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PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., December 16 1981 -- § Clay is going into the fish business with his brother. Mr. Ross Roach goaltender for the St. Pats had the misfortune to meet with an accident while in a practice game. It will necessitate his laying off for a few days. A ten-pigeon shoot was held on the old fairgrounds conducted by Percy Williams of Whitby. George Bower- man won the match with John Williams second. George shot 14 out of 15 and John Williams 13 out of 15. Mr. Joel Aldred Sr. of Scugog is plastering the new church with Mr. Victor Aldred assisting him. A shower was held in Memory Hall, Utica in honour of Laura Rodgers and Melville Lakey. Statistics to Community Hospital for October and November of this year: Patients admitted 65, Opera- remember when ...2 Mitchell at Birdseye Centre. At the annual meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary the newslate of officers were elected as follows: President - Mrs. M.B. Dymond, 1st Vice - Mrs. Lavern Martyn, 2nd Vice - Mrs. George Smith, Secretary - Mrs. B.L. Wanamaker, and Treasurer - Mrs. Don Crozier. A program of choir music was presented at Utica United Church under the direction of Mrs. Frances guests of honour at a family dinner on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary held in Grace United ChurchonScugoglsland. Centennial year 1967 licence plates are moving slowly as only 125 plates have been purchased out of a possible total of 3,000 to 4,000. The cost for an eight early years of the Great Depression. Money was scarce. The merchants in town looked forward to a bleak Christmas. Nobody could afford to buy anything. McPhee had his great, idea. Instead of Santa arriving during the annual Christmas parade sitting on top of the local fire truck, McPhee talked "We finished all the tests weeks ago, Koto 'but it just won't quit!" \ Except he overlooked a second error. The pilot, by now the center of attraction, gave the crowd a beautiful show. In the open bi-plane, he did a few loop-the-loops, soared all over the sky, and completely forgot about Santa in the back seat. Until his final loop.-Out of the corner of his eye, he saw this red-suited figure fall from the plane. Down, down, down! Smash! Right into the ground. The chute didn't open. Children cried, grown men wept, mothers fainted. Santa had died a horrible death right before their eyes. Publisher Editor McPhee tried to recover from the disaster. He urged the AdvertisingManager man waiting in the other Santa suit by the edge of the field to Member ofthe get in the car and make a triumphant entry. No way, said the guy. No way! Several thousand people just saw Santa die. "It's all your baby, McPhee. Good luck." Poor John had to sneak away from the airport. He left town that night for a few days peace and quiet. He had heard reports of a lynch mob being formed. He had to get out of town. ! In later years he went on to greater things in the newspaper busihess, winning many awards. To his dying day, however, he still was known as The Man Who Killed Santa Claus. Rest in peace, McPhee. Wherever you are! You are still in our thoughts, especially at Christmas." letters In approx. 1935 a book titled "The Dobson Family 1797-1935" was printed by the Port Perry Star. This work was written by Gertrude Violet Stovin. I'm presently in my 3rd Dear Sir: Roger and Susan Middle- ton in a letter in the Nov- ember 25th issue ("About concerned. Is it possible to run down a copy of this book? Can you help? Thank you Steve Coulson 569 S. Oak Street planners that there are hundreds of already- serviced lots in the Township not yet developed. Apparently the only notice port perry star Company Limited J.PETERHVIDSTEN J.B.McCLELLAND Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of postageincash. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 ly C N A Subscription Rate: In Canada $10.00 a year Elsewhere: $30.00 per year. Single Copy: 25¢ Seeks information 4 60 YEARSAGO 20 YEARSAGO i Thursday, December 15, 1921 " Thursda : i y, December 14, 1961 in. 178 Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Clay left for Buffalo, where Mr. Fire on Tuesday destroyed the workshop of E.G. Dear Sir: jpieiy oy hope where the i > year of a family heritage Palatine Il. 60067 [WN Sandison. search, and this book seems 4; 15YEARS AGO LX 35 YEARSAGO 7s Thursday, December 15, 1971 i5 Thursday, December 12, 1946 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hope of Uxbridge were the P r otes f | P r Oo tes f | 2 : ti : i : : ] i) bi lons 6, Minor 20, Medical cases 20, Births 19, Deaths cylinder vehicle plate is $25.00 for 1967. gravel pits') protested the general public gets of 3 ¥ from July to November 30- none. ; Visiting hours at Port Perry Hospital are changin ! ications i 3 Mr. Roy Robertson, a member of the Ontario Count B y Hospital are changing against the failure of the these applications is the dry, 2 } ) y d hours are set for 2 to 8 p.m. for visiting. Two . : Flying Club, Oshawa has received his private pilot's now an > . 8p 8. Scugog Council to protect non-descriptive ones that Fay { i ) p p visitor cards per patient willbe issued from the office. environmentally sensitive have by law to be placed in 3 : - Many of the sports-minded folk of Seagraveattended areas in the Township, the local newspapers. Only ; 4A ; a dance sponsored by the Sonya Ball Club at the Legion becoming, on the contrary, by careful scrutiny of such a Hall, Port Perry. almost an active participant papers, therefore, can 5 25 YEARSAGO in their destruction. residents who are concerned 8 10 YEARSAGO I would link this to the or might be affected, be ors Thursday, December 13, 1956 Wednesday, December 15, 1971 . : » : pik:23 ; deli y g attitude of the Council (with made aware of what is Nie Dr. M.B. Dymond was installed as Master of Fidelity . The Borelians Amateur Theatre Society will be ; : Wig Lodge. Brother L.D. Colbear was the installing master. h . r lely wilt the honourable exception of happening. a3 : : : : : staging three one-act playsinlate February. The casting a few councillors) towards Iurge people to watch and, hE This year the Lions Club and their ladies held a : ; : : oun . ; fri ; : for this event is taking place at the Anglican Church the application of Ridgeland if they object, not to sit back AE Christmas party at the Flamingo Restaurant. Parish Hall. The production "Arsenic and Old Lace" | : y Ob) ; : Mr. Hugh Baird, Greenbank was presented with a hr pope od anor ad the Zr Holdings to both Region and helplessly, but to object, by ip piece of luggage by Greenbank W.A. Mr. Biard was prociicec a very tan 2 yespo 14 ho group) Township for rezoning of exercising their right to y pS Champion Tractor ploughman. i hoping to continue this tradition onceagain. some very sensitive areas object officially as stated in 48 : Adult education classes at Port Perry High School indeed to the northeast of the notices. EF : arereceiving high praise. Carole Phoenix was enrolled - Chalk Lake - areas desig- I refer to all attempts to 3 in an automotive mechanics course along with approxi- nated in the Regional Planas deprive us of our precious a mately 153 other students enrolled in various courses. "hazard lands." (Pages 1 heritage, nol just to the : and 7 of your issue of Dec- Ridgelands proposal. If we | ember 2nd). do not insist on our vice | Yin i One hates to think it, but it being heard, we are all VE - appears as though the |osers (Township too) and it : Council is looking for will be our own fault. . development at all costs, and : , appears ready to tear up Yours truly provisions that protect our Mary Kershaw = ' invaluable Green Belt for the 1 Benvenuto Place . purpose, even though we are Toronto, Ontario by J. Peter Hvidsten assured by the Regional } ] It's not often that we pull a column from another the Chamber of Commerce into having him parachute from a ; | newspaper to reprint in the Star, but in this festive season the plane at the local dirt airfield. Everyone thought it was a i following story published in the Las Vegas Sun by Wade brilliant suggestion. McPhee even picked up the tab for the St | m ih ! Cavanaugh should help to bring a smile or two to our faces. plane and a daredevil stunt man who would leap from the ar we CO es AXE The column was picked up by Doreen Adam of Scugog Island plane garbed in a Santa outfit, descend gracefully, then when she visited Las Vegas recently and we thank her for would be picked up at the edge of the field and escorted in bringing it back to share with our readers. grand style before the crowd. ° r eq er S etter S The column is entitled '"The Man Who Killed Santa Claus" McPhee made his first mistake when he paid the stunt man bi and just goes to show that no matter how much you plan, if in advance the princely sum of $25. A lot of money in those i : the Port Perry St ; something can go wrong it will. Read and enjoy: days. Arriving at the metal hangar, McPhee discovered his a kenny Sum a yransDageny ar er y Star k : Lo . error. The stunt man, to put it plainly was smashed. He had The letters column gives readers the chance to have "When snow covers the mountains and the air is filled with spent the money on demon rum. He was in no condition to fly their sav on just about anv topic. providing it is not Yuletide, carols, the memory of John McPhee, bless his soul, anywhere Sa ond Y opi, 2 2 \ 3 2 > ' y : \ A outside the bounds of good taste, libel or slander. arises once again. McPhee by now at the frantic stage, became inspired, However. the Star must Insist thet al} Jetters for i The poor guy, dead for the last 10 years, still is stuck with barreled back into town, borrowed a dummy from a local publication contain the writet"s full name. address and i lasting notoriety as "The Man Who Killed Santa Claus." department store, dressed the dummy in the Santa suit, and telephone number, so that in certain inSlanres We are g Just because he had an idea that somehow got all messed told the pilot to make one loop, pull the rope to release Santa able to verify the authenticity of the letter and identity Tp up. Not by John, understand. It was just one of those days whose chute was supposed to open automatically, and then of the Writer 135: when nothing went right. And McPhee had to take the blame. another guy, also garbed in a Santa suit, would be at the edge It is not our policy to publish letters which are ; We in the newspaper biz can appreciate poor John's of the field and would make the grand entry before the crowd unsigned or signed with nom-de-plum. However, under efforts. He meant well. But nothing worked out that long-age in an open touring car. ver 1 ci + bli J ) : Vike y unusual circumstances, the editor and publisher ¢ day. Everything went wrong. For weeks before, McPhee plugged the event in his paper. may make an exception to this policy. ! The fateful day occured one December back in the early The entire town turned out. The day would be saved. y 30s. John was editor of the Mesa, Ariz., Tribune. It was inthe = McPhee's honour would remain intact. ol ;