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FS TR SAE UY EE a RE RY aL ' \ eof ERAN FRY LARTER PORT PERRY STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH bth, 1964 -- 13 Dr. Dymond, MPP Gives Address * Increase In Circulation 0f Books Independent fo -- war wer At Port Perry Library in 1963 An increase of 851 books in 'circulation was reported by Mrs. Edna Ingram, librarian, in her annual report to the Board of the Port Perry Memorial Li- brary. This brought the total circulation of the adult library to 9,428 for the year 1968, * Of the 473 members on the register, almost a third are from outside Port Perry, Mrs. Ingram stated. Most borrow- ers prefer fiction. The circula- tion tatio of fiction over non- fiction is seven to one.- Over 200 new books were purchaséd during the year, Mrs. Ingram reported, In addition, donations of books were re- ceived from Dr. Lloyd White of Toronto. Library Board Chairman, John Jefford also received an excellent report from the child- ren's Department which circu- lated 8,874 books in 1963. Re- gistered borrowers in this de- partment number 561, reported Mrs. Edna Jackson, acting lib- rarian, There were 168 new books purchased for the child- ren in the past year. Both librarians reported over a hundred dollars received in fines for overdue books. GREENBANK NEWS On Sunday morning Rev. Harris delivered a fine sermon on "Give us this day our' daily. bread" another in a series based on the Lord's Prayer. ~ The sympathy of the com- munity is extended to the wife and family of Mr. Sam Mulhol- land who passed away last week: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fisher of 'Ashburn were- dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs, Howard McMil- lan on Sunday. 'Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilson of | Uxbridge were: visitors at church on Sunday morning. A card party sponsored by a group of W.I. ladies was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. McMillan on Monday evening of this week, A man-and-wife team, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leask walked off with the high prizes and Mrs. Frank Lee and Mr. . Bert Thomson won the consola- tions, - Denise gnd Tan Dusty are happy to announce the arrival of their new baby brother, Sa- "muel 'Dean. Congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Cookman of Sunderland are staying with their grandchildren while the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cookman are enjoying a vaca- tion in the sunny south. We are pleased ot report that - Mr. Mel McGee is feeling much better and She to return to work. At the Shahi party held in _ the Hall last Friday evening the high prize winners were Mrs. ~ Wilmot Phair, and Keith Phoe- nix and the low scorers were Bob Hunter and Reg. Foster, Jr. iolviie as a lady). Prize for the most lone hands went to Nelson Carnegie. Next party March 13th. Mr. and Mrs, R. | Baird-and Mr. and Mrs. John Cook in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Glen McKinnon of Leaside called on their cousin, Miss Eva Luke last Sat- urday afternoon. According to the radio broad- cast our banana belt weather is soon coming to an end. How- dver we can't complain as we have enjoyed. a grand winter. "Mr. Art Couves underwent a successful operation in Oshawa Hospital on Monday of this week. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. © Another accident occurred at the store corner last Saturday evening. Mr. Fred Phoenix had parked his car and was in the store doing his week-end shop- ping when crash-bang came a car from the north and failed to make the curve as has happened so many times before. Of course Fred's car was right in line and was considerably damaged as was the other car. The W.I. will meet at the home of Mrs. Geo. Stone on Wednes- day evening, March 11, Please' note change of date. Mr. Wm. Somerville has re- turned home from Port Perry Hospital where he was a pa- tient for several days. - Sorry to report that Mr, Bushby has been confined to bed. for a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ianson are entertaining their grandchild- ren, Kimberly and Kathy Heron of Wick for a few days. Breeding for one Director. = NOTICE OF MEETING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF ONTARIO COUNTY 'MEMBERS OF Conral Ontario will be held Thursday, March 12, 1964 at 11.00 a.m. at Township Hall, aaiocer " The programme will include: --Film on Communi- cations and speaker from Bell Telephone Co. Because of the resignation of one Ontario County Directors, there will definitely be an election Central Ontario Cattle 'Breeding Association is a farmer owned, 'farmer controlled artificial breeding association operated for the benefit of its members. Annual meetings are held in each county it serves to give every member the opportunity to receive and discuss reports of its business and policies. Visitors are also welcome. : : CENTRAL ONTARIO CATTLE BREEDING "ASSOCIATION 5) 0 0 |S sociation Lunch provided. Retailer (Continued) 1910 was incorporated by a spe- cial act of the Dominion Parlia- ment. He stated that the inde- pendent retailer was established long before that and has do- minated the retail scene ever since, he also accounts for a greater percentage of the. re- tail trade than all other forms of retail business, Mr. Rollings said that the importance of the independent retailer in the eco- nomy of Canada is borne out by the fact that there are approxi- mately 180,000 retailers in Can- ada and approximately 9,950 of these are chain or department stores. 38 PERCENT From ONTARIO Mr. Rollings went on to say that the volume of retailing in 1962 was about 17.5 billions of dollars. 78.83% .of the volume was done by independent re- tailers.. For the year 1963, he predicted that this figure would be closer to 18 billion, the lat- est figure for 1963 shows 18 billion, 400 odd thousand. Ont- ario retailers accounted for a- bout 38% of this total. He said that there were approximately 600,000 people employed in the retail business in-Canada. Rollings stated that the Retail Merchants Association likes to call the independent retailer the most important man in town, and he gave eight reasons why: (1) He serves his community well; (2) he is one of the heav- iest taxpayers; (3) he is an employer; (4) he is a local busi- ness leader; (5) he contributes to local charities; (6) he is usu- ally first to initiate and support community projects of any rea- sonable type; (7) he is a free enterpriser earning the respect and support of his community; (8) he and his family are strong supporters of churches, schools, hospitals, ete., and any type of community project. He emphasized that without the independent retailer the local thriving community would not survive, he is and has been the backbone of this nation.. He mentioned. that marketing me- thods have changed since the turn of the century, and new forms of competition have made |. their appearance, and it has always been a case of the in- | dependent retailer battling for survival and this will 'not change. Mr. Rollings said that it is through the Retail Mer- chants Association that the in- dependent merchant has gained the strength to face the chal- lenge of change and to unite against unfair and unethical competition. ~The only. organized, recogniz- ed voice of the independent re- tailer over the years, has been R.M.A., Mr. Rollings said. Yet every day he hears the query, "What has R.M.A. ever done for me". Mr. Rollings answer- ed this question by stressing e number of points. Among them were: Who fought for govern- ment guaranteed loans for small business? Who nudged Ottawa '| for small business access to the Industrial Development Bank? Who belted the excise stamps off cheques, notes, etc? Who's fighting for an easier flow of credit? Who promotes "Shop at Home" campaigns? He gave nine more questions and then answered them by saying R.M.A. Mr. Rollings said that he could go on a very long time | about R.M.A., the independent retailer, and his problems. He felt sure a high enough value Mr. | On Medical Services Insurance Medical Services was the topic discussed by the Honourable M. B, Dymond, M.D. M.P.P. before the Ontario Rid- ing (South) Young Progressive Conservative Association Sun- day evening. g Investigation for 'a suitable plan began a little more than five years ago. At that time organized information sessipns were planned, and subsequently held, with medical personnel & insurance companies presently handling medical insurance. Out of these talks, the government formulated Bill 163 'which will be presented as Ontario's plan for Medical Services Insurance. Medical Services Insurance will be available to all indivi- duals regardless of state of health. More than one insur- ance plan will be available and may, if desired, be purchased from the insurance company of your choice rather than the Insurance | government. As with Hospital Insurance, the government has stressed that Medical Services Insurance must be available to all, must be voluntary, and must be in a price range people can afford to pay. Welfare families will be provided for by the govern- ment and it is expected that low income families will be subsidized. The standard plan of Medical Services Insurance will be very similar to P.S.I. Blue Plan with which most people of this com- munity are familiar. Govern- ment is hopeful that Medical Services Insurance premiums will be exempt from income tax. At present the proposed maximum "premium for bad risks is $192.00 per year. For those not included in this cate- gory the premiums will he con- siderably less. Ontario Liberals Will Propose Split Of Ontario 'Splitting the Ontario federal riding into two new ridings will be the subject of a resolution at the annual meeting of Ontario Riding Liberal Association in Whitby, today. Adoption of a new constitu- tion and name for the associa- tion will also be a major point of interest for Liberals through- out the riding, said William G. Lawson, association president, today. A new executive, with area chairman representation, will highlight the new constitution, he said. The gathering at Kathleen Rowe School will hear provin- cial post-election comments by Robert Nixon, president of the Ontario Liberal Association. Mr. Lawson said the riding split resolution is an important consideration since Oshawa and East Whitby have more than 40,000. voters, and thé remain- der of the riding west of East Whitby has about the same number. - A second resolution for dis-' cussion is a proposal for giving 18-year-olds the right to vote. "If this idea becomes fact," said Mr, Lawson, "perhaps we would have to consider giving these teenagers full rights of a 21- is not always placed, as it should be, on the local tradition- al retailer. He is sometimes ac- cepted as a He is really a very versatile fellow, and very adaptable, he must also keep in top physical condition, because as well as be- ing a pillar of the community, he has to keep his back to the wall to face competition. Deputy - Reeve,' John Orde 'thanked Mr. Rollings on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce for his most interesting and in- formative talk. = |, Following Mr. Rollings ad- dress, a question and answer period was held with the presi- dent, Mrs. Beth Oke in charge. Mr, Ted Griffen showed a dia- gram and gave a report on the proposed Lakefront program. More will be heard of this ven- ture at a later date. A list of directors, to serve a two year term were proposed and approved, they being Stew- art Sweetman, Jim Porter, Har- old Forder, John Orde, Mary Lou Lowcock and Bill Harrison. "Matter of Fact". Federal Riding year-old. I am sure there are strong opinions on this subject". The election of officers, says Mr. Lawson, is expected to pro- vide competition for the presi- dency. He said he is not con- testing for another term. "Liberals from across the rid- ing, whether or not they are card-carrying members, will be attending the annual meeting," said Alban Ward, chairman of the attendance committee for the Liberal association. "It is important that we have atten dance from every area, because this new Liberal organization should reflect the views of all." Printed copies of the proposed . constitution have been circulat- ed to known Liberals through- out the riding, said Mr. Law- son. This was produced from several drafts. The constitution changes are aimed at gaining the best pos- sible representation of Liberal leaders across the riding and providing an effective working force for elections, said Mr, Lawson. In June, 1968, the executive committee of the ORLA named a constitution committee, under the chairmanship of John L. Lay former federal candidate, Pick- ering Village, to study and re- vise the constitution of the as- sociation. The result of this committee's work will be pre- sented to the annual meeting for discussion and approval. __If the new constitution is ap- proved, officers for 1964 will be electéd in accordance with its provisions. 4-H HOMEMAKING NEWS MEETING 2 On Wed., Feb. 26th, 1964 the club members and leaders met at the home of Miss Dodd. Af- ter opening with the 4-H pledge all repeated the Roll Call, which was my present type of clothes closet. Norma McNenley then read the minutes of last week. In the discussion, all learned what a good clothes closet should contain. Miss Dodd and Miss Kent demonstrated to the girls the method of covering a hat box, The girls then each made one. Miss Dodd's sister showed a few interested club members how to construct shoe pockets. Meeting closed with the 4-H creed, after a very in- formative meeting. El