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2% -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, 2) p. Drama Night at Port Perry High School will be held 'May 1 and 2 with the presentation of the three plays, 'Best Years Of Our Lives" will be on stage both evenings. "A Marriage Proposal' will be staged May 1 and "The Bald Primadonna' will be presented May 2. The above photo shows cast members from "Best Years Oi Our Lives." Front from left, Mark Stokes, Jason Jacobs, Blair Bailey, Lisa James, Sarah Shepherd. At back are Alicia Boutilier and Bill Imperial. Curtain is at 7:30 both evenings and tickets will be available at the door. IF YOUR AD WAS HERE ... over 5,600 people could have read it this week! - That's alot of potential customers for your business. Advertising made easy -- Find out more about it. CALL 985-7383 for INFORMATION REG. PRICE $7.59 FRIED CHICKEN | 1368 Water 8t., Port Perry 985-9009 Speakers tell rural conference Farmers need new allies The only way for farmers to over- come the problems and stresses they face is to join with others, speakers to a rural conference spon- sored by the Durham East New Democrats maintained: Carol Giangrande, radio broad- caster and author of a new book about farming called "Down To Earth", stated that city and rural people can talk to each other. Far- "ming is a business but it is also a way of life, the Cobourg resident said. She felt that the image of the independent family farmer does not reflect reality. In some ways, the farmer is seen as a supplier of raw resources to the processing in- dustry, an industry controlled by multinationals. Farmers need alliances and networks to help save their way of life. City persons and organizations that have political ex- pertise such as labour unions could work with farmers. Jo Surich, a political economy ex- pert, suggested that free trade would destroy Canada's agricultural industry. Canadians have to decide whether they want a corporate system of agriculture like that in the U.S. in which tax advan- tages matter more than production. Supply management will be on the table, Surich said. Every society has believed it must be self-sufficient in food production. Do Canadians real- ly want to give that up? Pat Meagher, a labour expert on stress, pointed out how problems Tai-Chi Chuan offered Beginning the first week of May, Stewart Liem and Mona Shi-Liem will offer a course in Tai-Chi Chuan for residents in Port Perry and the surrounding areas. This slow, even and gentle technique of physical movements have been practiced in China for more than two thousand years by the privillege few. Only recently in the latter part of this cen- tury that this technique is being ex- posed to an increasing number of people, first in China, and later throughout the world to people of all ages and both sexes, including such institutions as universities, clinics, sanatoriums, hospitals, etc. This course is conducted once a week two hours each and aims to synthesize the two misunderstood concept of physical health and physical fitness, as each does not always compliment the other. Our aim is to attain optiman physical health while at the same time improving our overall physical fitness. This is achieved by quieting the mind, increasing our relaxation capability and improving our con- centration as well as properly stret- ching all our bodily muscles, ten- dons, ligaments, joints and improv- ing our postures as well as facilitating our breathing. As a result, a dilligent practitioner can benefit in several ways after only a few months of daily practice. Depression can be eased, insomnia, anxiety, weight control, regulation of metabolism, increase of libido, regulating blood pressure, etc. Stewart Liem has been practising Tai-Chi Chuan for the past thirteen years and teaching this technique to people of all ages including the Seniors in Toronto and Durham region. He has taught at the Y.M C A, Durham Board of Educa- tion, Durham College as well as con- ducting his own private classes and week-end workshops. For two years he had been taught privately by one of China's experts of Tai-Chi Chuan who is now seventy-four years old. farmers are having create a great deal of stress. The isolation of farm families, the increasing workload for the family, tend to increase stress within those families. Farmers blame themselves for their problems when many are caused by outside forces beyond the farmer's control. Farmers need to look for support groups or get a sup- port syste in place that will help cope with stress. The final speaker was Dave Ram- say, M.P.P., Timiskaming and Agricultural Critic at Queen's Park. Ramsay said that the basic problem is that farmers don't get enough return for their product. He - wondered why farmers continue to put up with that. 'The efforts of the * past have been bandaid solutions," the M.P.P. who is a farmer himself said, 'we need to look at a long-term agricultural policy." often - CRIME | Crime Stoppers On August 7th, 1982 at approximately 3:30 a.m. Walter Clark Major of R.R.1, Brooklin, Ontario was awakened by the sound of his dog barking. He looked out and saw a van on the street, parked near a spot where he kept some tires which he had displayed for sale. The victim got his son out of bed and went to check outside. His son went downstairs, got a shotgun and followed his father outside. made to steal the tires and the suspeacts had returned to the van. He approached the drivers side, leaned in the window and struggled with the driver. It is believed he was trying to take the keys out of the ignition or at least to stop the van from driving away. The van started moving forward with Mr. Major still hanging on. the windshield with the butt of the gun as the vehicle passed. The van accelerated and about 400 feet further on Mr. Major either fell or was thrown from the van suffering fatal injuries. The vehicle is described as a late model van (after 1979) and dshield was smashed during the incident. driver is described as a male white, early 20's, blonde hair, with a receeding hairline, high cheek bones and slim pointed nose, a light or thin beard and a fu-manchu moustache. He was wearing a dark T-shirt with a vertical design on the front. There is no description of the other occupants. Durham Regional Crime Stoppers is asking for your assistance in solving this case. An award of up to $1,000 is being offered for in- formation leading to an arrest in any serious crime. court. If you have any information regarding any crime call the Crime Stoppers number at 1-800-387-8477 (TIPS) TOLL FREE or 222-8477 (TIPS). A re-enactment of this Crime will be shown on CITY T.V. on Thursday, May 1, 1986 during the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. news. It will also be shown on CHEX T.V. on Friday May 2, 1986 at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. during their news broadcasts. Sergeant Sandy Ryrie of the Durham Regional Police Force writes this article to help combat crime. A citizen board ad- ministers the program one of more than 600 Crime Stoppers Programs in North America. The award money is raised through tax deductible donations which may be sent to - The Toronto and Regional Crime Stoppers, PO Box 54, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K8. 'Short Term Deposits 81/7 Higher Interest on Your Investments nT & Guaranteed Interest Paid at Maturity Investment Min. Depueit 36,000. Certificates Special rates also available on other amounts 9% > 3 YEAR TERM 30 - 59 DAYS Interest Paid at Maturity. Min. Deposit $100,000. Min. Deposit $500. Interest Paid Annually. STANDARD TRUST Membor aot Canada Ia Post Insurang ( arporation 165 Queen St. Port Perry Tel 985-8435 Open Monday to Thursday 9 am to 5 pm; Friday 9am to 6 pm; Saturday 9am to 1 pm - STOPPERS i When Mr. Major arrived outside he saw that an attempt had been | It drove towards Mr. Major's son, who stepped aside and smashed having dark blue metallic paint. It had ordinary tires and its win- ° It is felt that there were at least two persons in the vehicle. The As a caller you will never have to identify yourself or testify in | 5 4 > rom