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Port Perry Star, 1 May 1974, p. 24

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% a SZ NA a a Ba ANE . tel DV SA, a) --a = The monthly meeting, of the Scugog Island Women's Institute was held in the Township Hall on Wednes- dav. April 17 The meeting opened with the Ode and Collect. Presi- dent Bety Reader welcomed 13 members and 1 visitor Mrs. Nellie Van-Hal from in '- } Holland. a sister of Mrs. RAN Nera Bloeman. NT Roll call was answered by y a ves or no to the question A -- "Should Canada open her & doors to all nationalities for uy immigration?" Annual gh) dues were paid and we are (ye pleased to welcome 4 new a members -- Mrs. Janis : Richardson. Mrs. Dianne *Wood. Mrs. Ann Chandler and Mrs. Helen Fedyk. Just 2 vears ago we organized our W.I. with 13 members and now we have 23. Correspondence was read by Christina Prentice with the following dates to be remembered -- May 8th, a food forum "Poultry Please alt St. Andrew Chalmers Presbyterian Church in Uxbridge at 8 p.m. Please phone Kathy Chambers if you wish to attend. May 23rd - District annual meeting in Ajax United Church beginning at 9:30 a.m June 1 1-H Achieve- ment Day at Latcham Cen- tre. Port Perry. A discussion followed on the buving of dishes and cutlery -for the Township Hall. As we have not suffi- cient funds to purchase them at this time it is hoped that donations will come forward from the commun- ity. This is a Community Hall and in order to be able -- PORT PERRY STAR -- - Wednesday, May Ist, 1974 to serve banquets we all must do our part to equip the Kitchen. Annual reports were read from the secretary - treas- urer and all convenors. President Betty Reader expressed her thanks to the past executive and to the Convenors for their good re- ports and co-operation dur- ing the vear. With all offices vacant, Mrs. Bonnie Gerrow read the new slate of officers for 1974 - 75 President, Betty Reader; Ist Vice President, Betty Ann Freeman: 2nd Vice President. Elizabeth Stich- mann: Secretary-treasurer, Christina Prentice: District director. Bonnie Gerrow; Alt. district director. Alva Thompson: Public relations officer. Bonnie Gerrow: Membership Convenor, Norma Crowell; Nomin- ations committee, Janis Richardson: Clara Dowson, Madeline Cawker: Branch Directors. Nera Bloeman, Kathy Chambers. Resolutions. Janis Rich- ardson: Curator of Tweeds- muir History, Helen ™ Red- man: Scrap Book. Reta Wilson: Auditors. Elsie Pogue. Eliza Fralick: Pianist. Reta Wilson. Convenors of Standing Committees: Citizenship and World Affairs. Eliza- beth Stichmann: Family and Consumer Affairs. Helen Hortop: Agriculture and Canadian Industries. Jess Chambers: Education and Cultural Activities. Betty Ann Freeman. Mrs. Alva Thompson past District. President of York East installed the new executive. Seugog Island W. 1. elects 1974-75 executive Mrs. Elizabeth Stichmann commented on the motto United we stand, divided we tall. Mrs. Janis Richardson with the aid of a flip chart enlightened us on the requirements of landed immigrants and for Canadian citizenship. The meeting closed with '0 Canada'. . Holsteins win awards continued fied Very Good for type and is a four star brood cow. Elmden Monarch Pet, purebred Holstein bred by Charles J. Hadden & Son, and now owned by Donald C. Hadden & Sons. Sunder- land. Ontario, has received a New Gold Seal award from the Holstein - Friesian Association of Canada. Pet has yielded. in 12 lactations, 176.851 pounds of milk and 6.175 pounds of butter fat with a 3.49 percent average test. She reached the new lifetime mark with a 15 vear - old record of 8.986 pounds milk and 283 pounds of butter fat in 309 days. Her lifetime average bea's are now 123 percent for milk and 117 percent for fat. Pet. who is classified Good Plus for type is sired by Romandale Re-Echo Monarch who is designated as Superior Type sire. Pet's dam. Elmden Rag Apple Pel. was classified Very Good for type and a three star brood cow. She had 12 lactation total 198.107 pounds milk and 7,350 pounds butter-fat. ) Ministry of Transportation and Communications crews have erected 21 metric destination signs along major highways throughout the Province signalling the start of a six-year program to convert the Ministry's operations to the metric system. All highway signs in Canada are scheduled to be changed to metrics by September, 1977. Photo by Ministry of Transportation and Communications Local boys place well in Judo 4 - wet 4 2) » in PLANNING AND THE PUBLIC: Ontario Hydro's commitment to involving the public in planning for the future was strongly evident in 1973. An 81-acre park and wildlife sanctuary (top centre) created by Hydro at the Pickering nuclear station was given to the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in September. Residents in an area where a transmission line is proposed (right) play a role in the route selection process which includes public meetings: (bottom). Tours of generating stations (top left) are popular with school groups and service organizations. Data Acquisition Computer {System (DACS) helps provide Ontario with a steady supply of power by scanning 84 major generating, transformer, and ' switching stations by computer every (wo seconds (centre). Ontares Hy drs Phot Four young boys between the ages of 14 and 18 made successful bids for honours in a Judo Tournament in Peterborough Saturday. The boys are all members of Hiryu Judo Club of Port Perry. (Hiryu, means "fly- ing dragon" in Japanese). Victor Walker and Bob Goulding placed first in a demonstration of techni- ques. According to reports, the judges were indeed very impressed by the perfor- mance of the young partic- ipants. Victor Walker placed second in the 128 lbs. and under class. Port Perry Minor Hockey elects 1974-75 executive The following persons were elected to the Port Perry Minor Hockey Assoc- iation Executive at a meet- ing held int he Municipal offices Sunday night. Immediate past president, Chas. Bourgeois; President, Stuart "McQuade; 1st. Vice President, Jan Franssen: 2nd Vice President, Stan LeFort; Secretary, Bob Storry: Treasurer, Leo Tay- lor: Directors, Maurice Jeffrey. Bryce Ashmore, Gary Fellows, Jack Kane, Joe Waldinsperger, Larry Lee. Wayne Venning, Stan Glass, Glenn VanCamp, Bob Healey. Bob Goulding also placed second. but in the 165 lbs. and under class. Harvey Walker placed third in the 143 lbs. and under class. Dale Peck par- ticipated for the first time, but was unable to win a prize. However, he is a promising performer and - will no doubt make it with more experience. Food forum in Uxbridge The Home Economics Branch of the Ontario Mini- stry of Agriculture and Food is sponsoring a 'Poul- try Please' food forum next Wednesday at the St. Andrews-Chalmers Presby- terian Church, Uxbridge at 8 p.m. Admission is free and open to anyone. The purpose of the forum is to demonstrate the versa- tility of poultry and eggs in cooking. Menu suggestions range from Raw Spinach Salad for spring to Dessert Pan- cakes with Peach Sauce for crisp autumn days. Small cookbooks many interesting recipes for using reasonably priced and readily available poultry products will be given out to those who attend the food forum. with ¥ # i HH i t A y ] L | X

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