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Port Perry Star, 26 Jan 1977, p. 9

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PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1977 -- ¢ + . ' - . : oF) ) : | i ° + Ba reenbank and area news of interest merge: © meeting in Greenbank he. i J ® Av itre. Ce Gedton ps 2 Co : " i " School on February 8th at 8 bo y « Leo, \ Mr. rand Mrs..Robert Pal- Mrs. Verna Baird visited Mr. Mrs. F . amilies (more than 100 p.m. Guest speaker will be yy £4) Old man winter really has mer and son have returned Mrs. Velva Christie in Tor- nix phn) iy pred Pie. people) enjoyed tobogann- Mr. Gordon Roberts, on the Woh us in his icy grip with record to England after visiting her ,_ ont, who has recently cele- Jack Skinner in Toronto on iN€ Skiing and horse-drawn Metric system. Refresh. 5 breaking cold temperatures parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. brated her 100th birthday. Sunday. sleigh rides. Hot dogs and ments will be served. Any- 4 nearly every day. Heavy [Lee Ee ~~ Later Mrs. Baird was a Guests with Mr. and Mrs, hot chocolate were cooked one interested will be wel- #4 & frost in Florida last week Glad to report Mr. Archie dinner guest of Mr. and "Ross Cookman were Debbie ©Ver an open fire. come. Ad has destroyed much of the Empringham is home from Mrs. Elmore Gray. of Toronto, and Mr. and Word has been received of The Evening U.C.W. will i i citrus crop. ' the hospital. ' Don't forget the regular Mrs. Marvin Hill of Little - the death of Miss Sharron hold a coffee party in the Ta card party in the Hall, Fri. Britain. Rennie of Orillia, daughter Church on Wed., February I v MSA v v evening, January 28th at 8 Despite the cold weather, ©f Mr. and Mrs. Almer 2nd at 10 am. Plans are $65 : " 5 : pim. k the Women's Institute had a Rennie of Sunderland, on being made to have a horti- v & The . Miss Valerie Sweetman of good attendance at their Sunday, mn hr 27th year. culturist as guest speaker. i ' Port Perry spent Saturday meeting on Wednesday. ee i - with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Everyone enjoyed seeing 3 Leask. Mrs. Norene Crozier demon- (RRS wh : } Mr. and Mrs. Art Couves" strate her beauty aids. Pe 8 spent the Sos end in Mag Don't forget the Commun- . IY netewan w ugh and ty Shower for Jill Stone on aA ' JUNIOR FARMERS' ANNUAL MEETING Betty Dobson. One day last Saturday at her home. b/ The Ontario County Junior Farmers held their week, they visited Mr. Ed Ladies please bring lunch. i annual meeting on the evening of Friday, January "Couves in Toronto. On Sunday, January 23rd; 14th, 1977, in the boardrooms of the Ontario Ministry Sympathy is extended to the Greenbank Auxiliary of of Agriculture and Food, Uxbridge. the Lee families in the death Scout's hosted a "Snow ) Among the reports received, was a report on his of 'Mrs. Dr. Arthur Lee Day" at Jericho Farms in trip to the Rural Youth U.S.A. Conference by,Paul Toronto after a lengthy ill- Vytica. Beavers. Brownies HR GAMES Harder, and a report on the United Nations Tour by ness. "Cubs and Scouts. and their 2 e Frank Mangan. Reports of activities in the various ' clubs were given as follows: Beaverton - Allen Davis; Brooklin - Reta Stickwood; Port Perry - Ron Thomson; Uxbridge - Brenda Harwood. It is significant. to note that membership in the overall organization was up considerably during the year. Provincial Director, Ted Smith, gave a summary E] x of provincial activities, and President Anne Sonley reviewed the year's program. : The election of officers resulted as follows: Provincial Director - George Hewitt, Beaverton; Alternate Prov. Dir. Allen Davis, Beaverton; Presid- ent: - Ted Smith, Sunderland; Vice-Pres. - George Sonley, Whitby; Sec. Treas. - Faye Torrance, Sunder- + ' land; Newsletter Editor - Wilma Guthrie, Whitby. Following the election of officers, voting too place for 'the outstanding Junior Farmer Member of the Year award. The winner, this year, is Anne Sonley, R.R.2, Whitby, Past President of the County Organization, in recognition of her achievement LG ' ~during the year. Anne was presented with a silver oi J zen, > . ¢ tray at the annual banquet of the Ontario County it . Junior Farmers' Association, which was held on the , ) evening of Saturday, January 15th, in the Legion y SEE, Hall, Sunderland. %% 8 4 Piece ou THeewr » The Guest Speaker at the banquet was Mr. Carm ° Hamilton, Agricultural Representative, Victoria U | ts County, and former Secretary-Treasurer of the ' e Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario. Mr. Hamjl- Save on the suit of your choice. WOOL SUBURBAN, LEATHER "ton reviewed the objectives of'~Junior Farmers' = Solid col "h & checks i and VINYL Organization, and challenged those present to con- -* 3010 Colours, sivipes: & checks: in tinue their efforts for a strong organization and $1 all-wool polyester and wool blends. Coats worthwhile program of self help) and community Colours of tan, blue, grey ; betterment, in 1977. LAN 4: and bai e: ' Clearance of broken raves \ An enjoyable evening of dancing followed the ge: ro rw ch te s 4. banquet. i Regulars, shortssand talls in group. mint aanea ies ia ' - or Lot" Sizes 33 10 44 . FARM SAFETY Sizes 38 - 44 < Recently a tobacco farmer, working on his own hh i) farm, was attempting to remove the top from an old ld \ 0 . 45 gallon metal barrel. The farmer was a trained ° - welder, and was well qualified to operate the actetylene cutting torch that he was ising to 4 ihe ¢ > NEN'S RIND WAE : : LS & job. The barrel was about five years old, and hai previously contained a liquid soil pian. The LONG SLEEVE Sport Coats barrel exploded and large fragments of the barre were driven into the farmer's head, resulting in his 8 ; DRESS and SPORT and death. . -- Y L] * 4 \ Many people don't realize that the danger does' Sh | rts Blazers ! not disappear with age in these old barrels. It 28 2 For One Low Price " > linger indefinitely. Similar problems have erupt BUY A SPORT COAT or BLAZER with barrels that have stored petroleum products on 11 00 and make your choice of years previously. n ' Among the - recommendations ag by the PANT TO MATCH Coroner's Ju in connection with the tobacco farmer's Phy was a recommendation to the effect $ 00 FREE ""that there be more and proper education concerning > pe the storage and handling of all chemicals in sealed FOR containers. Unless we are absolve sure that the container Meld no explosive, flamable, or poisonous . : material, it is sound advice to not usé the container Buy One Pair Of | for any other purpose, after it has been emptied of its : * , %x original contents. P a Nn 1 S ? ATION Rs » 3 MAPLE SYRUP PRODECER S INFORM Get The 7nd: pair There is potential income in many of the For SS untapped maple woodlots in Ontario County. For maple syrup producers, and oth who might be interested, there will be a Mapl¢ Syrup Producers' $ *# Information Meeting, in the" Presbyterian Church : Hall, Elmvale, on Friday, January 28th, beginning at a ] 9 10 o'clock,in the morning. { , Topics' on the agenda Will include sugar bush . . \ . . fertilization experiments, a new vacuum pump, the g - " = new Federal grades and FegAstions: Slatin; Alteratio : Ce BD [4 | less & r for accuracy, an rices for § --- - » <hen a oo Joe homaist dof ycnurscy P Jal "IMEC joy CORSYUN 1h.. & Fi tl :00 pm. This meeting will provide a good opportunity to. ' E ( a i & EQ DURING SALE es" discuss the maple industry, an fis probigme, and all § or RENT om "interested persons are invited to attend. B- : a TE " y The wh ww will conclude at 3:30 p.m. 7 ALL SALES FINAL -- In-Store Specials le Ro AAAAAAAAAAAAAAN AAAAAA LALA A AAAI IDEM ARRAS TIAN NU 4

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