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Port Perry Star (1907-), 23 Jul 1959, p. 5

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«A The Ready The Otter aircraft is shown above ahout to take off on Operation fire fighting THE AERIAL WATCH.DOGS (continued from front page) --Photo by Ontario Department of Lands & Forests ment of Canadian aviation, Today, George Phillips is - Superin- tendent of Algonquin Provincial Park. [ 327h4 | ;of tea and a month-watering piece of to do another meal, "| blueberry pie, customed to city life, find themselves aircraft can thus carry food located at some small base enough like Pickle |for more than 200 men for a maxi- Lake or Orient Bay, where modern |mum range of 350 miles, or 450 reals convenientes are few. From daylight [for 100 miles. (4 am) until dark (10 p.m.) their pilot husbands are busy with routine flights, surveys and mercy flights. During this time the wives put in al Jonely, anxious vigil. Often deer eat up their vegetable gardens, moose literally lean on the back door during the night 'and occasionally there are Mr, Johnston feels that men work- ing hard on the fire line really get hungry, so one and a half servings are supplied with each meal. Probably as the experiment gets better, applied food costs will drop again but at the moment its costs 64 cents to serve dinner to the firefighters, 67 cents for hungry wolves not too far away. But breakfast and 40 cents for lunch. One thése gallant women take all in their | of the big cost items is the aluminum stride and should you even drop in, container which cost about 29 cents. | you will invariable be treated to a cup " . - PIE FROM THE SKY Speaking of blueberry pies, when men are fighting fires in the forest, sometimes 24 hours at a stretch, good food is most essential, . It is very dif- | ficult to get a good cook at these times and eyen the traditional bacon and \beans-and canned meats are difficult to get to the men on the job. Just as industry conducts a research Wepartment to obtain the best for the least so the Fire Protection division of | the Ontario Lands and Forests con- was a noted speed record breaker in Perhaps Sault Ste Marie is home to duct similar experiments, Paul John- his early flying days and once flew |yost of the pilots and. their families, | 310M chief cook at Ranger School, is . with General James H. Doolittle, hero | cause there the main aircraft and|J¢VeIoPInE ways and means of pro, , of the Tokyo raid by the U.S. Air overhaul base is located on the St. viding these hungry fire fighters on Here's how to complefy"" Force in World War IL, Mary's River. For the past thirty- the grodnd not only with a balanced In this group of men one cannot |goyan years or 50 the yellow hornets |*"d Mutritious meal but with one that U N Fl NISH ED : overlook Squadron Leader G. Phillips, pf the Air Service have been as famil- |F2" be dropped safely from an air- . World War I flyer and World War II [jar to the people of that area as autos, | P1ANe and at reasonable cost. ATTIC SP ACE | R.C.A.F. Instructor and Ferry Com- and many local children have grown At the present time fruit pies, pud- mand pilot, © His more than 10,600 up to become pilots, mechanics, ete, dings, bread (compressed to save i houys.in the air over Ontario should | fo) the Provincial fleet, space) butter, jam, sugar, tea, coffee, WE : constitute a bush-flying record. No : cream, syrup and, of course, the main Fis 4 2 doubt it won him the McKee Trophy, . THE WIVES course of roast meats, poultry, and an award made annually for the most| Tribute should here.be paid to the |fish, are packed into -8-unit containers 'notable contribution to the advance- | wives of the pilots. Many of them ac- | weigh about 650 pounds. A Beaver GYPROC Zwre Protective ¢ The beauty of fine woods. 2 bias *-Thd fire-safety of gypsum. FIFTH ENTRY -- DEADLINE JULY 29 ® The economy of wallboard. . Build a boy's or girl's room--an extra, income-producing apartment -- } : -or another bedroom or two? It's easy [ with GYPROC Gypsum Grainboard? & Sawed and nailed like lumber, it is quickly applied to. wood framing or \ over old material. It won't warp or puckle, and fhe gypsum core Sant urn. O lurther decoration neede New Raleigh Bicycle and --five handsome finishes: Knoty 60 Rocket Radlos Every Week. bine, Bleich ed Yala, Dark Walnut, ? . eat an eather. Grand Prize--A Trip to Canada's West SPONSORED BY RALLIGH GYCLE INDUSTRIES (CANADA) COME IN AND SEE THIS \ "4 OTD. THE INTEREST OF CHILD DAPHTY BEAUTIFUL REMODELING . J - corymamm _ MATERIAL and our large BN . ] 1 Ap stock of everything you need BOYS AND GIRLS -- THIS IS YOUR CONTEST to do a good remodeling [obl i 9 SI Mii We're glad to belp with remodeling : ; obligation, of comrse. i" Messfe the With pert of my Limerick Contest, and hero's my fith safety rules REESOR FUEL & LUMBER ' "WALK--WHEN YOU LBAVE THE CURB" Oftice at Scugog and 2° _MNow here's the contest and here's what you iy a Every Jresly 3 an suvsunsomunt Water Streets 'H gl the first four lines of a limerick about one of my safety rules . . . a Shin, 1H the safety rule so you ean make up the last line of the limerick to suit the rule. PORT PERRY YU 6 7961 Be sure it rhymes with the first line. After you've made up the last line, fill in the entry & blank and mall it to me. Get mother and dad to help you if you like. Maybe you'll win one of the prizes for the week. When we've gone through all the rules, we'll have a special limerick covering all six rules. The grand prixe for this one is a trip for yeu and one parent, guardian, teacher or any adult of your choice, to Canada's west! "So vead the sules, put en: your thinking cap and get busy. Good luck! ma 3 5 RULE Mo. § HOW TO WIN 7 7 op 8 WC "BITE SAE LE dS Lik hm. the iret four lines. Lost o st \ Ed . E © 7X blonk, 8% Each 2% blo © _ than o line should rhyme with first line, 2, Any student who ottended on Ontarlo public y ochlal, or private elenientary School during 1959 may enter. feprerh t thi wspoper, dma Sater Leap and Rowen y ~~ Gyele Industries (Canodo) Ltd. connot enter, 4. This entry must be postmarked not later idnight Wednesday, July 29 1939, ond molted to the eddrets on the entry t be molled with an entry n nk or reasonable foesimile, All entries © "V_become the Jroputy 3d Gimer the Safety 1 an not ret \J Al . {a it hei rast = Eloph RR A 6. Judges of the contest will be gd who whiters end traffic se he Ye Judges' decisions are fino LITE TEYE L CTE ie ol ee ~ OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK NAME ADDRESS proNE 7 sHooL AGE ci v..o... GRADE LIMERICK NUMBER FIVE sess p en All like to run and win races, When held in parks or safe places, But when crossing the street Just walk with your feet es sessatae. (Please print) WALK--whon you leave the curb (Please print) EI A SR RR JOR (Hl In this Nine) ' veces esto verses sess psenssanee Elmer the | r the Safety Elephant clo Ontario Safety League 1170 Bay Street, Toronto. Many of them, however, are salvaged This "pie from the sky" idea should make the lot of the firefighter more * comportable, stomach wise, and the Department also feels it is taking bet- ter care of the men on the fire line. -- Statisticians figure every newborn Canadian will consume 802 tins of baby food before reaching its first birthday. Public opinion surveys show that a big percentage of Canadians believe labor unions are too prone to use the strike as a weapon, ~ SPECIAL OFFER ~ Save $20.00 0 AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATERS ® Top Quality ® Heavy Duty Tank ® Double Thick Instalation in Glass Lined and Galvanized NEVER BEFORE "OFFERED AT THIS LOW, LOW PRICE from $85.00 UP Contact Superior - Propane LTD. . MAPLE Call AV, 65-1145 or Joe Bell, AM, 1-4086 District Representative More than 75 per cent of Canadians have a camera in the house and last year Canadians spent $75,000,000 on photographic equipment, Some 900,000 Canadians depend on the fisheries for their lievlihood. Aklavik in Canada's Northwest Ter- ritories is the centre of one of 'the world's largest fur trade areas. | § (hela BUILDING A NEW HOME? WE CONGRATULATE!!! CLARK'S TOMATO JUICE--48 Oz. ......... ret S08 DOUPE'S GENERAL STORE PRINCE ALBERT, ONT. ween 2 for 13¢ JEWELL SHORTENING ......coocoomvvrirvioomoooo nen 32¢ For the benefit of evening shoppers the store For will be open each evening, except Tuesday. Free Delivery Phone YU 5-2492. TRADE AGENT Phone YUkon 5-2572 PORT PERRY ONTARIO C REFRESHMENT BOOTH -------------------- edar Stone Park 7 - 12 Highway, North of Greenbank PICNIC GROUNDS SWIM POOL PONY RIDES RESERVATIONS FOR GROUP PICNICS Phone: Port Perry YU 5-2632 August 18th DEPARTM ENT STORE evening. Cuffs are just like the semi-stiff collar--and can be Wash, drip dry and it's ready to wear, Fashioned.in fine combed broadcloth, worn linked or buttoned. Tooke "Wash'n'Wear" features exclusive dual cuffs, Perfect for day or fused for longer wear-- WASH AND WEAR, WHITE, $4.95, $5.95 SPORT SHIRTS ................ ven $4.95, $6.95 SPECIAL LINE--Sport and Regular SHIRTS ............. PROT SR, $2.98 Youll take to TOOKE SHIRTS NO NEED TO IRON WEAR CUFF EITHER BUTTONED or LINKED PYJAMAS................ $3.95, MENS T SHIRTS ......., $1.00, $2.00, $2.98 MEN'S SOCKS--Sub-stand. ....3 prs. $2.00 and ........... we $1,00 and $1.25 lines Regular $1.00 to $2.00 value. $4.95, $5.95 Rai i i a TS Phone: YU 52521 ¢

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