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-- PORT PERRY STAR - Thursday, aly. 27, 1969 Prince Owing to the illness of Rev. Rice, his daughter Miss Karen Rice did very well and delivered a worthwhile mess- age. Offering was gathered by Mr. H. Holtby and F. Gib- son, The floral baskets were appreciated during worship from the funeral of the late Mrs, Jas. Davidson, Sr. MY. and Mrs. Roy A. Hope attended the funeral for his father Mr. Hope of Uxbridge. Mr. and Mrs. C. Graham also attended, the deceased being their brother-in-law. Sincere sympathy is extended to all. On February 13 a favou:- able group of card minded folk assembled in the Re- creation Hall for the euchre party. High lady--Mrs. A. Heayn Low lady--MTrs. Bright High gent--Mr. H. Jeffrey Low gent--Cecil Newnham Birt#iday prize neare:t Valentine Day went to Mrs. Howard Jeffrey. And as usual the custom- ary delicious lunch was ser- ved. Please keep in mind everyone is welcome to be on deck again this coming Thursday evening, Feb. 27. Budget Approved For Two Homes The budgets of the two homes for the aged, approved by Ontario County Council, call for a levy of $113,822 to provide for the county's share of the cost of operating Fairview Lodge at Whitby and $242,691 for Lakeview Manor at Beaverton. 5 The levy for Fairview Lodge is $6,358 greater than last year; while that for; Lake- view Manor is $19,469 ower. It was stated the total estimated revenue of Fairview Lodge will be $633, 360; while expenditures are -expected to be $747,182. The anticipated revenue of the Beaverton institution is expected to be $381,204 with expenditures amounting to $623,796. Albert Mrs. Ben Smith accompan- ied Mr. and Mrs, Fred Lamb, Manchester attending the Convention of the Agricul- ture Society, King Edward Hotel, Toronto. - Several parents and stud- ents attended the annual "At Home", P.P.H.S, on Fri- day night. Mr. and Mrs. W. Webb, Haliburton have been. visit- ing relatives in our midst and attending family social events. Mrs. Lloyd Beacock, Glenn and Gordon, Blackstock were 'Tuesday early evening sup- per company with the Les Beacocks after which Grant Beacock accompanied by the three guests went to Tor- onto to visit Mr. Lloyd Bea- cock who has been trans- ferred to Llynhurst Lodge from the General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. H. Hodgins are home from a memorable trip to Mexico. The Mr. and Mrs. J. Nor- tons and Mr. and Mrs. D. Hamiltons are home from Florida suns. 'H.E Hohnson OPTOMETRIST 229 MARY STREET 985-2383 EMO Budget Lower In '69| A budget of $29,640 for the - Emérgency Measures Organization has been adopted by Ontario County Council. Due to provincial and federal subsidies and the county, each will contribute $3,705. The budget is approximately $1,350 lower than last year. ° F.S. Wotton, the EMO co- ordinator, explained that the three permanent staff mem- berslook after the interests of 180,000 people in the county and js charged with the duty of producing plans for civil and nuclear defence. He said there are eight departmental co-ordinators who assist in the training of some 859 municipal empl- oyees. In the past 10 years three fire pumpers and radio equipment valued at $40,000 were purchased. Some 600 candidates took the 25 courses given by the organization. Plan For Satelite City Rejected By Unanimous approval was given by County Council, to a resolution declaring the Revenue Properties Limited development in Uxbridge Township was not acceptable. The firm proposes to develop some 3,200 acres in the south-west coriieér of the mu- nicipality as a'satellite city. Copies of the resolution will be forwarded to four government departments. Reeve John Williams, Pick- ering Township, - who spon- | --= sored the resolution, said the proposed development had many aspects that would be detrimental. He said he has secured an estimate of the cost of con- Cty. Counc structing trunk mains from Lake Ontario. Not including the plant, the cost would be $7,508,000. Such a cost could have detrimental effects on property north and south of the development. Deputy Reeve Robert Nes. bitt, Uxbridge Township, said one of the things offi- cials had neglected fo men- tion, when they addressed council earlier, was the cost Wins Highest Award In Scouting. "Dennis Symes was presented with the highest badge in Scouting the "'Bushman's Thong" at the Father and Son Banquet, held in Prince Albert Church last Saturday. Mr. Wally Harper from Provincial Headquarters, Toronto, made the presentation. Attending were the Cubs and Scouts of the 1st Scugog Company and their fathers. - Photo -- A. Roach of garbage disposal. The final answer to cancer lies in research, says the Canadian Cancer Society. A contribution to the Society helps hasten the day when' cancer will finally be defeated. "BUYING REAL ESTATE LFD-21ALIOR 985-7373 Complete Renovations Of Hank's Mr. and Mrs. Hank DeJong can indeed be proud of the attractive renovations made to their premises. Known to the Port Perry public as Hank's Pastries, the bakery and snack bar is modern in every detail, and Fa a Belen TR Pastries no wonder the proprietor and the staff are 'so happy. From left Blanche Hurst, Mrs, DeJong, Alice Woodcock and Hank DeJong. v Murray Stone, Blackwater Wins Judging Contest The Ontario County Seed Judging Competition was held | in the Brock. District High School, Cannington, on Satur- day, February: 22nd, with a total of 28 contestants part- icipating, "During the morning, the contestants were required to judge. classes of hay, oats, barley, cob corn, corn silage and alfalfa seeds; and to identify 10 weeds and 10 forage seeds. Following a noon break, the contestants were required to give oral reasons on four. of the classes judged in the morning. The high contestant in the senior section was Murray Stone. Blackwater, no. 2, with a score of 699 points out of a possible 726. Murray was awarded the Senior Champion- ship Prize, donated by the Ontario County Soil and Crop Improvement Association. The runner-up was Jim:Gerrow, Port Perry, no. 3, with 684 points. The high contestant in the junior section and winner of the Russell Morrison Trophy, was Alex Leask, Uxbridge, no. 2, with a score of 687 points, The runner-up for this award was Keith Elford, Ux- bridge, no. 1, with 683 points. The Inter-School Trophy was won by the Port Perry High School. The team \mem- bers were Murray Stone, Ron Thomson and Jim Gerrow, and they were coached by Mr. Lawrence. . McLaughlin, Agricultural Teacher at the Port Perry High School, ~~~ The Uxbridge Secondary School and the Brock District High School placed second and third respectively. The Junior Farmer Inter- Club Trophy was awarded to Beaverton . Junior Farmers. The team members were Carle Parliament, Dave Brown and Ron Brown. The competition was cond- ucted by the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture and Food, Uxbridge. Cafik To Tour NATO Bases Norman Cafik, (MP-Ont- ario) will review NATO and NORAD installations in Eur- ope next month as a member of the National Defence Com- mittee. The committee will tour the installations as part of its rev- iew of Canada's peace-keep- ing operations in Europe, and - will present a report to the House of Commons upon its return, Mr. Cafik said in a written statement that he expects the report-to go before the House during the last week of March, prior to a NATO meeting in Washington, April 10. The government is expected to announce its basic position on Canada's involvement in NATO. at the conference: -