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SE SEAL BES IEE TET STS Tren, oats Rt SAS PRIA ae WARIS RE Veer FY FR TPE SE BE SASL MRR AL BT Manali dian 2000 Gifts Needed For Mental Patients The final appeal for Christ mas gfits to be'sent to patients at the Whitby Mental Hospital was issued today by C. A. Powell, Chairman of the Christ- mas Gifts Committee of the Canadian Mental Health Asso- ciation, Oshawa & Ontario County Branch. "About 2000 gifts will be needed before December _ 10, when volunteer workers will wrap all the gift packages. These will then be transported to the hospital", Mr. C. A. Powell explained, "where staff members will select appropri- ate gifts for every individual. to assure that every patient re- ceives a remembrance, address- ed to him by name, when gifts are distributed on the ward". "There is no question about the benefit to the patient of the personalized gift packages", said Mr. C. A. Powell. "For one thing, mental illness is generally accompanied by dif- ficulties with human relation- ships", 3 "When patients lose contact with friends in the community, as many do, they naturally be- come more dependent on the hospital and on relationships available there. They look more Nia NL aaa» a a gid = 3 bet 4 L J LJ * ¥ rs ' . . «YON _ATSy # YAEL oo Ee LA 3 re ET MA s $4 ' : Fo ANTS ads i Mh AT I id vo. one t oft SE AE SE BL IE EASE IN SF i Es : : 3 Sit ARE wn rsa Hh At es Amer Sr Pf got 1° A RL [y PORT PERRY STAR THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 1966 = 13 satisfaction of needs normally provided by the community. Eventually the hospital becomes | a their life, and provides all the | at shelter, friendships, recreation and even Christmas cheer that they experience. This is called 'becoming institutionalized', and it may endanger their recovery from 'their illness". .- "A Christmas gift from some- one in the community", He add- ed, "A token of warmth and in- terest, can carry the message that the patient has a friendly community to return to". Wrapping. some 2000; Chris- mas presents this year will be the volunteer group and the Pilot Club, Oshawa Ontario, Lv Gifts may be left with Mus. M. B. Dymond and at Lawrence v The purpose of the program is and more to the hospital for the | Pharmacy by Dec. 16th, 1966. ARE YOU ONE OF THE PEOPLE ~~ WHO READ The Port Perry Star OCCASIONALLY? JUST SEE WHAT YOU ARE MISSING Why be an occasional reader? Regular readers know the complete news coverage Thé Port Perry Star provides. me on += re. = eee -- eee eee A. S-- 2 FP -- i d----e A ee eee -- aoe They appreciate the money-saving. ads, the interesting features, the news of churches and societies. They watch for The Port Perry Star pictures. Read The Port Perry Star Every Week Call us collect, or drop us a note and we'll start a Subscription "in your name. You may pay later. More people now are reading The Port Perry Star than ever before. ~ THE PORT PERRY STAR BOX 90 PORT PERRY; ONTARIO PHONE 985-7383 PLEASE ENTER A SUBSCRIPTION IN THE NAME OF: MAME "ss rarsssnssnriviiamoseibsininsssussiioeiinpsrenmppsssisdossnsibssmmsgpssssssssrdtis thinsss ADDRESS cv crerm ris ississisntrisimimimmrsssssstsissssbossesstissstossassstia Perrine FROM crise vumrasirissinsssessessussessesingsssssns nasi she sts sesssnsansassashsanss aba stsssessssses ADDRESS ..voorverrrenienieninn nina [[] Indicate here if Gift Card to be sent. [7] $3.00 Enclosed ~~ [] $4.50 to the USA. ~ [] Please bill me Murray Elford and Wayne during Santa's visit to Port Perry, last Mahaffy, enter Saturday. iy tain from the stage outside Post Office Junior Farmers Debating Competition Ontario County will again pe represented in the Provincial Junior Farmer Debating Com- petitions this winter. The Ont- ario County team consists of Doreen Jones, Ashburn, #1; Sheila Disney, Brooklin, #1; Ken Stickwood, Claremont, #2, and Bob Hunter, Seagrave, #2. The team is coached by Mr. Al- lan McPhail and Mr. Jim White, both of Cannington, who have become well known for their work with the Junior Farmer debaters during recent years. The topic for the first.three rounds of privincial competition is "Resolved that there are too many Class C Fairs in Ont- ario". Ontario County will en- ter the competition in a debate with Victoria County in Janu- ary. - For the semi-final rounds, the topic will be "Resolved that a majority government is more efficient and advantageous for Canada." Another Junior Farmer; Terry Malcolm, Cannington, R.R. #2, is preparing to represent Ont- ario County in the Provincial Junior Farmer Public Speaking Competitions to be held on January 7th in Toronto. Terry is the 1966 recipient of the Whitby Rotary Club Trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the Ontario County Junior Farmer Public Speaking Com- petition. -OBIT JOHN ALEXANDER COWIE A very well-known choir lea- der and bandmaster, John Alex- ander Cowie, passed away at the Meaford Nursing Home on Friday, November 25th, 1966. He was in his 86th year at the time of his death. Mr. Cawie was born in Scot- land and came to Canada as a | small child, spending his early years in Port Perry and the Lindsay areas. A barber by trade, his main vocation was in the field of music where he en- joyed a distinguished career as a bandmaster and choir master. He led his bands to many tri- umphs at the CN.E. and Music Festivals. For many years he lived in Gravenhurst where he carried UARY - on his barbering business and was choirmaster and bandmas- ter. In 1924 he moved to Meaford and, as well as barbering, was the leader of the Meaford Unit- ford Citizen's Band. He moved to Owen Sound in 1929 and led 'the Division St. United Choir for 19 years and was leader of the Owen Sound City Band for 25 years. He also conducted the O.S.C.V.I. Or- chestra for 9 years. In 1951 he retired and return- ed to Meaford where he was again leader of the United Church choir, until 1960 He was a member of that Church, also a member of the Masonic Ord- er, Oddfellow's Lodge, and a ed Church Choir and the Mea- former member of the Owen Sound Kiwanis Club - He was a Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Canadian Bandmaster's While his health permitted he was a member of the Meaford Senior Citizen's Club. " He was married in 1909 to the late Isabella McKnight of Port Perry, who died in 1960. Surviving members of the fam- ily are Frances, Mrs. C. M. Reynolds of Toronto; Isobel, Mrs. Lorne Dennison, Meaford; three grandsons, John Reyn- olds of Woodstock, Dr. James Reynolds, Gravenhurst, Richard Dennison of Meaford, and great grandchildren Hal and Shane Dennison of Meaford. Two sis- ters, Miss Mary Cowie of Bob- caygeon and Jennie, Mrs. Ches- ter Fraser of Sunderland also survive. This Holstein cow, Dundrennan Triune Jenny, has been classified "Excellent" formation, the highest rating Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada. Both her sire, Seiling Triune Achilles and her dam, Dundrennan Achilles Joan, were classified "Very Good" for body conformation, for body con- given by the As a four-year- old, in 305 days on twice-a-day milking, Jenny produced 15,484 lbs. milk containing 487 lbs. fat, average test 3.15 for a Breed Class Aver- age of 138% for milk and 118% for fat. Jenny was bred by Christie Bros. of Port Perr is now owned by Orvan Chambers of Wilfrid. ~The Holstein-Friesian Assoc, of Canada and Association, a "ip my AA IR NG hy y oe art, AE . I Vas TOA lt i BNE To i Sirsa xi Fo pio sR . vo VS Fae SE Seren xi a CR gh --