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tS . | ia Resident | "To Receive $150 9 y EE a ----and during its early life, the paper ¥ ~ ally sold out in 1907, .. -- "fhe Standard; and-the-North_ Ontatio $2.00 per year in advance. Single Copy 5¢ - Charcoal Portrait Cities Service 0il Co. who recently saluted The Star and Mrs. Susanna Moase will 'present a life-size char- coal portrait to Port Perry's oldest resident in the near. future, The portrait valued at $160 will be completed by the well-known Cana- dian artist Egbert C. Reed from a photograph done by local high school teacher Ivan Parkinson, A coniplete account of the presentation will be carried by the Star. The script of the recent broadcast which featured Port Ferry's patriarch and this paper as heard over CFRB, Toronto, was recently released for publication. The comments of an- nouncers Doc Lindsay 'and Jack Den- nett follow: : JACK--'This evening Cities Ser- vice turns the spotlight.on Port Perry, Ontario ... . for a well-merited salute to its paper and patriarch, ! " DOC--Might I help set the scene by -saying that Port Perry is quite a bustling agricultural, tourist and re- sidential centre, miles north of Oshawa, with a popu- lation of nearly 2,000. JACK--And I might say that there were less than half that many people in Port Perry when the: weekly Star was first started there by a Mr. Mun- dy.. That was in 1864--88 years ago changed hands' frequently . . . until; near the turn of the century, it was "bought by a minister, W. H. Cline. He had his difficulties, too, and fin- DOC--So far, it sounds like the "sorrowful sagn--of -a- wsoul-searing. . struggle. : JACK--It was no laughing matter, helieve me. Those days, papers had. - pronounced political opinions, which " gave rise to considerable competition, Matter of fact, two other weeklies-- Ohserver--did set up as rivals . . and the fact that the Star, alone of all three, was able to survive is a credit | to the ability and intelligence of the late Samuel Farmer. DOC--Angpther owner? JACK--The most important one! Samuel Farmer bought the Port Perry Star from Mr. Cline, and transformed the struggling little weekly into a. prosperous and influential paper which is read not only throughout the hi ~. © > ~team front the Pickering District-High 4 "district, but in many far--corners-of the world. It wasn't an easy job, and - he spent 41 years doing it. Mr. Far- mer believed firmly: in improved liv- ing conditions, better schooling, and" clearer understanding of the farmer' s problems. 'He became active in educational cir- cles, in church work, 'in service clubs and the ratepayer's association. As a result, his paper-became a mirror of the community . . . . while his edi- (Continued on back page) District Juiging 1 Teams Among Tops ~ From Ontario Co. Port Perry and district judging teams were among. the best of the 10 teams from Ontario County who took part in the Provincial Inter-Club Com- petitions at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, on Friday. Ju the Dairy Judging Competition there were 68 teams entered. The School Calf Club stood 12th, the team from the Fort Perry Dairy Calf Club stood 14th, and the team representing' the Oshawa Kiwanig Dairy Calf Club came 36th, \ In the Beef Cattle Judging Compe- tition with 35 teams taking part the team representing the Scott Calf Club stood 6th and the team representing the Beaverton Baby Beef Calf Club stood 8th, . : The Grain Club Judging Competi- tion- had an entry of 29 teams, The team representing "the Port Perry Liong-Grain Club came 7th, the team representing the Oshawa Kiwanis Grain Club came 18th and, the team representing the Pickering District High School Grain Club stood 28th. There were 14 teams in the Potato Club Judging Competition and the Ontario. County. Team' representing the Scott: Potato Club came 4th, . The boys and girls 'all had a very enjoyable trip to Guelph. They top- ped off the trip by stopping off in Toronto on the way home and seeing the Varsity-Queen's Rugby Game. .-: located some 20 | Om of the larger fish caught this 26-pounder, the head of which is shown. Iarran, veteran Cacsarea angler, who lagded the big one on Dominion Day, winds up his fishing gear for another year. "member of one of the oldest families in the community of Caesarea during the year in the district is ~ Proud owner larry Mr. Harran is a ~which was highlighted in asiecent pichine story'in the Star. --Tely Photo. PORT PERRY STAR WELL READ INS -AMERICA SETTLEMENT - * There's probably no place, that the Star isTmore thor oughly read and ap- preciated than in Puerto Ordaz, Ven- czuela. That's the site of an Amenri- can steél company iron mine and-an English settlement where the paper is passed about from family to family and perused from front to back. Subscriber to the paper is Mrs. 'Betty Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.- W. Brigham of-Port_ Perry, who is enjoying the wonders of the South American country while her husband, af lob plays 'his part in the development of the mine. * "It is specially Satin fying for me to see an English paper," said Mrs. Davis in a letter to a Port Perry friend. "Bob reads the Spanish papers now and then but so far I have not made, much progress in that line." Recently the Davis' moved from the city. closer to the iron mine. project . . . . up until August 8 we lived in the city as did most of our employees but now things are start- ing to take shape. They have started housing 'and building out at the mine from where the ore will be transport- | & ed by railroad to this Port .(Ordaz) | on the Orinoco River and here it will be loaded into the ore boats that will | take it up to the States. (continued on page 4.) "It cer. tainly puts a different interest in the | Cresrfiank Couple Married 50 Years 'Céngratulatory telegrams from Prime Minister Louis ~St. "Laurent, Premier Frost" and Provincial-Seere- tary Arthur Welsh, were received by Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Bushby when the well-known-Greenbank couple cele- brated their golden wedding anniver- sary last Wednesday. their home during the afternoon and in the evening they entertained their friends and neighbours in the. Com- munity Hall. The couple received 'many handsome gifts and bouquets of flowers including. fifty roses from + their grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Bushby were married and Mrs. Alexander Gall, 5th conces- sion of Uxbridge Township by Rev. Murray Taite. Both are natives of | Claremont, i They farmed in Uxbr idge Township "for 12 years, moving to Scott Town- (ship near Leaskdale then to Green- I bank, to a farm west of the village: { Later, after vrétiring from the farm, they moved into.the village to Jive. They have four children: Mrs. Clif- | ford Davidson (Elsie), Sandford; Mr. Alexander Bushy, Toronto; Mrs. Id. | Balfe (Bessie), -Newtonbrook; Mrs. | -}---The--Peputy Governor, A family gathering "took place at] at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. |: Support for 2 Local Projects Port Perry Lions Club voted to continue their support of district projects at the Monday meeting at Little Norway. > Members sanimously approved the donation of $10.00 towards the Cart- wright -Public School "Area public speaking contest held annually at Blackstock. The club also decided to put up a new gold trophy for the Port Perry Grain Club which. is supported by the Lions, ; The awayds were in line with a message - delivered to the club by Deputy District Governor Vie. Fred- ericks of Peterborough, who spoke on the "Opportunities in Lionism". He "told of the growth of the Club to half® million members in 37 countries. FLionism-is-marching-on at a splen- did rate. In just a few years there have been some 40 clubs organized in Sweden." "We have tremendous opportunities to right the wrongs of people and help in cases where agencies aren't equipp- ed," he said. Mr. Fredericks pointed out the number of projects that could "| be supported by Small clubs such as Port: Perry and specially emphasized public speaking contests. "It is a very valuable 'training and prepares one to meet the public and get along with people." Tay 5 Whe is a native of Powassan and served clubs in Orillja and Kirkland Lake, forsaw the day when the Lions could help in mental health projects. He also stated that Lionism could combat Commun: ism. "We can be a bulwark against Communism without attacking it. Being International "the Lions can | make great progress in understand- ing the other fellows point of view and. help others obtain a proper un- derstanding of Democracy." In gets 'indirecty out of Lions Club work he stressed the fact that while able to serve' qther people 'you can develop yourselves'. Introduced by Interna- tional Counsellor, also of DPeter- horough, the speaker was very capab- ly "thanked by Lion Sam Griffen, On-behalf- of the Club Bill-Carnegie- presented a gift of a-key case to the Deputy Governor of Zone 10. "Co- Chairman -of the car draw, Bill Beare reported the sale of $10. tickets on the 'DeSoto IFireDome 8 was going very well and suggested that official receipts be sent to the buyers. Merv. Nicholson, who headed thé delegation of guests from®Cannington, invited the Lions to a Lions project Friday night. oe LIBERALS MEET MONDAY The Liberals of the Ontario County riding "will name their candidate for the next federal election at a meeting in Whitby on Monday, Association president James Heffering announces. << < Archie MeMillan (Jean) There are 16 grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Bushby are in their usual good health and were delighted with the gift of a mantel radio from their children. of Wick. Lions Continue | Port Perry and district citizens now have a chance to play their part in the vital" air defénse of the country by volunteering" for the Ground Obser- ver Corps. I'wo Royal Canadian Air Force Of ds ficers from RCAF 51 G. 0B. C. de tachment --Barfie, were in the area vesterday to lay preliminary plans for formation of a Corps here. John Raines, village Clerk-Treasurer, has been temporarily appointed Chief Ob- server for the Port Perry avea and is taking the names of interested volun- teers. = "We will need a minimum of 15 observers in Port Perry and we welcome any mature Canadian with pointing "out the benefits one --an_unidentified good vision and hearing," said the officer in charge. He made a special invitation to high school students and Housewives to take part. The establishing of an observation post (at some vantage point) in the village is part of a nation-wide pro- gram: to set up a web.of volunteer observers 'to spot' aireraft and. to re- port to the filter centre at Barrie. These posts.are being set -up.-every eight miles throughout the Dominion by the RCAF to supplement the work of the radar screen. RCAF Organizing Volunteers To Spot And Report Aircraft Males Outnumber Females By 2000 'In Ontario County The opinion. expressed. in the song "For Every 'Man There's A Woman", doesn't hold true in Ontario County according to 'male' and 'female' fig- ures released by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. According to the census totals there are 2, 114 more males than females' in the county." The total number of males is 44,601 compared to 42,487 of the weaker sex, which indicates that this_distriet-is- ona par-with~other counties which show 'surpluses' of males. However, the village of Port Perry figures reveal that males are outnumbered 906 to 815. Other towns "and vilages have more females than males but the city of Oshawa has at least 1,000 more men than women. Reach Township has a female 'deficit' of 145 and Sceugog has 10- more males than females. Detailed figures for the Ontario county subdivisions follow: Chief Observers are being appointed | | | Potal Male Female throughout this distriet. Henry Ajax... Rd ical 4/108 2,214 1954 Thompsen_has_accepted the_ position Brock ........ommme 2,720. 1,374 1,344 at Blackstock and others were con- | MATA coi. 245 1433 1,000 tacted yesterday at Newenstle, Orono, | ickering ..... ~-10,371. 5,805 508 Tyrone, Hampton, Burketon Station, Rama sate srtresssrnes 7197 8 258 Caesarea, and Scugog Island. First REACH i 1.425 1,280 training will commence in four to six | Scott 1,730 919 811 weeks when officers will tour this | SCUROE ... 328 169 159 district again. Thorah ... cern 951 513 438 Uxbridge 2,033 1,106. --027 Can Earn Wings Whithy Top. 3 2,972 "1,535 1,437 TO | Whithy FE. .. 1,h64 846 718 Known as the "Eyes and Ears of Indian Reserves. pas 178 172 the RCAF" the Corps is based on the OShaWa oor, A545 21,286 20,259 Royal Observer Corp which served SUXbridge coer 1,785 R28 957 Great Britain so well during the Past L\Whithy Town ..... 7,267 3,534. 3,933 war. The GLO. C. will be trained by | giaverton C1048 481 BG the airforce and have the opportun- Cannington ..... "890 136 464 ity of carning Observer Corps wings PORT PERRY ... 1,721 816 905 and-identification cards. The explained what happens when an Offical Ground Airforce officers Observer situated in. an observation post tequipped_ with a telephone) sites or--enemy--atreraft: Command *Adreraft Flash" calls telephoned by an Official to the Filter matter of seconds "The R.C.AF. Air Defence has set up, a priority for Observer Centre, In ft -voluntect plot- ter at the centre will receive' the re- port and display the appropiate sym- hol on the exact geographical loeca- tion of the point ot origin on a huge plotting room table. Two or more such reports will furnish the Filterer with the number of aircraft reported, type, altitude, location, direction of |. flight and approximate speed." Thi information is telephoned "tb the Air Defence Control centre which sends | the defending jet fighters into the sky to intergipk the aircraft. This action enables our fighters to engage a force before they reach vital target ' area". . | TRE ; orps Here ROBERT HARRIS SEEKS LIBERAL NOMINATION Yesterday's announcement widely-known Uxbridge lawyer _and former Port Perry councillor, Robert Harris will seek the Liberal nomina- tion indicates that there'll be a brisk the times Uxbridge mayor answered the stated that John L. Lay of Pickering was almost assured of receiving the nomination for the Ontario riding. Last April Mr. Havris-was a last min- ute nominee at the April convention in Whitby and gave Mr. Lay a strong run despite the last minute nomina- tion. __ Born in Port Perry on November 14, 1907, My, Harris has lived all his life in Ontavio Riding. He was educated in Port Perry public and high schools, and at Osgoode Hall, where he gradu- ated and was ealked to the bar of Ontario in 1931. He went into part- nership with his father, the late Wil- linm -Harris, in Port Perry, and re- mained there until 1936 wleen he mov- there under the firm name. While in Port Mr. Harris derved on the council "in 19:25 and 1936. -ed-to-the--town-cottneil-of- Uxbridge and served as a councillor for seven vears. ~ He was chairman of "its fi- nance "ronumittee until 1947 when he was elected mayor, and held that of- fice continuqusly until the end of 1951. In -addition, Mr. Harris is chairman of the Uxbridge Hospital Board and Perry, municipal of Trinity United Chureh, Uxbridge. He has also been vice-president of the Ontario: Riding "Liberal Association since Uxbridge was incorporated in the riding in 1948, , Mr. 'Harris is married, his wife be- ing the former Elinor Thickson, of Oshawa. They have two sons, John, 15, nd Paul, 8. TRAIN Faney Ad hilles "owned IH. Walker and Son, Port' Perry, named Junior Champion and first prize Senior' Yearling heifer - winner at the East-Central Ontario Regional Championship Holstejnr™ Show in Pet- erborough last week . The show which hvas in charge Gerry Nelson of Port Perry, drew 179 head show by 59 exhibitors from nine counties of Durham, Hastings, Prince Northumberland, Victoria, Ontario, Peterboro, Lennox and Add- ington and York. A feature of the show was the way in which the award: were scattered with 13 différent ex- hibitors taking at least one first in the 16 individual classes, Other dis- [trict winners included the Port Perry Bull Syndicate entry which placed third in the Junior Yearling Bullelas: and Roy 'Ormiston of Brooklin whose entry received "the cow, five years Ormiston entry also took third in the heitgr; two vears old eluss, by G. wis Fdward, second prize Tin and over, dry. vear An NAME PORT ENTRY JR. CHAM. For the second successive year, the Ehncroft entries of R. Me- Laughlin, Oshawa and those of N. W. McConkey, Peterboro staged an ex- ceedingly close battle for the hono of being. . Premier Exhibitor. This Elmcroft took the Premier Ex- hibitor Award by four points while AU year ago just one point separated the two. Elmeroft was also Premier Breeder this year and in addition showed the Grand Champion cow. George 1046 Ontario has won the County Herd Class but this year were upset by the strong York County en- {rv with Ontario second and Durham a close third. The FF. Roy Ormiston Trophy went to the winner, being re- by the veteran breeder Jos. Since ceived Darlington. Last vear's Royal Winter Fair Gr. Champion bull, Rockwood Rocket Tone,.made his first show ring ap- = (Continued on back page) _-- TWO POPULAR FALL FPAST- TIMES in the district are fairs and ~photographer, plowing matches. (Below) the rae. tor-drawn prize winning floats at [] Cartwright" Fair are snapped by the Lamb, Port Perry High School stud- ent, keeps a careful eye-on a furrow. under the watchful view of some vet- (Below right) "Bill erah plowmen at the South Ontario matel near Pickering. More pictures _of 'the match and the fair at Black- stock are on pages three and six.' contest at Whitby meeting on Monday. : Prior fo yesterday "when the five- requests of many friends and threw. his hat into the ring, Oshawa reports ~e--to--Uxbridge--and hogan practice In 1939 he was elect- Chairman--ef--the-Board-of-Stewnrds-- i that. wr ot adie a . 3) A 3 fii As py, ¥ ' By o i 3 oA