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Newman out of Cabinet Henderson named Minister Lorne Henderson, a 59 year old farmer and MPP for the riding of Lambton, near Sarnia, was named the new provincial minister of Agri- culture last week, replacing Durham-York MPP William Newman, who stepped down for health reasons. The announcement of Mr. Henderson's appointment didn't come entirely as a surprise as there were re- ports several weeks ago that he would get the important agriculture portfolio in a Cabinet shuffle this summer. Mr. Henderson, who was first elected to the Legisla- ture in. 1963, operated a 200 acre mixed farm in his home riding until 1975, when it was taken over by his son, David. He is a past president of the Petrolia-Enniskillen Agricultural Society, and served as chairman of the Legislature Seléét Commit- tee on Land Drainage. A spokesman for his office told the Star last week that some of Mr. Henderson's concerns include the amount of foreign ownership of farm land in Ontario, whether farm land in production in Ontario is decreasing, and prices paid to the farmer for agricultural products. The spokesman said _that among Mr. Henderson's first Premier William Davis on important policy matters. His involvement in politics goes back to 1946 when he was first elected a councillor in. Enniskillen Township, near Petrolia, Ontario. He was later elected deputy reeve and reeve of the Town- ship, and in 1957 was warden of Lambton County. He is married with three children. Mr. Henderson's new office will be located on the 11th floor, 801 Bay Street, Toronto, and. his Queen's Park phone number is 965-1041. os rien oiole Beaaf steers judged, sold possible with members of the Ontario Federation of Agri- culture, the National Farm- er's Union and Christian Farmer's Union. Mr. Henderson has been a member of the provincial Cabinet since 1975 when he was appointed minister with- out portfolio. From Febru- ary 1977, he served as chair- man of the Cabinet, and since 1978, he held the influ- ential post as Minister of Government Services. Mr. Henderson is widely report- ed to "have the ear" of Better Than Diggin' for Gold! BUY GOLD CHAINS 203 Queen 2 4 A" ya) Gens LIMITED Street - Port Perry by Joe Baxter Fourteen Beef Steers were judged and auctioned at Port Perry Fair on Labour Day. This commercial feature was jointly sponsored by the Ontario Department of Agri- culture, Ontario County Cat- tlemans Association and the Port Perry Agricultural So- ciety. Our judge for the event was Mr. Peter Levine, Osha- wa and auctioneer Mr. Bruce Woodrow. The first prize steer weigh- ing over 950 pounds was a Charlois steer owned and exhibited by Taylor Bros. R.R. 3 Port Perry, Ontario and purchased by Pineridge Packers, Port Perry weigh- ing 1227 pounds and sold for .96 cents a pound. The first prize steer weigh- ing under 950 pounds was a black Angus steer owned and exhibited by Kevin Crago, R.R. 4 Bowmanville and pur- chased by Windcrest Farms, \_ Lauras \ boutique FASHION SHOW Wednesday, September 12th from 7 to 9 P.M. - At Bea's Dining Lounge, Omemee, Ontario ALL CLOTHING SHOWN WILL BE REDUCED BY 30% For Reservations Call 705-799-61 12 COURSES: Macrame/Weaving Hairstyling * Bargelo & Threadwork (Mrs. S. Sinclair) Art Oil Painting Monda Typing - Beginner & Intermediate NIGHT SCHOOL Port Perry High School REGISTRATION Sewing - Beginner & Intermediate Women's Physical Fitness Men's Physical Fitness Welding - Basic Small Engine Repair Woodworking y, September 17th - 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 18th - 7 to 9:30 p.m. Electrical Wiring - Home & Cottage * COURSES ARE 40 HOURS IN LENGTH UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED AS FOLLOWS: * 20 HRS. ** 100 HRS. THE MATHEMATICS COURSE WILL ALSO REQUIRE ONE ADDITIONAL EVENING PER WEEK. All Courses offered on Tuesday Evenings - Classes begin October 2,1979 at 7:00 p.m. FEES: 20 Hr. Course - $12.50 40 Hr. Course - $25.00 (Some Courses require Additional Material Fee.) INQUIRES PLEASE CONTACT MRS. ELIZABETH WILLES at 985-7032. Furniture Refinishing * Landscaping * Guitar - Basic & Intermediate Accounting Fundamentals Shorthand - Basic & Intermediate Mathematics - Grade 9 advanced ** during Fair Port Perry, weighing 941 pounds and sold for .85 cents a_pound. There was also keen inter- est shown in a public judging competition placing four steers and the weight of the best steer. Prizes for the competition were donated by: L.J. De- koker Ltd., Lindsay, Little Britain Meat Packers Ltd., Windcrest Farms Ltd., Port 'Perry, Dowsons Food Mark- et, Port Perryl, Seagrave Country Store, Cold Cut Centre, Port Perry, Port Perry 1.G.A., Leds Sheep Co., Oshawa. Anti- rabies drugs From page 5 - standards for this important research program,' said Mr. Auld. "Iam grateful that each of these busy men has agreed to spend some time helping." Mr. Auld said Ontario could be called the rabies centre of North America because it has more cases than any state or province on the continent. In Ontario, 1,000 to 2,000 animals are- diagnosed rabid every year and about 1,000 adults and children are vaccinated annually after exposure to rabid animals. (Credit Course) remember when ...? continued 35 YEARSAGO . Thursday, September 21, 1944 Port Perry High School opened with an attendance of 109, three less than last year's opening. This year Miss Aileen Parker, B.A. of Campbeliford, joined the staff. ; : A number of members of Fidelity Lodge, A.F. and A.M. were the guests of Temple Lodge, Oshawa, Tuesday night and assisted with the degree work. It was District Night. 2 : 0.S. Harold "Tim" Gatenby, RCNVRof HMCS Cornwallis, N.S. is spending his furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. Gatenby. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 23, 1954 The Memorial Gardens is having a complete paint job from top to bottom which will look very nice for the opening night when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburg Hornets play here. A Highlighted by the efforts of Bill Gibson and Ruby Leask, our local Coronation Track and Field Club of\ Port Perry made a very impresssive showing at the Oshawa Shamrock Meet, Saturday. The Port Perry athletes brought home twenty two small medals and two large trophies. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 24, 1959 We had a good camp with 28 cubs and 6 scouts who" came along to help. The leaders present were Stan Ploughman, Reg Armstrong, John Pickard, Geo. Mahaffy, Peter Sweetman. The fathers who assisted us, Mike Stephens, Dave Rollo, Lloyd Wakeford, with Doug Hillier spending considerable time with us. Mary thanks to-all who helped make our camp the success it was. Roy Smith has had exceptionally good luck cat- ching lunge in Scugog. He caught a 10 pounder in his boat on August 27th and while accompanied by his son Donald on September 20th, he caught a twelve poun- der. It was 37%" in length and 15%' in girth. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 24, 1964 . When the Canadian Figure Skating Championship opens.in Calgary, Alberta in February 1979, the young, talen al skaters, Anna Forder and Richard Stephens willbe there to compete. This will, to a great extend, be made possible by Port Perry Chamber of Commerce who is taking initiative of raising funds by holding a dance. = High selling Holstein at the dispersal of the Gordon Ward, registered "Wardhaven Holstein Herd", on Sep- tember 17th, was a four-year-old V.G., daughter of Roeland Reflection Sovereign that brought $2000. on i the bid of Paul Ekstein, Toronto. Bill Patterson of Port Perry had the thrill of making his first solo flight on his sixteenth birthday. Bill is a member of the Oshawa Flying Club and has been taking lessons since June. The winning team for the 1964 season in the Men's Golf club at Sunnybrae Golf Course consisted of Bob Storry, Ivan Haugen, Leo Taylor, Don Wallace and Herb Brent. On Saturday night quite a number of people from Segoe and surrounding area availed themselves of the 'opportunity of viewing Mr. Ronald Peel's fine / Asiatic travelogue. : - Russell Leach of Manchester, driver of the 'Green Bomb", a stock car, had a very successful year at the track. He won two trophies at Washago Beach track, which included the Track Championship in points. He won the Little Feature race at Washago and also won three trophies for Trophy Dash at Sutton Track. Ross Ball was the mechanic who kept the 'Green Bomb" in top shape. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 18, 1969 Mr. Gordon Reesor was presented with a painting by Frank Godley on behalf of the Port Perry United Church congregation in recognition of his many years of faithful service to the church. Mr. Reesor is now serving his 22nd year as Sunday School Superinten- dent, served five years as Clerk of the Session and has been a member of the church choir for 20 yéars. Clerk-Treasurer, Mr. John F. Raines reported Tuesday morning that the population of Port Perry had increased by 81 since figures were released last year, bringing the total to 2,827. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nott of Scarborough and Mrs. Gwen King of Port Perry were in Cape Cod recently on holidays. The Ladies Section of the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club played host to 48 Lady Bowlers from Oshawa, Whitby, Markham, Lindsay, and Cannington. First prize of the tournament was won by Mrs.' Reesor's team from Markham who won three games with a score of 54. A former Seagrave resident and old friend Mrs. _ Minnnie Bryant of Port Perry, celebrated another bir- thday on Tuesday. She admits to being in her late 80's. " oN