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= id Volume 99 Number 22 As can be seen from the above photo, the barn belonging to Mr. J. Fitzpatrick is Buried underneath beams, a total loss. be $10,000. " corrugated roofing and smouldering hay are 130 sheep. The loss was estimated to --Staff Photo 30 Sheep Perish In Barn Fire Saturday about 8.00 p.m. the Port Perry Fire Brigade was called out to a fire about one mile east of Eden's Store on Scugog Island. On arrival, a barn had been completely destroyed by fire and trapped 130 sheep un- der the building which at that time had already fallen in. An adjoining shed also caught fire and within a short period the building was a mass of flames. "The farm is owned by Mr. J, Fitzpatrick, Toronto, but man- aged by Mr. John Taylor who lives on the farm with his fa- mily. With 'thé help of neighbour- ing farmers, they managed to save 140 sheep located in the shed before it fell in, The in- Dedication Of 'Baptist Church Sun., March 1st The. official opening and de- dication of the new 'Port Perry Baptist Church will take place on Sunday, March 1st. Rev. 'M. H. Butler, London, Ont. will officiate at the regu- lar service at 11 a.m. as well as the actual dedication service at 3 p.m. when the corner stone also will be unveiled. An invitation has been ex- tended to congregations of all Baptist Churches in the area to attend. Guest. speaker at the 7.00 p.m. service will be Dr. W. G. Brown, Central Baptist Semin. ary, Toronto. tense heat and the fact that the sheep attempted to run back | into the burning shed made the rescue operation a hazardous Hospital Report Week Ending Feb. 22nd, 1964 Admissions .......ccoeeeiien, 14 Operations .........ccceveenee 16 Discharges ......ccunnneeenne. 14 Births .....ccccecvrieisninnenne Nil Remaining .....cnneennieneee 19 and difficult task on part of the farmers. Mr. Fitzpatrick told the Star on Monday, that the cause of tke fire was unknown, but it had started in the upper part of the barn. On Friday, he said they had brought in some hay and this may have been the i reason for the rapid spread of | the fire. He estimated his loss to be "about $10,000. The response from the people of Port Perry and surrounding communities to the canvass for funds for the Ontario Heart Foundation was a decided success, The local chapter of the or- ganization which was organized only a short time ago had the canvass well planned and as a result the tidy sum of $774.29 was reached. The interest among public or the Heart Foundation and the extensive research the or- ganization undertakes was quite evident, In many cases people did not only contribute to the cause, but also assisted in the canvass, in the village and surrounding communities. Anyone who has not yet con- tributed to the cause, and would Collect 22 Tons Of Newspapers Newspaper and magazine | drives have become quite an enterprise with the local Scout organization. No less than 22 tons have been collected during the last three drives. By far the largest col- | lection was in October, 1963, | when 10 tons were collected. The results of the December & | February collections were a sia) of 12 tons. Heart Foundation's Local Chapter Reaches $774.29 In First Canvass like to do so, may send their contribution to the local treas- urer, Mr. J. H. Draper, bank manager of Port Perry Branch of the Royal Bank of Canada, At a later date the local chapter of the Ontario Heart Foundation will be holding an open meeting for the benefit of the public. CBC Will Visit Twp. School On Thursday next, March 5th, the one-roomed school at -- Manchester, Reach Township, will be the scene of great ac- tivity. Plans are being made for a visit by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to re- cord a fifteen-minute program right in the classroom, This CBC program is being carried out in numerous ele- mentary schools and as most classrooms today have their own radios, the 15-minute pro- gram is tuned in regularly in 'conjupetion with school work. EMO Sponsors Rescue Course The first meeting of an EMO sponsored Civilian Rescue Course in Port Perry was held "in the Fire Hall. on Monday County To To Take | Over Assessment { At the recent meeting of Ont- ario County Council, | Twp. followed the pattern set | by Pickering Township and a number of other municipalities "in requesting that the County | Assessor take over the duties ! of assessment in Uxbridge Twp. ! The Special Committee of Council dealing with assessment I informed Council on their find- ings on the request of Uxbridge to join the County Assessment System. The Council of the Township' of Uxbridge petitioned County Council with a resolution re-' questing the assessment service | A bylaw was drafted at Coun- ty Council granting the Town- | ship's request and it was dated back to Jan. 1, 1964. Another bylaw passed by Council named | Gordon Hepditch Assessor for | the Township. | Uxbridge "night. 14 firemen and three civilians took part in- the first meeting which was mainly designed to outline tke course to be followed up in the next seven weeks. In charge of the course is Joe Garrett, a member of the Oshawa Fire Department, and appointed chief training officer for this district by EMO. Participants in the course will be instructed and trained in the use of various equipment suc Fas ropes, ladders, hoists, pulleys, ete. A basic first aid course will also be part of the schedule. Port Perry Firemen responded to a call on Wednesday to the farm of Mr. Clayton Love, Prince Albert. burst into flames, damaging the truck, Mr. Love jumped into the cab and drove the vehicle away from the gas bowser. The fire was extinguished without too much difficulty. i ' Local Rink Wins I. Lake Seugog Lu mba Co. A local rink skipped by Rodd Foster of Greenbank came through with flying colours last Saturday and won the Adams Distillery Trophy at the Adams Bonspiel held "at the Port Perry Curling Arena. This same team won the Lake Scugog Lum er Co. Trophy at the same arena skip; Jim Baird, Yicerskip and And Adams Trophies three weeks ago. In the above picture the skip and vice- skip are proudly displaying both of their trophies. They are from left to right: Neil Malcolm, second; Rodd Foster, Ivan Thompson, lead. --Staff Photo He was filling his truck when suddenly the gas