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8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1977 Fa Se Re ARO SREY Tat vb SLI SH Five young ladies to compete for 1977 Miss Port Perry Fair title -With five young - ladies "from Scugog Township entered as of Monday, the Miss Port Perry Fair . Beauty Pageant is to get underway at the high school this Thursday evening. It will be an evening of butterflies with the three judges watching carefully as the girls first appear in casual attire. They will then give a two-minute speech on any topic, give a further demonstration of their individual talents; respond to impromptu questions, and then appear in formal dress for the final decision. Ty The fivg who will be com- peting are Janice Parrott, 14, of Brock-Scugog Town- line; Lori Clark, 17, of RR 2 Seagrave; Jennifer Pearce, 16, of Scugog Island; Lisa Nottingham, 14, of RR 2 Port Perry; and Tracy Filion of RR 2, Port Perry. And when the judges make their final decision, last year's Miss Port Perry Fair, Susanne Catty, will be on hand to crown the new Queen. In addition to the honours of being the Miss Port Perry Fair for 1977, the "MORTGAGE LOANS 1st Mortgages from 10%% 2nd Mortgages from 11%% No Salary Requirements. ' Homes-Cottages-Farms-Debt. MORTGAGES PURCHASED Call FRANK COULSTING SUTTON (416-)722-8343 Morris Pompili Mortgage Broker Consolidatio T.F. KAWARTHA SUMMER THEATRE presents RICHARD MOFFATT as LIEUT. COLUMBO ROBIN WARD as DR. FLEMMING PRESCRIPTION: MURDER by William Link & Richard Levinson J nr With: Marie Romain Aloma Stephen Hill -- -- ------ -- -- ----" Directed by Ronald Ulrich AUGUST 23 to 27 - 8:30 P.M. AT THE ACADEMY THEATRE - LINDSAY . Tues. - Fri. $3.50 Saturday $4.00 Children under 15 - $1.50 Phone 324-9111 For information & reservations. Alison MacLeod Helen Humphries winner "will réceive a $50 cash prize from the Fair Board. All the contestants will receive cash awards as well as a variety of gifts donated by local merchants. The judges, who without doubt will have a tough time, are Miss Cheryl Zedick, a fashion co-ord- inator with a large chain store in Oshawa, Durham Regional chairman, L. Walter Beath, and Gladys Elliot, owner of a cosmetic . dealership in Oshawa. Ashburn by Mrs. R. Heron (too late for last week) Rev. Dr. Clifford Mackay conducted the service at Burns Church on Sunday morning and those who were there enjoyed an inspiring message. Rev. MacKay will be with us again next Sunday and through the first Sunday in September while Rev. McEntyre is on a study. course in California. We are glad to report Mrs. Harvey Bath also Mr. Jordon Johnston returned home from Oshawa hospital last Saturday. We wish for them both much better health. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Daw returned home after spend- ing holidays at the cottage and also visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schnabel for a- few days at St. Ann's. Mr. and Mrs. Schnabel used to live in our area. Several women and also several men attended the Glen Major bazaar last Sat- urday where they had lots of baking goodies and crafts for sale and everyone enjoyed a visit over a cup of coffee and cookies. We are sorry Miss Eileen Hamill alsa Mrs. W. Hopkins had the misfortune to fall and badly hurt a leg. Mrs. W. Gardner enjoyed a visit last week with Mr. and Mrs. Everett Westfall and family of Burlington. Mr. W. Gardner enjoyed a bus trip to the west where he visited his relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. Ashton and family visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kerry of Port Perry. - Love wasn't put in your heart to stay. Love isn't love til you give it away. 1977 PONTIAC PARISIENNES 18 Real Beauties in stock available for immediate delivery. Two and Four Door Models, some with Brougham Packages, Air Conditioning or Special Two Tones. Years from now they'll still be talking about this car's value. See and test drive one of these beauties to-day. Save on speciall demonstrators. - Call us tonight! PHIL 150 WATERST 985-7309 y equipped and specially priced PONTIAC-BUICK LIMITED REET - PORT PERRY Classifieds entertaining (continued) pounds," to 'used tractors and other chicks, hens, 'geese, oats, seed corn, alfalfa, straw and hay, standing or cut, Some of the ads have a touch of sadness to them as people search for-lost pets, One in the winter of 1953 read: "Lost, a budgie named Joe." ~ Musical instruments seem to be another often mention- ed item. In February, 1957, there was for sale "an Indiana trombone, B flat tenor, nearly new, half price." Now that sounds like a real bargain. In recent years the classi- fieds have become market- place for the buying and selling of real estate. Just 20 years ago, a lot 50 by 215 feet in Port Perry was on the market for $450. And that same year there was a 70 acres' ranch, over 60 workable, with good creek and barn in the Port Perry district for $7000 with $1500 down. It's hard to imagine real estate like that for sale at those prices, even two decades ago. But some of -the most fascinating ads are to be found on the pages of the papers from nearly a hund- red years ago. The North Ontario Observer, for ex- ample, published in Port Perry before the turn of the century, and ran many of its ads right up on the front page. These ads offer a glimpse into the lifestyles and habits of 19th century rural Ontario. Hotels were thriving in the Port Perry area about that time, and this is how one local proprietor sought to attract customers to his establishment in 1878. 3 "Anglo-American Hotel, Prince Albert. W.H. Park, Proprietor. Having pur- chased the above pleasantly situated hotel, I have thoroughly repaired and re- novated the entire premi- sies even to the Sheds. The hotel has been furnished in first class style, and stocked with the best liquors and cigars. Strict attention paid to the comfort of guests. The table and bar well supplied." ' Four other hotels in the area placed ads on the front page, each stressing table and bar stocked with the finest supplies, and one named its fare at $1 per day. Well, if they were true to their word, the travelling HH _machinery, "public could look forward to a pleasant and relaxing stay in the public. Houses a century ago. ema And from the same edi- tion of the North Ontario Observer one reads the following; "The arrival in Port Perry of two first class Tonsorial Artists, Lewis and Powell, has created quite an excitement with their smooth shave and aristo- cratic- hair and whiskers cutting in a stylish man- ner." Tonsorial artists? Now there's an expression for you. ; Some of the ads were of a rather personal nature, and if nothing else were right to the point. A Mr. A. Rich- ards ran the following under a large, bold heading which said PAY UP. "All parties indebted to me are hereby requested to pay up forwith and confer a favour on A. Richards," =~ - = And back in May, 1879, a taxi service of sorts was flourishing in the commun- ity. Jos. Cook would take luggage to and from the station and around town, and he promised that all orders "would be promptly attended to." And speaking of the sta- tion, the classifieds were used about that time to list the Toronto to Lindsay rail- ® Live Bait for sale. We Now Have NO-LEAD GAS Accepted Credit Cards Considering ALUMINUM SIDING | CONTACT US NOW FOR SEPTEMBER INSTALLATION SOFFIT - FASCIA - TROUGH ; AWNINGS - SHUTTERS - WINDOWS - DOORS z Boat & Motor Storage : MASTER CHARGE TEXACO - CHARGEX TAYLOR'S TEXACO Corner of Union & 7A Hwy. © way' timetable for trains through ' Port Perry, both north and south. About. a century ago, there appeared to be plenty of mortgage money around from private and commer. ® cial sources - with interest rates at eight per cent. And when people put things up for sale, there was lots of it. . George Bagshaw for example had 100,000 feet of "® dry lumber for sale. Horse trading, of course,' was common in those days, and the term had regular use in dealings other than livestock, : On March 8, 1879, the + following ad ran on. the front page of the Observer: "Wanted to purchase. A good second hand light buggy. 'Would prefer to deal where a sewing mach- ine could be turned in on the payment therein." Do ¥ you think maybe it was a' housewife who decided she wanted out of the home life and needed some fast wheels to get away to the city? The classifieds. They've been with us for a long time, probably as long "as newspapers themselves. They offer a service, they entertain, they provide an historical record of sorts. And they make pretty good =u reading as well. 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