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MI, i ' . 800 attend POP protest meeting Some 800 persons -attend- ing a POP, (People or Planes) meeting in Picker- ring Friday heard Norman ¥ Cafik, 'Liberal member for Ontario Riding in Ottawa say, he was told of the location of the new airport in 'a locked room shortly before the official announcement in the House of Commons, Other concerned MP's ere also herded into the room, briefly informed about the airport site and returned to the House without given - the', opportunity of telling anyone about the site before the official : announcement was made by Transport Minister Don Jamieson.and. Ontario Treasurer Darcy ° McKeough, -Mr. Cafik suggested, we live in the wrong kind of country, if the airport can't ~ be stopped. Don Jamieson as well as Darcy McKeough had been - invited to attend the meeting and challanged to state their posirjpns, but never showed hg Cafik said the resi- * dents could stop the airport scheme in Pickering - but would have to do it beeause they believed in stopping it and "not for the fun of it." "You have to fight the airport on the basis that it is "not needed at all," he said, "and not that it is not needed "here." To get reaction: from all residents in his riding about the location of the airport, Mr. Cafik said he would be sending out questionnaires in the next two or three weeks to very' family in his consit- uency. The packages will contain information on the airport scheme and on the basis of the replies he said he would % be able to judge reaction. ay (3 ah USN A by 4 + PR ah RA BEATE yb Fria iA ALAA ih P2RT( PERRY Volume 106 -- Port Perry, Ontario, Wednesday, March 22, 1972 = No. 22 SECTION ) Frank McGee defeats 3 opponents to represent Ontario Riding Tories With an overwhelming first-ballot victory, Frank McGee was selected by Ontarfo riding delegates ig Thursday night to represent the Conservative party in this constituency in the next federal election. 'Mr;~McGee received "405 votes, while his nearest opponent Pickering Township Deputy-reeve George Ashe got 156. Two _ others who received a nom- ination, RudiMaeder and: 'William Jones took 50 and 31 votes respectively. Clark Muirhead was also a nominee, but he asked that his name be dropped from the ballot. Mr, Muirhead was Ontario riding conservative representative "in the 1968 federal election. After winning the nomin- ations, McGee asked the large audience jammed into the . Uxbridge . High School auditorium for "full support, for .a victory the conser- __vatives can and. will win." .. George Ashe asked the delegates to make McGee's nomination victory unani- mous. In his speech prior-to- the balloting, McGee echoed the- feelings of the other nom- inees by saying 'the' time has come to cut the arrogant liberal government down to size. Devoting most of - his speech to an.attack on the liberal government and the Prime Minister, he called Colombian child adopted Miss Denise Quan, 22, of: 265 Mary Street, Port Perry has "adopted" four-year-old Braulia Angulo of Colombia under the Canadian Foster Parents Plan, . Miss Quan, who works at Flamingo Pastries started the $17- monthly payments last October. She said she got the idea to adopt the child from watching TV adver- tisements, and added 'I simply felt I could spare #some of my money." She gets a letter each month written by the child's mother, and Denise sends a Heys Braulia Angulor 'under Foster Parent plan monthly letter herself, tell- "ing about her family, and about Port Perry. The $17 given by Denise each month provides the little girl and her family with such necessities as vitamins, blankets, soap, medical and dental care, and counseling by social workers. A strong emphasis is placed on education, as all foster children and their brothers and sisters (if possible) must attend school. ~The aim of the Foster Plan is to give each member of the family the tools to help themselves become inde- pendent and self-supporting. The family now aided by Denise had been surviving on an income of $27 monthly. The father works as a' carpenter and the mother as a laundress. Home is a shack with wooden walls and floor. There is no electricity or running water. Their meals are small, consisting of fish, rice, cheap meat, beans and sometime milk. Foster Parents Plan is a politically independent non- profit organization working in the countries. More infor- mation is available by writ- ing Foster Parents of Can- ada, 153 St. Clair West, Toronto, 7. ' Mr. Trudeau a "usurper of power, who has deliberately downgraded Parliament, taking the decision making process out of the House of * Commons." McGee described his ofvn political philosophy as that , of 'a. practical idealist; - dedicated to responsible re- form and change." George Ashe, runner-up in the balloting also attacked Trudeau. policy, calling it 'arrogant and dictatorial." In his speech asking for delegate support, . Ashe stressed what he called *'the need for a local resident candidate, . one who knows - the riding, and one who knows the problems of the riding." He criticized present Lib- eral member Norm Cafik for no longer residing in the riding, and also made note that McGee himself is not a resident of Ontario riding. When questioned by repor- ters after the meeting about ~ the fact that he is not a riding resident, McGee said 'the possibilities are. there" that, he would become a resident. "Ihave been prowling the back concessions looking for my Shangrila," said McGee. Asked whether the recent decision" to locate the new airport in Pickering Town- ship would become an issue in the campaign, McGee said he wants to determine - whether the cost benefits warrant the locating of the airport in its present site. Mr. McGee is 46 years old. From 1957 to 1963 he sat in the House of Commons as conservative member from York-Scarborough, and briefly held a cabinet post. He said after the Thursday meeting that he plans to take a "leave of absence" from his work to give full attention to the campaign which for him he said, will be starting "immediately." Although no election date has been called, speculation indicates it may take place in June. C onfest open to readers The Port Perry STAR would like to take this opportunity to ask our read- ers to take part in a "Journalism Awards" con- test under the auspices of the" Canadian Community News- papers Association, of which the STAR is a member. This writing contest, under the title "Our Hometown Paper" is open to all of our readers and should be- a frank description or opinion of just what a community newspaper means to you, the reader. Submissions should be not less than 250 words and not more than 700 in ~length.... The STAR will give a cath award to what we consider the best submission, and this will then be entered in the National contest which car- ries two awards of $300 each. Since entries to the 'Nat- ional contest must be sub- mitted no later than April 30, the STAR would ask that local entries be submitted by April 14. This deadline will give us time to publish the winning entry and then send it-to the National contest. The objective is to encou- rage community newspaper readers to think about what ~their newspapers mean to them, their families, their lives, 'and the community. The judges are not looking for polished, literary -ex- pression, but rather a simple exposition that indicates an awareness by the reader of the role of the community newspaper. We would "ask that sub- missions by typed if possible, and should be addressed to "Contest'"', Port Perry STAR, Box 90, Port Perry. Mr. Frank McGee, after receiving the nomination to represent the Conservative Party in federal riding of Ontario in the next national election. Mr. McGee - was former MP in the riding of York-Scarborough. His political opponents this election will be Liberal incumbent Norm [anik; and NDP candidate Alban Ward. Donate your blood! 'Red Cross Clinic Tues., April 4 To accomodate shiftwork- ers willing to give blood, Red Cross is holding a Special Blood Donor Clinic from 1 to - 2.30 p.m., the same day the regular clinic is held, name- ly Tuesday, April 4. How- ever, this part of the clinic is only for shiftworkers. The local Kinsmen and Kinettes have been working hard and have set a goal for" the clinic of at least 200 donors. Saturday, members of both clubs will be on the streets and in the stores handing out leaflets and cards to remind residents of the community the import- ance of participating in the clinic. Without a dedicated, con- scientious group of volunteer blood donors, the Blood Service would not be possi- ble. Blood donors come from every walk of life; all races, all creeds. In half an hour they give what science has found no substitute for, even in this modern century. With their help, the Blood Transf- usion Service can meet the ever-growing demands for blood by hospitals caring for patients throughout Canada. Science "continues to find many ways-to-improve the use of blood, it has not yet found a way to replace the people who give it. On the 25th Anniversary of the Red Cross Blood Trans- fusion Service, we commend those donors who know -the meaning of life and take the time to give blood. Without them the Service would not be possible. Blood is Life, - Pass it on April 4; 2.30 - 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. in the Anglican Church Auditor- ium. Shiftworkers only: Please remember special clinic from 1 to 2.30 p.m. may create some Chi difficulties Ontario Health Minister Dr. Richard Potter has flatly told nursing home operators, that if they don't take medicare patients, their licences will be revoked. The implementation of the medicare program is turning into a complicated affair. Under the new scheme, the province will be paying a maximum of $12.50 per patient per day to the nursing homes to cover patients whose doctors say do not need hospital treat- ment, but do need nursing home care. Patients. eligible under this plan will 'have to have forms com- pleted by their doctor, and each case will then in turn have to be-approved by the Ontario Hospital Services Commission. One of the requirements for the nursing home medicare is that homes provide 60 percent of their beds for the standing ward-rate care of $12.50 per day. .~ The province is also seek- ing to upgrade stand- ards for patient care in the nursing homes by stipulating that a Registered Nurse be on duty a minimum of eight hours each day, and that there be an RNA on duty 24 hours a day. 'l'hese are minimum requirements and would increase in proportion to the number of patients. Some of the larger, more luxurious homes indicate they are going to suffer under the new regulations in that they will not be able to operate successfully. if forced to provide 60 percent of their beds at $12.50 per day. Smaller homes indicate they may not be able to financially meet the RN and RNA staff requirements. Mrs. Grace D'Andrade, Director of Nurses at the 55-bed Community Nursing Home in Port Perry said she is still waiting for clari- fication to some of the new measures that will be in effect April 1. She said she doesn't anticipate any finan- cial strains because of the new plan. However, the new require- ment that RNA be on duty 24 hours a day means that the Community Home will have to have at least three. Mrs. D'Andrade says the home has one now, and there are three staff members pre- sently taking qualifying (continued on page 17)