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\ 2--THE PORT PERRY STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1962 Oshawa Preshviery Inaugural Meeting Mrs. L. F. Richardson of Whitby was elected president of the Oshawa Fresbytery of the new United Church Women at the inaugural meeting held at King Street United Church on Wed- nesday, Jan. 17th, 1962. More than 300 women, representing some b4 organizations gathered to participate in the historic event of electing the. first executive, Other officers elected were: Mrs. H. M. Kyte, of Blackstock, vice-Pres.; Mrs. Ivison Munday, Bowmanville, vice-pres.; Mrs. Lloyd Pegg, Oshawa, vice-pres.; Mrs. Miles Chapman, Pick- ering, recording secretary; Mrs. R. B. Galbraith, Oshawa, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Roy Cornish, Port Perry, treasurer. Committee chairmen include Mrs. M. E. Leask, Bowmanville, Christian citizenship and social action; Mrs. W, C. Ives, Bowmanville, Co-operation with Christian education and Mission- ary education; Mrs. J. H. Brecken ridge, Whitby, finance; Mrs. H. A. Mellow, Oshawa, Leadership educa- tion development; Mrs. Carl Down, Ebenezer, Nominations; Mrs. A. A. Crowle, Oshawa, Organization and promotion, } Portfolio secretaries elected were: Mrs. H. W. Blakely, Oshawa, Com- munity friendship and visiting; Mrs. William McLean, Pickering, Litera- ture and communications, Mrs. Fred Bunting, Ajax, assistant; Mrs. Ken- neth W. Farrow, Oshawa, Press and publicity; Mrs. H. T. Fallaise, Whit- by, Program; Miss Millicent Luke, Oshawa, Stewardship and recruiting; Mrs. Douglas Oke, Ebenezer, Supply and social assistance. The following women were elected as representatives to presbytery com- mittees: Mrs. Howard Brown, Oshawa, Home Missions; Mrs. M. E. Leask, Bowmanville, Evangelism and socinl service; Mrs. F. J. Reed, Almonds, World Missions; Mrs. W. C. Ives, Mrs. Clayton Lee, Oshawa, Mrs. H. T. Fal- laise, to the Christian education com- _mittee; Mrs. W. C. Ives, Mrs. J. H. Breckenridge and Miss Millicent Luke to the Missionary and Maintenance committee. The Oshawa _ Presbytery includes the area from Pickering on the west to Newtonville on the east and from the lake as far north as Port Perry and Blackstock. Representatives and "delegates were present from United Churches in Ajax, Almonds, Audley, Blackstock, St. Paul's and Trinity of Bowmanville, Brooklin," Brougham, Burketon, Cadmus, Caesarea, Clare- mont, Columbus, Courtice, Ebenezer, Eldad, Enfield, Enniskillen, Green- wood, Hampton, Hayden, Kedron, Kendal, Kinsale, Kirby, Leskerd, Man- chester, Maple Grove, Myrtle, Mount Zion, Nestleton, Newcastle, Newton- ville, Orono, members from the follow- ing Oshawa United Churches: Albert Street, Cedardale, Centre Street, Har- mony, King Street, Northminster, St. Andrew's, St. Stephen's, West- mount, Westminster. ' Other Churches represented were: Pickering, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Prospect, Raglan, Salem, Scugog Grace and Scugog Head Memorial, Tyrone, Whitby and Zion. * Mrs. Carl Town presented the re- port of the nominating committee and the Rev. Melville Buttars of Picker- ing, presided for the election of offi- cers. On. County Farm Safety Council The annual meeting of the Ontario County Farm Safety Council was held in the Department of Agriculture Of- fice, Uxbridge, on Monday, January 15th, at 1.30 p.m. The projects carried out during 1961 were reviewed. . These projects included educational meetings on Farm-and- Home Safety, a 'Farm Safe- ty Rally and Banquet, a Farm and Home Safety Poster: Competition with rural school pupils. A total of 2382 safety posters were submitted. . A Water Safety Clinic was held in ¢éo- operation with 'the Provincial Red Cross, 6,000 Safety First Stickers were purchased and placed on high speed farm machinery by public school pupils, a 4-H Automatic Club, a Farm Safety Crest Competition in which there were 25 entries, The Ontario County Farm Council was supported financially in 1961 by grants from the Province of Ontdrio, "the Ontario' County Federation -of Agriculture, the Ontario County Co- Op Medical Services, and a number of Townships in the County. f The. projects planned for 1962 will be very similar to those carried out in 1961. It is hoped that the Farm and Home Safety Poster Competition with public school pupils can be re- organized in the near future. The election of officers for 1962 resulted as follows: Honorary Chairman--Norman Lehman, Claremont, R, 2 | Chairman--Mrs. Walter Carruthers, Uxbridge, R. 1 Vice-Chairman--Norman Smith, Uxbridge, R. 8 Secretary--Lynn Fair, Uxbridge Treasurer--Harold Page, Uxbridge, R. 2 Directors-- Gordon Hunter, Brooklin, R. 1 Anson Gerrow, Port Perry, R. 3 Morrison Colville, Sunderland, R. 2, Federation of Agriculture. Frank Barkey, Claremont, R. 8, Ont. County Jr. Farmers' Assoc, Mrs. W. A, Brown, Locust Hill, R. 1, South Ont. Women's Institute. Mrs, Walter Carruthers, Uxbridge, R. 1, North Ontario Women's Institute. Wallace McLean, Udney--Co-op Medical Services. Committee Members: Cecil Disney, Brooklin, R. 1-- Holstein Club John E. Power, Whitby Heber Down, Brooklin, R. 1-- Agricultural Societies Gordon Corner, Oshawa, R. 1 Clarence Werry, Oshawa, R. 1-- Milk Producers Norman Smith, Uxbridge, R. 3 Clarence Hewitt, Beaverton, R. 8-- Hog Producers Gordon Ewen, Uxbridge, R. 1-- Plowmen's Association Ches, Oldham, Zephyr-- . Potato Growers Ivan Rennie, Blackwater Tom Harrison, Beaverton, R. 2 __ Grant _Windatt, Gamebridge George Gowanlock, Atherley The following delegates from Ont- ario County will attend the Provincial Farm Safety Rally at the 0.A.C, Guelph, February 6th, 6th and Tth-- Mrs. Walter, Carruthers, Uxbridge, R. 1 : Mrs. W. A. Brown, Locust Hill, R.1 Harold Page, Uxbridge, R. 2 Norman Smith, Uxbridge, R. 3 Larry Doble, Uxbridge, R. 3 H. L. Fair, Uxbridge Dial Phones For Claremont A contract for construction of a dial exchange building in Claremont, has been awarded to K. W. Betz Com- pany Limited, Stouffville, J. W. Lowry, Bell Telephone manager for the district, announced this week. The one-storey structure will be located on the northwest corner of Joseph and Wilson streets, Bell Telephone plans to convert the Claremont exchange to dial late this year. While the dial building is be- ing constructed, dial equipment will be engineered to meet the specific needs of the community so that in- stallation may begin as soon as the building is completed. The brick-walled building will have reinforced concrete foundation and precast concrete floor slabs. The framing will also be of precast con. crete and roofing will be felt. and gravel. Heated electrically, the build- ing will measure 34'6" by 426". Safety Afloat More than 800 men, women and children lost their lives by drowning in Ontario in 1961, A total of 64 such fatalities were as a result of mishaps with motor boats and row- boats. Another 7 lost their lives while canoeing. These appalling statstics indicate the need for the knowledge and prac- tise of more boating safety and. a general improvement in seamanship. As a result, safety will be stressed at the 1962 Canadian Boat Show to -| beheld in the Automotive Building, Exhibition Park, Toronto, on Febru- ary 2 to 10, The Federal Department of Trans- port, included among exhibitors, will be giving away to Boat Show visitors copies of their informative booklet "Safety Afloat". In addition, movies of boats and boating to be shown at regular intervals in the 'Marine Theatre" during the eight days of the boatarama, will deal with some safe- ty aspects. The Canadian Boating Federation and the Allied Boating Association of Canada, both of which co-operate in the presentation of the annual Boat Show, will alsp be represented in the exhibit areas and will impress upon visitors the need for more care and caution while enjoying boating pleas- ures. More than 160 exhibitors from vari- ous parts of Canada, the United States, Holland, England, Sweden and Germany will display their wares at the 4th annual Canadian Boat Show and as many as 500 boats will be on display. Marine engines, hardware accessories and all other products for boating pleasure will also be shown. In addition there will be a number of features and attractions including demonstrations of radio-controlled model boats, a Shellbacks Club dinner meeting, the "Marine Theatre" and Canada's first showing of "Miss Stars and Stripes", reputed to be the world's fastest boat. County Council Sites Committees . Ontario. County. Council proceeded to get the wheels of the 1962 govern- ment underway on Wed., Jan. 17th by setting up all the standing committees for the year. Included in these ap- pointments, were election of new mem- bers to the road board and the Fair- view Lodge Board of Management. These last named committee members were elected by open ballot. Agriculture and Reforestation: De- puty-reeve Walter Holliday, East Whitby Township, chairman, Deputy- reeve Norman Hogg, Uxbridge Twp., Deputy-reeve Robert Kenny, Port ham, Scott Township. Assessment Comm.: Reeve Neil Smith, East Whitby Twp., chairman, Deputy-reeve John Dancey, Brock Twp., Reeve Francis Hockley, Scott Twp., Deputy-reeve Mrs. Myrtle Love- lock, Whitby Twp., Reeve Patrick Sheehan, Ajax. - County Property committee: Reeve Sherman Scott, Pickering Twp., chair- man; Reeve John Ball, town of Ux- bridge, Reeve William Beard, Can- Perry, and Deputy-reeve Chesley Old- | nington, Deputy-reeve George Brooks, Whitby, Reeve Charles Healey, Mara Twp., Deputy.-reeve Harry Smith, Ajax. Finance committee: Deputy - reeve Wilfrid Gould, Uxbridge, chairman, Reeve Cecil Fralick, Scugog Twp., Reeve John McCrorie, Beaverton, Reeve, Duncan McDonald, Rama Twp., Deputy-reeve Earl Martyn, Reach Twp., and Deputy-reeve Ervie Orr, Mara Township. x During the morning session, Reeve Orvan Chambers, of Brock Twp., was elected to a five-year term on the County Road Committee. Reeve Ed- ward Oyler, of Reach Twp. was elected for a one-year term, Reeve Russel Francis, of Thorah Twp., was elected chairman of the road board. Deputy-reeve Mrs. Jean McPherson, of Pickering Twp., was elected to the Fairview Lodge Board of Management for a four-year term. At the first meeting of the board, held later, Reeve Cyril Morley, of Pickering village, was elected chair- man. Manchester The U.C.W. catered for the Hol. stein Breeders luncheon on Saturday. Mrs. Wyatt of Goodwood, spent several days last week with her sister _ Mrs. C. Midgley. 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