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§ 3 § 4 4 v. A 1] LEH Lt A A 6 = PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday; April 15, 1981 ° TP AL AE FRI IAN RTA LN ALES ad © when ...e (From page 5) remember oA Lr Rd 35 YEARS AGO - Thursday, April 11, 1946 Mr. Walter Smeltzer who attends the Faculty of Applied Arts and Science, and Engineering at Queens University was with his parents for the spring vaca- tion. Ty David Bently, of H.M.C.S. Warrior is home on a few days leave. : A shower in honour of Mrs. Bill Beare, a recent bride, was held at the Home of Mrs. Robert Somerville. Mr. Lloyd Lee, Greenbank gave an interesting talk on "Crop Improvement" at the Epsom School. ~The Pleasant Point Drama Club will present a play "Aunt Susie Shoots the Works," in the Town Hall, Scugog. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 12, 1956 At the Town Hall in Whitby Mr. Claude Vipond, well known surgeon was nominated to represent the Liberal Party in Ontario Riding in the Federal election. Blackstock will-build four rooms on to the Central school, a motion moved and second at a meeting of Council stated. I . Mrs. Ruby Adderley was high bowler on the Wednesday night league with a score of 618. Miss Donna Samells was elected President of the Scugog Junior Homemakers. 20 YEARS AGO . Thursday, April 13, 1961 Miss Dianne Hall placed first at the Music Festival in Sunderland in a class of forty seven. Miss Christina Rice placed second in the same class. They are pupils of Port Perry Public School. The Women's Hospital Auxiliary have raised to date $4,170.00 for new X-ray equipment for the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Passant celebrated their silver anniversary when one hundred and fifty friends and relatives gathered at the Blackstock Recreation Hall. Mrs. W.A. Brown, President of South Ontario District of the Women's Institute installed the new officers for the year. : . 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 14, 1966 noon, April 6th, according to eye witnesses who work at waterfront businesses. This is the earliest date in April since 1957, when it disappeared April 2nd. It has been 13 years since the ice went out in March. Nine Girl Scouts and their leaders of the 1125th troop from Cleveland, Ohio were guests of the 1st Port * Perry Ranger company this past week. The girls enjoyed a tour of the General Motors plant in Oshawa, swimming at Simcoe Hall in Oshawa and a pizza party at the home of Sharon Baird. oo Mr. Robert Howsam, parts manager at Beare Motors Chevrolet has been awarded a charter mem- bership in the newly formed General Motors Parts and Accessories Master Managers' Club. The award was presented at a dinner at the Inn on the Park, Toronto. Mr. Bill Beare and Mr. Storey Beare also attended the presentation as guests of General Motors. : An advertisement for a local grocery market appearing in this issue of the Port Perry Star quotes the following prices: Fresh Pork Chops - 53 cents per pound, Kleenex tissiie (400's) - two boxes for 59 cents, and a 48 ounce tin of tomato juice sells for 35 cents. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, April 14, 1971 Janice Dowson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Dowson, Port Perry has been accepted for the position of 1971 Playgrourid director for Port Perry, by local council after receiving several applications. = - The local fire department received its first grass fire call on Monday when they were called to extinguish a fire in a field adjacent to the Seagrave home of Mr. C.L. Maschke. Northumberland - Durham M.P. Russell C. Honey and Mrs. Honey will be visiting Romania during the Easter parliamentary recess. They will be accom- panied: by House of Commons speaker, Lucien Lamoureaux and his wife. The two couples will be official guests of the Romanian government and will be meeting with Romanian officials during their stay. Port Perry Mustangs captured the Ontario Midget '"C'"" championship with a convincing 5-3 victory over Dresden in a recent hockey tournament held on Dresden home ice. Upon their arrival home to Port Perry, they were greeted by over 100 hockey enthu- siasts. Players, coaches, manager and trainer climb- ed aboard a local fire truck and were driven through the village with sirens blaring in celebration of the victory. Lake Scugog ice "went out" on Wednesday after- i This model railroad display is certainly not kids stuff 3 The 7th Annual Model Rail- way Show 'was held in Lindsay over the weekend, attracting a large number of interested spectators. Hosted by the Lindsay and Pisteics Model Engineers ub, there were half a dozen exhibits in the show, includ- ing a spectacular display by the host club. Clive Boyd and Dr. Kevin Dunkerley of Port Perry are members of the Lindsay and District Club and they say that model railroading is a fascinating hobby. "It is more than just build- ing models. It is an interest and fascination with - the whole concept of railroads,' said Dr. Dunkerley. Mr. Boyd says the era of the steam locomotive is some thing that many people grew up with, and building models today is oné way of restoring and keeping alive a piece of our history. Both admit with a smile that some people think club members are just grown up kids playing with toy trains, but at the show Sunday after- noon, spectators of all ages showed a deep fascination with the exhibits. And. the display put to- gether by the Lindsay and District club members is anything but kids stuff. It is an elevated oval 56 feet long, 14 feet wide with three main. tracks, a complete - marshalling yard, tunnels, . bridges, miniature towns, landscapes, and engines and cars of all types which chug their way around the tracks powered by electricity. The complete display is valued at $15,000 minimum, and a single locomotive ..engine can cost as much as $800. There is just no way to calculate the countless hours of work which went into the building of the display. Some tiny figures, for example, were hand-painted with a tooth-pick. Mr. Boyd has been a member of the Club for the _ past four years, and Dr.. Dunkerley joined just over a year ago when he came to Port Perry to practise dentistry. But their interest in model SERVICE "CALLS... JACK BEAL p (6 Years with H & R Block) N Accurate Returns - Reasonable Rates 24 WATER STREET - PORT PERRY Don Forder Insurance Agency Office Monday - Friday 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. 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