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Faw = i es Tbr on Saturday night. ! ta TET a SN Sl a BL Sis 2b k 80 BF 3 14 \ 3 [3% Nits al ame ea cn po b I a ed ELT ibd Auth ct 2 ae Le bs i 5 5 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1945 panas a = 1 Ta Ta Sunday School and Church services |t were conducted as' usual at Burns'|j Church on Sunday, Feb. 4th, at 10] and 11 a.m. Rev. J. A. MacMillan} ario Good Roads Association, $5.00; {. Shortridge, services, $1.00; H.E.P,, all and arena, $10.76; Premium, in- urance, arena, $62.00; H. Harris, re- chose for his text the 4th chapter of | fund, dog tax, $2.00. x St. Mark's Gospel, verse 30 "And he said; Whereunto shall we liken the Council adjourned to meet Feb. 12. kingdom of God?" The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' Bible Class was held at the home of Mrs. Gordon Fisher on Tues- day, Jan. 80th, at 8 p.m. The presi- dent, Mrs, H. Ashton called the meet- ing to order by the reading of a short poem, "In the New Year", followed by the singing of Hymn 28, "Ring the I Bells of Heaven". Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. R. Lunney, after which Mrs. Edgar Heron led in prayer. Mrs. Wes Routley then conducted the election of officers which resulted in the following officers being elected: President, Mrs, H. Ashton; Vice- President, Mrs. R. Lunney; Secretary, Mrs. Wm. Gardner; Treasurer, Miss G. Parrott; Pianist, Mrs. Edgar He- ron; Assistant Pianist, Miss F. Ste- phen; Teacher, Mrs. N. Anderson. Miss Catherine Fisher then sang a very beautiful solo, "My Task", fol- lowed by the singing of Hymn 142, "God be with you till we meet again" and the repeating of the Mizpah bene- diction. Mrs. Wes. Doble, of Sunderland, spent a few days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Doble. Mr. G. W. West had charge of the Church service at Leaskdale on Sun- day, Feb, 4th. Mrs. Gladys Jordan, R.N,, is spend- ing a few days at her home here. A number of the young people en- joyed a skating party at Port Perry Mr. Everett Leach and Miss Vera Leach attended the funeral of their aunt, the late Mrs. Wm. Westlake, at Bowmanville on Sunday. BLACKSTOCK Blackstock Continuation School Commencement Exercises and Concert were held Thursday and Friday even- ings in the Community Hall, Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Harrison presented the diplomas and Mr. Carl Wright, Chairman of the Board, the field day awards. A dance following the concert on Friday evening was well attended, with music furnished by Mrs. D. Wil- son and Mr. Clarke Williams. Sympathy is extended to Mrs, Ivan Proutt in the passing of her mother, Mrs. Torrance, Lindsay. Mrs. Downie spent several days of last week in Peterborough and Lind- say, Mr. John Stewart, who has been a guest at the home of his sister, Mrs. Oscar McQuade, has returned to his home in Saskatchewan, Mr. Stewart . lived in Uxbridge before moving West. Mr, Oscar McQuade is suffering {rom blood poisoning in his foot. Mr. Geo. Johnston's mother fell and broke her leg and was taken to Port Perry Hospital. - : Mr. and Mrs. Wall visited at the home of their daughter, Mrs, Hamil- ton on Sunday. St. John's Anglican Church mem- bers held their annual vestry meeting on Monday afternoon of last week. Four Durham County Holstein breeders won high marks in open All- Canadian judging competition which' was open to any contestant in Canada and the U.S.A. and sponsored by the Holstein-Friesian Journal at the close of the 1944 show season. Lawrence Malcolm, Nestleton, scored 102 points; afternoon, January Lord's Deuteronomy 8: Russell Rodd. Greenbank Bi Women's Association The regular monthly meeting of the Women's Association was held at the James Boe, Tuesday 30th. Mrs. James Boe, wome of Mrs, Group in charge Mrs. E. Lee, Mrs. G. Ward, Mrs. R. Rodd and Mrs, G. Beare, With Mrs. Boe presiding, the de- votional period opened with a hymn and repeating "Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise from the end of the earth", followed by the reading, Mrs. Scripture 1-6, taken by Prayer. Topic--"Adventuring with God into the New Year", ably taken by Mrs, James Boe. A reading on the topic was given by Mrs, G. Beare, At the close of the devotional period the business part of the meeting pro- ceeded with the election of officers as follows: President, Mrs, Howard McMillan; 1st Vice-Pres.,, Mrs, Wilmot Walker; 2nd Vice-Pres.,, Mrs. Lou O'Neill; Se- cretary, Mrs. Wallace McMillan; Ass't Sec'y, Mrs. Gordon Ward; Treasurer, Mrs. Clifford Ward; Cor. Sec'y, Mus. James Ianson; Press Sec'y, Mrs. John MecKitrick; Pianist, Mrs. Ernest Phair; Ass't Pianist, Mrs. Ernest Till. Leaders of groups for the year 1945 are: Mrs, J. Boe, Mrs. H. Hook, Mrs, W. Walker, Mys.. L. O'Neill, Mrs. J. Lee, Mys, H, Real, Mrs. H. Fair, Mrs. J. Ianson, Mrs, W. White and Mrs. C. Phaiy: Among other business it was de- cided to hold a Pot Luck Supper on the evening of February 23rd. At the conclusion of this portion of the meet- ing, two solos were rendered by Murs, McMaster and a- reading by Mrs. J, Boe, which were very much appre- ciated by the twenty-five present. A dainty Junch was served and all re- ported a most enjoyable afternoon. County Council News . (Continued from front page) tuminous surface, therefore the com- mittee recommends that it be a policy in the future that no less than a six- inch 'stabilized gravel base shall be established on all proposed mulch roads. Council approved the report and re- commendations of the Road Commit- tee. A } : County Federation of Agriculture Sekks Grant of at Least $500 At the recent meeting of the Ontario County Council the Agricultural Re- presentative for Campbell, gave a short general report of his activities. that the adult education program was started last year and is of the same type which has been carried on in Simcoe County for the past three or four years. gram in Ontario County. has grown the County, Fred Mr. Campbell stated The desire for this pro- Neil Malcolm, 95; John Cruickshank, [and many want to know Why it did not Hampton, 96; Alex Muir, Courtice, 95. [come sooner. In the Calf Club, Lloyd Ayre, |t Mr. Campbell explained hat this was due to the fact that the Hampton, scored 95 points and Donald Department of Agriculture used Sim- Jose, Newcastle, 82, Cartwright Council Cartwright Council held its inaugu- coe County as a testing ground. Also n Simcoe County there is a larger staff of agricultural workers. Mr. Campbell stated he expected to Weather was no encumbrance to the péople of the north part of the Township of Reach, when they turned out to a meeting of the Federation of Agriculture on one of the stormiest nights of the winter. The week of January 81st being Education Week, was an opportune time to present a discussion on the pros and cons .of a change to Township School Areas. This was done by a debate, "Resolved that the administration of schools by trustees in this township should be changed to a Township School Board. The aflirmative was supported by Lloyd Lee and George Beare; the ne- gative by Howard McMillan and Reg. Foster. By a vote of the audience, the affir- mative were acclaimed the winners by stressing the following: (a) Financial and administrative advantages; (b) equalization of schools for all rural pupils and (¢) more efficient teaching. Following the debate, Mr. A. Archi- bald, Inspector of Public Schools, outlined how Township School Areas would affect the Township of Reach, He reviewed his experiences with such Areas in Haldimand County and stated that it provided more satisfactory educational facilities, } This change may be brought ahout by a vote of the Township Council, and may be done by a by-law before July 1st of any year, The by-law would come into effect at the end of the cal- endar year in which it is passed, Mr, Archibald repeated many of the statements made by the affirmative of the debate. He ggid "There would be a uniform school rate over the whole area. This would be a relief for the In order that the taxes will not be in- creased in any section, an extra grant of dne mill on the equalized assess- ment would be paid. This would mean an extra grant of $2600 for the Town- ship of Reach, The speaker continued by saying that petty jealousies and prejudices seem to disappear in larger areas, and teachers are better satisfied. The chief" objection by critics is based on the fear of losing control of their schools, The Department of Education is encouraging local autho- rities to provide education most suit- able for their communities; and giving responsible elected boards a larger measure of control of educational af- fairs ip their area, Mr, Archibald ended his remarks hy saying, "I received my elementary education in a rural school in Huron County. My main interest is in rural pupils and I believe they will receive better educational opportunities in larger school areas of administration", Mr. Ritchie from the National Film Board showed two reels, The evening was climaxed by a social and dance. Cattle Vaccination ' The Agricultural Committee further presented another speaker to the coun- cil, Robert Ruddy of Hermitage Farm, Pickering. Mr. Ruddy gave an address on cattle vaccination, He stated that vaccination had begun 43% years ago in order to rid the herd of the danger of a possible infection of Bang's Dis- ease from a neighbor, for during the past years the herd had been weeded out of those with the disease but they thus built up no natural immunization tosthe disease. At the time stated, Mr. Ruddy said the government would not allow cattle who were vaccinated to be nationally listed cattle. - This was changed, however, and now the Hermitage Farms had sent 47 vacci- nated heifers to the United States. In every case they had received a pre- mium on the vaccinated animals; My. Ruddy stated that it is to be de- sired that the County of Ontario ap- prove and support a county-wide vac- cination of cattle. Upon the Hermi- tage Farms they are now practising vaccinating heifers:-at 4 months and usually in another 4 months it is nega- tive again. There is a check test at 30 days after vaccination to find out if the heifer is positive and: if not it is revaccinated. ~~ They have row 143 vaccinated cattle on the farm, Mr. Ruddy stated that many men in the southern part of the county feel they need .assistance from the Agri- cultural Representative and know that this would-be possible -only if he had an assistant as he 'has too- much ground 'to cover. Mr. Ruddy asked that the Agricultural Committees should consider the advisability of pe- titioning the Minister of Agriculture in this regard, : : New County Assessor - Ralph G. Wilson, newly appointed County Assessor for the County of Ontario, addressed the county council and expounded a few principles of county assessing. pose of county assessing is not to in- crease taxation but rather to see that each municipality pay an equalized share of the taxes, This would require a-great deal of work and there are several definite steps of procedure be- fore equalization is attained. Mr, Wilson listed these steps of pro- ral meeting with. members all present|sce this program very active in the|cedure thusly: ; and subscribed to the necessary de- [county this year and it is also planned claration. Rev, Harrison read thet hat a seed fair is to be held in Brook- First, each municipality should take its assessment at one time and the Scripture and gave a very construc-|lin this year. Further it is panned to [best time is April 1 to September 80 tive address and offered prayer. He [extend the pasture-program work this was extended a vote of thanks, after |vear as this is of value to both beef |org, which each member expressed himself [and dairy farmers, on the year's proceedings. Mr. Campbell. introduced Llewelyn according to the experience of assess- That roll is then applicable for the following year's taxes, Secondly, a yardstick will have to be 'Communication from Counties En-|Richardson who represented the coun-|provided equable to all municipalities gineer advised that no roads would be|ty at the Agricultural Convention for and the County Assessor will advise snow plowed other than their own|the Americans held in Chicago last|the local assessors how to use it. until things became normal, year, He was the boy who won honors Thirdly, the county assessor should Canadian National Institute for the|in Ontario County at the livestock meet with the local councils and as- Blind was granted May 12th as tag judging contest which was the best at-|gessors to discuss local conditions, day. tended contest in history. He had also - Fourthly, there will be:-the need for No action was taken on bill from |represented the county at a provincial [some sort of schooling for local as- Mr. Hoskin for opening road. Reeve is to arrange date to inspect maintainer .aperating snow plow injc Ontario County, contest a few years ago. Young Richardson thanked the ouncil for making it possible for him sessors 80 that they can learn the sys- tem to be put in every municipality. Fifthly, there will be the applica- to attend the convention in Chicago |tion for this system in practice--the A committee to welcome men and|and gave a short summary of the ac-|actual assessing they will be doing. women returning from active service [tivities of himself and his fellow [This Will bo'done under the supervision is comprised of Reeve N. Green, Alex [young fariners at this convention," of the County Assessor, : : ' . ~ : oy [ -- i ed a levy of one mill Mr, Wilson stated that the pur-| ~~ Mr. Wilson continued to urge that the appointment of local assessors be dealt with in proper accordance with the importance of the position. as it will be in coming years. The'local as- sessor must be a man to be trusted and if so and competent then he will be a great help in putting this system into action. Upon questioning from members of the council Mr. Wilson affirmed that the municipalities which make the early assessment beginning in Feb- ruary will make this assessment as in other years but will again begin to set up a card system beginning with a second assessment about. April 80, Those that have the late assessment will begin on April 1 and start in on the card system as 'a part of the coun- ty assessor's program of establishing equalization, - Finance Committee The Finance Committee recommend- ed -that the practice be continued of giving grants to Public Libraries; also that grants be given to Women's In- stitutes of North and South Ontario, Whitby Fire Brigade, Canadian Na- tional Institute for the Blind, and the Salvation Army, totaling $250. - The Finance Committee recommend- ill for patriotic pur- poses. in 1946, : The. equalization committee and the county assessor were authorized to purchase office supplies for the county assessor's work up to the sum of $3000, LOOK AT THE LABEL on your Port Perry Star to see if your 'subscription is paid to 1946, Please! small sections with low assessment, 'section foreman on the south line of "| They areas follows: 8 pairs Air Force gation decided" to have the annual meeting on Wednesday evening of this week with a hot supper preced- ing it, so we will tell you all about it in next week's column. There was really nothing to write about last week, no visitors, no meetings, nothing but snow and' cold weather. As they are all over the country there seemed no need to comment on them. But in spite of the snow and cold weather it really is nice to see the sleighs and cutters! The children are skiing and skating and enjoying the sports to the full, Jack Smith, C.P.R, section foreman here has extra men cleaning out the ditches in readiness for the belated January thaw, The snow plow runs through from Toronto every day, it seems, and no doubt fills up the ditches with snow after the men's hard labor and it has to be done all over again. Mrs, Norman Morningstar of Brook- lin visited with Myrtle friends on Tuesday of last week, Mr. and Mrs. M, Cryderman and children were recent visitors with re- latives near Sutton, L.A.C. George Cooper, R.C.A.F., of St, Catharines, was home with his parents on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. William Martin and Miss Mary Martin of Brooklin, were guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. C. Harrison. Jack Kirkham, who is a relieving the C.P.R., was end, : Mrs. Moore, of Oshawa, was up for the week-end with her daughter Mrs. Hamilton and Harold. Mrs. George Holliday is in Toronto this week. She attended the funeral on Wednesday of her brother-in-law Mr, Oxley, who passed away on Sun- day evening after an illness of some time, % . Mr. and Mys, Willlam Dawe enter- tained Orillia relatives on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, A, Parrinder visited on home over the week- and Miss Margaret Fisher at their home in Ashburn, Mr. Theo. Carey who works in Osha- wa --and boarding there during the winter months, was home over the week-end, Mr. and Mrs. R. Black, of Oshawa, were guests an Sunday of Mr, and Mrs. James Cooper, y Colds are prevalent in the commun- ity and several of the children have had to stay out of school, Little Ber- nice Harbron and Viola Brown are back again at their studies after a real bout with the old "bugs". that cause colds. a Mr. and Mrs. William Gardiner and Kathleén Armstrong of Ashburn were in: the village on Sunday, the guests of the Russ Taylor's, . Mr, William Eyers of . Ajax, was with Albert and' Mrs, Eyers over the week-end, ~~. "Mr. and Mrs. R, A, Cox were in To- ronto last week-end with relatives. ~Myrtle Red Cross unit is lacking in workers but considering the very few who will give time for the work, the number of finished articles at the end of the year is not too discouraging. gloves; 1 pair Army gloves; 4 pairs socks; 2 baby jackets; 14 ladies' calots; 1 lady's toque; 3 ladies' V-neck sweat- ers; 4 boy's long-sleeved sweaters; 4 Firat picture of the British 7.2 . The gun weighs 10 tons, and fires a 200 Ib, shell up to a range of 16,000 yards. 7678 mounted' on a twin-wheel carriage with tires 5' 6" in diameter. . Tt has hand controlled brakes, and often when the gum fs fired, it runs up the steel although the brakes are on, Howitzer in action in France, Sunday evening with Mrs, E. Fisher |. i I Early litters are especially in need of extra care and gE | attention, ] nourish the sow adequately, and provide plentiful milk for the young pigs. far more likely to have healthy pigs. Starter, to get them used to solid food and grswing well, so that weaning causes no digestive upsets or setbacks in growth. cal ok Phone 120 r 5, Port Perry. Myrtle Station, Ont. unm a - -- -------------- EB -------- 3 pd rd) -". min . 5d ASHBURN Short, maiden), SUtqymen sad ox. Greenbank Audience Favours Myrtle Station | Cs Ee nt om. Township Area 4 On Sunday afternoon the eongre- TWO WILTSHIRE SIDES /LESS FOR EACH PIG LOST EVERY BABY PIG répresents a considerable nvestment, an investment that must be protected, Here are a few_ tips that may save you nany dollars in future Grade A hogs: Keep pens clean and dry, and fit them with guard rails, ; You can save a pig or an entire litter by attention during farrowing. Prevent parasites by sanitation and treatment, Treat for anaemia, beginning shortly after birth - Proper feeding of the sow reduces digestive disorders. Creep feeding produces thriftier pigs, and prevents weaning setbacks, SHUR-GAIN Sow Ration TOW oo is formulated to Sows in good health are: Feed the young pigs on SHUR-GAIN Pig SHUR-GAIN Sow Ration | Hf and Pig Starter. . MADE AND SOLD BY H:. H. GOODE Grain Elevator CE 'UCHRE - DANCE UNDER AUSPICES OF THE LIONS CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT THIS WEEK In The High School Assembly Hall EUCHRE 8 P.M. DANCING 9 P.M. to 1 A.M. § 3 CARMAN ROGERS ORCHESTRA Special Door and Lucky Number Prizes ADMISSION FIFTY CENTS Net Proceeds for Soldiers' Cigarette Fund LEMY, REG. BOUNDY, President. Secretary Lion Bob J ohnston--Chairman War Services Committee 5] ' CIL PTO pairs boys' blouses; 86 girl's blouses; jumpers; 1 quilt; 6 diapers. Mrs, Repath, of Lakefield, is visit- ing this week with her sister Mra. R. A. Cox. On Monday they Fecompanied N - [el boy's pants; 2 boy's shirts; 2 women's dressing gowns; 10 16 girl's The ve- a shopping expedition. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Phair of To- ronto, were visitors on Thursday of last week with Mr, and Mrs. Arthur ceipts for the year 1944 were: Gilroy. Canvass iii BE, iinirria $113.50 Mr, R. A. Cox who is with the White Proceeds from dance ............... 28.62 | Rose Gasoline Co., has been for several DONALIONS cialis ianriinir a Birrints 2.00 | weeks visiting eastern parts where : with other representatives of the Total ............ PTY TTI II LI ITT IPTTTIT $144.12 company, they put on programs of moving pictures, demonstrating the | different processes in the making of "White Rose gasoline, from the oil well to the finished product. This week Mr. . Ady 28507 y % EOP PEFR Sak - Mr. Cox.to Toronto where they enjoyed Cox was at Hastings on Wednesday. j) : wn hE "3 i GAA nn " Ay FOr oe ou x! The Germans have not captured the leader of the men of I |. Arnhem, despite their claim, The picture shows Major : $2 General Urquhart stepping out of a plane on his arrival _ in England,