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J lth Christmas In New Post Office Pals tag FO TA SPER A ps Wy ri £3 3 § § Mrs. C. G. Venning for the last six years Post Mistress at Blackstock Post - Office, can look back on 40 years service "with the Canadian Postal Department, With the opening of the new Post Office in October, Mrs. Venning had her 40th busy Christmas in a bright and modern building making work much easier,,and life a great. deal more comfort-| \p "able. : Her - husband Mr. C. G.|: Venning was postmaster from 1928 until 1962, when Mrs. Venning took over fol- lowing. his death. During os those 34 years, Mrs. Venning worked with her husband in] the Post. Office. teil In" the first issue of 1968, the 'Star carried an interest.' ing article. written by Mrs. Venning, relating the history: of postal service in Black-:. stock and Cartwright Town." ship dating back to 1851. As: a tribute 'to the new Post Office and Mrs. Venning andj her long seryice, the Star is| printing 'excerpts from the: ® article published a year ago.' BS Ta) : ¢ '° LY : 11 year old Cindy Van Camp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. : Keith Van Camp, Blackstock is purchasing stamps from Our B.N.A. Topics of Octo-' Mrs. Venning in the new Past Office opened in October. ber "66 tells us that our first! iy ohana Sam = Post Office, at that time call- have, bein many. chang i ... I remember, ' ed" "Cartwright Post Office", ' hi i me. that + opened in 1851 with William . ™~ ; ) dfather was the first one Vance as Post Master. Since, granaiaing ; ; . when my dad went for the been, Hugh McPhail 1872; il he would have to go-to John Ford 1881; R. H. Prust n° M¢ W : i t who was reading C. G. Venning 1928, and since vy Hse ® 1962 Yours truly. : J i by stage-coach Williamsburg and Cartwright * {1'¢ Ml] came by stagecoach Post Office changed their kly mail was established As you would expect there "10% Me WO daily mail 'Students From cand Caesarea and a semi: weekly to Purple Hill was Enjoy Caroling came to Burketon by train. During the past week the Then when the C.P.R. discon- School enjoyed their annual came: directly from Toronto ¥Christmas Activities: to Peterborough each day by 19 a group of students went ' satisfactory than people carol singing around Black- thought it would be. Now late and do-nuts at Janet and the Toronto one at Stouffville Lorrie Turner's afterwards. and our mail is picked up at held at the Town Hall on Fri- Blackstock, Burketon, Nestle- day, Dec. 20. The Student's ton and Janetville, winning film "Guess Who's on letters and 2c. on post Coming to Dinner?" and cards, Later it went to de. . pop and chips. - postage went to 5c. You will © The Christmas Semi-formal be glad to know that it has in the Town Hall decorated Il first class matter must by the Grade Twelve on a ink 2 it. Wath oo th: . first had the P.O. we ordered Exposure' provided the music LETTERS »= EDITOR "PRAISES PARADE December 15, 1968 The Port Perry Star Port Perry, Ontario Dear Editor i Yesterday my husband and I were in Port Perry and were privileged to see the Santa Claus parade your merchants put on for the children. As one who has a soft spot in her heart for kiddies ofall classes and creeds, may I congratulate you on the suc- cess of such a magnificent parade. : It 'was much better than ours here. Keep up the good work and Merry Christmas to you All. "Sincerely Mrs. G. Thompson Barrie, Ontario Allan Crosier Appointed To Reach Council Mr. Allan Crosier, R.R. 2, Blackwater has been appointed to serve as councillor on Reach Township Council for the balance 'of the present term. Mr. Crosier, a former councillor is replacing Mrs. Lucille Gray recently appoin- Beware Of Phony Calls of the local branch of the Commerce is warning against phony telephone calls. At least one elderly lady has received a call from a person pretending to be a bank inspector, asking her to withdraw . a large sum of money from her account for inspection of serial numbers. This incidence follows the discovery in the same bank last week of three counter- feit $10.00 bills. A. Pacey, manager of the local branch of the Royal Bank of Canada when asked, said incidents of this kind had not occurred at his bank. It was only possible to make up an 8-page public- ation of Port Perry Star this week. This is primarily due to the fact printing had ~ta-be done two days ear- "lier and the lack of news. ~The Port Perry Star office will be closed for three -days during Holiday Season; Tuesday, Wednes- day, Thursday, December 24, 25, 26. The next issue of the Star will again be published two days earlier than usual. Printing will take place on | Monday, Dec. 30, and for the convenience of readers and advertisers, the Star office will stay open both Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27, 28. ing each year, the Canadian Cancer Society needs financial support to continue its fight D. McRitchie, bank manager Canadian Imperial Bank of Volume J04 -- PORT PERRY ONT. TUESDAY, DEC."24, 1968 -- Number 12 HQLIDAY WARNING The bustle of preparation of Christmas, and the cheery gatherings associated with this holiday season may pose a deadly threat to the lives of small children, Fire Chief Raines warns. "Many activities at this time of year may tempt parents to leave small child- ren unattended. Even though the intention may be to "slip out" for a few minutes only a few seconds may be needed to turn a happy holiday into family tragedy. Trees, wrap- ping paper and decorations bring an increased risk of fire unless constant care is exer- cised," says the Chief. - The Chief points out that the Criminal Code of Canada forbids such negligence which may endanger the life or health of any child under the age of ten years. He further reminds parents that under Don't Leave Children Alone, Says Fire Chief Guy Raines mas tree can be ignited by a Trees should be bought green, and kept with their fresh-cut butts immersed in water dur- ing their stay in the home. ZEnjoy this happy season," he says. 'but make sure that Christmas cheer does not bring a careless attitude to fire risks." o o Mail Lighter Handling of mail at the local Post Office has been much lighter this year says the postmaster, Bruce Hall. It is estimated that local mail is down 20% to 25% this Christmas, and the increase in mail rates no doubt must take most of the blame for this. Contribute To, For those people who were ; fortunate enough to see and hear the Christmas tree and concert last Wednesday even- ing at the Scugog School for | i the Mentally Retarded, could {school and not help but feel the real {Santa arrived early in the 1 meaning of Christmas and how | evening with well chosen gifts fortunate some children are, while others hardly know ; the meaning of this special season. ' . Those persons concerned with the school have made it a very comfortable and attractive place for the child- Mentally Retarded Children Enjoy Concert singing games, done. A great deal of work had all very well hi, done by the teacher and children in decorating the trimming the tree. for the children provided by the Central 7 Association for the Mentally Retarded. Those in the Community and surrounding areas who have normal children should feel good that a school of this kind exists for those less fort- certain conditions- a Christ- single match, to burn furiously. ren to enjoy and learn as much as their mental capacity can accept. Mrs. Hall their teacher plays a big part in keeping the children busy and happy and seemed to enjoy the evening as much as the child- ren. The programme consisted | unate. General Motors Lead Production With General Motors of iCanada Limited leading the way, Canadian automotive against this killer. - production has reached h ¢ of songs, a rhythm band and 1,128,871 units this year. The sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Scott ted deputy-reeve following the resignation of Chet Geer, | then the. postmasters have take a daily paper and 1887; E. Montgomery 1914; several of the .village homes In 1887 both the Village of | I understand that at first names.to Blackstock. : week. Later. in 1853 a bi- came ta Cartwright, Cadmus Cartwright H.S. begun. For many years it students.of Cartwright High tinued its service, the mail On Thursday evening, Dec. truck, which proved more stock, and enjoyed hot choco- the Port Perry truck meets + The Christmas Party was port Perry and: delivered to Council showed the award In 1929 the postage was 3c. exchanged gifts and enjoyed and 3c. and in 1954 first class Dance was held Friday night' joan announced that in 1968 Christmas theme. The "Double wnd refreshments were served. | (Continued on Page 8) who was unable to fofttinde, due to ill health, personal impression of the Symphony of Toronto Telegram music cri at the annual Children's Christmas Concert. 'output, in the corresponding 60 weeks of 1967 was 898,305 units. ~~~ General Motors led with a - production of 12,114 units during the week ending Dec. 14, to- bring its total production for the year to 404,777 units. GM's output in the similar, period last year was 366,807 units. Its share 'of Canadian production slipped to 34.9 per cent from 40.8 per cent. 5 | Car production by Canad- ian companies for the year reached 862,510 'units com- pared with 683,664 in the corresponding' period of last year. Truck production climbed to 266,361 units from 214,641. Truck production accounted for 23.6 per cent of the Canadian total com- pared with 23.9 per cent a year earlier. » In last week's issue of the Star a brief article was headed "10 year old music critics", Twins, Gordon and John Scott, Twelve rabid animals were found in the Northumberland- Durham area in November, according to a recent press release by the Northumber- land-Durham Board of Health, of Bigelow Street on request itic Peter Goddard gave their music played by Toronto rs INNS ENG bd y