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Ashburn and Area News by Florence Ashton To all my readers, I wish a joyous and happy New Year! We begin the year by welcoming Paul and Barbara Allen, formerly of Myrtle, as the new owners of the Ashburn General Store. We wish them all the best in their new ven- ture. Do drop in soon and wish them well! Our very best wishes to Moyra Griffen in her new profession. Moyra has served us sofaithfully in the store and Post Office over the Past six and a half years, always so cheerful and meeting the needs of each individual customer. You have Sr-T- EC To the Peoples of the World A BAHA'I STATEMENT ON Peace ALL CONTEMPORARY FORCES of change validate this view. The pro- ofs can be discerned in the many examples already cited of the favourable signs towards world peace in current international movements and developments. The army of men and women, drawn from virtually every culture, race and nation on earth, who serve the multifarious agencies of the United Nations, represent a planetary "civil service" whose im- pressive accomplishments are in- dicative of the degree of co- operation that can be attained even under discouraging conditions. An urge towards unity, like a spiritual springtime, struggles to express 'itself through countless interna- tional congresses that bring together people from a vast array of disciplines. It motivates appeals for international projects involving children and youth. Indeed, it is the - real source of the remarkable movement towards ecumenism by which members of historically an- tagonistic religions and sects seem irresistibly drawn towards one another. Together with the oppos- ing tendency to warfare and self- aggrandizement against which it ceaselessly struggles, the drive towards world unity is one of the dominant, pervasive features of life on the planet during the closing year of the twentieth century. - The experience of the Baha'i community may be seen as an ex- ample of this enlarging unity. It is a community of some three to four million people drawn from many nations, cultures, classes and creeds, engaged in a wide range of activities serving the spiritual, social and economic needs of the peoples of many lands. It is a single social organism, representative of the diversity of the human family, conducting its affairs through a system of commonly accepted con- sultative principles, and cherishing equally all the great outpourings of divine guidance in human history. Its existence is yet another convin- cing proof of the practicality of its Founder's vision of a united world, another evidence that humanity can live as one global society, equal to whatever challenges its coming of age may entail. If the Baha'i ex- perience can contribute in whatever measure to reinforcing hope in the unity of the human race, we are happy to offer itas a model for study. For a free copy of the complete statement "TO THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD" or information about the Baha'l Faith and local activities, please write or call: BAHA'IS of SCUGOG P.O. Box 1153, PORT PERRY, ONTARIO LOB 1NO Phone 985-9339 or 986-4689 been a friend to all who entered the store, and we are going to miss you. Ted Heron has been recently transferred from the Toronto Or- thopedic Hospital to Whitby General Hospital. Our special thoughts and prayers from your many friends, Ted. At time of writing, Ernie Hum- phrey is a patient in Scarborough Hospital. Our very best wishes to Ernie and we hope his condition soon improves. Holiday visitors with Bill and Ber- nice Gardner were Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gardner and Shawn, Oshawa; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Westfall, Heather and Trevor, Hamilton; Frank McKim, Oshawa, and Ron McKim, Peterborough; Mr. Norman Small, Port Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Stuart and family, Guelph; Mr. Larry Strank and Don- na Bonnell, Oshawa and Mr. and Mrs. R. Ervine and Steven, Port Perry. ew owners at the store | y,. Mr. Wm. Gardner was visiting with relatives in Manitoba recently. Mrs. Lois Daw visited with her son Brian Daw and family in Woodstock during the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Ruth Purdy from Orangeville and Mr. Arnold Ashton from Winnipeg were holiday visitors with Doug and Florence Ashton. The Eleanor Knight Group of the Women's Missionary Society meets at the home of Ray Death on Wednesday of this week at 2 o'clock. Art Oliver and Jack Davidchuk read the Scripture portions at mor- ning worship on Sunday morning. Barbara and Sharmen Porter favoured us with a lovely duet. Rev.McEntyre's sermon title was "Greeting The New Year." In this first column of the new year, let me leave you with these thoughts -- -- Each new day is an opportunity to start all over again, to cleanse our minds and hearts anew and to clarify our vision. And let us not clutter up today with the leavings of other days. { PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January §, 1968 -- 13 Port Perry Office, 269 Queen Street, Box 128, Port Perry Ontario LOB 1NO ENROLL NOW for WINTER PROGRAMS Fitness - Health - Recreation PRE-SCHOOL. . Nursery School, Creative Crafts, Tiny Tots, Music, Dance, Kindergym, Jr. Gymnastics, Parties. YOUTH: Gymnastics, Floor Hockey, Judo, Dance, Wrestling, Craft Club, Babysitting Training, Music. DURHAM REGION ADULT: Ladies' Take-a-Break, Beginner Work-out, CPR. -- AND MORE -- EASY TO REGISTER -By Telephone - Use your credit card OR at your local YMCA Office. 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