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Rd continued preparation for a luncheon on September 11. On Mon,, September 13, there will be a ploughing match at the Davis farm and our U.C.W, will provide box lunches, Then, of course, preparat- jons were made for the _ turkey supper of September 22. It;was also reported that there will be a joint pot luck supper for the Pastorial Charge of Scugog Island and Manchester at the Island «Church at 6:30 on September 16. Our guests will be Rev. Pogue with his family. On Sunday, the Island Ser- vice was taken by Rev. Clark who presented a very inspir- ing message. Don't forget, children, you will all be back in Sunday School next Sun., September 12. Mr. Harold Forder was very pleased with the prize he won at the Toronto Exhi- bition in the cattle showing. We are pleased to know that Mrs. Christina Prentice ay > Sa LAY RRA cugog Island is back from hospital and feeling much better, though she must keep her activity to a slower pace. We welcome Mrs. Irene Doupe back to the Island to her temporary home in the Brekke house, The Island school buses were well loaded this Tues. morning and excitement ran -high with'new grades, new teachers and old friends. . Older students are making their plans for finishing schools and hopeful posit- fons. Penny Prentice is in her last year at McMaster University in Hamilton. Janet Reader will be attend- ing Scarborough College and Wendy Cawker seeks employment following her graduation from Durham College. The Women's Institute meets at the Hall on Wed., September 15, 8 p.m. The appropriate theme will be "Education". All are wel- come. Nestleton Women's Inst. The regular monthly meet- ing of the Nestleton W.I. was held on Wednesday after- noon, Sept. 1 at the Nestleton Community Centre. Following the opening "Ode" and the 'Mary' Ste- wart Collect" the president, Mrs. George Heaslip wel- comed all. She read from "Home and Country" a read- ing 'Seven Famous Words" which stressed planning and co-operation in our commun- ities. A letter from Scugog Social Planning Council was also read. The minutes and financial report were capably presen- ted by secretary Mrs. J. Wygerde. Several items of correspondence were read. Information re Senior Train- ing School on 'Dairy Foods" to be held in Orono, Nov. 16 and 17 and on the Area convention at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto on Nov. 4 and 5 was discussed. Mrs. G. Heaslip volunteer- ed to attend meetings of the Scugog Social Planning Cou- ncil. We were asked to bring ideas for fund raising to our October meeting. The roll call, "Name a way to keep a family together," contained some worthwhile ideas. The motto which followed was 'Humanities in = Opening Announcement ~ BARKER - DUNN Denture Therapy Clinic A COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE 111 Dundas St., W., Whitby Homespun" from the book by Dr. Ethel Chapman and was given by Mrs. H. Mc- Laughlin. - The members were saddened to learn of Dr. Chapman's recent death as she was a valued friend and companion of the Wo- men's Institute. The convenor of Family and Consumer Affairs, Mrs. H. McLaughlin, then took charge and presented the following informative pro- gram. Water Safety - Do not Panic was read by Mrs. Till. Handling an Emergency was given by Mrs. H. McLaugh- lin. Mrs. F. Dayes dealt with Fire Safety. Mrs. Earnshaw presented Bleeding - Stem the Flow. A paper on Seizur- es - Heart and Epileptic was given by Mrs. W. Jackson. Mrs. H. McLaughlin closed the program with a poem "The Old Roller Towel." Following the singing of "0 Canada" and the Institu- te Grace by Mrs. L. Malcolm at the piano, a tasty lunch and cup of tea was served by Mrs. C. Earnshaw's group. Following the social half hour, Mrs. Till expressed the appreciation of all to those in charge for another splendid meeting. Nestleton W.1., P.R.O. Ande Added hd oh 1) 668-1464 T.F. SINCE 1919 [268 QUEEN ST. - PORT PERRY - 985-7351 | /{ {5 uote ih lat a AAT) AE ARE S21) An A SIRES EO PALL 7 J § FAAS AREF J FO 55 5 PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, Sept. 9, 1976 -- 7 Durham's welfare continues to decline Welfare in Durham Region is showing a $388,386 surplus after six consecutive months of declining welfare recip- ients, According to George Thwaites, administrator of program support in the wel- fare department the estimat- ed surplus for the year should reach $655,803. Already, social services department is asking for some of the surplus of help offset the deficit showing in general assistance (hostils), supplementary assistance (shelter) and special assist- . ance (drugs). : The number of people col- lecting general welfare bene- fits has dropped almost 35 percent since reaching an all time high for Durham Region in January 1976, when 5.097 were on the roles. A report from the social service's welfare depart- ment shows 3,302 people collecting benefits in July, 1976, a drop of 88 or five percent over the previous month. Benefits issued the same month last year reach- ed 3,759. ' Social Services Commiss- ioner Doug Johns is still crediting a recent obligation . placed on Durham welfare recipients, to the decline in distribution of general wal- fare. 4 The department has asked those able to collect benefits to pick them up-at the social services offices on Simcoe Street. This has proven to be an enormous saving to the region. But Mr. Johns is a little skeptical about further suc- cess. He believes the depart- ment may have reached rock bottom and the number of benefits will soon rise. As the season moves into fall and winter months it is a natural occurrence for wel- fare numbers to increase. The number of cases jumped from 3,789 in July, 1975 to 3,811 in August of that same year and continued to in- crease through the winter months until January when 'the all-time high was reach- ed. The only category to show an increase during July was the unemployable, family male. That jumped to 136 in July from 133 in June. That same category showed 153 on welfare in July 1975. The greatest monthly de- located at new and ANNOUNCEMENT DR. JAMES L. BROWN is pleased to announce that the ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE is now 4 larger premises at ONTARIO STREET, Port Perry. Dr. Brown has been practising in the area for cline is shown in the unem- ployable, single male, sphere where 67 people dis- continued their benefits. The employable picture showed a slight decline from the previous month, but a substantial decrease over the same period last year. In the unemployable column, the number of recipients declined from 2,485in June to 2,333 in July. The figure for July 1975 was 2,530. SR wa two years and this expansion is In an effort to better serve -both small owners. and large animal The unchanged phone number is 985-7380. Jie 12' x 18' - Sugar Beige 12' x 15'6" - Gold 9" x 12" - Pink 12" x 7'11" - Beige 12' x 10'2" - Orange Squash por Low Loop Nylon CELANESE CARPET Bright Life SP sh | Jolie Sand ¢ ie o na ws 4 FL ¥ EY "Pig pot ¥ Cw ons bo , ® ¥ 4 ENDS OF ROLLS '6.45: Reg. $10.95 235 WATER SI. - =" LAKE SCUGOG LUMBER 985-7391 - PORT PERRY LT ep Te AE re $s. ED TT we a A ERE 3 xr JE pr < -]G KES --