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v » Retires After 2 Years of { Service THE PORT PERRY STAR ts soe sb SA A Aah i a AAA a md Aurion as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. 4 / * - . PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 9th, 1957 [4 i > $2.00 per year. Single Copy Se. Ripiegers of the Bell hao 6 of Canada gathered at the Scout Hall, "April 30th, to honour one of their ny ® members who has retired after some forty two years service to the people of Port Perry and district, Miss Nellie McGregor started in the Bell Telephone office here when Mrs, Wil- liam Wilson was Chief operator, and for a considerable number of years now has held the post of Chief Oper- ator herself, The Scout Hall was the scene of the sumptuous banquet which was enjoyed by some seventy Bell Telephone em- ployees and their friends. Among those present were many who started their career in the Bell office in Port 'Perry some to carry on to other positions in the Bell Telephone and some to marry. Guests were present from Newmarket, Bowmanville, Mark- ham, Uxbridge, Oshawa and Toronto, All were happy to be there to wish "Mac" many years of pleasant retire- ment. Those who were unable to at- tend sent telegrams and letters of good wishes. Mrs. M. Hooey and Mrs, R. Carnegie led in a sing-song while the tables were being cleared, Following the banquet Mr. E W. Lawson of Toronto, traffic represent- ative acted as chairman and called up- on Mr. Elliott, of Toronto, to make the presentation of the president's wallet. Mr, W. K. Elliott is the District Traf- fic Superintendent, } : Mr. Elliott spoke earnestly of the years of service Miss McGregor has given to the Bell and to the folk of Port Perry, telling something of the conditions under which operators worked in the "early days". He said that the reference to the "president's Wallet" was somewhat - misleading. The wallet was simply a vehicle for carrying the certificate as to length of service, ability and loyalty to the company which each retired employee received. 'He testified that no one was more interested or more conscien- tious in service to the company and the public than Miss Nellie McGregor, who always had the welfare of all em- ployees close to her heart and has frequently gone out of her way to help an employee. Mr. Elliott then read the letter from the president and made the presentation. He also read a let- ter from the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce expressing the thanks of the local merchants and wishing Miss McGregor many years of health and enjoyment of retirement, Miss Plooard, Toronto, representing the Champlain Council of the Pioneers thg Port Perry office. Association presented the member- ship certifjcate for life membership in this association stated that it meant full privileges of all Pioneer groups. Mr. Lowery, Oshawa, Commercial Department, spoke of the pleasant as- sociation his department has had with Miss McGregor and said that he was confident that Mrs. Wallace would carry on in like manner, leaving noth- ing to be desired in the operation of Mrs. William Wilson, who was Chief Operator when Miss McGregor began her carer with the Bell, spoke of the conditions under which the service was started in Port Perry, recalling that there was one day and one night oper- ator and the exchange was located in the McCaw store, There were about 200 subscribers then. Shortly after this the Bell opened a new building as their subscribers in- creased 'in numbers and the demand for operators also grew, Mrs. Wilson praised Miss McGregor for her effi- ciency and faithfulness. She was al- ways ready to take over when her time came, Miss Kent Gerrow gave a few words of farewell on behalf of the telephone girls, Mr. Patti Connor spoke on be- Have you ever heard of the myster- ious "sixth sense" those without sight are supposed to have? Don't believe it! Nature does not compensate, as was once thought, for the loss of one of the senses. Training and the de- velopment of the remaining senses often help to 'give the blind a seem- ingly remarkable insight. into those things they can no longer see, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind, with its long experience in training the sightless, has developed a programme. of training for the newly blind that teaches-them to use their remaining senses to best advan- tage. When you see a blind person using a cane, he is really using.his senses of touch and hearing to get from one place to another. Using echoes not ordinarily heard by those with sight enables the trained blind person to know when he is coming to a wall or when an opening qceurs be- tween buildings. These things,, not C.N.LB. Tag Day, Saturday May 1th mysterious at all when they are ex- plained, come from using the senses to the fullest eXtent. The Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the only all service agency for the blind in the country, is equip- ped to train the newly blind to use what they have left. C.N.L.B. workers, most of whom are blind themselves, offer patient guidance and counselling throughout the difficult days of re- adjustment to sightless living. Their time and skills are offered to any blind person regardless of rank, race or color. This, and the other services extended to the sightless at no cost, are all reasons for supporting the current Campaign now being conduet- ed in Port Perry under the convener- ship of Mrs. John Murray and Mrs. Frank Godley with the co-operation of the members of the 1.O.D.E. in this area. Mrs. Murray is a member of the Whitby-Ontario County Advisory Board to the Canadian National In- stitute for the Blind, half of Mr. Anderson of Oshawa to express the appreciation of the plant employees to Miss McGregor, Mrs, H, Wallace, present Chief Op- erator in Port Perry, Mr. D. McIntosh, and Mrs. Breton presented Miss Me- Gregor with a silver cabinet, a coffee table and a step table, to express the appreciation of her fellow employees. Following this there was much tak- ing of pictures and good wishes from the many friends is brasent. Special Meetings of Town Council - WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st-- Present--Reeve J. J: Gibson, Coun- cillors Frank Godley, Arthur Cox and Irving A. Boyd. Correspondence: From Mrs. Wm, Nelson and Mr. G, Brown re Water Agreement signed August 14th, 1963, and remuneration from future water users on the said main, From Corest Development Ltd. re Master Plan for Municipality. Clerk to write Corest Development for a price without obligation on a Master Plan of the Village of Port Perry. (continued on back page) DENURE - GRAHAM In an afternoon ceremony perform- ed by Rev. Robert Wylie at Port Perry United Church, Miss Dorothy Ann Graham became the bride of Mr. Fred- erick Calvin DeNure, The hride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Graham, Port Perry and the groom is the son of Mrs, Fred DeNure, of Port Perry and the late Calvin DeNure, The wedding music was played by Mr, Alan Reesor of Toronto, and Mrs. Dob- son as guest soloist sang three lovely numbers, The bride, given in marriage by her father, chose a floor-length gown of nylon net and lace over white satin, with a train of lace accentreating down the back, a pearl encrusted tiara held her veil, and she carried a white orchid- and stephanotis placed on a white Bible, . The bride's sister, Mrs, Harold Mark was matron-of-honour, and the brides- maids were Miss Sandra Pugh, Miss Ann Chapman, Miss Doris DeNure, sister of the groom, They were all similarly gowned in waltz-length gowns of shrimp silk organza over taf- feta, with matching accessories, and carried white cascades of pompons, Little Heather Mark, niece of the bride, was flower girl and wore a short white full skirted dress of silk nylon over taffeta, Her headdress and flowers were shrimp pompons The reception was held at the Scout hall, Mrs, Graham, assisted by Mrs. DeNure, mother of the groom, receiy- ed the guests. The groomsman was Mervyn De- Nure and the ushers were Mr, Peter Sulman, Mr. John DeNure and Mr. Ross Graham, For travelling the bride wore a light beige twill suit with brown and apple green accessories, After a honeymoon to New York City and Florida, the happy couple will reside in I. indsny, Ont, Prior to.their wedding the bride and groom were entertained with a dinner party at Adelaide House, Oshawa, by the groom's aunts, Misses Helen an Muriel Oke. Miss Ann Chapman entertained with a kitchen shower and Mrs. Wm, Mark held a miscellaneous shower in honour of the Bride-to-be. The Bell Tele- phone girls of Oshawa held a dinner and shower ih her honour and the Honeydale W.I. presented her with an etched aluminum tray and sandwich plate. | excellent bathing beach. Mr. Resort Area Is Being Developed On Scugog Island The excellent opportunities of Lake Scugog as a summer playground are being developed by the Causeway In- vestments of Scarboro. Over a five year period they plan to improve thirty large tracts of Lakeshore pro- perty for sale to folk who want to own | cottages in this area, InEmergency It is-heartwarming to know that so many of our neighbours and fellow- citizens are willing to forgo a night's sleep in order to help in an emergency such as came to some Port Perry parents last Saturday night. Every man and youth" who knew that the two children were missing gladly turn- ed out to aid in the search. Wayne, 8, and John, 7, sons of Mr. The first project, to be known i Mis, AL Craig left home shortly Scugog Village is already well on the way to completion. Located on the shore a mile or so east of Eden's store it is laid out in lots for 62 cottagers, TheYottages will be custom built, not pre-fab, by the Bagshaw Lumber Co. of Lindsay and will, be circles around a centre park area.' This centre park will contain a wading pool for the smaller children, with swings, teeter- totters ete. for their amusement. Every cottage will havi an open space both front and back, many will have their own shore. It is planned to have every lot self contained with its own water supply, septic tank, flush toilets, heavy wiring, with 12 service outlets and two ceiling fixtures, plumbing, and chimney. These will have three bedrooms and are approxi- mately 20 x 30 feet, With a down payment of $495 and monthly payments of a little better than $38 per month one of these love- ly places can be purchased. Values are from $3995 and the cottages can be had either completely finished or ready for the owner to do his own finishing. A reasonable additional charge will have the cottage insulated for winter use, and it is planned "to develop winter sports in the "village", with a rink and probably ice boating, A great deal of work has been done on the lake shore. A miniature harbour has been made for the motor boats along side a large park area with an Glen VanCamp is responsible for the very extensive work which has been ac- complished in bulldozing and levelling this beautiful park area. Tons and tons of mud, 'Weeds and silt have been removed from the shore to reach al fine gravel beach. Another lagoon is planned to run up back of the cottages on the north side and will make ad- ditional shore for more cottagers as well as more anchorage for the motor boats, If all the signs are true this will be a very fine summer resort and should serve a growing need for the tired business man who likes to get his family and himself away from the city but is unable to stay too long away from the office himself. Just a nice run from Toronto, Oshawa and other |. busy centres it would be easy to™ som- municate daily leaving the family to enjoy the long summer days in the cool breezes off Lake Scugog. Causeway Investments are opening an office in Port Perry, former loca- tion of the Stationery Store, next to the Theatre, Appreciation Day Winner The 76th draw was held on Saturday |: with a very large crowd attending. There was, in fact, such a crowd that Mrs, T. W. Anderson, R.R., 1, Port Perry, almost didnt get to the drum in time, But luck was with Mrs. Anderson and she arrived in time to collect her $96.48. Next Saturday, 3.30 p.m., the draw will be held by Western Tire and the chest contains $441.96. after noon on Saturday for a hike. When they failed to return home by dark the worried parents called the police who asked the fire brigade to assist in a search of the area, Many others hearing of the lost children de- serted their'beds to add to the num- bers. It is estimated that more than two hundred scoured the by-ways and highways, investigating barns, sheds, culverts and any other likely Riding Ble Early morning brought a report the children had been seen on the Oshawa road the previous evening and led the searchers to the railway at Raglan where they were traced through to Claremont and found on the Athol road not far from the railway by Al. Brown and some others who were with him. The children are said to have had their hearts set on a wonderful new bicycle and decided to go. on to To- ronto for a job in order to earn the money for their bicycle. What parent has not had to contend with this pro- blem? Modern parents have special worries brought about with the beauti- ful coloured pictures in papers and magazines, the exciting dramas on T. V. and scréen, the fights and crime pictures that every child must see in our day. This new way of living buts a great strain upon parents and children alike and it is difficult to Gallant Effort By Town Folk know how to counteract the ideas our youth receive from these sources. We are happy to know that these children were found safe and sound. We are also happy to know what won- derful neighbours we Port Perry. have in Many Happy Returns A very pleasant afternoon and even- - ing was spent at the lovely new home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cliff on Sunday, April 28 in honour of Mr. Cliff's 80th birthday. Many friends and relatives gathered from far and near in honour of this special occasion. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed re- minising and talking of the old days. In the meantime moving pictures and snaps were being taken of the happy groups. Afterwards Bert was seated in the chair of honour, he was the re- cipient of many lovely gifts presented to him by his grandchildren, Bruce and Joan Cliff, dlso Beverley and Mar- lene Wadkins, Bert was quite thrill- ed and thanked everyone in his plea- sant manner, A bounteous turkey dinner was enjoyed by all. A table laid with a beautiful lace cloth; was centered with a tastefully decorated birthday cake, and literally groaned with delicacies that followed. Bert!s only sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs, L.. Grumbly, also Mr. and Mrs.. C. Grumley and Mr. Forest CHff (nephews), of Michigan, were present, Other guests were from: Little Britain, Lind:ay, Oshawa, To- ronto, and Port Perry. - We all wish Bert a speedy recovery from his recent illness and may he enjoy many more happy birthdays. WEDDING OF LOCAL INTEREST -- Married recently at Knox Preshy- terian Church were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ross Jemison. The bride, the A LAKE SIDE LOT ONE OF THE COTTAGES . RESORT AREA IS BEING DEVELOPED ON SCUGOG ISLAND | LE tg" ANOTHER STYLE OF COTTAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION SEE ARTICLE ABOVE + 4 ~ former Miss Marilyn Olga Brodie, is]. PLAYGROUND AREA - BOARDERING THE A Wedding of Local Interest the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Brodie of Oshawa and the bridegroom is the son of #he lafe Mp. Mrs, Arthur Port Perry. Photo by and Jemison of LAKE AND LAGOON Ireland. - fi SCE Lp he A '