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Se -------------- I ------------ . different plans. wa Fav fotoe dynes io I a ae ' an - - ns es PORT PERRY STAR ggzzes Authorized as Becond Class Mall, Post Offi Department, Ottawa. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 12th, 1958 $2.00 per year. Single Copy be. 'Similar Building 16 he Erected in Port Perry ~ Pictured here is an arena which will be the pattern for the new Curling Arena in Port Perry. It is estimated that the building will cost $43,000 including the ice plant. view shows the front of the, building which will house club rooms on two floors, 'rooms being "85 x 60 feet. near the Fair Grounds. This both The building will be erected on the Robert Kenny property Work is expected to begin about July 1st. This will be a pop- ular Blas for curlers within driving distance of Port Perry. . To Pave, Gravel or Spray the Streets of Town Within Month Minutes of a Regular. Meeting of Council of the Village of Port Perry -held -in-the Municipal Office on Sat-|- urday, June 7th, 1958 at 10 a.m: Reeve J. J. Gibson in the chair, Councillors Arthur T. Cox, Irving A. .Boyd,»Wm. T, Harris, and Frank God- ley present. The minutes of a Ww nd ris of May 24th, 1958 were adopted as read on motion. ; - REEVE J. J. Gibson reported-that rehabilitation work on Well No, 1.is not progressing as well as might be due to the equipment of Railway and- Power Engineering not being suitable for the job and that he would contact Mr, N. A. Houston before the work proceeds further. REPORTED by A. T. Cox that he would rather hold the matter of in- creasing Hydro deposits and the giv- ing of a grant where a 2-wire ser- vice is changed to a -wire service un- til he has discussed the matter further with Mr. Douglas Third of the Ont. Hydro who will be visiting Port Perry in the near future. REPORT by Councillor Boyd on having five trees topped by the Can- ada Tree Experts which were too high and dangerous for men without experience, : REPORT by Councillor Frank God- ley on a list of owners or harborers of dogs who have not paid their dog licences to date and also on a few] dogs that are still running at large. PASSING. ACCOUNTS -- It was moved and seconded that the following statement of accounts be hereby au- thorized for payment: General Dept. .......icecieinnennninn. $1,888.78 Spec. Program--Sidewalks.... 1,611.14 Street Maintenance .......coeees 2,816.27 Truck Account ......... . 12.389 Sidewalks .......... w. 1,888.76 Welfare Dept. .......c.t we 160.00 Property & Parks ...... : 74.00 Waterworks O.W.R.C. . .. 1,608.60 Waterworks Dept. ......eennnnn 348.82 Hydro-Electric Dept. ........... 4,007.19 © $18,904.86 od Carried. BY-LAW Number 1295 to Author- ize the Borrowing of $30,000.00 by . Debenture to Supply water to the Corporation of Port Perry, was moved and seconded, read three times, pass- ed, signed and the seal of the Cor- poration affixed thereto. Letter and. Circular from Physldi- ans' Services Incorporated with two Brochures enclosed describing - two Due to the Corpora- tion having insufficient applicants the fllage is unable to qualify for be- nefits which include. Doctors' calls for sickness while the patient is inthe home or treatment is given by a doe- tor in his office, MEMO -- Mrs. Gordon' Panter Re- questing Fill on Tile in front of her Property. This matter was left for the attention of the Chairman of Streets, MEMO--Mr. Wm. Mark Yrawing _ to the Attention of Council the need for Callum on the Road East of his house, This matter was also left for the attention of the Chairman of Sts. LETTER from the Office of the Fire Marshall stating that under sub- section 9 (a) of the Highway Act "A volunteer fire fighter under the Fire Departments Act may carry on his motor vehicle a lamp not exceed- ing 4 inches in diameter, displaying an amber light showing the letters "V.F.F.", which lamp shall only be illuminated when such motor vehicle is proceeding to a fire or other em- ergency and no other vehicle shall carry any such lamp." : These matters are governed by The Highway Traffic Act and not by Mu- nicipal by-law, Letter from County Engineer R. E. Sims confirming - his telephone con- versation with the Clerk and stating that he will be pleased. to co-operate as far as possible in carrying out the proposed road improvements request- ed by Council. He also requested to know, the estimater quantity of gra- vel required and if this material is to be stock-piled. The Clerk was in- structed to advise Mr. Sims that the Corporation will- require 800 "cubic yards of crushed gravel and would prefer to have it delivered and not stock-piled. 'MEMO -- The new Dial telephone service beginning early Sunday mor- ning July 6th was discussed by Coun- cil, THE CLERK was instructed to make Application to the Department of Municipal Affairs for the 709, subsidy on the labour portion of the Special Works Programme which has been carried on to May 31, 1958. LETTER from Mr, John R. Frost, Clerk of the Town of Whitby with 16 |copy of By-law and amendments thereto governing and signs. Council felt that the sign problem fs- one' which should be taken up by the Chamber of Commerce so the Clerk was instructed to write the Chamber of Commerce as follows: "Council have received a complaint about the erection of a sign by the E. L. Ruddy Company on the pro- perty between Messrs George Stevens and John, Ballard. Consideration has been given to two by-laws of other Municipalities relating to the erection of signs. In the Town of Whitby they pro- hibit any new signs hanging over the street and existing signs may not be replaced when in disrepair and should be removed. All new signs must be attached to buildings and are restric- ted as to size. Please let us know the views of the Chamber of Commerce as to whether any similar regulations would be de- sirable in: Port Perry." LETTER from I, D. Corcoran Re Francis Edward Courtice Estate and stating that it is expected that the legacy will be paid within the next few months. MEMO--Mr. Kenneth Jackson ecom- plains. of Chipwagon selling more controlling than chips whereas he pays $84.00 per ken when laying water main. year for booth rental and taxes at the Corporation Park. The Clerk was instructed to contact the City of Osh- awa to see what control they have over street vendors including chip wagons, MEMO -- Mr. Ronald Wanamaker would like to rent Victoria Street next to his property. A portion of Victoria Street having been rented during the past few years by Mr. H. Kerry, the Clerk was instructed to advise both Mr. Kerry and Mr. Wana- maker .that the .Council have decided that the Victoria Street road allow- ance is not going to be leased or rent- ed. LETTER from Port Perry Com- munity Curling Club requesting that the water main be extended to the corner of Bay & Simcoe Streets to service their proposed Curling Rink. The Clerk was instructed to advise Mr. W. Howard Hall, Secretary of the Port Perry Community Curling Club that when the Club have finali- zed their plan for a Curling Rink the Corporation will provide the neces- sary water main. This will cost the Corporation, Waterworks Department approximately $1,000.00. Insofar as water rates are-concern- ed the Minimum bill for a period of three months is Net $4.95. We do not feel that this charge is excessive for the periods that you will be using little water. If you can ascertain from the experience of other Curling Rinks the amount of water required it would enable us to determine the cost for you. MEMO--Port Perry Boy Scout As- sociation requesting a new lease. The Clerk was instructed to adise Mr, J. F. Jefford that a new lease is being prepared and that a copy will be sent to him for their perusal, MEMO--Rev. Paul Delane requests that culvert on Crandel Street be fix- ed as he believes that culvert shifted when fill was put on. This matter was left for the attention of Councillor Harris, MEMO '-- Mr. Howard Every re- questing mileage on trips to Well No. 1 re work of rehabilitation. The clerk was instructed to advise Mr, Howard Every that he will be allowed .08c. per mile which ig the usual rate allow- ed by the Corporation. / MEMO -- Messrs. Hilton Simpson and Archie MacMaster requesting hard surface repaired which was bro- This matter was left for a later date when the chairman of roads will be patch- ing hard surfaced roads. - MEMO--Mr. John Moore wanting water service on Victoria Street. The Clerk was instructed to advise Mr. J. the Waterworks Superintendant be- fore advising Mr. Moores LETTER from Mr, Wm. G. Man- ning Re copy of By-laws, 1888 and 1899. By-Laws No. 1888-89 of the Corporation. of the County of Ont. being By-laws to Regulate the Loca- tion of Buildings and Structures on Land adjacent to certain County Rds. Celebrate 35th Anniversary On Friday evening, May 30th, a group of relatives and friends from Utica, Epsom, Pine Grove, Valentia, surprised Mr. and Mrs. Chas Geer at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Earl Geer, in Port Perry, on the occasion of their 36th wedding anniversary. A corsage and boutonierre were pre- sented to the couple on behalf of their nine grandchildren, and a pleasant evening was spent in playing cards. Following a bountiful lunch, Mr. and Mrs. Geer were given the seats of honour, An address in verse form was read by Mrs. Herman Kerry and they were presented with a beautiful tri-lamp, and a set of bridge chairs by their friends and the family. The surprised couple thanked everyone present for their gifts, flash pictures were taken and the pleasant evening was con- cluded. We can usually bank on the people of Port Perry and surrounding com- munity to give generously to a worthy cause, Each spring the I1.0.D.E, sponsor Tag Days foi the blind and our own local community hospital. The result of the Tag Day for the Blind Institute was given in a pre- vious issue of this paper. Last Sat- urday was Rose Tag Day for our local Community Memorial Hospital. The result was gratifying--$166.64. Many thanks to the Guides (who tagged) and to those who made the arrange- ments or helped in any way. This is quite a task as only those who have done it know, Scugog Chapter held their meeting Monday afternoon, June 2nd, = The business of the Chapter was taken care of, and 4 Baking Sale arranged for this coming Friday, June 13th at 3 p.m. in front of the Library. Scugog Chapter, I think you will agree is al- ways behind every worthy local pro- ject in Port Perry. We do give gener- ously of our time and money, so we would like your support too. Please remember the Bake Sale this Friday. On The Air Port Perry Area children were heard in Vancouver. A note from a former Port Perry resident, Miss ¥. Forman, now living in. Vancouver informs us the. Port Perry School children were heard clapping away out there. The program was the Happy Gang from Toronto and the announcer said that the pupils from the Port Perry School were present. We are not able to ascertain which school the pupils were from, but be- lieve that it is likely one of the rural schools in the area, pra «< ed on Mr. John Orde wanting to ac- quire sufficient land from the Cor- poration to have a drive on the South side of his building. Council decided that they would be unable to grant this request. Port Perry Lions Club Celebrates 20th Anniersary On Monday evening, June 9th, the last' meeting of the season for the local Lions Club took the form of the official visit of the Deputy District Governor, Lion Art Brunton and was also the occasion of the Twentieth Charter Night. Lion the Hon. Dr. M. B. Dymond made a presentation on behalf of the Lions Club of a beautiful plaque to Lion Art in ap- preciation of his work as Deputy Dis- trfet Governor for the past year. Lion Art installed the officers for the coming season. Eight new members were installed into the Club at this time. Lion Roy Cornish read a his- tory of the Club from its inception, which follows: The Port Perry Lions' Club received its Charter from the Lions Interna- tional on January 10th. 1938. The local club was sponsored by the New- market Lions' Club. The Port Perry High School aditorium was the scene of a gala festivity when Ernie Hayes was installed as the Charter Presi- dent, Bert Hutcheson as Charter Sec- retary and some twenty-five local ci- tizens as charter members of the new- ly formed Service Club to be known as The Port Perry Lions' Club, Then, there were only four Clubs in our District namely: Bowmanville, Peter- boro, Whitby and Port Perry; to-day there are twenty-one clubs located from Ajax to Cobourg and Whitney. Since Newmarket was out of our dis- trict, The Bowmanville Club adopted us, ag it were, as a sponsored club. Some of a Lions' Club activities are: Boys and Girls work; Citizenship and Patriotism; Civic Improvement; Community Betterment; FEducation; Sight Conservation, ete. The first annual carnival sponsor- ed by The Port Perry Lions' Club wag held in July 1939 on a vacant lot which Beare Motors are now us- ing as their used car lot and on whigh part of their new garage Is w gituated. Our President Lion om Harris was in charge of the mes committee for this event. The fojlowing year 1940 the Lions Club a gigantic parade in connection their carnival. Lion Bert Hut- cheson, who had been appointed to arrange for the music had secured the services of no less than ten banda. The parade of floats, decorated cars, bands ete. extended from the Fair- grounds down Rosa street to Queen street and thence to the waterfront. It was the largest most attractive and most exciting parade in Port Perry's history. The majority of our carnivals have followed the same pat- tern, parade, games and dancing, thereby becoming a source of fun for everyone and an opportunity for the Lions to make money. The Port Perry Lions Club has had many meeting places such as Cricklewood Lodge, The Sebert House, Church of Ascension, Parish Hall, at Club Members' Homes, Little Norway Restaurant, Port Perry Library, The Flamingo Restaurant, and presently it makes its headquarters at The Port Perry Yacht Club. Some of the major activities of our club have been Eye-testing and providing glasses for Public School Pupils, Dental care for needy cases, provided artificial limbs, organized and conducted T-B X-ray canvass, provided life guards at the lake-front, Christmas Welfare work, established and maintain a fine children's play. ground. One of our major projects assisted by The Port Perry Lions' Club was helping the Rink Committee in bring- ing the beautiful Memorial Gardens into fulfilment. The Club under the very capable leadership of Lion Ar- thur Brunton carried on a highly suc- cessful publicity eampaign during the entire planning and erection of The Recreation Centre. The Lions con- ducted several car draws and besides holding special carnivals, circuses, auction sales, ete. for the Rink Com. mittee they raised and donated $2500 from their own funds. The Memorial Gardens is a fine tribute of what can be achieved by a total co-operative effort as was exemplified by the citi- zens of this community, Our Lions' Club has gupported prac- tically every.community organization in this district; such as The Commu. nity Hospital, Boy Scouts, Junior Farmers and Four-H clubs, In 1938. MEMO-~Reeve J, J, Gibson report-! Meeting adjourned, 89 The Lions' Club sponsored a Mid- i fi 4 ; Aw TR RRL Roe © # . 0 i ha 7, Ps iE] io i : Ei rein To EL. Ae 8 i OL get Hockey team which played suc- cessfully to the Ontario Provincial finals, The Club has sponsored sev- eral Basketball teams and recently made sizeable contributions to The Port Perry Arena committee and The Port Perry Hockey Association. (Continued on page 5) Port Perry Girls Among Nursing Grads When the OGH Class of 1958 re- ceived their pins and Diplomas at Oshawa OCVI last I'riday there were two girls who formerly attended Port Perry High School in the group, Miss Helen Honey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Honey, R.R. Seagrave, and Miss Sandra James, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Cyril James, of Scugog Island, have received their graduation diplomas. Congratulations girls] Well done. Dr. M. B. Dymond, Minister of Transport for Ontario, addressed the Graduation Class stating that grad- uation was in reality commencement as it was the beginning of a new phase of our lives. Among the special award winners Miss Helen Honey was presented with the 1967 prize for efficiency in bed- side nursing by Miss Barbara Me- Clelland last year's prize winner. The E. A. Lovell post-graduate scholar- ship, presented by Mrs. E. A. Lovell, was awarded to Mr. Maunsell Gerrow formerly of Manchester. A successful district annual meet- ing of the South Ontario Women's In- stitutes was held on Thursday, when 100 women met in the United Church at Claremont. After registration, the meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs, L. Honey. Mrs, Wideman of Altona W.I. gave the address of welcome. The reply was made by Mrs, K. H. J. Clarke, of Pickering. After the reading of the minutes the district directors were ratified by Mrs. A. Farren of Kettleby, the Pro- vincial Board member: Ajax, Mrs. D. McIntosh; Altona, Mrs. E. Caruthers; Brooklin, Mrs. F. M. Holliday; Broug- ham, Mrs, M. Ellicott; Claremont, Mrs. K. Ward; Honeydale, Mrs. Sam Cawker; Kinsale, Miss May Brown; Myrtle, Mrs. F. Wilson; Shirley, Mrs. C. Gibson; Pickering, Mrs. J. Hasek; Whitby, Mrs. F. Curl, In her address, Mrs, Honey said she had enjoyed visiting the branches and installed their officers. As delegate to the national conference in Ottawa, she had four worthwhile days. In closing she read a poem, "Things Worth While." Reports for the standing committees were given, showing an interest in short courses, local histories, libraries, Child Falls from Car As the family of John Leahy was returning from: a picnic at Beaverton on Sunday, Patti their youngest daughter, opened the. car door and fell to the shoulder of the road where she received severe lacerations and a fracture back of the ear. The child was treated by a doctor in Beaverton, and after arriving at Port Perry was taken by ambulance to the Sick Child- rens Hospital where she is being hos- pitalized. Mr. Leahy said that he felt a breeze and realized that the door had been opened but was afraid to stop or swerve suddenly and so gradually steered to the road side where he was able to stop the car. Apparently the little girl did not strike the pavement, the cuts being caused by the gravel on the shoulder of the highway. Thieves Break Store Window And Lift Gun Early Tuesday morning the window of Peel's Hardware was smashed by someone throwing a suitcase filled with lead slugs through it. The thief or thieves apparently did not attempt to enter the store, but did take a 5 chamber repeater pump gun valued at about $80.00 which was being dis- played in the window. This appears to be the only article taken. The suit- case which was abandonned is being held by the police who believe. it to have been stolen earlier from a store in Weston which had been robbed of a truck load of articles on Monday. The smashing of glass awakened residents in the area. Mr. Fralick said that the noise woke him about 5 a.m. Chief Menzies is investigating. District Annual Meeting Held By Women's Institute retarded and handicapped children, local fall fairs, schools, hospitals, over- seas flood relief and refugee babies. Many interesting mottos, roll calls, papers and films were reported, In her discussion, of the reports, Mrs. T. J. Wheeler, Pickering, told the members to continue their worthwhile work and to study, and visit local spots of interest. Miss Isabel Leslie of the Home Economies Services, Toronto, spoke on extension services for the branches. Groups were urged to have the place of meeting for the short courses ready for the instructor. Local leader train- ing schools were very success last year. Mrs. John Hamer, of Myrtle, spoke of the past years as the local Federa- tion of Agriculture Representative. At 1.30 p.m, sessions commenced again with assembly singing by the Altona W.I. A memorial service was held for former W.I. members who had died during the past year. Mrs. Mahaffy, assisted by Mrs. L. Duff of Shirley W.I. conducted the service. Mrs. Farren, Provincial Board mem- ber, brought greetings from the Pro- vincial Board. (Continued on page 4) Curling Arena, rinks, Interior Appearance of Curling Arena "Above is pictured the interior of the provesed new The ice expanse will be sufficient for four