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4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" COMMUNITY NEWS Dwight Wilson celebrates a century of living World wars, a passion for singing highlight his life A most special celebration was held this past Sunday at the Latcham Centre in Port Perry, when friends and family gathered to wish Percy Dwight Wilson a happy 100th birth- day. Dwight Wilson was born Feb. 26, 1901 in the village of Vienna, in south western Ontario. He was the seventh of nine children born to Courtlan Wilson and Mary Ann Chute. Three of the children died in infancy and five of the remain- ing six lived into their 90s. When Dwight was seven, the Wilson family moved to Toronto but Dwight stayed behind in Vienna with his wid- owed grandmother to look after the horse and the chickens. He was reunited with his family a few years later, and at age 15 he enlisted in the Canadian Army. He served as a bugler with the 69th Artillery Battery in WW | and was sent to England. In 1917 he was returned to Canada when his true age was discovered. His first job was with Heintzman pianos Toronto. In 1919 ~ he joined the Bell Telephone Company. He was to spend the next 46 years and 10 months at Bell working in Toronto, Windsor, Stratford and then back to Toronto in 1944. He retired in 1966. During WW II he again enlisted in the Canadian Army and since he was beyond the age for active service, he served in the Perth Regiment Reserves in Stratford, Ont. ris- ing to the rank of Captain. His greatest passion, apart from his family, has been vocal music, He had his early training as a concert baritone at the Royal Conservatory of Music where he met his future bride. He furthered his training at the University of Western, Ontario under the tutorship of a renowned teacher, Edgar Schofield of New York City. Mr. Wilson sang professionally in operettas as well as part of a popular male quartet - The York Singers, which sang on the first coast to coast radio broadcast on CNR sta- tions. He sang on occasion at Massey Hall and many other venues including solo work in churches in Canada and the United States. He continues to enjoy singing and entertaining his fellow ; peer d Pr pnt? - Ry J Dwight Wilson is flanked by Durham MPP John O'Toole (left) and Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt dur- ing a celebration of his 100th birthday Sunday at residents at Cedarcroft, a senior's residence in Oshawa. His other passions include sports, particularly the Maple Leafs and Blue Jays as well as his cottage in Haliburton where he has been vacationing since 1946. Birthday Calobration gee Foray Ho WH i i " OR / img BA Sung 4 Congratulations FE parcy Dwight Wilson Orn thir OiiaRol of Tout 100th CHRIS HALL/PORT PERRY STAR the Latcham Centre in Port Perry. His eventful life has included signing up to serve overseas in World War |, when he was just 15 years old. Mr. Wilson was married to the late Eleanor Dean for 65 years. He came to Port Perry in 1993 to live with his son Paul and daughter-in-law Marjorie before moving to Cedarcroft in 1997. By Heather McCrae Port Perry Star deaths of 21 pilots, an act for which Joe's All My Sons continues this weekend Larry's disappearance, All ' Borelians offer superb treatment of Miller play My Sons PS. Other new faces are Ruth Smith, ~ Theatre lovers should buy season tick- ets to the Borelians' plays. That way they wouldn't miss out on any of the fine per- formances the community theatre group puts on twice a year. Their spring production, Arthur Miller's All My Sons, is one everyone should see. All My Sons chronicles the lives of two families and their struggle to come to terms with the loss of a son during World War II. The patriarch of the Keller family is Joe Keller (Dave Robinson). During the war he and his partner, Steve Deever, manu- factured aircraft engine parts for the air force. The two wefe accused of manufac- turing faulty parts, which resulted in the partner is still in prison when the play takes place. The Keller's son, Larry, a pilot serving in the Pacific, has been missing since 1944. While the rest of the family seems to have come to grips with his death, his mother, Kate Keller (Ruth Smith), never gets over the disappearance of her son. When her other son, Chris Keller, (Dave McKay) invites Ann Deever, his dead brother's fiancee, home for the weekend and asks, her to marry him, it's too much for the mother to comprehend. Robin McKay plays the part of Ann Deever. She is also the daughter of Steve Dgever, the character who is in jail. Set in the back yard of the Keller home on a warm August day three years after unfolds throughout a single day. It's a complicated day, one filled with the friendship of neighbours, two people very much in love, and the turmoil and guilt of a hidden past. In the first half of the play you become familiarized with the cast and the com- plexities of their lives. The latter half - leaves you riveted in your seat, as secrets of the past are revealed. The final 10 minutes of All My Sons will keep you spellbound; the unsuspecting ending will have you leaping from your seat. . There are several new faces on the Borelians' stage in this production. The youngest actor is William DeRaaf-Gouin (Bert), a Grade 5 pupil at Prince Albert Dave McKay and his wife, Robin McKay, Harry Noble (George Deever), Mary Saindon (Sue Bayliss - her expressive eyes will captivate you) and Robert Perozak (Frank Lubey). The cast has been rehearsing since December. They put forth a superb effort, despite the fact a few winter storms can- celled some practices. Bill Walker, of Enniskillen, debuts as director with this play. Before joining the Borelians he acted with the Scarborough Players. "I've immensely enjoyed directing All My Sons, he said. "It portrays loyalty ver- sus betrayal and the unpredictability of life itself. I've worked with a very talent- ed cast and crew."