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"ate dl J 3 i i SS SERRE I ---- a? 3 PORT Q PERRY x & A i a a Co-operation Essential A 5 Business men in this com- 3 munity have proven, not only b) once, but on several occasions hx they have the ability and desire 0 to co-operate and work to- iA gether. ul I'he most recent venture, and nd an extremely successful one, i was the combined effort on part x) of the local car dealers. 1 The 'Autorama Display" ee held in the Port Perry Arena for three days last week was planned and executed through a sincere co-operation between five dealers ,each of them hand- ling a different product. Close to 30, 1968 cars and trucks were on display, the fin- est and best products available in this area. We talked to all the dealers at one time or another during the show, and discovered they had one thing in common. They were all in complete agreement Should Have When the first Red Cross Blood Clinie since the Second World War was held in Port Perry about one year ago, this area could proudly claim hon- ours of donating more blood than most communities of simi- lar size. At that time about 220 donors gave blood, and another 30 had to be turned away because time was running out. Lhis year however, no such claim is due Port Perry and surrounding communities. Un- fortunately, only 88 of 94 volun- teers gave blood, (six were re- jects). The reason for the poor at- tendance at the clinic certainly that the arrangement was the best idea inaugurated and put into affect yet, as far as the in- troduction and sales of the new cars. We also spoke to a number of the many interested specta- tors, and again there was one opinion, that the show was in- teresting and gave everyone a chance to see and compare the features of the new cars in one place. Perhaps not too many cars were actually sold during the show, but it did create a great deal of interest, and prospective buyers of 1968 cars. It was a fine "Autorama", and we like to give the partici- pating car dealers a pat on the back for a job well done. No doubt another show will be launched next year, and if pos- sible, it will be even bigger and better. : Done Better regularly stressed not only by the press, but radio and TV as well. There are people who are still a bit hesitant about giving blood due to the belief there is a danger point. However, pri- marily the poor showing must be attributed to a certain a- mount of apathy on part of the public. : Most of the donors are per- sons of middle age or over. Where are the younger genera- tion, who can well afford to donate a pint of good and healthy blood. ; Next time let's hope Port P erry a gain will _be able to I remembered-a-movie: Jammed on throttle, cannot be lack of advertising or publicity in regard to the clinic. The need of blood and the im- portance of obtaining same is Do You Remember? claim honours of being one of ~ the most generous communities as far as blood donations are concerned. : made in World War II. The 50 YEARS AGO Thurs., October 11, 1917 Mr. Norman Bradley of the T. Eaton Co. Winnipeg called on his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradley on Thanksgiving Day. He was on his way to New York. Championship Winners at Port Perry High School Field "Day were Senior Boys: Edward Jackson & Winnett Nesbitt, both ob- tained the same No. of points. Junior Boys: Arm- strong McFarlane; Senior Girls: Ethelwyn Switzer & Junior Girls: Aleta ("Scot- ty') Ferguson, - joined the staff of the Standard Bank of Canada, : Port Perry. if Mr. Ralph Fitchett is Ei erecting a new barn on J] his property in, Manches: Mr. Gordon Howard has ter, Mr. Josiah Smitn, Utica is doing the work. 25 YEARS AGO Thurs., October 8th, 1942 Rev. Kingsley Joblin of Weston will be the speak- er at Scugog on Sunday. Miss Bessie Crozier has received her commission with the "Wrens" and is stationed at Kingsmell House in Ottawa. 15 YEARS AGO Thurs., October 9th, 1952 Port Perry Lions Club plan a car draw to raise $1200 for the Hospital Fund. ---- Port Perry Legion Branch Pledge $1,350. to the Hospital the announce- ment was made by Mr. Reg. Moorehead. Mr. Patrick Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie . "Hayes had joined the staff" ORE? TER RT Ih +7 of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Miss Edwards of Tor- onto and Newcastle start- ed this week as hairdress- er in charge of Pat Mulli gan's Beauty Shop. 10 YEARS AGO Thurs., October 10th, 1957 10 Years ago this week the late Mr. Samuel Far- mer and his family cele- brated the Golden Anni- versary as publishers and printers of the Port Perry Star. On that occasion a special issue was print- Assessment in Port Perry for 1958 Increased by $84,541.00. Mr. Jack Griffen and Miss Barbara Hunter were married in Port Perr United, Church, ++ TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS There's an old superstition that things, good or bad, run in sequences of three. I'm inclined to respect it. During the war, casualties on my squad- ron always seemed to follow the pattern. We'd lose a pilot today, perhaps two the next 'day, then none for a week. Then three more. : . It happened to me. One day | was shot to ribbons by flak. Had to land at 140 miles an hours. No flaps, no brakes--Fortunately, jumped on the rudder, and groundlooped just short of a nasty ditch. Two days later, I had a bomb hang-up, and had to land with a 500-1b. b, fused and ready to go, dangling fr my left wing. That was the smoothest laffding ever that was a bit disconcerting was that the control tower made me land, not on the landing strip, but on the grass beside it, * so that I wouldn't ruin their runway when I blew up. The very next day I was shot down. This business of things happening in threes is still going on. Monday the furn. ace goes on the blink. Tuesday, your wife gets ugly about the garbage or something, Wednesday, some jerk creases your car in the parking lot. Even the. good things come in threes. And that's what happened to me this week. Three delightful opportunities for the weekend and I can take in only one of them. Sickening. First of all, I signed up to help super. vise a trip to Expo from our school. This in itself should prove a fairly hairy ex- perience. Can't you see me marching up and down the halls of a monastery in the ~middle of the night, in my pyjamas and raincoat, trying to prevent boys from being boys, and girls from being girls? I'd just committed myself to this when old -Australian buddy, "Dutch," phoned to remind me that this was the weekend of that ancient and honorable bash known as * "the' Canadian Fighter Pilots' reunion, Same nly thing place, Montreal. And he had booked me on a flight to and from the flesh-pots of that fair city. I was sorely tempted to withdraw from the kiddies' excursion, go to the wing-ding, and take two weeks to get over it, as usual. But my wife said, "You're not going. You always come home looking like a skeleton." And that was that. Rerigned, and feeling quite noble, I was packing my stuff for the Expo trip, and patting myselfon-the back for doing my | ,duty, rather than my pleasure, when num- ber three cam up. An invitation to be a judge in a beauty contest on Saturday. This is one I've been waiting for for years. I've judged essay contests, public speaking contests, apple pie contests at the fall fair, and for three years have been a judge for the Leacock Award for humor. But I've never had a chance to just sit there and gawp at those cute kids, leering inside and pretending I chose the winneg (Continued on Page 5) PORT PERRY STAR CO., LIMITED Serving Port Perry, Brooklin end * Surrofinding Areas P. 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