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Port Perry Star, 13 Nov 1974, p. 18

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BT Ee ) eA dm EA A VL EP ENS Na _-- a ay ~ » Sowa e a 18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1974 Nursing Home News The church service Tues- day was conducted by Rev. McEntyre who opened with prayer followed by the familiar "Tell me the Old, Old Story™. The sermon was based on the scripture taken from John 5. Mr. Norman Watson was organist. Choir members were Miss. W. Causley, Mrs. N. Thorn- ton, Mrs. W. Philp, Mrs. A. McFarlane, Mr. Don Milne and Mrs. F. Peterman. Refreshments followed the service and Mr. Christie expressed our appreciation. Wednesday saw the begin- ning of the participation in bowling. Several are doing ART'S PLUMBING - HEATING QUALITY WORKMANSHIP PHONE 985-2581 "The 2549 Line" BALER TWINE provides e 10.000 ft. 40 ibs. gross per BALE" ART PETROZZI e 100% PURE SISALANA FIBRE e 300 Ibs. AVERAGE TENSILE STRENGTH e AVERAGE KNOT STRENGTH 135 Ibs. Spot Cash & Carry Off The Dock To You $2 1. Be assured of having top quality twine when you need it. 2. Take advantage of an opportunity to invest some of this year's profits in ngxt year's inputs. 'Mr. Hood, Mr. PER PER BALE (strictly cash & carry) daily exercises and John Doupe, Edith Byers and Rus Brown have already started bowling. Thursdays bingo was attended by eighteen resid- ents. Winners were Mrs. Letcher, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Pearcy, Mr. Samels, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. C. Smith, Mrs. Phoenix, Mrs. Myers, Mr. Brown, Mr. W. Smith, Mrs. Byers, Mrs. Percy, Mr. Doupe and Mr.. Moroz. Those out at the weekend were Mr. Vine, Mr. Christie, Doupe and Mrs. Pearcy. Work on the float for the " Santa Claus Parade has now started. The new building is up to the third floor now. Drop in and make a guess when residents will move in. Entry box and details are at the nursing station. We like to know our customers by name! uc w= | Distributed by 3. Be guaranteed price savings by buying now. UCO guarantees the .above price to be at least $2.00/bale below our published Spring 1975 Cash and Carry price forthe same twine or you will be refunded the difference requiredto provide you this minimum saving of $2.00/bale. Because of the expected demand, we must reserve the right to limit the quantity sold to any one customer. PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! FOR DELIVERY IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS! CALL YOUR CO-OP NOW! UXBRIDGE BRANCH 852-3321 LICE) UNITED CO-OPERATIVES OF ONTARIO C. A. Glass remembers (continued) medal for his part in flushing out some German machine gunners at Cambray in France. Mr. Glass said there were relatively fighting in open country at this particular time and there were a num- ber of German hiding "in some nearby trees. +'Sifton came up to me and said 'Look here, Glass, see if you 'can't round up some gunners and clean those Germans out of there'." "So I did and we knocked out their guns and they got on their horses and retreat- ed. I don't know if we killed any of them or not." Mr. Glass was born in Marlborough, Willshire, in England and came to Canada at the age of 19 with his cousin and went to Sask- atchewan. He came to Ontario to work néar Kingston as a cheese and butter maker. He joined the 146th Bat- talion in Kingston in 1915. He retired as a sergeant after serving with the Canadian Mounted Rifles. "All the Canadian were always saying 'Here are these damn old Englishmen laying around making butter when we are fighting for them'." Mr. Glass said. So he and his cousin decid- ed to join the army and Mr. Glass fought with the Cana- dian forces' until he was wounded almost at the end of the war. "I was wounded at Cam- bray," he said. "I got shrapnel through by big toe on my left leg." He was taken to hospital i in Lack of money (continued) Dr. Dymond said in a letter to council and the Chamber. Mr. Dymond said he has been told that if the money is spent on this project at this time, something else will have to gq by the boards. "This, however, does not deter me from continuing to press for the development," 'Mr. Dymond said. Scugog township council is also on record in support of the park and has been active in seeking quicker action by the province. Mr. Gray said that follow- ing the acquisition of the properties, the cottages were removed and one building was moved to higher grounds to serve as a main- tenance and equipment stor- age building. A concrete boat ramp and parking area were con- structed in 1968 and a con- trolled pheasant hunt takes place inthe area each fall. The land is currently being leased back to area farmers for hay cropping.' ELECTRICA I Residential - Commercial - France and while he was there, the war ended. "I wasn't too badly wound- ed so 1 used to help move other patients about," he said. "I saw some awful bloody wounded people." Mrs. Glass added that the medical facilities = weren't nearly as good for the First 'World War as they were for the Second. "Of course, I was treated in the field first, There were a lot of gas shells'and it was 'pretty bad for you if you got some of that in your system." After the war, Mr. Glass came back to Canada and ended up in Moosomin, Saskatchewan where he met Mrs. Glass. They came back to Brook- lin forty-seven years ago and New additions to stock e CONSTRUCTION HEATERS e STUCCO MACHINES TARPS | WE ALSO RENT: Roto Tillers, Post Hole Augers |i Lawn Mowers, Chain Saws, Cement Mixers, Fence Pullers, Sailboats, Canoes . everything. Give us a call today! PORT PERRY RENT-ALL 108 WATER ST. PORT PERRY 985-7356 lat the Rear] Vern Christian.-Manager I Mr. Glass went to work for the Citizen's Dairy in Belle- ville. After moving around some, they came to Port Perry thirty-nine years ago and Mr. Glass went to work at Goode"s Creamery." He retired sixteen years ago. They have two child- ren, both of whom are married. Stan Glass of Prigce Albert and Mrs. Clara Moor of Thornhill "are their two children, HA. E Johnson OPTOMETRIST" for appointment call 985-2383 or Zenith 59240 . almost goals when vou retire . . you die? gram. This flexible financial nceds and goals. To find out, take our test--the computerized Estate Security Pro- programming service combines the experience and skills of a trained Great-West Life representative with the scope of our computer. The result is a personal yet impartial analysis of your cstate's ability to meet your financial Make certain your estate passes its final test. Talk to the insurance innovator at Great-West Life today. Will your estate stand up to the final test? Will it measure up to your personal . or meét your family's financial needs when "DONALD J. STRONACH CLU. 404 Queen St. Port Perry, Ont. 985-3194 Tor. 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