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Hidden 'treasure' revealed in barn of Blackstock home Old places and secret hiding places -- you just never know what treasure you'll discover in an old building. Blair and Jan Martyn of . in the attic of their barn -- a stack of about 50 posters from the it Township Branch of the Red Cross Society Salvage Campaign, dated sometime during World War II. The posters, on sturdy card- board, told Cartwright residents "What To Save and How To Save It', to 'SERVE BY SAVING SALVAGE', and to 'Keep Our War Industries Going -- Save Scrap and Rags'. "Our collectors have the expe- rience and equipment to dismantle machinery of any size," the poster reads. "Your salvage will be picked up once a month. Please have everything ready. For any information, phone your District Convenor, Mrs. J.D. McArthur, President." Lorinda McArthur, who now lives in Peterborough, was mar- ried to one of the doctor brothers who practised medicine at the: big red brick house with the tower on Church St. in Blackstock. Obviously community-minded, Mrs. McArthur was busy helping the war effort, along with these others listed on the poster: Mrs. V.M. Archer of Blackstock, Mrs. Norman Mountjoy, Mr. Orme Hyland, Mrs. Fred Thoms, Mrs. T. Samells, Mrs. G. Wright, Mrs. John, Hamilton, Miss M. Malcolm, Mrs. H. Philip, Mrs. M. Emerson, Mrs. R. Harron and Mr. Bruce Heaslip. The salvage opera- tion's collector was listed as L. Plant & Son. The stack of posters in the bam were probably leftover from the Blair and Jan, along with their sons Tim and Brian, found the posters when they moved in to the house in February. Blair i across the road from the sion' all*his life and had always wanted to own the big house with the tower. It was always owned by doctors -- in fact, Blair and Jan are the first non-doctors to ever own the house. When they made . the purchase, Blair said he'd encourage his sons (0 take up the medical profession, just to keep the tradition 1 The doctor i has led to (any condition); old tires, tubes, rubber boots and shoes, car batter- ies; grease and fats; bottles and broken glass (not coloured or crockery); scrap iron of any kind, hinery and farm imp old stoves, brass, copper, alu- minum, lead; toothpaste and shav- ing cream tubes (keep separate); old gold; silver and old spectacles. Many of the items listed on the poster are included in modern recycling programs, but just try 0 put an old mattress in a Blue Box Jan Martyn wonders what use the war effort would put to 'fats' -- could used bacon grease really help win WWII? And you might wonder why the salvage opera- tions would want toothpaste tubes, but they were made of metal in those days, not plastic. In fact, the salvage operation took just about everything -- except plastic! "Because they didn't have plastic," Blair Martyn says with a grin. Pethick & McLaughlin Water Supply _ Clean, Cold, Beautiful Water Delivered to You $40.00 for 1,000 Gallons FAST ... SAME DAY DELIVERY Wells * Cisterns * Rinks * Pools * etc. 24 HOURSERVICE - OPEN 365 DAYS a YEAR other Along with the posters, Blair and Jan have found old sample bottles, used to mail away bodily fluid for covered as the Martyns 'work away at renovations to the old house. That' the beauty ool places...and secret hiding places. Flashback identified! That "Photo Flashback" on page three in last week's Citizen generated numerous calls to the office from readers who could identify most of those in the The twor Scouts holding the flags in photo are Robert Carnegie (left) and Jim Kight (right) The Scout Master is the Jae Stan Plowman, and the min- ister is Rev. John Coneybeare of the Anglican Church. At back right in photo is Gord Goode and the youngster in front of Gord is Phil Clark. The young Cub to the left of Robert Camegie photo was taken in 1950 in the gym at Port Perry High School, but we are still not sure what the specific occasion was. Our thanks to the many read- ers who phoned with help in iden- tifying the peopl? in this "Citizen Photo Flashback." UNITED CARPET Largest Carpet Selection In Scugog Township and a member of the largest carpet buying group in Canada. Limited Time Only to Mar. 30, 1992 UPTO LEVOLOR WINDOW BLINDS "HOMESTEAD by Ballard & Carnegie HWY.7A EAST - PORT PERRY | 965-2451 or 985-2157 Blalr and Jan Martyn (with thelr two boys, Tim and Brian) finally own the home Blair has always dreamed of living In. Not Just your average three bedroom b this BI ) holds ai kinds of secrets - and even & treasure or two! oa Before you Buy or eA Build Your New Home, Visit Our ... NEW HOMES DISPLAY COURT See the actual materials, doors, windows, ® NO MORE DRAFTS or OLD SPOTS 2000 UPGRADE who Oro Hydra MOOGRAR $2000.00