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£ pleasantly Mrs. A. Sandison 85 Years Old Mrs. Annie Sandison was surprised when]. forty-five friends and relatives gathered to honour her on the occasion of her 85th birthday. The party, given by her family, was held at the home of "Mr. and Mrs. Herman Midgley, Port Perry on Satur- day, December 7. After an evening of cards, ~--a delicious lunch was served. At the conclusion of the even- ing, a swivel rocking chair was presented to Mrs. Sandison with the good wishes of all the guests for many more years of health and id happiness. Page Boy | Continued ponsibility. Young Bill must|. be blessed with these quali- ties, or he would never have been chosen for the job. A page boy does not need to neglect his school duties. A tutor, engaged by the Government 'looks after the 22 boys and provides. the ne- .cessary education for them to keep up with the class at home. Bill's first duty every morning is to carry the lec- tern to the Legislative As- sembly for the Hon. F. M. Cass, Q.C., Speaker of the House, for the morning prayer. For the balance of the day, his duties varies to a great extent, but involves among other things the de- livering of messages to mem- bers of the Legislature. Bell Canada announced to- day that because of rising costs it has applied to the Canadian Transport Commiss- ion for approval of higher telephone rates and charges. The company has asked that the new rates take effect March 1, 1969. Under the new exchange grouping system, part of the company's application, Port Perry will change from-old rategroup 4 to new rate group 3. According to J.W. Lowry, local Bell manager, the rate for individual residence service in Port Perry would increase from $3.90 to $4.45 per month. Business service would go up from $7.05 to $9.00 for individual line service and the monthly cost of private branch exchange trunks would change from $10.60 to $13.50. No change is proposed in the rates for custom - dialed long distance calls over 35 Mailers pack powerful punch ~Expertly printed mailing pieces at a reasonable price. Port Perry Star One Year $3.00 Send A GIFT SUBSCRIPTI For The PORT PERRY STAR To Friends And Relatives Near And Far Please send a Christmas Gift Subscription of the PORT PERRY STAR PE IE IE EE Br Er ar I I IE I ET TL I LL I I I A LE ® 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 4b 0 8 8 0 00 0s 0s 000s 4 6 8 8 0 8 0 0 8 0 ss 0 8 es sas seh eh eo 8 0 0 0 08 0 8 70 8 0 at esses Mail This Coupon to Box 90; Port Perry. Telephone Rate Increase miles. Most calls requiring the services of a long distance operator will be higher. The proposed rates would produce a revenue increase of about 10 per cent. Assuming they were in effect for the full year 1969, they would result in a return of approx- imately eight percent on the cdpital invested in the business. In making the announce- ment, Bell president Robert C. JI Scrivener. said, "Bell Canada telephone service is not only equal to the best: in quality, but also among the least expensive in the world". He pointed out that basic tele- phone rates have not been increased in the past 10 years. "To do our job of provid- ing up-to-date and reliable services to the public", Mr. Scrivener said, 'we must have adequate financial resources. It is essential that telephone rates enable us to meet the cost of day-to-day operations, EEE EEE EEE EE EE EE IIE I I IEE J J IL I J JL J SN eo 6 6 6 6 6 5 8 6 68 6.0 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0 00s 0 su ee ee 0s Six Months $1.75 Outside Canada $4.50 Please mail the Gift Card From Nonny Near py GE FOR a XN Sha wo By Bell, March 1 and make possible the financ- ing at reasonable cost of the necessary facilities and research", Bell officials emphasize that the company must spend sub- stancial sums of money for re- search and innovation. This is vital not only to permit the introduction of new products and services, but also.to expand and improve the exist- ing 'telecommunications 'net- work and meet the require- ments of the public. Satelite City Planned For Uxbridge Tp. A Toronto-based develop- ment firm has assembled 3,200 acres of land in Uxh- ridge township for the build- ing of a new city which may have an eventual population tof 32,000. _EVERYONE-- FARMS WANTED LSBERT 985-7373 Revenue Properties Ltd. plan to develop the city in stages. The first would accommo- date about 1,000 persons on '| 800 acres, and would take about four years to complete? Estimated cost of the pro- ject is $110,000,000. A' house which would cost $34,000 in Metropolitan To- ronto would sell for $26,000 in the new. city because of less expensive land costs. » .. The company said it holds another 4,800 acres on which a city of 150,000 could be built eventually, at a cost of $1,400,000,000. Enjoys Reading News From » THE BEST MEDIUM Is A Subscription To The PORT PERRY STAR Along with the First issue, we will send a Gift Card to the person re- ceiving the subscription. . 'Mail Coupon Today! 1. t - a iin TTY na a oe Em >: EER i 4 i