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IE RTAN EY COO 3 Waa br EER a ATLAS RARRR LAGI ARORI ATES Wnty og) SRB PLR Sella -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1972 Vie bred Santa Gertrudis opt the The air was tainted with the slightly pungent odour of searing flésh and hair as sixteen pure-pred Santa Ger- frudis cattle were fire-bran- ded at the Scugog farm of Mr. Joel Aldred afternoon. The cattle, ten bulls and six heifers are all yearlings, and that fire-brand applied to their "left shoulders means they have met some very stringent standards of ex- cellence and can now be registered as pure-bred San- . ta Gertrudis stock with the International Santa Gert- rudis Breeders Association. Applying the actual brand to the sides of these fine looking prized animals is a simple procedure. These to be branded are hearded one at a time into a strong cage- like affair. The head is secured between two bars, and held down by a horizontal neck-bar. The brand is heated re-hot by acetylene torch, and then applied for a second or two to the animal's side. There is a hissing sound, a little puff or smoke as the hair singes and that's it. The cage is opened and the last Friday animal released, The Santa Gertrudis S-Brand on its side will distinguish the animal as pure-bred. Just before branding, the tatoo number on the animal's ear is recorded, and it is this number which will be sent to the Santa Gertrudis Associa- tion in the United States, and since October, 1971, here in Canada as wel], The standards each animal must meet befdre they can be designated as pure stock are strict. And seeing that these standards are met is the job of Mr. Don Robertson who works out of Florida as a Field Director of the Santa Gertrudis Breeders Inter- national. The animals must be the right colour, a deep solid red, and every part of their physical conformation including overall size must adhere to the standards set by the Breeder's Association. Only when these standards are met does Don apply the actual brand. The Association is ex- tremely careful that only the finest animals are registered as pure stock. To help insure this, the selection and brand- Pre-season Furnace Sale | A LENNOX DURACURVE' gas furnace Now Only $316.00 Includes 82,000 Btuh input cap- and thermostat. extra. acity furnsce, Installation and ductwork Now is the time to replace that old worn out furnace. With a dependable, quality LENNOX heating system. At a low, pre-season price. Lennox Nifty Weather Machines™ that warm, clean the air and control humidity. Be ready for winter. R.S. THOMSON, HEATING 599 Simcoe St. S. PRINCE ALBERT 985-3365 authorized Consumers Gas Dealer ing is witnessed by 'another member of the Breeder's the Association, and. on ~ Aldred Farm last Friday this was Mr. Walter Hellyer of fire-brand at the Joel Aldred farm LY A 'Waterford, Ontario who is a vice-president of the Canad- ian Association. There are only five farms in Ontario raising pure-bred Santa Gertrudis, As a Field Director, Don will travel in excess of 50,000 miles a year, his territory being "east of the Mississ- ippi" including Canada. As well, his job will take him to Central and South Amnerica this winter. He has a degree in Range Management, and was selected for this specia- lized work after being rigidly tested by the Breeder's Association. : The Santa Gertrudis are the only pure-bred cattle developed in North America. The strain was recognized in the 1930's by Bob Kelburg Jr. at the million-acre King Ranch in Texas, and is part Shorthorn and part Brah- man, Mr. Aldred has been rais- ing the Santa Gertrudis since 1962, and presently has about 100 pure-bred head on his farm. The fire-branding takes place once a year, when the cattle area year old. They must be at least this age before they can be judged according to the standards of excellence, branded, and registered as pure, oo -- a Roman Catholic electors who are neither property owners nor tenants have the choice of being enumerated as public or separate school board electors for the first time this year. Revenue Minister Allan Grossman said today that recent Ontario Legislation shifted the basis of local electoral status from the traditional property qualifi- cations of ownership or tenancy to a new system based upon residency. 'This means non-property OSHAWA BUSINESS COLLEGE FALL TERM OPENING Tues., September 5, 1972 Six Business Courses from which to choose: Business Aniiirarion Course Accelerated Secretarial course J Secretarial Course Accounting Course - Stenographic Course Clerk-Typist Course Individual Instruction * Job Placement Assistance* Modern Equipment * Prac- tical Training * Get com- plete details in free bro- chure, "Job Training in Business" Special programs for housewifes, Evening class- es. Act Now, Enrolment is limited. DIAL 728-0052 18 Simcoe Street North OSHAWA Mr. Don Robertson (with western hat) gets ready to firebrand one of 16 pure-bred Santa Gertrudis cattleonthefarmof Joel Aldred. Mr. Robertsonis a Field Director of the Santa Gertrudis Breeders Association and works out of Florida. Besidesdoingthebranding, he makes surethat cattle tobe registered measure up to set by the Association. (See accompanying story) the standards of exceftenice owning and non-tenant Ro- man Catholics, such as spouses, students and board- ers, as well as priests and nuns, can now vote in separate school board elect- ions if they so choose," the minister said. Regarding Roman Catho- lic property owners and tenants, Mr. Grossman said they have always had the choice of directing the educ- ation portion of property taxes to either the public or separate school system. "This decision determined their school board voting status and will continue," he added. Mr. Grossman said that the expansion of voting rights means, for example, that a Roman Catholic son or daughter who lives at home, is 18 years or older, and is a Canadian Citizen or British Subject can vote for either the public or separate school board irrespective of how the parents 'direct their educa- tion taxes. WHY PAY MORE ? SAVE?! On Premium Quality FUEL OIL STOVE OIL PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE CALL 668-3341 CALI. COLLECT Mr. Grossman said that when enumerators,are col- lecting this and other basic data - such as name, age, property occupancy status and citizenship - principally for municipal voters' lists which must be delivered to the Municipal Clerk by October 10. The lists will be used in this year's Municipal and School Board Elections being held in 80 percent of Ontario's Municipalities on December 4. Residents are urged to check the informantion rec- If interested.call one of the following by September 12th WANTED BOWLERS! ! for the following leagues Sun. Nite, Mixed League Starting 'September 17th Granted School Board voting option this year orded 'by enumerators, to makeany necessary changes and tosign the notice as being correct. The enumerator will also sign the notice and will leave 'a copy with the resident. Port Perry Star Lucy Cook - 985-7261 Doug Scott - 985-7647 Jim Rider - 985-2278 If interested call one of the following by September 12th Tues. Nite Mens League Starting September 19th Doug Scott - 985-7647 Jim Rider - 985-2278 ANYONE INTERESTED IN AN AFTERNOON LADIES LEAGUE Please Phone 985-2278 or 985-7908 Ann