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v +p their request in full, : . General Dept. ...cooevveveveennne. $27,914.15 Truck and Tractor acct. ........ 100.72 Street Maintenance 919.90 Welfare Dept. ........ 112.09 Property and Parks 266.67 Maintenance ......... 211.96 ~ Waterworks Dept-- - New well extension ........ 5,477.12 Hydro Electric ......ccccevvvnnnnne 20.26 CORRESPONDENCE _ digent patients; " Council . 'Tripp Construction for lots 210, 211 «333%% THE PORT PERR FLAT sha Vode Ten) - AA ont 5 / FN © ' ' » 4 2 PE, HN IRLP a Tig f7 L. ee a didi APRA PR ESAT CR Se OF AY hades STAR g3E=%X A a a a ee Ar Ki fi BAUR EF SORA EL Ts JE fata TE AYA 4 ols" AES Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. * PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1957 > , $2.00 per year. NO AGREEMENT R EACHED BETWEEN COUNCIL AND POLICE CONSTABLE Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Council of the Village of Port Perry held in the Municipal Office o Monday, February 11, 1957, at 7.30 p.m. Present--Reeve J. J. Gibson in the chair and Councillors F, Godley, A. T, Cox, I. A. Boyd, W. T. Harris. DEPUTATIONS: Mr. Ken Miller. of the Bell Telephone Company attended as arranged, and explained the method of giving a fire alarm, where the. dial system is in- stalled. He stated that it is neces- sary to have a fire siren and if the system is Volunteer Firemen, then seven answering locations can be ar- ranged. Fire Chief W. G. Raines was present and it was decided that the seven lo- cations should be the Fire Hall, and the residences of W. G. Raines, Harry DeShane, Mervin DeNure, Geo. Parry, Keith Mark and Charles Lown. Mr. Otis Hamilton appeared before Council on behalf of the Port Perry Rod and Gun- Club- and asked what progress had been made in the passing of a Harbour By-law. ; The Club are to write and explain Mr. Hamilton also expressed his de- sire to rent the easterly part of the dock. Mur. D. Third, Consumer Service En- gineer from the Ontario Hydro at Barrie, spoke to the Council on Hydro matters. Mr. Third explained that the Port Perry Hydro Systam is now in very good condition-with the excep- tion of a problem of adequate trans- former capacity but that is not a major problem. Mr. Third explained the charge for supervision, whereby the charge is now bec. per customer which means a saving of $317 per year. The Council accepted the new set up as outlined. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF MINUTES OF FORMER MEETING. The agreement with PCO Services. Limited for pest control was recinded. The following accounts were passed. Mr. Erick A. Hall, insurance adjust- er, re damage to hydro pole by Dennis Tobin. Resignation from Ray Milner re garbage collector. - Mr. Lloyd Fawns requested the con- tract to start on February 1. A contract was entered into with Mr. Fawns ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTS . DISCUSSED, Several stoeet lights have been re- quested and a motion was passed to have the Hydro Committee review the situation and report to council. Messrs: Fred Olson and Chas. Lown were appointed to the Volunteer Fire Brigade. The following letter was received from Mr. Wm. G. Manning, County Clerk which contained this resolution. "Whereas the Public Hospitals in the Province of Ontario are sustaining sugstantial losses on the care of in- And whereas : these hospitals are| constantly requesting the municipali- ties to pay the difference between the actual cost and the statutory rate for the care and treatment of indigent patients; ' Therefore be it resolve that. this petition the Minister = of Health for the Province of Ontario to amend Section 16 of the Public Hos- pitals Act so that the rates for the care and treatment of indigent pat- ients in various classes of Public Hos- pitals along with the Provincial grants will equal the actual per diem cost of maintaining a patient in said hos- pital." It was carried by the council that they recommend this change. An offer of $800 was received from and 212 on the west side of Water St., known as the Port Perry Dump; to- gether with adjacent property. y The council were not prepared td take any action. LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 1 double male 212" coupling 1 double female 2%" coupling Spotlight for truck (rear) Screw driver combinition set of 12 pt. and open end wrenches for truck Fireman's axe 15 dozen hose wrenches 2 hydrant wrenches New windshield for truck 5.gallon pump tank Windshield wiper for truck 12-30 minute fuses 2 orange reflectors for truck. Fireman's coat, size 52 The purchase of same were approved. Overhead door at hall, toilet facili- ties and phone in hall were left for the attention of the Property Committee. REPORT GIVEN AT FIRST MEETING OF COUNCIL IN 1957 (Withheld for later publication) Police Report for 1956 by Chief Con- stable A, C. Menzies with the follow- ing recommendations: 1. That 1957 Bicycle. licenses be purchased. Approved. 2. That a sum of money be set aside to allow Mrs. Menzies and myself to attend the Chief Constables Associa- tion this year. Council approved of $100 for the above purpose. 3. That a pension fund be set up. Council to consider this matter. 4. Recommend parking meters. The Council to consider this matter. (b) Man to assist the Chief. Coun- cil decided no, 5. That a telephone be installed in Police Cruiser. Council decided no. G6. That a brake Tester be purchased --Council appraved. 7. That my salary be increassed to $4500 a year from Jan. 1, 1957. Council decided on this recommenda- tion by the following motion: Motion.--That the Chief Constable's salary be raised to $4000 per year with-apartment in municipal building free, retroactive to January 1, 1957, and that the Chief Constable be re- quired to keep a daily log of his police mileage; forms to be supplied. 8. That a new Police Station be ar- ranged. Under consideration by the Council. 9. That $400 to $500 be spent on Library for Court House furniture-- Under consideration with municipal offices. POLICE DEPARTMENT Interview with Chief A. C. on February 11, 1957. Chief Menzies stated that -the car allowance is not in excess, although the mileage went up to 22,000 miles for 1956. He is willing to keep a log of police mileage but prefer that the Corporation buy their own car, as a mileage basis would only cause trouble. Constable Menzies feels that to do a proper policing job in Port Perry it Menzies-- | was necessary to travel 22,000 miles, and on a-flat basis he would want $1,500.00, Council explained that as a police- man, he is doing a good job but would like his co-operation in keeping a log of his pglice mileage and so get work- ing on a proper basis, . Council stated that there are three plans which could be followed: 1. Mileage basis, 2. Flat rate, 3. Corporation supply a car, No agreement was reached so the Council decided to adjourn, Hilltop Herald Friday, March 22nd holds the high- light as we open the curtains on the presentation of "Dark Brown" a play put on by thé Drama Group under the direction of Miss McCully. The musical pace for the night will be set by our choirs led by Miss Me- Fayden (Girls Senior Choir) Mr. Litt (Boys Senior Choir) and Mr. King (Junior Choir). There to grace the stage will be some new material (nanfely) our new stage curtains, "So do drop in at 8.00 at the High School Aud. where you will be truly welcome and most cer- tainly entertained. But let us not forget to take a look to see how the teams are doing, which brings us favourable results, As the scores for the last game are Port Perry Boys vs. Uxbridge -Ban- tams, Port Perry 39, on 22, Eastern Star News During the month of January, Blue Ray Chapter, O.E.S. had two out- standing meetings with a spendid re- presentation of members for both ga- therings. The Sick and Sunshine Convenor, Ethel Nottingham, gave a report on the illness in the €hapter. Everyone was very pleased to hear that Past Matron Jessie Espie is~reauperating nicely after her serious accident and we are hoping she will be able to soon be out again amongst us. We were pleased to hear that Brother George Lane was getting along nice- ly after his sojourn in the local hos- pital. We trust that all members and their families who have been on the sick list will soon be feeling much better, Four members 'were absent at one of the meetings and these positions were capably filled by Georgeen Car-' negie, Margaret Clirnegie, Jessie Sla- ter, and Jeannette Hutchinson. The Worthy Matron Margaret Jef- frey and the secretary, Helen Colbear, on behalf of the Chapter looked after the purchasing of a brief case for the | use of the Treasurer and this case was! presented to that officer at one of the, meetings. At the last meeting, The Benevo- lent Committee, under the -convenor, Mabel Chapman, held a Draw to raise funds for benevolent work and the lucky winners were: Adelin White-- Set of Towels; Helen Colbear--Set of Beauty Counsellor Products; Esther Chapman--Set of Salt and Peppers and Gwen Rennie -- Set. of Beauty Counsellor Products. During the month two successful social evenings were held. The Euchre which was held in the Masonic Rooms under the Ways and Means Committee, with Esther Chapman con- vening turned out fairly well. The lucky winners for the Ladies was Ma. bel Chapman, Minnie Brignal and Grace Love. For the Gents -- Bill Chapman, Fred Carnochan and Elgin Hutchinson. The Door Prize went to Mrs, Cora Hall. The Bowling Tournament was a huge success. Through the courtesy and generosity of Mr. Frank Hastings, proprietor of the Causeway Bowling Lanes, Blue Ray. Chapter was able to raise a good amount for. Charity Work. Approximately forty mem- bers and friends gathered together for an evening of fun and cetrainly enjoyed themselves to the utmost. Ladies' first prize went to Joy Bal- lard and the Consolation to Mae Wat- son rize went to Gordon \Caphegie and the Consolation to Len Colbear: The Hidden Score for the Ladies went to Donna Van Camp and the hidden score for Gents to Glen Van Camp. Sincere thanks and appreciation is extended to Mr. Hastings for his kindness, Among those who attended the Toe gpection held at Sunland Chapter, Sunderland were, Past Matron and Past Patron, Mr. and Mrs. L. Colbear, Mrs. S. Cawker Mrs, E. Tease, Mrs, C. H. Reesor, Mrs. J. Sandison and Mrs. F. Wilson. Several members accompanied the Worthy Matron to Sunbeam Chapter, Oshawa, recently. Our next meeting will be a special event when the Past Matrons and Past Patrons of Blue Ray will be en- tertained and honored, Teen Town A considerable number attended the dance last Friday night at the Yacht Club, There was a meeting of the ex- ecutive last Monday, discussing and laying out a schedule of dances for the coming year. The following._is a list of the dances, Clip this for your personal guide, March 1, 8, 15, 29 April 19, 20 May 3, 17; 31 These are the conveners, in order of the dances: Claudette Boulanger, Barbara Heyes, Garnet Warriner, Myrna Skerratt, Donna Innis, Mary Garvey, Carol Tanton, Grant Cawker, Wayne Venning, Allan Bailey, Don't forget the Teen Town Bowling Saturday, at 2.00 p.m. Be Sed . TEEN TOWN BOWLING Due to minor irregularities in scor- ing last week's bowling scores will not count. League bowling will comm- ence this Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. sharp. Any adults willing to help by scoring this Saturdey afternoon please contact Jimmy Taylor, phone 580, PLAY-OFFS JUNIOR ng» HOCKEY - Sat., Feb. 16 Sutton Player Susp wl In a pe fought game at the Sun- derland aréna last Wed. night, Les. Digby of the Sutton "Greenshirts" was suspended indefinafely, pending the outcome of an executive meeting in Woodville on Feb. 18th. The suspen- gion came after Digby hit right wing- er Ross Wallace of the Greenbank- Sunderland "Gamblers" on the back of the head with his stick and opened a cut that required b stiches to close. The game itself was a hard fought close checking affair with the "Gam- blers" finally beating Sutton by a score of 9-7. Minus several of their top players for this game, the "Gam- blers" dressed only 10 men and after Wallace was injured in 'the second period, it left only Tom Welsh and Don Cochrane to play defense as G. Hunter had to move up to right wing. However, the team skated hard and made their early lead stand up. Bill Gibson, Ken Mark and Mert McKee each fired a pair of goals, with singles going to Johnny Hogg, Tom Welsh and Don Cochrane. On Friday night the "Gamblers" downed the Cambray "Cardinals" in a wide open game by a score of 13.7. Captain Jack Anderson playing in last year's form scored 5 gonls to lead the attack, and the Gibson-Hogg-Wal- lace line, which is rapidly gaining a reputation for being the fastest line in the league, accounted for 7 more. Mert McKee added the final goal for the "Gamblers". The Tri County. League Play-Offs are just around the corner with the O.R.H.A. play offs following them, so every game now is important. The "Gamblers" are really starting to roll now, so be sure to get up to the Sunderland arena and see the team in Pelion: Married HOUGHLAND - TAYLOR A quiet wedding was solemnized by Rev. Robert H. Wylie, at the Part Perry parsonage, on Saturday, Feb, 2, 1957, when Jean Christina,, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor, of Epsom became the bride of Bruce Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Houghland of Chalk Lake, The bride in a blue travelling suit was attended by the groom's sister, Vivian Houghland and the best man was the bridé's brother, Robert Taylor. The reception was held at the bride's home with the immediate families pre- 'adapting Credit Union ANNUAL MEETING o The annual meeting of the Man- chester Credit Union was held in the Myrtle Hall. The president Robert Walker of Port Perry was chairman and outlined the beginning of the credit union which was started by the Federation of Agriculture two years ago. Mrs. Lamb gave the treasurer's report showing assets in the organi- zation of over $10,000 dollars with a gross profit for the year slightly over $400.00. Mr. John Hamer reported for tne credit committee and mentioned the eighteen loans made by the union for such purposes as buying stock, implements, real estate and consolidating debts. The report of the directors -was made by Mrs. John Hamer. Forty new members have joined in the last year, ten directors and special meet- ings have been held and the. directors have been studying the possibility of personal chequing as a means of furthering the usefulness of the organization to the farmers and other members. The board of directors recommended that the credit union pay a 4 percent dividend on the share accounts. The members agreed on motion to accept the recommendation of the board ro- garding the dividend and a second motion that the board of directors continue to work toward chequing was also passed. The board of directors include Mrs. John Hamer, newly elected president, Mr. Murray Holtby, Mr. Robert Wal- ker, Mr. Alan Downty, and newly elected to the board were Mr. Gordon Hunter, Mr. Lloyd Smith and Mr, Edgar Heron. It was unanimous that the credit committee remain the same, Messrs. John Hamer, Eugene Dearborn, Rus- sell Rodd. Mrs. Lamb resigned as secretary but will Continue to assist by taking deposits and payments in the Manchester district. Mrs. Allan Booth will be the secretary for the Manchester Credit Union. Mrs. J. Crane On Television Friends of Mrs. J. (Carole) Crane were surprised on Tuesday morning while watching the "Good Morning Show" of Will Rogers Jr. from New York to see her on the T.V. screen. In an interview with Joyce Holden, Carole sald that she was in New York chaperoning Grade 11 students from * Se; : Kssex High School. The bride and groom left amid|, * showers of confetti for the U.S.A., On - " - their return they will reside in Ux- K M bridge Township, r 1wanis us1c Festival The 1957 Kiwanis Music Festival fre Obituary MRS. EVA MARY JACKSON At Port Perry Community Hospital, on January 20th, 1957, Eva M. Jack- son entered into rest, Born at Radcilffe, Eng., daughter of the late James and Emma Mawson, she came to Canada in 1907 and mar- ried George L. Jackson, of Scugog Is- land," in 1909, IFour children were born to them, Alice, died in 1920; Fred of Scugog; Eva, died in 1923, and Ellis, died in 1921, - Mrs. Jackson was a member of the United Church for many years and served in the W.A, and Sunday School, also a member of the LLO.DE, Mrs. Jackson's hobbies included stamp collecting and gardening, also growing many rare house plants, She is survived by her husband, son Fred and grandchildren, George Jr., David, and Kathleen Jackson. Two brothers, James and Fred Mawson, of Toronto, and three sisters in England. Mrs. Louise Ashworth, Mrs, Gladys Startin and Mrs. Winnie Ainsworth, Seagrave Man Crash Victim George Milne, 49, of Seagrave, was killed when his automobile wag struck from the rear and hurled into .the ditch on County Road No. 11 near Sea- grave in the early hours of Thursday morning, last week. James Munroe, R. R, 1, Blackwater, driver Jof the second ear, was unhurt in the collision which.occurred at a- bout 1.16 a. m. Both vehicles were wrecked, - will be held in Toronto during the period February 18 to March 2, More than 17,000 competitors from centres throughout Ontario and else- where in Canada and the United States will converge on Toronto to take part in a wide variety of competitions. Among the groups coming from dis- tant points are the Barrie High School Band, the Wathen Memorial Choir from New Liskeard, the Sudbury High School Band, and the Amherest Cen- tral High School Band from Snyder, New: York. This year they will be competing for $6,600.00 in Music "Scholarships as well as a number of cash awards and shields. "In our 13 previous festivals up- wards of 180,000 competitors have ap- peared before audiences in excess of 215,000. Many contestants have gone on to great things in the world of niusic, but we as Kiwanians reniember more the thousands of others who have made music together and shared the experience of a task well done. To accommodate this year's vast field of entries, there will be morning and afternoon sessions throughout the two-week festival periods at the Eaton Auditorium, the Canadian Legion's-3 downtown halls, Sherbourne Street United. Church and Evangel Temple. There will also be regular evening sessions at Eaton Auditorium. The climax of the festival is sched- uled for March 6 and 6 when two con- certs featuring "Stars of the Festival" are scheduled for Massey Hall, Names of competitors from Port Perry and District competing at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto, are Joanne A. Mosienko, Donna Samells, Graham Powell, credit | 0 39.50- P. P. Bantams Win ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS THE BANTAM GAME The Bantams need to win one more game, against Stouffville to win the round-robin play-off series and then be in line to go on in the second round of the O.M.H A. Bantam C playdowns. They meet Stouffville in Stouffville on Thursday night (to-night). The score of Monday night's game was 5-1 in favour of Port Perry over Uxbridge. 2.20 Goal---Port Perry, Burnett Ab---penalty- Port Perry, Powell 15.45 --goal-----Port Perry, Burnett 20.05-- penalty--Uxbridge, Cornell 2180 --goal--Port Perry, Carnegie (Me Millan) 26.20--goal--Port Perry, Beare (Burnett) 33.07--penalty--Port Perry, Por ter 37.20 goal--Uxbridge, Meek 38.40---goal---Port Perry, Carnegie 4 (Tobin) 11.38 --penalty--Port Perry, Luke Referees--Roy Painter, Uxbridge Harold Jeffrey, Port Perry. THE MIDGET GAME The Midgets lost to Unionville on Monday night, the score being 11-4, This was the first game of the 2nd round of our group play-offs. The winner of this series goes on farther in the OMLILA. playdowns. This series was a home.and-home game, goals to count, 00.52 penalty--- Unionville, Keffer 3.26--goul-- Unionville, Keffer 3.35---penalty-- Unionville, Webb 7.10 ~goal -- Unionville, Graham Tidsbury) s B.00---penalty--Unionville, Tidsbury 9.25 --poal--Unionville, Keffer 14.10 goal, Unionville, Keffer 15.20 --goal---Unionville, Graham (Tidsbury) 20.20----goal---Unlonville, Tidsbury 21.20--goal-- Port Perry, Edgar Zhdb--goal--Port Perry, Leach (MeMillan) 20.10--penality -- Unionville, wood demas ER 30.56--penalty-- Port Perry, Parry 31.35--penalty--Unionville, Keffer --goal--Unionville, Underwood A1.37--goal---Unionville, Tidsbury 12.47 --penalty---Unionville, Vance IS.10- --goal-- Unionville, Graham (Tidsbury) 51.05 goal----Unionville, Butcher (Buysinko, Duke) 51.43 ponalty-- Unionville, Under wood 52.05 penalty Port Perry, Clark HR.1 goal Unionville, Tidsbury > Graham-Keffer) H8.30- penalty -- Unionville, (5H minutes) Keffer Legion Report Port Perry Legion, Branch 419, held its regular monthly meeting last Fri- day evening, with about attending. mt 35 members Appointments for 1957 omitted from last report included the Padre, tev. Major B.D. Armstrong, B.A. D.D.; Sergeant-at-Arms, Comrade Herbert Buckland; Welfare Service Officer, Comrade John Greenwood: Poppy Day Chairman, Comrade Jas. Wilson; Sick. Committee Comrade Joseph Podres. Chairman, It was decided to encourage visits to sick comrades by making an advance of $50.00 to the Sick Room Chairman. A flat allowance of $5.00 per monthly trip to Toronto, and $2.00 per monthly trip to Oshawa, would be made, the chairman to account for his expendi- tures monthly, A maximum of $2.50 per member per month could be spent on comports, fruit and cigarettes. The seceretary reported having granted emergency financial assist- ance to a destitute veteran passing through Port Perry. This item was confirmed, and the account passed for payment, A discussion on the proposed tiling of the hall floor revealed a possible ex- penditure of about $400, and it was decided to defer such action at this time, A welfare item relating to widow's assistance was handed to the Welfare Service Officer for eopipletion and re- port, The secretary reported that the poll of members regarding change of meet- ing date showed the majority as being in favour of continuing the present arrangement---namely, the second Fri- day of each month. Conirade Roy Scott spoke to the | there Lof last | Under- --vear for Gordiv, While Midgets Lose 59.42---goal--Port Perry, Fralick 59.56 goal---Port Perry, Lyon Referees --Chas. Cuthbertson, Un- ionville; Harold Jeffrey, P. P, ON TUESDAY NIGHT the Midgets journeyed to Unionville and suffered a 6-1 defeat. This gives gives Unionville a win on the round of 17-5 5.00--penalty--Unionville, Under- wood. & 6.00 --penalty---Port Perry, Parry 11.05 goal --- Unionville --- Dukes LLOO- penalty --~Unionville, Webb 1h.15 goal Unionville, Keffer ('Tidsbury) 3L05 penalty Unionville, Vance 36.08 penalty--- Unionville, Webb 36.08 penalty Port Perry, Carry 37.08---goal-- Unionville Tidsbury ((Keffer) 10.40 goal-- Unionville, Keffer (Tidsbury) 1-10.59 penalty Unionville, Keffer 15.20 goal Unionville, Keffer (Tidsbhurk-Vance) 48.42 --groal---Port Perry, (Edgar - Parry) 48.55 penalty Unionville, Webb 49.18 goal -- Unjonville, Graham (Tidsbury) 2.25 --penalty-- Unionville, Pettit 57.30 --penalty--Unionville, Webh Referees Harold Jeffrey, P.P.; Chas. -Cutherbertson, Unionville. Port. Perry was outclassed by the Unionville team, as the records of the game will show; but after cheeking the player's certificates closely we feel that that Unionville used players that would put them in a higher class than us, namely "B" group. What is to be done about this situation has not been decided at time of writing. In protesting a game of this nature are various items to take into consideration, Anyway more about this at a later date. The bright spot of the Bantam game on Monday night, apart from winning, was to see Gordie Carnegie, the pride vear's Pee Wees, in the net. This was the first time in the net this Clark saw the game will say he did an out- standing job. ) Gordie is still a Pee Wee, who will likely get the net minding job for the Pee Wee All Stars this vear, will be playing in the goal for the Bantams on Thursday night (to-night) in Stouffville. If he gets the support from the rest of the team he received on Monday night, I don't think we have to worry about which team will win, : away from think Gordie Car- our bright hope for a future goaltender in the community, Not taking anything Neil MeMitlan, | negie gs meeting as a delegate from the Com- munity Memorial Arena, He assured the meeting that he was proud ot be identified with this organization, especially when he saw the worthwhile welfare work to which it is dedicated being carvied out so faithfully" and consistently. He outlined the proposed program for fund raising to be staged next June by the Memorial Arena, and so- Beited the full co-operation of the Legion, to work with the Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and other town organizations. Many Legionnaires living in the out- Ling communities confirmed his state- ment that the Port Perry Memorial Arena was providing a fine service to the rural children. Mr. Scott assured the members that there is a good many useful and sale- able articles to be donated to the Arena's Giant Auction Sale lying about the countryside, and many peo- ple would be glad to donate them, 1 simply for the transportation required. A pleasont social hour followed the meeting, This Week's s Winner Appreciation Day The winner at this week's Apprec- ination Rd Draw was A. M. Laggan. His 5% coupon netted him $16.56. $3.00 was given Mrs. Les. MacDonald for being able to name the Merchant of the Week, which this week was Gerrow's Bake Shop. Got some coupons piled up? Folks hig one. Tt just might be you. Next week the draw will be at the Master Feds with $353.16 in the pot. Whithy vs. Brooklin 9 GameTime8.30p.m. Admission: PORT PERRY MEMORIAL GARDENS Adults 75c., Children 25c. Single Coby Sc. and" [think dll" who we are just about due to pull out a