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Port Perry Star (1907-2001), 4 Aug 1971, p. 4

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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR ~ Wednesday, Aug. 4, 197! Jean Jeffery When pa was a boy (so I think) He was very much like me, He wasn't a youthful wonder, No more than I happen to be; And I s'pose pa's father told him, With glib and convincing tongue Of what a marvellous lad he was In those days when grandpa was young. om News Was I surprised on Sunday when my school ef fifty years ago called to sa hello. How time flies. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mar- tin of Bowmanville and Mrs. Annie Christie called on aunt, Mrs. Lillian Martin who is ninetyseven years old at Sunderland on Sunday. They came home by way of Vic- toria Corners and enjoyed lunch and wedding cake with which Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thompson were celebrating | their anniversary. Congratu- lations Jean and Earl. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Britton, Mrs. Britton was formerly Ida Woodley of Port Perry, are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary this Monday. I guess everyone is too busy this week-end to even phone in any news. There will be a shower at Utica Aug. 20th and all friends and relatives of Mr. Continued on page 16 County Farmers Hear Outstanding alii On Important Subjects At Twilight Meeting A Twilight Meeting, spon- sored by the Ontario County Soil and Crop Improvement Association was held at the farm of Gus Lask, RR. #1, Sunderland, on the evening of Thursday, July 29th, with approximately 65 farmers in attendance. Mr, Lask welcomed those present, and outlined the en- terprizes, mainly beef and corn production, being. con- ducted on the farm. Speakers on the program included Dr. Tom Bates, De- partment of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph who spoke on "Micro-nutri- ents and Plant Tissue Analy- sis". Dr. Bates, along with some graduate students, is} conducting a series of tests* ROXY UXBRIDG Thursday, Friday, Saturday Production starring Steve Miles WILD COUNTRY - 8 p.m. plus short NIOK, THE ORPHANED ELEPHANT. WILD COUNTRY. Mon. Tuesday, Wed." Aug. 9-10-11 PUSSYCAT, PUSSYCAT | LOVE YOU 7:15 p.m. lan McShane, Ina Balin. GAILY, GAILY, 9 p.m, Beau Bridges, George Kennedy. ATTENTION! SELATAN Excerpts of a brief presented to the Hon. Donald Jamieson, Federal Minister of Transport, in regard to a possible Airport on Scugog Island was printed in last week's Star. The complete brief is now avail- able in a limited number of copies at the Star office - - August 54-7, Walt Disney on such nutrients as Zinc and Magnesium on the Lask Farm and during the course of his comments, Dr. Bates outlined the work that was being done at several locations across the Province on micro-nutrients. He particularly emphasized the need for soil testing as a guide for the application of commercial fertilizer & farm manure Mr. Don Bielby, Soils and Crops Specialist, Ontario De- partment of Agriculture and Food, spoke on "Weed Con- | trol in Corn", and outlined the chemicals that were used in the plets on the Lask farm this year. Materials used in- cluded Atrazine, Sutan, Lasso and Bladex. All of these ma- terials were providing excel- Forrest, Jack Elam, Vera Sat. Matinee 2 p.m. THE lent control Mr. Ivan Bell, Agricultural Representative for Ontario County, reviewed the pro- jects that are being conduct. ed by the Ontario County Soil and Crop Improvement Association this year. These are as follows:-- 125 Bushel Corn Club Corn Borer Survey 500 Bushel Potato Club Rod Row Plots, Oats and Barley--farm of Clar- ence Hewitt, Beaverton #3 Barley Varieties--Perform- ance of Brock compar. ed with Herta, Yey- stone, and Fergus --farm of Vern Powell Oshawa, #1 Annual Grass Control in Corn using such ma- terials as Atrazine, Sutan, Lasso, Bladex farm of 'Gus Lask; Sunderland, #1 Pasture Renovation--with birdsfoot trefoil and dalapon -- farm of Gerald Graham, Sunderland, #2 Alfalfa Varieties--Saranac, Vernal, Iroquois, Titan WL 217%roquois Type) WL 308 (Saranac Type) --farms of Gary Her- rema,, Uxbridge, #2; Bob Ross, Beaverton 1; Murray Holtby, Port Perry, #4. Trial plots with chemicals straw, leafy spurge, milkweed, tuberous vetch Chairman for the program was Mr. Clarence Hewitt, Ist Vice-President of the Ontario County Soil & Crop Improve- ment Association; with a vote of thanks being extended to the host family and program participants by Mr. Maustyn McKnight, 2nd Vice-President of the Association. Lunch 'was served at the close of the meeting. ARENA MANAGER until Office, Port Perry. to persons inter- ested in this important question. on such weeds as bed. | TENDER . Applications will be received for the position of commence October Ist, 1971. Information éan be obtained from the Municipal All tenders should be sent to Village of Port Perry c/o JOHN W. DOBLE. VIN WALKER, Chairman had lain @ wn to few moments and E plete but tentative plans are to have the service in See- grave Church on Thursday] afternoon. Our U.C.W. had planned @ picnic for this Wednesday afternoon but because of Mr. McNeil's death it has been postponed for a week. After living in Canada for 52 years Mrs. W. Graham of | Perry St.. Port Perry has re- turned for the first time to England where she will visit her sister. She was seen off on Thursday from Malton airport by grandchildren Mr. and Mrs. Len Somerville Old-timers Mr. and Mrs. B. Wanamaker, Mr. and Mrs. H. | Short and Mrs. Reta Boe were | } in Cookstown on Sunday at |tending the steam engine| show : | Young Wayne Wanamaker | | of Oshawa spent a few days | | last week with his grand-| parents down at the store and | } is now on a trip north with | his other grand-parents Mr. | and Mrs. Ralph Reynolds ef Port Perry While writing of Wana-| | makers we would like te con- | gratulates.Glenn on being |} chosen to guide a group of | young people at the United Nations. Perhaps he would tell us about it some time Last week we mentioned that Mrs. MacTaggart had been missing lately, while visiting in Oshawa, she with her sister Mrs. Pearl Thomp- son and her sister-in-law Mrs. }Clara Ewen wére guests at ja family party at the home jof Mr. and Mrs. Dave John- ston at Bethany. This was a Special get-together for Mr |and Mrs. Lawrence Ewen who will be returning to Hong Kong early in August. The next day the same ladies and Mr. and Mrs. Ewen were vis- iting Mr. and Mrs. E. Fisher 'of Richmond Hill. Mrs. Mac- |Taggart is back at home now ARTS PLUMBING & HEATING in co-operet- ion with HANKS EXCAVATING will now : : Summer Livin Build your own outside Various sizes and OW TARSET EVERY TUAE August 16, 1971. Contract bid Duties to of Arena Board.

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