating the death of John Horack, 59, of 160 Mohawk St., Oshawa, in an accident|' on June 9 at Taunton and Thickson Roads, recommend- ed "the installation of an overhead light at the corner of Thickson and Rossland Roads and at Thickson Road and Concession 6." The four men and one that Mr. Horack had died 'due to his own negligence.' Mr. Horack was eastbound on Taunton Road, June 9, when his half ton pickup truck went through a stop sign and flashing red light and smashed into a dump truck southbound on Thick- son Road." Mr. Horack"s pickup was dragged 139 feet down Thick- son Road after the accident and Mr. Horack was thrown from the cab. The dump truck, driven-by Murray Linton of Port Perry, finally stopped 310 feet from the intersection with the front axle rolling on down Hospital. the road into the ditch. "lof --a recreation committee, -| members of the local council begin their practices at 7 p.m. Moneys will be needed for the purchase and installation of posts and nets. A nominal membership fee for the first short season will be charged and should be paid to the treasurer, Fred Harris. A great deal of credit for the initial work to-bring-the formation of a Tennis Club to a successful start goes to those convinced of the need the public; as well as to assemble and sanitize a milk- ing machine, milk a cow, disassemble the machine, and clean and store' the milking utensils, - Miss Margaret Down is now eligible to represent Ontario County in the Dairy Princess Competition at the CN.E. j Hospital Report WEEK -ENDING JULY 26 : Admissions .' 24 who arranged the preliminary Operations . . 13 discussions with the Depart- | Emergency Treatments . 99 ment of Education, the survey Births Sor. cans yore 3 group, which formed the basis Deaths . . . . . . 0 for the formation of the Discharges . 28 recreation committee. Remaining Raymond Rohrer, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rohrer; R.R. 1, Black- -| stock died in Sick Children's Hospital, Sunday from injur- a car on his bicycle. The accident occurred on Friday, July 25th at 1:45 p.m. when young Raymond on- his bicycle was entering the highway from a lane on fifth concession of Cartwright 5! Township. He was unable to ies inflicted when he ran into Boy Struck By Car Dies From Injuries stop and was struck by the oncoming car, driven by C.V. Hyderman; 43, 702" Westdale -- Court, Oshawa. Following emergency treat- ment at the Community Mem- orial Hospital, Port Perry, Brignall's Ambulance rushed the boy to Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto. Constable Murray Joint of - the Newcastle Detachment of the OPP investigated. No charge was laid. Fire Destroys | Barn n Reach, Save Pigs, Calves Fire completely destroy- ed a barn on the 11th: concession of Reach Town- ship, Tuesday. afternoon. Prior to the arrival. of: the local fire department, the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bain had managed to save a number of calves | "and pigs from the flames. With the early arrival of the firemen, the rest of the 40 or 50 pigs were also saved. Lost in the fire were about 300 bales of hay and 300 bales of straw. Except for a few pigs 'scorched by flames, all animals 'were saved. The cause of the fire was not known at press time. Photo by--Joe Jordan