WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1977, PAGE 7 Brian Winter's H istori Whitby cal PETER PERRY (Part One) On July 22 the Whitby Chamber of Commerce will make its annual presentation of the Peter Perry Award to the outstanding citizen of Whitby. The award has been presented to people, who in the opinion of a panel of judges, have made contributions to the Town of Whitby in the spirit of those contributions made by Peter Perry more than 125 years ago. Peter Perry, the man for whom the award is named, was perhaps the most influential man in the early history of Whitby. Through his efforts, Ontario County was separated from the old county of York, government money was provided to make Whitby harbor a leading port on Lake Ontario, and a road was built to link Whitby with the hinterland to the north. Corridor Capers Mission Project '77 Wilma Van 3erkel, a grade 13 student at Denis O'Connor High School will leave on Friday for a 2-month educational and 'work with Natives' Africa expedition. Wilma, who is a member of the Ontario Catholic Student Federation (0.C.S.F.) helped raise $12,000.00 to purchase a tractor and farm equipnent for the Precious Blood Father's Africa mission. Last year, 17 active participants of this event, spent 2 months in Itiga, Tanzania and assisted Fathers in their missionary work. Mission '76 resulted in the construction of Four Windmills and a Primary School. The windmills are now providing water to 1,200 families. The primary school will serve the needs of 190 children. Tanzania has a population of 13 million. The official language is Sivahili. English is widely spoken. The highlands are wooded and verdant. The plains are semi-desert. Tanzania has most of Africa's big game and antelope species. It also supports a huge colony of birds. Seven national parks protect the wildlife. Tanzania lies entirely within the tropics and the temperature dépends more on altitude than the season. The coast is hot and humid, but the highlands and plains are warm and dry with maximum temperature 850F. The 'mission' is centrally located and covers 25,000 squ. miles. It has a population of 55,000- and to date 110 mission stations. The students will work with the natives to "help them help themselves". Mission Project '77 will see 10 students, members of O.C.S.F. travel to Itigi to carry on with last years project. The students not only will construct a school, but must make the bricks with which to work. They will also assist the Fathers to build more windmills. Working and helping the natives to provide their basic needs is the ambition of the group. FARM BUILDINGS HORSE BARNS Featuring complete turnkey operation - Design - Material - Erection. 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Dr. Robert Thornton School Grade 8 graduation exercises will take place Thursday evening, at 7:30 p.m. Congratulation to all the Grade 8 graduates and their parents. There are so many really great teenagers in the area that we parents should have no fear for future generations. Miss Bruce, principal of Dr. Robert Thornton school has done a marvelous job of producing the best. Have a good week and a relaxing summer vacation. M. McEachern 725-8967. iamuel.J .Aaron BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR announces the opening of his offices ai 233 Brock St. S. Whitby, Ont. 668-5500 668-5501 Voyageur Tours Inc. carefully selected - Extra Value Concerned Well Trained Tour Directors, Who Enjoy Making Your Trip Relaxed And Most Enjoyable. Outstanding Extras. 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He has the latest training in all areas of cut-styling & perming. 119 Green ýit. 668-9262 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY NOTICE OF INTENTION TO STOP UP AND CLOSE A SECTION OF JONES AVENUE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the, Corporation of the Town of Whitby intends to pass a by-law to stop up and close and sell to the adjoining owners, that portion of Jones Avenue shown on Registered Plan 431, designated as Part 1 on a Plan of Survey deposited in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Durham (No. 40) as Plan 40R-3415. And further take notice that the Council of the Town of Whitby will at 8:00 p.m. on the 27th day of June, 1977, at the Meeting Hall in the Municipal Building at 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario, hear in person or by his counsel, solicitor or agent, any person who claims his land will be pre- judicially affected by such by-law and who applies to be heard. DATED at Whitby, Ontario this lst day of June, 1977. Wm. H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., C.M.C., Clerk-Administrator, The Corporation of the Town of Whitby. Peter Perry was born on Nov. 14, 1792 at Ernesttown, a small farming community in Lennox and Addington Counties, near the Bay of Quinte. lis father, Robert Perry, was a United Empire Loyalist from New York State, who had moved to Canada after the American Revolution. Peter Perry's education consisted of three months at night school, and for the first 40 years of his life he was.a farmer, but in the field of politics his stature was very high indeed. In 1824, he and a close friend, Marshall S. Bidwell, were elected to the Upper Canada Assemblyto represent Lennox and Addington. Ardent Reformers, they pitched actively into the Assembly's confrontation with the Family Compact which held control over the government. Mr. Perry was the recognized leader of the Reform Party, and worked with such noted colleagues as Marshall S. Bidwell, William Lyon Mackenzie, and Dr. John Rolph. Mr. Perry headed an inquiry into the activities of the Executive Council, and participated in many important political debates in a very turbulent era of Canadian politics. Many of the pieces of legislation he drafted, remained the basis of the laws of Upper Canada for years. The year 1836 was a disastrous one for Peter Perry and the Reform Party. Through corrupt election practices employed by the Family Compact most of the Reformers, including Peter Perry, were voted out of office. William Lyon Mackenzie's rebellion soon followed, but Mr. Perry decided that he wanted no part of rebellions or revolution. Having lost his seat in the Assembly after representing Lennox and Addington for 12 years, Mr. Perry first thought of moving to the United States. His friend Mr. Bidwell went to New York, and vowed never to return to Canada. However, Peter Perry decided to settle in Whitby Township, then a largely undeveloped section of country, and set-about developing a thriving commercial trade in the area. Mr. Perry built a store at what is now the Four Corners of Whitby, and moved the main centre of business to this spot, from the only other business centre, Hämer's Corners at Dundas and Anderson Streets. He got John Shier, a provincial land surveryer to draw up a plan in 1844 for a town surrounding his settlement, which was called Perry's Corners. In business, Mr. Perry operated a series of six wholesale and retail grain trading centres from Whitby, north to Lindsay. He founded a village on Lake Scugog, in connec- tion with one of his stores, and this village was named Port Perry in his honor. Mr. Perry refused to accept offers from the local farmers to represent them in the Assembly, remembering his defeat in 1836, but he did serve for several years on the Home District Council (a form of regional government, which covered the area from Mississauga to Oshawa of today). From 1842 to 1845 and 1848 to 1849, Peter Perry represented Whitby Township on the Home District Council, and in 1849 he agreed to run for the Assembly again. He was acclaimed, and served till his death in 1851. (continued next week) LA CONTESSA BEAUTY LOUNGE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE . -9-- umago- m 1 that