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Port Perry Star (1907-), 27 May 1965, p. 1

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Store Opening was Mrs. Caesarea. Mrs. Bullock chose the man's her husband and son had just been released Winner of the Lucky Draw for either a Man's or Lady's watch at the Pentland Jewellery H. R. Bullock of 251 Was The Lucky Number from hospital and it was quite a surprise home- coming gift, for one of them. lucky of the two is not knowm. 2 Who was the Mrs. I. R. Bent- ley, former owner of the store is holding ticket watch as both Pentland. Ne. 251 which she has just drawn. her are the new owners Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Flanking --Staff Photo Hardball Season Opens Here June 2 The opening hardball game for the Port Perry team will be held at the Fair Grounds next Wednesday evening, June 2nd. The Port team who are playing in the Victoria Independent League will meet Fenelon Falls in their first game, which will start at 7 p.m. Port Perry are allowed two imports this year ,and with this addition to the last year's squad should be a real contender in the league this year. Some Tickets Still Available Tickets for the Testimonial Dinner in honour of J. J. Gib- son, reeve of Port Perry and Warden of Ontario County have been selling well, however there are a few tickets available from the chairman, Merle Dowson | and members of the C of C exe- cutive. The dinner, sponosred by Port ; Perry Chamber of Commerce, promises to be a major function here this year. The Hon. J. Wilfred Spooner, Minister for Municipal Affairs is the guest speaker and he will be intro- duced by the Hon. Dr. M. B.' Dymond, Department of Health Minister for Ontario. The dinner is held in the Le- gion Hall on Wednesday, June 2rd, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the local branch will cater. Jury Recommend - Reduced Speed At Manchester A five-man coroner's jury blamed excessive drinking as] the cause of a double fatality accident near Manchester, Jan. 25th. The verdict was returned on | the inquest held in Whitby into | the death of George Edward, MacNeal, 34, of Nestleton, who | was killed on Highway 17, just | south of Manchester. The dri- ver of the second car, Robert . Campbell, 20, of R.R. 1, Brook- lin, also died as a result of the | collision. The jury added a rider recom~ mending that the speed limit in the Manchester area should be reduced from 60 miles per hour to 40 mph. Delegate From Ireland Visits Ontario County Miss Iris Gilmore, Irish Juni- or Farmer from County Derry, Ireland, will be visiting in Ont- ario County, from Friday, May 28 until Friday, June 11. Miss Gilmore is one of eight Junior Farmers from Great Britain now visiting in the Pro- vince on an exchange of Junior Farmer delegates between Ont- ario and Great Britain. Each year a delegation of four Juni- or Farmers from the Province of Ontario visits Great Britain, and Northern Ireland; and in return, a delegation of English, Scottish and Irish Junior Farm- {- ers visit in Ontario. This exchange of Junior Far- mer delegates 1s sponsored jointly by the Junior Farmers' Municipalities Settle Cty. Levy The wheels of government in Ontario County will keep turn- ing in 1965--thanks to the tax levies handed in by the various municipalities. Finance committee reported to County Council on May 18th that 75% of the levy had been received--a total of $1,216,623. Municipalities contributing are as follows: Pickering Twp. ....... $424,701 Whitby Town ............ 303,035 Town of Ajax ....... 177,146 Twp. of Reach .......... 61,832 Twp. of East Whitby 56,822 Uxbridge ....eeeeunenneen. 39,498 Pickering Village 31,602 Dr. C. Vipond Seeks Liberal Nomination Doctor Claude Vipond, well- known Oshawa physician and surgeon, has declared his inten- tion to seek the Liberal nomina- tion for the Ontario Federal Riding at the May 28th conven- tion. . Doctor Vipond has recently returned from Malaya where he served under the Columbo Plan. He is considered to be a strong contender as he is generally held in high regard by: citizens throughout the riding. Association of Ontario, the De- | partment of Agriculture, ard the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Departments of Agri- culture, During her stay in Ontario County, Miss Gilmore will be | visiting at the homes of Bruce and Lois McMillan, Blackwater, ard Dean and Marilyn Beatty, Cannington. | sored by Unit #4, of the UCW | Port Perry United Church. % H 3 he 100 THURSDAY, MAY 27th, 1965 Number 36 Thirty-four ladies enjoyed the | tour which was spon- A splendid programme was arranged by Ms. George Hall and the interesting and educa- tional points of interest were conducted tours of the Fred Victor Mission, United Church House, Overseas Relief Depot and the Timothy Memorial Church in Toronto. The first stop-off was the new and modernized Fred Victor Mission, slides and history were presented by one of the ladies in charge and personally con- ducted tour of the Mission was handled by the Reverend Mr. R. J. Scott. Mr. C. R. Fallis, whose family connections come from the Blackstock area, was in charge of the group and gave most in- teresting facts regarding the United Church House while ! touring the various departments. The ladies enjoyed a social] luncheon hour in the spacious | modern cafeteria, and a moments of repose in the bea- | I tiful Chapel. group then taken' Overseas Relief 'Depot! Mrs. Florendas Carruth | mie a descriptive resume of | "how the clothes, bales, shipping | few | The | to the 1 were where i} Members Of Port Perry UCW On Interesting Toran Tour tc.,, is handled and also told rn facts about the vol- uateer workers that go every day to take part in this won- derful work. A drive through Toronto, see- ing the beautiful flowers and buildings, among which was the famous Casa Loma, culminated in a visit to Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. Afternoon Tea was served by the ladies of the Church under the gracious supervision of Mrs. E. G. Bas- president of the UCW, and a personally coaducted tour by one of the members, who gave a brilliant commentary of the history of the Church, made a fitting climax to an outstand- ing tour. - com, These annual tours have been an inspiration to the, Church Workers and gives a splendid (Continued on page 12) Hospital Report | For Week Ending May 22nd Admissions .........eeeee. 14 Operations ......ccceeeene.n. 10 Emergency Treatment... 3 Births Deaths Discharges comin. 17 Remaining ovine. 19 Visiting hours 3-4 and 7- il ai The Fascination -- Sound Of Music Two-year old Mark Jeffrey and his lovely three-year old companion Lee Ann Doupe at- tended the Street Dance held by proprietor Jack Store on Friday night. The fascination of the sound from the orchestra Hope of the Local IGA was just too much for them to resist, the stage they went. daughter of Mr. not known whether "they danced all night". so on Mark is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jeffery and Lee Ann the and Mrs. Raymond Doupe. 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