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«----"Pon't forget the Paper Drive Wed, Seed Fair and = Bacon Show also included. "heén prepared for the afternoon. follow Mr. Parks' address.' -kinson. "four Scouts this is the year for the i bl oe 3 ks3%% THE PORT PERRY STAR Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, - * PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH '11th, 1954 Ww ! $2.00 per year. Single Copy Se. ake 1, dron 1, lay GEORGE R. McLAUGHLIN, Oshawa. Vice-President of the' Central Ontario Spring Show, Peterboro Exhibition Grounys, March 16-19, will be chair- man of a panel discusssion, Wednes- day, March 17th at 8 p.m., on "The Place of Grain Corn. and Soy Beans in the farming of Central On- tario." This is a timely question as farmers consider means of increasing their income to meet-increasing costs, NI IT------.] IN BEAVERTON, MARCH 13th. The Fifteenth Annual Ontario Co. Seed Fair will be held in the Town Hall, Beaverton, on Saturday, March 13th. This Seed Fair is held each year under the auspices of the Ontario County Soil and Crop Improvement Association in the Interests of better farming In oglerte County. It assists in maintaining a high standard of quality seed in the county and also af- fords an excellent opportunity for ex- changing views. on crop production. Good seed, high fertility and sound farm management are~ essentials in obtaining. the maximum returns from our farm enterprises. : The prize list included classes for | registered oats, barley and winter wheat and in the commercial classes for all cereals, small seeds, and po- tatoes. A special Junior Section gpen to Junior Farmers and 4-H Club Members under 21 years of age is also included. Baled hay classes are A new feature this year, the com- petitive Bacon Show, sponsored by the Ontario County Hog Producer's Asso- ciation, will be the highlight of the show, A programme of special interest has Mr. DT; Parks, Field Husbandry Depart= ment, "Kemptville Agricultural School, will give 'an address on "Improved Varieties of Forage Crops". Mr, Parks is a well-known authority on this subject. A panel discussion on "Reducing Costs with High Quality Forage" will Under the chairmanship of. George McLaughlin, Oshawa, panel members will be D.-L. Parks, Roy Ormiston, Les Smith, L. Beath, and Clarence Hewitt. A Bacon Carcass Demonstration by W. S. McMullen" will couclude the afternoon programme, --_ = 7 Boy Scouts Cubs and 'Scouts will meet to- gether next week on Wednesday, March 17th, at the High«School at 7 p.m. for the annual visit from our District Commissioner, Mr, Jack. At- All Cubs and Scouts are asked to be there and to be an full uniform. Last week at Scouts we welcomed to our Troop the following Cubs who are now of age to be Scouts--Wayne 'Oke, Jack Chapman, Phil- Clark Bill] Ptolemy, Art Fulford, Art-Jefford and Art Kight. Also two new boys to Port Perry, Lorne and/Don Wilkins, The Scoutmaster naw has the help of a really good leader in Dave Haynes. Dave has béen with us for about the past month and' is doing a real job. * Now with two leaders and twenty- Troop to progress, Our objectives are at least 1 Queen Scout and 8 First Class Scouts. Get started NOW boys. March 24th. Close to one hundred and fifty Girl Guides, Brownies, their mothers, their foster mothers for the evening, and their * Leaders, watched with pride and bated breath as the coveted Gold Cord was affixed to the uniform ,of Guide Kent Gerrow by: her mother, Mrs, Grant Gerrow. This ceremony (.epresented the highlight of the Guide Movement in Port Perry, since the Gold Cord is the highest possible award in Guiding. It entails a great deal of study, practical work, and time spent in association with and toadership of other Guides and Brow- nies; The presentation was made at the Mother and Daughter Banquet held in the Port Perry United Church on Feb. 24, 1954, Mrs. McMullen of (ishawa, Division Commissioner for Ontario County, was present and be- sides being the official deliverer of the Gold Cord from Headquarters, also presented Guide "Gaptain Godley with her Commissioner's Warrant. This too, was a definite highlight in Guiding, as it represents the -be- winning of a new district, called the Port Perry District, and includes Ux- bridge, Claremont, Sunderland, Can- nington, or any place in this area where Guiding may start. The Banquet was sponsored by the and seated at head table were: Mrs. D. Pugh, President; Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Wylie; Mrs. McMullen, Division Commissioner from Oshawa; Mrs, M. Collins, PreSident of Oshawa Execu- tive Council; Rev & Mrs. Armstrong; 'Kent Gerrow; Mr. and Mrs. Grant Gerrow; Mrs. Arthur Brock, Regent 1.0.D.E.; Captain Godley; Mrs. C. Badour (Brown--Owl); Mrs. Jean Humphries, (Tawny Owl); Mrs. Ma- bel Cook Aa Mrs, Jean Middleton (Guide Ieaders); and: Mrs. Grage Hastings ag Mistress of Ceremonies Nearby were Mrs. E. J.- Hutchinson, past president and Mrs. Hobbs of Oshawa, past Division Commissioner of 'twenty-three years standing. Following a toast to the Queen, Mrs. Hobbs proposed a toast to the Girl Guide: Movement, explaining that her long period of service was due to the fact that when the Guide "bug" bites you, you never get it out of -your system. Sandra Pugh res- ponded. Twin Brownies, Norine and Pauline Tease, jointly proposed a toast to the Mothers, to which Mrs. H. Espie replied. Brief reports were oiven by Mrs. Pugh, Mrs, Badour and Mrs. Godley. Mrs. Collins spoke briefly, commending Port Perry on its work and expressing the wish that the girls work towards the Religion and Life Badge: =. -- Mrs. McMullen epteshed the feel- ing that the Port Perry Group, has the real spirit of Guiding, after which che presented the Gold Cord to Capt. Mrs. Pugh proposed a. toast to Kent, and her father, Mr. Grant Ger- TOW, made fitting reply. Following to Yont: a a-solid gold trefoil 'pin, from the Local Association, and "Jeanne Williams (youngest Guide) presented a gift from the Girl Guides. Interspersed in the evening's pro- gram, were gongs by Mrs. Suwala, accompanied by Mrs. Heaver; also a game called "A Moving Story", writ- ten and conducted by Mrs. Hastings, which brought the guests to their feet quite frequently and caused consider- able hilarity. ; ° Complimentary comments were heard on all sides concerning the meal, ably managed by the United Church W.A.,, and the decorations by Mrs. Badour and Mrs, Humphries. LE] Obituary MRS. ALEXANDER BROWN Mrs." Alexander Brown, eldest Ellen Pearson, passed away at her home on Lilla Street, Port Perry, after a lingering illness and loving chre given by her sister. Mrs. Brown was from her young days a valued member of the Church of the Ascension in Port Perry. She was ap ardent supporter and very in- terested in all its societies. Mrs. Brown was of a quiet and lov- ing disposition, 'much admired by all who knew her. Service was held in the Funeral Mothers of the Guides and Brownies. 'Godley, who handed it to Mrs. Gerrow |- J to place on Kent's uniform. daughter of the late William and |- OUTSTANDING GUIDE RECEIVES GOLD CORD AT BANQUET Visiting Nurses Address I1.0.D.E. After a short business meeting, the settled down to enjoy the account of two visiting nurses' dream come true. Misses Maisie Ross and Linette Spink told a' delightful and humorous tale of their. desire to see London; Aus- tralia, a land of extremes in weather; of the: mimosa tree, their national flower; unusual birds and koala bears; compulsory voting; sports, and a 40 hour week for everyone, is their birth- place. Meeting as student nurses, they planned and saved toward their goal, Come the day, graduation over, they sailed for the United Kingdom, and London, Ceylon, Aden, Malta, Luninberg, Rheims and Paris were the magic words that rolled off their tongues. Among the amusing inci: dents was their ride--to Paris in a hearse, as hitch-hikers, and the. greet- ing they received in Holland from two small children, who knew only. two English words, hello and good-bye. L The repetition of which left the guests in 'some doubt as to their welcome. The thrill and magic of the Corona- tion 'was sométhing never to be for- gotten.' ~ Then Canada! ~ The golds, reds, bronzes and greens of a Cana- dian autumn greeted them in Quebec, a fitting and dazzling introduction to the Land of the Maple. Toronto where the girls are now working is a tem- porary abode. The visit-to Port Perry was "the highlight of their Canadian ¢ojourn, for the warm-hospitality they received, and the glimpses into Cana- dian home dife. They are soon to re- turn to Australia, via Vancouver; after three years absence. ~The best wishes of "those who met and heard them, will ro with"them. Reach CEA Council Reah Towinhip Council held the re- gular meeting on March 1st. All members present. Minutes of former meeting were adopted. Mr. Earl Howsam interviewed Coun- cil ro Line Fences, Mrs. Hamer and Myr. Anson Gerrow interviewed Coun- cil re grants to Federation of Agri culture. - Council adjourned at-1 p.m. and held a Board of*Health meeting, all mem- bers present, Reeve Bailey was ap- pointed chairman for 1954. The Health problems of the Tow nship were discussed. Meeting adjourned to meet again at the call of the chairman, i Mis. Crosier presented relief ace. for Fel: amounting to $136.36 which was ordered paid. The Cenbeil decided to spray all cattle for Warble Fly, commencing April Tst. Mr. Chas. Lunney was ap- pointed" Inspector for said spraying. Mr. Lorne Duff was engaged to draw the sprayer around.with his Tractor. The clerk was instructed to order 50 bags of 15 bs. each of Warbicide from Mr. Lloyd Smith. { A motion was passed appointing Reeve Malcolm Bailey representative on thé Community Memorial Hospital Board for Reach. ~ Mrs. Donald Christie was appointed acting Clerk for the Township while the present clerk is on a holiday, said Holiday -to start April 2nd. Phe Auditors report for 1953 was presented which showed a surplus of $1882.18 for the year. A motion was passed authorizing the Reeve to sign a warrant for the sale of two parcels of land for arrears 'of taxes. Mr. George Till was engaged to collect the outstanding 1953 taxes. Accounts Paid: Road Account .... «cu ene vennnn $8105.85 Auditors fees wii 375.00 General Accounts iin 448.86 Council adjourned to meet again on Monday, March 20th at 1 p.m, es . i v-------- << ~ Home with Rev. H. S. Swabey of the Church of the Ascension officiating. burn, Ontario, March 6th, 1954. members of Scugog Chapter, 1.0.D:E.;- _| again this year. daughter |] Sponsored by WwW Service Club Provincial Junior Farmer Overseas Trip, 1954 rip, The Provincial Junior Farmer As- sociation of Ontario is planning to send four delegates to Great Britain The trip will be sponsored by the Ontario Department of Agriculture and the Young Farm- crs' Association of Great Britain, The purpose of this trip is to recog- nize young people in the Province of Ontario. who -have given outstanding leadership in Junior- Farmer work. The trip will also provide an' oppor- tunity to study agricultural organiza- tions overseas and to view some of the agricultural practices on British farms Each county or: district is eligible to nominate one candidate for this trip and the final selection is made by a selection board appointed by the Provincial Junior Farmer Association. The Ontario County nomination this year is Kay Prentice, Port Perry, R, R. 3. Kay has been a member of the Port Perry Junior Farmers for the past four years, during which time she has served as secretary and vice- president. At present she is the vice- president of the Ontario County Jr. Farmer Association. Kay has also been active in Home- making Club Work and-has completed 10 projects to date.- In 1952 Kay was a member of the Scugog Homemaking Club Team which was the high Pro- pincial Team in Foods. This Team stood second in the National 4-H Club. Competition at the Royal Winter Fair in the same year. Wedding STURMAN - SWEETM AN-S Oakwood.--On Saturday, February 90tH, a quiet wedding was solemnized Jin the Oakwood United Church par- | sonage when Rev. J. W. Wilkinson united in marriage Isobel Florence, of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sturman, of Seagrave, to Mr. Allan Fverett Sweetman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon - Sweetman, of Sea- rave, ; - Attending the bride and groom were Miss Marie Sweetman, nurse in Training at Oshawa Hospital, as bridesmaid and Pte. Kenneth W. Stur- man R.C.A.S.C., Toronto, as grooms- man, The bride's gown ballerina- length blue net over taffeta, piped and trimmed with navy blue chiffon vel- vot and velvet-roses around the full skirt. Her veil was made in a hood offoct with velvet trim and she carried a white Bible with a cascade of: yellow roses, 4 The. bridesmaid's gown was navy taffeta trimmed with white. She wore white accessories, a tiny blue feathered-hat and: carried a nosegay of vellow roses and jonquils. The bride's mother received, wear- ing rose crepe dress.with black acces- cories and corsage of roses, The groom's mother assisted, wearing was uavy blue sheer with matching acces-| -- cories and "corsage of pink roses. During the reception, which was which was held at Dun-Rovin Tea Room, Oakwood, Misses Jean and Marlyn Rich sang wery sweetly "I'll Walk Beside You." : For travelling the bride chose a navy blue suit with red accessories and a corsage of red roses and carna- tions. Guests attending the reception were ; from Seagrave, Oshawa, Whitby, Port Perry, Little Britain, and Oakwood. # EVANS-IRVINE Miss Barbara Irvine and Mr. Garry Evans of Claremont. were united in marriage by the Rev. Mr. Wylie at the Port Perry Manse, on Saturday, Feb. 27th, Mr. and Mrs. James. Irvine of Port Perry. and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evans of Clare- mont. The bride wore a navy suit with matching accessories "and red roses. She was attended by Miss Marion vans, sister of the groom, who wore a mauve suit 'with navy and white ac- cesgories.. Mr. John Devitt, Broug- ham was best man. A reception took place at the home Interment took place in the family: of the bride's parents' for the imme- plot at Burn's Church Cemetery, Ash-1 diate families. The young couple will reside in Port Perry. 4 -| and scored three, The bride is the daughter of |. Out of the first two games of the second round play-offs with Kingston, the Flyers took one game 7 to 4 and lost one 8 to 3. : The first game was played herein Memorial Gardens on Sat., March 6, with three goals scored in the first | period, O'Conner assisted by Attersly and Chaszeweski. unassisted for the Flyers and Reynolds assisted by Mc- Neil & Cherry for Kingston." *- Senior assisted by Beatty rang up the first dbne in the second period but Port shut them out for the rest of it First one by Brodie assist Copeland; next Attersly assist Myles followed by Brodie assists Cope- land and Johnston. Third period Cherry & Vallie reached scored one-for the Vie's with Fisher, assisted by Attersley, and Romanuk assisted by -Attersley for the Flyers. On Mon., Mar. 8th Flyers went to 'Kingston only to have happen té them the same thing as they did to Kingston here. Senior scored the opening goal for Kingston at 7.38, followed by one for the Flyers as Fisher assisted by John- ston bulged the twine. No further score in the period ending 1-to '1. In the second period the Flyers de- cided to play every man for himself with very drastic results in fact 4 goals were tallied for Kingston'to a goose egg for the Flyers. In.the third period Port did a little better but Kingston also scored three the two by Attersley, assisted by Fisher and ~ Fisher assisted_ by Attersley helped to keep the score from being so small but the Flyers were a long way from winning and.if they want to WIN and-I am sure they «do they will have to remember that they have TEAM MATES and not all by themselves out. there. You can do it FLYERS so lets get to-gether fellows and be sure to take the next one Ontario and York. Film Council At last week's meeting of the Film Club, which is a social club mada up 'of-individual members who are inter- ested in viewing films and attending other interesting programs, Miss Mil- dred Ward of Claremont was elected chairman of the Club. Miss Ward, as chairman, automatically becomes a director of the film council. Mrs. Perry of Whitevale, and Mrs. Deem- ing of Myrtle were appointed com-- mittee members of the film club. This club;meets once a month in the homes of différent members to view new films produced by the National Film Board and to evaluate and discuss films. - The last meeting was held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Clare Kee- vil. Mr. Reg Hoskins and Mr. Lorne Andrews put on a very interesting display of 3rd dimension pictures, and Mr. Ron Naplo in co-operation" with Mr. Bert Chewins showed two films which caused some very interesting discussion, % ingston here Sat. March 13 A Master Breeder shield, the high- est honor that a Holstein breeder can receive, was presented to G. H. Wal- ker, Port Perry, at the Annual Meet- ing of the Holstein-Friesian Associa- tion of Canada held February 10 at Toronto, The presentation was made by Senator J. Walter Jones, of Char- lottetown, P.E.I,, who was himself the first individual Sreedor to receive this award back in 1931, Herman Walker's grandfather, a Yorkshireman, settled on the: centre 100 acres of the present 300-acre farm in 1844, At that time it consisted of heavy virgin timber. His son, R. W. Walker, founded the present Holstein herd in 1892, making it one of -the oldest continuously operated herds in Canada. - Herman took over in 1921, and now his son, Robert, is a partner in'the herd. Bob's two sons make the fifth generation of Walkers on the farm, and may eventually be expected to take part in the operation of the herd. Title Qualifidation To qualify for the title of Master Breeder, ten XX bulls, 13 Very Good cows, and 27 Good Plus cows have been bred in Mr. Walker's Ridgedale herd. Each of the females has com- pleted a production record at least 20 "per cent above the Record of Perform- ance qualifying amounts. The aver- age size of the herd over the period of these accomplishments has been 60 head. The original foundation - stock sisted of two' yearling heifers and a bull. secured from H. Bollert; of Castle, Ontari io. This was at the time when Holsteins were just getting-a foothold in Cana- da. ~The two females were Madam-B. and Diploma 3rd, while the bull was Butter Boy 2nd, being a son of Aaltje Posch 4th, the foundation cow of the, Posch family in Canada. - Mr. Walker still. has the original certificates of registry for these animals, they being signed by D. E. Smith, of Churchville, who preceded G, W. Clemons, grand- father of the present Holstein seere- tary, G. M. Clemons, as Holstein See- retary. -every Outstanding Herdsires® Over the years, Mr. Walker has used effort to select outstanding herdsires, and has had more than the usual success in- selecting them. Some of the better ones includes Sylvius Walker Ray Mondale, Pabst Creator Arrow, Pietje Car Born Pontiac, Col- loge View Joseph Keyes, Montvie FEm- peror Papoose, Ridgedale Lochinvar Keyes, Seiling Sovereign: Achilles. 'The highest producer bred in the Ridgedale herd was Ontario Fayne Keyes, who made her record of 27,700 Ibs. milk containing 916 lbs. of fat in the Industrial Farm herd at Burwash, Other exceptionally good records made bought by R. H. Walker in 1892 con-|__ PORT PERRY FARMER IS MASTER HOLSTEIN BREEDER at Ridgedale were those of Ridgedale Valdessa Gerben Keyes, with 832 lbs, fat from 23,6756 lbs. milk, and Ridge- dale Ormsby Empress, with 777 lbs. fat from 18,623 lbs, milk. Share of Winners The Walkers have always been keen- ly interested in type, and have had their share of prize winning animals, Amongst these were Ridgedale Francy Achilles junior Champion at the Peter- * boro Championship Show in 1952, and Honorable Mention . All - Canadian Senior Yearling the same year. She was second prize dry two-year-old at the 'Royal Winter Fair in 1958, and sold in the sale of Stars for $3,200 to W. H. MacLeod, Thetford Mines, Que. This heifer is one of the few ever classified as Very Good in Selective Régistration as a two-year-old. Ridge- dale Empress Keyes was the winning heifer calf at the Port Perry Black and White Day, Peterboro -Champion- ship Show, the Royal Winter Falr,-and was Reserve All-Canadian in minated for All-Senior and Grand Champion at the Port Perry Black and White Show in 1947, 48 and 49. In addition he was Junior and Reserve Grand Champion at the York Black and White day in 1944, Ridgedale Emperor Pietje was first prize bull calf_at the Warkworth Championship Show in 1944, and nominated for All- Canadian. In 1944 G. H. Walker was Premier Breeder at the Ontario" Black -and White day at Port Perry. W.M.S. The March meeting of the United 'Church W.M.S. was held Tuesday in Church basement. presiding, Mrs. Moffatt's group had---charge of meeting. Mrs. S. Ploughman was appointed recording secretary to suc- ceed Mrs. Moffatt who- is leaving for the West this month. Mrs. Jackson.4ead a poem in memory of Mrs. Holtby. The finance com- mittee brought in the budget and pre- sented a Skit--"The Embarrassments of a Church Envelope". Mrs. Nasmith "led the devotional, giving as her lesson thought a mes- sage from, Dr. Stanley Jones book-- "Victorious Living". Mrs. Moffatt re- viewed the chapter "Chain Reaction" in the study book, "Where'er the Sun' Much to the regret of all the mem- bers, this was Mrs. Moffatt's last meeting with Port Perry Auxiliary. Iii appreciation of her faithful service as recording secretary and group lea- der, she was presented with a W.M.S. Life Membership and pin. The meeting closed with prayer. Tea. was served and a social time enjoyed. 3 Mrs. Thompson "NEW LOOK" FOR NEW EMP- RESS: A scale model of two new 23,- 000-ton stream-lined ships now on or- der by the Canadian Pacific Steam- ships for transatlantle 'service is shown making a realistic trial run in a British tank. The 21-knot® liners with rakish lines and echelon decks will bring a "new look" to Canada's 1,000-mile inland portion of the trans- atlantic route when they go into ser- vice in 1966 and 1957. Contract for constructing the second ship was let in Great Britain recently by A. C. MacDonald of Montreal, managing director of Canadian Pacific Steam- ships, to Vickers-Armstrongs Limited, while the first, which will be named Empress of Britain, has been 'under construetion since Jat, Fall by Fair- LJ fields, Ltd. Specially designgd for the Canada-United Kingdom service the liners will have accommodation for 900 tourist passengers and 150 first class passengers as well as 380,- 660 cu. feet of cargo space. The sis- ter ships will be 635 feet in length, 85 ft. in breadth and will draw 29 feet fully loaded. The name of the second ship has not yet been chosen, ee High School 8 p.m. Mar. : 1946. Ridgedale Lochinvar Keyes was no--- 1 | | | | | | LS r--y on al tt Soko i dr yma Cte Re mre ree Aon A rt i A LY bo A SNL te : . | WER a ET RG i Av Told A, HE ¥ > Lah BN BY 0