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~ 1971 - Centennial Year 1971 should be a year of excitement and great interest to the residents of Port Perry. This is the year which marks the 100th birthday of this com- munity as an incorporated Village. Port Perry Chamber of Commerce board of directors on several occasions have discussed the event and have also established the initial plans for the year. Letters have been written to all service clubs, social organizations of various types urging them to make plans for this festive year in 1971. At this moment the C of C would like to see some special function be held in each and every month of the year and one or two organizations will be delegated to create an idea suitable for a particular month and stage a one or two day celebration. It is expected, a meeting with representations from the various organizations asked to participate, will be held in the near future to make further plans. The construction of a sewage system could certainly very well spoil the celebration of the Port Perry Centennial, unless it was completed by January, 1971. This possibility was discussed at the last regular meeting of the C of C, board of directors last week. The main celebrations will take place on and around Queen Street, and it would ndt be very attractive to see heavy excavating equipment digging up the main thoroughfare during that period. The project ig financed by the Provincial Government and under the A of Ontario Water Resources Commission, which does not leave the local council too much authority, except the influence they may be able to exercise on the two bodies of government. We have experienced several delays since the sewage system was approved by the Ontario Municipal Board in December 1968, and if the trend continues we could very well see Queen Street in an awful mess in 1971. The main celebrations will take place in June, 1971, when according to Samuel Farmer's book "On the Shores of Scugog", the Village was incorporated. Quoting from Samuel Farmer's book "Port Perry was incorporated at the June session of County Council in 'the year 1871 and organized as a separate municipality in January, 1872, with a Population of about 2,000 and covering an area of 500 acres." Advertising for tenders are planned for late January or early February and most likely construction won't be started before April. It appears to us the time left for the completion of the project before 1971 is less than sufficient. * * One of the important items on the Port Perry council's agenda dupifig Monday night's meeting was the review of w ges. Following adjustment increases in the different rates one of the councillors suggested, perhaps an increase for themselves would be appropriate. At least to this writer attending the five hour meeting itcertainly does not seem at all unreasonable. The present remuneration is $20.00, or for that particular night $4.00 --per hour, which appears to be adequate. remuneration for attending committee and special meetings throughout the year and the total hours of - these meetings amount to a great deal more than the regular meetings. In all modesty, and considering Trudeau's austerity program the councillors refrained from an increase. PORT PERRY STAR - COMPANY, LIMITED Serving Port Perry, Brookli and Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian 'Weekly Newspaper Association | Z i Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association 4 g ©. Published every Thursday by The Port Perry 7, 3 . 7 Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario. iE Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office i i Department, Ottawa, and for paymeént of postage in cash, i 4 5 Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 ) Subscription Rates: In Canada $4.50 per yr., / i i ] Elsewhere $6.00 per year. and However, members of council do not receive any _ Reeve -- W.F, Weir Holtby, George McMillan , received by his parents, Mr. BILL SMILEY WE HAD A BALL, 1 THINK = Have you had a party lately? If yoy haven't, don't, It will murder you, physic: ally and financially. We hadn't had a big bash for seyeral years, and decided it was time. We went carefully over our list of friends, neigh: bours and people-we-owe, and came up with 68 names. We cut it ruthlessly to 20. And we wound up with 31. . The main point, when you're giving a party, is to be prepared. Leave nothing to the last minute. Check the little things. Have you enough wood for your fireplace? I discovered I had two chunks, but with old fruit baskets, cardboard boxes, and the bottom step of the cellar stairs, managed quite nicely. } Be sure your wiring works. - The switch for our bathroom lights hadn't worked for four days, and 1 couldnt get an electrician because they were all in Florida or some. - where, But we installed ¢andles, and some of the ladies who used the. facilities came down glowing. They hadn't looked so gla- morous in years. Have a last-minute look at your side- walks. They might seem all. right to you, but not all people are mountain goats, 1 checked mine about half an hour before the party. Back walk was fine, if one had snowshoes. = Shovelled it out. Front walk was fine too. Except for a four-foot bank of solid ice and snow between the street and our sidewalk, a gift from the town snowplow, I went at it like a man looking for a heart attack, and almost hoping I'd have one, so the damn party would be cancelled. I could feel my fresh deodorant going up in smoke, the sweat running down my nose, and the old ticker running like a snowmo- bile. Finished, feeling as though I'd run the Boston Marathon, just as the first guests arrived. But those are merely the little incidents that go with having a party, It took four weeks of planning and three solid days of domestic labor, plus so much money tears 'Sugar and $picel as big as tea bags come to my eyes every time I think of it. A week later, the house still reeks of garlic, and we're nibbling with total un. interest at left-over casseroles of some exotic dish called something like Marmo- sette. The guests, their palates deadened by a Mafia combination of Martini and Rossi, seemed to like it. Perhaps you'd like the recipe, if you're dense enough to have a party. First, you must catch the marmots. This is your problem. Put them through a meat- grinder. gently. Simmer with onions, celery and the insole of an ancient ski boot. Drench the mess with barlic, oregano, chili powder tabasco sauce and anything else you find on your shelves. Place in casse- roles and heat through, Serve promptly, when the guests have been into the Mafia ~ long enough..-.Oh, I forgot the cheese. Grate about eight pounds of cheese and sprinkle it over the casseroles. And one more thing. Be sure you have enough. We had enough. For sixty. - These are just the basic ingredients for a party, of course. Add one wife who hasn't slept for three nights because one daughter has decided that university is for morons, and you get the real flavor, Then pour in thirty-odd people, the odder the better, who have apparently just cross. ed the Sahara without water-bottles, and stir. You've got a party. And you can have it. Then, of course, there's the garbage. You'd have thought we were running a hotel if you'd seen me trucking it out after- wards, Not 'that it wasn't a swingér. The Christ. mas tree almost fell into the party, and my wife. almost fell into the oven. But we sang carols off and on, mostly off, and everyone had a roaring good time, or so they roared as they were leaving. And you are all invited to our next party. In 1984. x --Toronto Nelogiar Syndicate v ~man,; E.G. Michell Te 'in her yard. We wonder where .ario County Junior Farmer & 50 YEARS AGO .Thursday, January 8th, 1920 The condition of the wait- ing room at the wharf is very poor. If the foundation is not attended to this winter, the building will probably topple over when the ice goes out in the spring. The Deputy- Minister of Railways and Canals has refused to spend anything for maintenance on this property, so that the matter of its proper care rests entirely with the Munic- ipal Council. The following is the person- nel of the Reach Council: Deputy Reeve --Jno. Johnson Councillors --W.J. Cook, W.W. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 12th, 1945 Jack MacGregor, R. C. N.V.R. has arrived safely in Scotland according to a cable ra and Mrs. W.E. MacGregor. Port Perry Council acclamation are: Reeve -- W.M. Letcher (13th 2 year) Councillors -- Grant Gerrow, - Herbert Brooks, W.G. Chap- by School Trustees -- Mrs, Mar- ian Orde, Stanley Ploughman, George Holmes. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 13th, 1956 * Master John Bright 3 years old, celebrated his birthday on November 30th, the same «. day as Sir Winston Churchill. A card and photo of John was sent to Mr. Churchill informing. him of this fact. In return John received a letter in Mr. Churchill's hand- writing. "I am so much oblig- ed to you for your very kind token and good wishes on my birthday. Winston Churchill." On the afternoon on Dec- ember 26th, 1964, Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Colbear were pleas- antly surprised by the visit of their five children and their families and close friends, marking the occasion of their 35th Wedding Anniversary, "AR 10 YEARS AGO » Thursday, January 14th, 1960 Mrs. Joe Franssen tells us that she has a robin visiting he found food and shelter from the ice storms that have tormented us. At the Annual Provincial Junior Farmers' Conference held in the King Edward Hotgl, January 9th, the Ont- Male Quartet won the male quartet competition, Dr. Leslie Bell adjudicator, congratulat- ed them for their fine per- formance, The members were: Walter Kerry, Port Perry, no. 1; George Mahaffy, PortPerry; Hugh 'Baird, Blackwater, no. 2; Ross Risebrough, Uxbridge, no. L