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It was winter carnival time at Port Perry High School last Friday afternoon and no such activities would be quite right without a King and Queen of the Snow. Getting the nod for these honours were Snow Honeydale W.I. meeting by Mrs. Florence Ellicott Following a delicious hot luncheon at 12:30 on Thurs- day, February 1st. the officers and members of Honeydale Institute met for the regular meeting at 2 p.m. President Mrs. Clara Warren welcomed all present and expressed a hearty vote of thanks to the group committee in charge of the luncheon. The table looked very attractive for the occasion with St. Valen- tine's day decorations. Meeting was called to order by all singing the Institute Ode, followed by the Mary Stewart Collect in unison. Roll Call was answered by 16 members and one visitor. Auction sales SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24th SALE TIME: NAM. The property of the LATE MRS. WES LAYMAN tobe held in the Claremont. Community Hall. Household furniture and antiques. Dining room suite, wash stands, antique chest of drawer, two cookstoves, chest of silver, coloured TV, antique corner cupboard, qu. of fancy dishes, numerous other articles. Terms cash. No reserve. Earl Gauslin, Auctioneer 640-3079. F21 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24th SALE TIME: 12 NOON ORVAL McLEAN AUCTION CENTRE -- LINDSAY Estate of the LATE GORDON DAVIS, Regent St., Lindsay. Large sale of old furniture, dishes, many antiques and old dishes. Pine bureaus, hall rack, trunks, high wooden beds, antique dressers and wash stands, what-not, dining table, settee and chairs, high side board, 6 press back chairs, clocks, cedar chests, picture frames, appliances. No reserve. Orval McLean, Auctioneer 705-324-2791 or 705-324-2783 nights Lindsay. Mrs. Dorothy Aird was most welcomed as our visitor. Minutes read and ap- proved. Financial statement given by the Treasurer. Communications were dealt with. Notice of registration to the Officers Conference at Waterloo in May was re- ceived and Mrs. Margaret Cornish will be attending this conference from our branch. An invitation to attend Summary Day of Spotlight on Bread which will be held in Trinity United Church Uxbridge, Tuesday, Feb-- ruary 6th. Notice from the Port Perry Agricultural Society re- entries for the 1979 Port Perry Fair. A motion was carried that a donation of $10.00 will be given towards the fair this year. The members are planning to hold an "After- OA ony . / or Pore XC The King and Queen of Snow Princess Kelly Owen [left], Terry Barton, Snow Prince; Snow Queen Hilda Hofstee, and Snow King Ron Linton. noon Tea' and Bake Sale as well as a Craft table on Friday, May 11th beginning at 1 pm. in the municipal room. Everyone is cordially invited to come. The March meeting will be held on Thursday, March 1st at 12:30 p.m. with a Dessert Luncheon followed by the regular meeting at 2 p.m. Programme Committee - Mrs. Helen MacMaster Convener and her group. Business being concluded. Programme convener for the day for "World Affairs". Mrs. Irene Philip read a very impressive story on the motto Canada is a great land in which to live. The land of many freedoms, such as Freedom of Religion, of speech, on Politics, and to Education, travel, in any- where in Canada and to other or the pipe is frozen, it won't countries without too many requirements. Dorothy Naples gave us a thought for the day when she read about "Winter". Also gave us an enlightening story on the topic for 1979. The International Year of the Child. Mrs. Naples introduced the guest speaker for the. afternoon when Mrs. Lillian Harper spoke of their trip and visit to the British Isles in September. A very and most interesting trip was enjoyed by all and Lillian was shown our appreciation for the time she has taken to prepare this trip with us all with a small token. Meeting adjourned by the. National Anthem and another very enjoyable meeting was closed: Manchester 4-H activities by Belinda Espley The Manchester 4-H has begun another exciting sewing unit. The spring unit is called Accessories - The Final Touch where the club will be looking at the impor- tance of accessories in the wardrobe. We will learn how to select accessories accor- ding to body size, line and personal colouring. We will learn how to build a ward- robe around a basic colour and how to select and care for hats, scarves, purses, shoes, jewelry and gloves. Each 4-H member will demonstrate her skill by sewing one or two selected accessories. Mrs. J. Kingstone, of Manchester held the first meeting in her home. We voted for our club officers for this unit. The positions are as follows: President - Anne Lamb; Vice President - Andrea Oosterlo; Treasurer - Samantha Espley; Press Reporter - Belinda Espley; Secretary - Jackie Skelding; - Exhibit Committee - Janet Hofstee, Bev Mulder, Janet Lamb; Commentator - Janet Lamb. Andrea Wannikhof and Joanne Vandervoort are also members of our 4-H club. Our meetings are held every Monday evening from 7:00 t0 9:00 p.m. in Manches- ter. Our books and sewn accessories are to be completed and handed in April 9, 1979. Our Achieve- ment Day will be April 21, 1979. eset. Vote on contract Scugog Township's per- manent outside workers are expected to hold a vote this week on whether to accept a tentative contract offer reached by a bargaining committee of council and negotiators representing: the outside workers. Details of the proposed contract have not been re- vealed pending ratification by the workers, but the full Scugog council agreed to the terms at an in-camera sess- ion Monday afternoon. The proposed contract was worked out by the two bar- gaining teams during a long session last Thursday which lasted well past midnight. The Township's 15 outside employees, members of CUPE local 1785 have been without a contract since Jan- uary 1. Many farms are plagued with the repeated freezing of. underground water pipes. This problem is not only irritating, it can be costly as well. The pressure created by freezing water can split metal pipes. Most problems occur in unheated buildings, crawl spaces under buildings and exterior walls subject to drafts, but pipes under drive- ways and sidewalks, where snow is scraped off, may also freeze. The best solution is pre- vention. Pipes should be laid below the frost line. The depth of the frost line varies depending on your area. The pipes should be laid in a straight line, on a uniform slope, between buildings. Insulation will also help prevent freezing. Pipes in unheated areas should be insulated to slow down heat loss. In very cold weather, allow a bit of water to run through the pipe. Even with insulation, the water will freeze if it is left standing long enough. If you plan to leave the heat off in a build- ing, drain the piping system for protecfion. Once the soil «=. Frozen farm pipes KET can cause damage - thaw naturally until spring. However, there are methods of thawing the pipe without causing damage. Metal water pipe can be thawed using a welder or pipe thawer. However, most farm welders are limited to 180 amps, and are too small for thawing metal pipes. Pumps can be. thawed successfully using hard glass heat bulbs, or radiant heaters, suspended about 45 cm above the frozen pump. Pump houses should be insulated and the heat bulb be operated by a thermostat. A shining heat lamp is also good for thawing short distances of metal pipe, but itis ineffective for plastic pipe because plastic pipe doesn't conduct heat. Some farmers have found that heating cables will thaw plastic pipes, but don't let the temperature of the heating cable become too hot. or it will affect the pipe. Plastic pipe with electric heating cables installed in the centre of the pipe is now available commercially. A similar homemade system can be constructed using fine copper wire and a fused six-volt transformer. The Farm Scene PORK PRODUCERS ANNUAL MEETING Ontario County Pork Producers met for their annual meeting in the Sunderland Community Centre on Tuesday, February 6th. Guest Speakers on the program were Tom Smith, of Simcoe County and Eric Alderson, York County, members of the Ontario Pork Producers' Marketing Board. [ § _-- In Reviewing the past, year, Mr: Smith noted that | there were 599 Pork Producers in the Durham region, who marketed a total of 64,232 hogs in 1978. Thirty-eight producers marketed 52 per cent of this total, while 166 producers marketed 41 per cent and 395 producers marketed only 7 per cent. In providing these figures, Mr. Smith also noted that statistics are no longer available on the old County basis. On a Provincial basis, it was noted that marketings per week in 1977 were approximately 50,000 head, with the number increasing to 57,000 per week in 1978, with a further increase to 80,000 or more per week projected for 1979. : Mr. Alderson discussed the pork promotional programs of the Ontario Pork Producers' Marketing Board, and noted that plans are underway to open a new restaurant '"The Pork Place" in Toronto, in the near future. This restaurant will be on King Street West near University, and will feature various 'pork dishes on the menu. featuring pork is now in operation in Mississauga. It is expected that both the restaurant and fast food outlets will be franchised, with several more to be opened during the next year. Mr. Alderson and Mr. Smith also commented on a recent announcement by Agriculture Canada which prohibits the use of sulfa drugs in finisher feeds for market hogs. Previously three types of feeds, including pre-starter, starter and grower, could contain sulfa drugs. The change limiting the use of sulfa drugs will mean that market pigs will receive no medication for about 80 days prior to slaughter. This is a precaution that is being taken to insure that there are no sulfa residues in the market hog, when it reaches market weight. Sulfa has been a valuable drug in the treatment and prevention of respiratory diseases in young pjgs. Feed containing sulfa drugs for treatment of specific diseases in larger hogs will be available only on a prescription from a Veterinarian. Other items discussed included the organization of a 4-H Swine Club. It is felt that this would be a very 'useful project in helping to train young people in the management and handling of swine. Directors elected for 1979 are as follows: Mara - Harry Furniss, Brechin; Thorah - Vyse Westcott, Beaverton; Brock - Ken Graham, Sunderland; Reach - John den Boer, Port Perry; East Whitby - Hubert Schillings, Oshawa; Scugog.- Jack Chambers, Port Perry; Uxbridge - John Taylor, Uxbridge; Scott - Joe Osske, Uxbridge. Also a new fast food outlet -