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candle "Our Hometown and £43 Mrs. Betty Deeth 1974 Contest winner entries by midnight, Thurs- day, May 22. This deadline ntries wanted gives sufficient time to pub- lish the winning entry before it's entered in the National contest. The objective is to encour- age community newspaper readers to think about what their newspapers mean to them, their families, their lives and the community. The judges are not looking for polished, literary expres- sions, but rather a simple exposition that indicates an - awareness by the reader of the role of the community newspaper. If at all possible, entries should be typewritten and double spaced and should be addressed to 'Contest' Port 'Perry Star, Box 90, Port Perry, Ontario. All entries must be postmarked by mid- night Thursday, May 22nd. 27attend Auxiliary By Joanne Huston The regular monthly meet- ing of the Hospital Auxiliary - was held at the Hospital on Monday April 21st. There were 27 ladies in attendance. The meeting was opened by all reciting the Auxiliary Prayer, followed by the reading of a poem, by Norma Crowell, entitled '"The Bored Housewives." 'Mary Cannon gave "the Tuck Shop Treasurer's re- port, stating a balance of $1,052.49, in the bank. Marion Webster informed us that there have been 6 boys and 9 girls born in the 0 / A] dance will go for research for ou REL w . Attention writers - more e v number of would-be-writers are working hard taking part in the fourth annual contest. This writing contest, under the title Paper" is open to all Star readers, (excluding staff and regular contributors) should be a frank description" or "opinion of just what a community newspaper means to you, the reader. Submissions should not be less than 250 words and not more than 700 in length. The Star will give a $50 cash' award to the winner for what we consider the best submis- sion, and will be entered in the National contest which carries an award of $400. and a gold medal. Mrs. Marie Grier Since entries to the National 1972 Contest winner contest must be submitted no ¢ ° . .' later than May 30, the 'Star Entries for the annual writ- would ask to have local ing contest under the auspices of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association and sponsored . locally by the Port Perry Star have been slowly coming in, compared to preyious.years. In 1972 when Mrs. Marie Grier, R.R. 4, Port Perry was e PS the winner, almost 50 entries were received and made it quite a task for the judges to choose the winner. From a large entry in the 1973 contest, the winner was ~E&8 Mr. James A. Elliott, also a [Bi resident of R.R. 4, Port Perry. Fy e Mrs. Betty Deeth, R.R.2, Port Perry was the success- ful winner in 1974. There is still more than two oS weeks before the deadline, Mr. James Elliott May 22 and hopefully quite a 1973 Contest winner . e + | e sponsored by . OF PORT PERRY » to be held at Scugog Island ¢ 1 * Net Proceeds from this . f the cureo «|» Hospital since the March meeting. Irene Lerch advises that the plans for the Auxiliary Spring Fair, on May 24th at the Port Perry Presbyterian Church, are finalizing nicely. Mr. David Brown, Hospital Administrator, thanked the ladies of the Auxiliary, for the lovely tea they served at the Annual Hospital Board Meeting. He also stated that the results of the Accredita- tion Inspections should be known, by the latter part of May or the first part of June. Mrs. Jennifer White, Dir- ector of Nursing, thanked the ladies for their generous don- antion of toys to the Child- ren's Ward. Eleven members of the Auxiliary travelled to Camp- bellford, on April 23rd, for the Annual Spring Confer- ar~e of the District No. 7 hospital Auxiliaries. A very interesting and informative day was had by all who attended. Due to the holiday week- end in May, the next meeting of the Auxiliary will be held one week earlier, May 12th at the Hospital. LOY E Holdi HOUSING - QUE EEE EE EEE EE EE ET TEE EE EE EE EE ET EET TE RE EL LL ng Tanks PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, May 7, 1975 -- 21 WES LANE PLUMBING - B HEATING - i OFFICE -- RESIDENCE - ELECTRIC - 4 PORT PERRY 985-2413 The Complete Dry Dog Food. Oc on Soh MASTER FEEDS bags! 139 Queen St. Port Perry 985-2131 LL EE TE CE EET TTT TTT ELECTRICAL PLUMBING © HEATING IAL © RESIDENTIAL oR T e COMMERCIAL © REPAIRS ® FARM e WATERLINES HING Aquarobic Home Sewage Systems Septic Tanks Sewer & Water Hook-ups GENERAL CARPENTRY RENOVATIONS - ADDITIONS 36 yrs. experience - 20 yrs. in business ALL TRADES LICENCED Ron Rankin & Sons 985-7679 or 985-3776 {UE EE TRE EC TT ITT ETE TTT HR tt A Te TY NOES TNT 5G: . Ta, SINT, ey, a» CE TR OEE EO TETANY