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Tx has spent most of his life nothing they could do to stop American Poultry 3 raising and breeding Rhode the dog. Mr. Brunton Association. a Island Red chickens for show described the dog as part ~~ One of his proudest A at agriculture fairs across Wolf and part German Shep-. ' moments came in 1976, when OAC North America, and his work herd, and was so ferocious, he received the Grand a has paid off in dozens of first the owner's son had to be Champion award at the ih place ribbons and trophies. called to calm it down. Winter Fair. One wall in his ay On June 12, a neighbour- However, by that time, the Queen Street home is almost el hood dog scaled the fence damage as far as Mr. completely covered with the Si around the chicken pen in Brunton is concerned, had ribbons his Reds have won do Mr. Brunton's back yard, been done. over the years. i and within minutes Mr. Brunton and his son Exhibiting the chickens at 3 slaughtered 21 of the prize Dave, who has played an the various shows and fairs Cs birds active part over the years in has been a family tradition, 3 i is Mr. Brunton was heart- the breeding and showing of with his children and grand- Sl V7 alam tl i 2) broken. Not only did the the Bantam Reds, then had children playing an active [Py ~~ aed : ] BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! ; ¢ b Tuesday & Thursday Evenings - 6:30 P.M. 3 3 N & Saturdays. a bi W f LLI AM ' AR M i] PLEASE CALL:985-2916 : 3 (¥ SR a EI EAS SR GACH A a 108 WATER STREET, PORT PERRY - 985-8884 8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, June 24, 1981 A 8 NE ASA NE RT OF Pe LA LS AN \ Xiaa ph Prize winning chicks slaughtered by dog Friday, June 12 was a black day in the life of Arthur Brunton. Mr. Brunton of Port Perry death of the birds rule out any shows and fairs this year, more importantly, the breeding stock chain which he spent years developing, may be broken. As luck would have it, the dog got into the pen where the young breeding birds were Kept, the birds which were to be bred for this coming January. The incident with the dog took place while Mr. Brunton good price . . . AGENCY LIMITED CREDIT UNION BUILDING, HIGHWAY 12 BROOKLIN, ONTARIO LOB ICO Telephone: (Bus.) 655-3804 was at home. A neighbour heard the commotion and called Mr. Brunton to the back yard. But there was the tough task of taking the identification bands off each of the dead birds. "That was very difficult for us. My son Dave was probably more shattered by the incident that I was,"' Mr. Brunton said later. Mr. Brunton exhibited Rhode Island Reds for the first time in 1919 at the Ottawa Winter Fair when he was eight years old. Over the years he has won first place Whether it's State your insurance dollars. Find out for Handguns - Rifles - Shotguns - Archery ribbons at the CNE, the Royal Winter Fair and a major fair in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by the role. The fact that these family outings may have come to an end is especially upsetting for Mr. Brunton. Mr. Brunton began a hatchery business in Port Perry in 1945," and in 1952 moved it to the location of the present Brewer's Retail Store. The hatchery produced half a million chicks each year and were shipped to graduated from the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, receiving her Bachelor of Music degree, majoring in Education. Active for several years as the pianist for Uxbridge Shooting Accessories - Reloading Equipment - (RCBS, Lyman, (Directly behind Scugog Upholstery) Art Brunton's Rhode Island Reds have won him trophies and ribbons at shows all over North America, and this wall in his house which occurred recently when a dog killed the is proof. Despite the set-back best of his breeding stock Mr. Brunton says it's not the end of the world and he may be back in business next year. customers in Canada and several foreign countries. Once, after sending five dozen hatching eggs by air to Pakistan, Mr. Brunton waved the bill and said the eggs were a gift from Canadian farmers. known for her musical Toronto. She will continue her studies this fall at the Faculty of Education, Uni- versity of Toronto, to complete her preparation for her professional teaching career. . The Pakistani government responded by calling him to the embassy in Ottawa where he was presented with a silver tray, decanter and six cups. Hopefully, Mr. Brunton says that all was not lost during the slaughter of his birds on June 12. : the younger birds which "But I'm optimistic about the chances. I have always been an optimist, no matter how bleak things look," he said with a smile. Mr. Brunton says incu- bation of the eggs will begin this November, and about January, when the eggs are due to hatch, he'll know for keeping his fingers crossed, | Denture Therapy Clinic 305 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY : -OPEN- ICCC CCIE CIC | who] ke] who | SHORT TERM mE ET Ny OR . ' He has several older birds sure whether he'll be exhib- "Good service, home or car - Gr ed d ua fe - which he will breed this fall. iting his prized Rhode Island insurance, you can He says these birds don't Reds again in 1982. / ood coverage is optimi g g ' get more value for Baptist Church, and. well pave the breeding potency of He is optimistic, but he's 1 ay PY) performances from time to were killed. nevertheless. that's yaks et time in the Uxbridge-Port i : Perry areas, Beverly has ; State Farm won two Academic Scholar- I'm Your Insurance. ships during her studies. One Local Authorized | of these is the Goldman CALL ME. Scholarship, presented ALCAN DEALER. annually to the student showing the most promise as Ca I for a free quote i a music teacher in Canadian on installing Alcan ye Fd Schools. aluminum siding. ? ~~ Recently, Beverly has also = X received her A.R.C.T. CHRIS ALLEN i) Degree (Royal .Conserv- 3 $ i ) atory) and A.MUS. 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