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Second Annual Blackstock Tractor Pull held Satur-: 72 entries for Blackstock tractor pull Despite heavy morning rains, the track at the Blackstock Fair Grounds was in excellent shape for the 72 tractors entered in eight different clases Satur- day at the second annual tractor pull. No driver in any of the clases managed a draw better 'than 300 feet, how- ever. The closest was Arnold Geissherger, of RR 2 Oshawa in an International 4568 who pulled the steel sled weighted with concrete a distance of 297 feet in the 4-wheel drive, over 200 PTO class. The tractor was said to be worth about $50,000. Each of the winners in the different classes took home a trophy and a bag of seed corn valued at about $40. There were cash prizes for PICKUP TRUCK OWNER Protect your investment with the PICKUP PROTECTOR Just what the pickup truck owner has been waiting for ... total cargo box protec- tion from scratches, dents, holes, rust, wear and tear. 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Ross Mc- Master, Oshawa, Massey 1155, 175' 13.000-15,000 LBS.: Harold The OPP Whitby detach- ment reports that a number "of items were stolen from a 1977 CMC van parked at the new arena early Sunday morning. A Concorde banjo and leather case valued at $200, two harmonicas valued at $30, and 25 eight-track tapes in a black case valued at $125. were taken from the van owned by George Riz- fanyi of RR 1, Pickering. . The theft allegedly took place some time between 1:00 a.m. and 1:45 am and Wintario Tickets available at the Port Perry Star 985-7383 'Come on, come on. Just a few feet more." That day at the fair grounds. The classes ranged from was what most of the drivers were saying at the under 7,000 pounds to 18,000 pounds and over. Hooton, Cavan, Ford 8600, 224'. Blair Graham, Black- stock, John Deere 4430, 219' ..15,000-18,000 LBS.: Wm. McAvoy, Claremont, Case 1570, 230'. Blair Graham, Blackstock, Blackstock, John Deere 4430. 4-WHEEL DRIVE, UNDER 200 PTO: Robt. Hunter, Brooklin, Massey 1805, 286'. Roy Lewis, Stouffville, Massey 1805, 213'. 4-WHEEL DRIVE, OVER 200 PTO: Arnold Geiss- berger, RR 2 Oshawa, Inter- national 4568, 297', Robt. Hunter, Brooklin, Massey 1805, 219°. A special attraction for the large crowds that lined entry into the van was made through the ceiling vent. TRESPASS BY NIGHT Police are looking for a man described as being in his mid-forties with greying hair who allegedly was look- ing through a kitchen win- dow of a residence on Casi- mir~Street .around three in the Morning August 5. The Prowler apparently startled a woman who lives in the house. She called her husband and the man fled. BICYCLE THEFTS Two men's 10 speed bi- cycles were stolen from homes in Prince Albert over the long August 1 weekend. The first is a white Free Spirit model taken some time between July 30 and August 2 from a house on King Street. v ATTENTION FARMERS! || WHY PAY MORE? 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