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or Greg Goode Is the winner of the Rod and Gun Club's Junior Sporting Rifle Trophy presented fo him Saturday at the Club banquet by Cec. King (right). PORT SECOND SECTION N PLRRY 4 J "PORT PERRY STAR ~ Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1971 ~ 17 Fire Chief Jack Cook, says: "Fire safety should head your Holiday check-list" Fire safety precautions should head the list of every sensible family's preparations for Christmas, says fire chief Jack Cook of the Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Fire Department. In a seasonal warning that a happy Christmas 'can change in a few seconds into a family tragedy, in homes where such precautions are neglected. The Fire Chief urged the public to exercise special care in the setting up and decoration of Christmas "Trees, and drew attention to the following points: If plans call for a natural tree, it should be bought fresh and green, and kept outdoors or in an unheated garage before being brought into the home for decorating. Then, one or two inches should be cut diagonally from the butt, and the tree should be set up with the butt in water, which should be maintained above the. level of the cut. : Check strings of electric lights carefully for worn insulation, broken plugs of loose bulb sockets. Only Approved Lighting Sets and only non-flammable decorating should -be used. Do not allow discarded gift wrappings to accumulate under the tree. Dispose of them as soon as the gifts are opened. Set up the tree away from heat sources such as fireplaces, TV sets or radiators. Db not allow it to block access to doors or windows in the event of fire. Swith off tree lights at bedtime or when leaving the house. - Fire Chief Jack Cook points out that tests have proved that the safest tree is a tree with its butt set in water. However, if a tree has dried out before it is set up, it cannot regain its safe moisture level. A dry tree ~can be ignited by a single match, to burn violently to a charred state in a few seconds. -Even artificial trees can be serious fire hazards. Metallic trees are con- ductors of electricity, and should not be decorated with strings. of lights, but illuminated with floodlights. Some plastic trees, made from styrene materials, are flammable, unlikethose made from Bry polyvinylchloride. Library Chairman steps down Mr. Beverley J. Smith will give up his duties as Port Perry Public Library Board Chairman as of December 31,1971. In__submitting ..a written resignation lo Council, Mr. Smith said that he had en- joyed _ his two association with the Library Board, and he expressed his appreciation for the support .given by all members of the Board. y Mr. Smith went on to say that because of 'personal plans" he should pass on his' duties to a successor. A new chairman will be chosen by - Village Council "some time early in the New Year. year. AT Fav AN hw 1ST TRY SRE BA at ee SUTIAWA, LUX YN Wij ONES BIA AN Dennis Johnston, Kelly Hume Port Perry boy, Toronto girl Central Ontario Pairs Champions Department warns of meat recall A bulletin dated"De¢ember 3, from the Food and Drug Directorate of the Depart- ment of National Health and "Welfare 'says consumers should - be - aware of a nationwide recall of certain tins of Swift's Luncheon Meat "Prem: - The recall was voluntarily . initiated two weeks ago as a precautionary measure by Swift Ltd., as a result of "indications that certain tins of the meat may be under processed. The lots affected are those designated E-152 through E-246 inclusive, and these numbers are embossed on the top of each can. Despite information from Swift over the recall, it is believed some retailers 'and many consumers may still not yet be aware of it. Any-consumer who has a can embossed with the numbers in question urged to return it to the store where purchased. A spokesman for the Food and Drug Directorate says there are no confirmed in- cidents- of sickness as a result of eating the meat that is to be recalled. Our mistake In last week's' issue of the STAR, we carried a photo of Santa's visit to the Seagrave Store. The child sitting on Santa's knee is not Krista Carr, but Robert Richer. Sorry ~for the confusion, kids. We're sure Santa won't mind when he's going over his Christmas list. Top flight figure skaters don't appear on the local scene too often, but it looks like Port Perry again may be in the limelight in- figure . skating competition. Dennis Johnston, son - of Mr. and Mrs. Johnston of Perry Street, a member of Port Perry Skating Club for many years and successful in many single competitions, last weekend became a Central Ontario Junior Champion. This time however, he joined with Miss Kelly Hume a Toronto girl to win the Junior . Pair . Championship. What makes the win so much 'more remarkable is the fact the two have practiced together only since April of this year. § The - most .important competition for the two to participate in this season is "the 1972 Canadian Figure Skating Champidhship in London, Ontario. Com- petitions take place between January 10 to 15, and this time the couple is entered in the Novice Division. Perhaps Kelly Hume and "Denise Johnston will take up where Anna Forder and Richard Stephens left off and bring additional honour to Port Perry. Miss Hume is a native of Toronto, but there is noreason why she couldn't be '""adopted" by Port Perry. At present they are both members of Toronto Skating, Cricket and Curling Club, but Dennis Johnston is a member of Port Perry Skating Club as well. purpose - of Stabilization of municipal tax bases between now and 1974 is the main purpose behind Bill 127 which amends the province's assessment act, according; to Municipal Affairs Minister Dalton Bales. Mr. Bales made the statement in a letter which he said was intended to clear : up questions on the part of some as to the government's motives for introducing the legislation. "Recent decisions of the courts had made it clear that without some provision to stabilize. tax bases, major shifts in the incidence of taxation between property - classes"could be anticipated in many municipalities. "In a number of these, the tax shifts from apartment Tax hase stabilization Bill 121 buildings and commercial and industrial property to - single family residential property would have been extremely severe. These shifts would have occurred before the province was in a position to develop and implement a comprehensive reform of real property taxation. : "It became clear that municipal tax bases could not be maintained without a general 'stabilization of assessments. The problem was to stabilize the tax base' while allowing current data to -be incorporated in assessment rolls and maintaining the right of appeal against assessments. I think Bill 127 meets these three very important criteria," said Mr. Bales. Free credit guidance may help money woes Having 'money problems? Can't seem to make ends meet at the end of the month? There is a special free service now being offered in Oshawa which may help answer some of these problems. The Oshawa and District Credit Counselling Service has been in operation under a provincial charter since June. Basically, the service will help a client establish a working budget in an effort to cut down on the monthly bills. Clients are interviewed to obtain a full financial picture. An analysis is made to determine where the problem is, and how to find a solution. Mr. Frank Meagher, Manager, said that perhaps the biggest role the service plays in clearing up client's problems is the liason provided between debtor and creditor. The service is a non-profit organization supported at this time with money from the directors and through public donations. The ser- vice has applied for a grant from the Department of Social and Family Planning Service, but the need for such a service must be in- dicated before the grant would be given. The service is staffed . strictly by volunteers at present. $8,000. or 40 percent of the working budget is to be provided through donations from business firms and individuals. The remaining 60 percent of the budget will be provided through the provincial grant. Mr. Meagher estimates that the service has aided about 100 families so far this year, and there is-a back- load of cases at the present time, The service is not limited just to Oshawa residents, but is available to anybody who feels the need for financial counselling, Charlie Harper holds the two trophies he was presented with at Rod and Gun Club Annval Banquet Saturday. One is Revolver Trophy and the other is Senior Sport Rifle Trophy. On his left is Mr. Mackay Hewer, doner of Revolver Trophy, and on' his right is Cec. King, Club membership chairman. 2» pe? RO pa ny 3 A YRS Pai AA