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On stage for the presentation of gifts to Mr. H. Lynn Fair who retires as Agriculture Representative at the end of this year, is left to right, Norm Lyons, Deputy Reeve of Scott Township, Nr. and Mrs. Fair and Dairy Princess Jane Crosier. About 500 persons stood to applaude Mr, Fair as he reached the stage. G. M. Workers On Strike 1,500 Hens before 7 a.m. when Mrs. Wil- son went to check on the hens. . At the time it was about 20,000 in the house and it Mrs. Wilson said a tlock in their home goes off if incidents of this kind occur and it had stopped at 2.20 a.m. but at that time the family had retired for the evening Will Represent Ontario County The 19th Anrual Junior Farmer Soil and Land Use tour began at Guelph on Mon- day, September 14, Mr. Ron Thompson, Seagrave, will re- present Ontario County on thig-tour. Ron is a member of the Port Perry Junior Far- mer Club. The 31 delegates will have an opportunity to visit the Elora Research Station. This is where the University of Guelph carries out a consider- of thousands of workers in Canada and the United States. (Master contract négotia- tions between the UAW and GM, originally scheduled for this afternoon in Toronto, were cancelled late this morn- ing. Talks on local plant issues were a possibility, said a GM spokesman.) Pickets were posted around GM facilities in 31 states and at seven plants in Ontario and Quebec after last-minute negotiations failed to produce a new contract for the auto industry. The old -- one a three year - pact ~- expired at mid- night Monday night. The shutdown will cost the workers about $42.5 mil- lion a week in wages, but will also cost GM a whopping $30 million a day in lost prod- uction. Both GM and the union said they were far apart on reaching a new contract, bu pledged talks to make the strike as short as possible However, some union and industry sources predicted the [i amount of research each year. 'During the week the dele- gates will be visiting several farms in South-Western Ont- Jario 600 Persons Dance, Enjoy Pre - Centennial Dance A crowd of approximately) played at intervals throughout 600 persons attended a Pre-ithe evening, so there was Centennial dance on Saturday] atways music available for evening. The dance, sponsored] those that enjoyed dancing. by the Centennial Committee, The erena floor was divi- was considered a huge success,| ded into three areas, the teen. with a profit of $500. being| agers at one end, a dance realized. Young and "old" alike, area' «for both young and "old" in the centre and at danced to the music of Wes} the far end an area for the Jackson's Orchestra rock group "The Everyday p 7A and a| adults. The money raised at the Gance is to be used to help The two bands were set up| promote and celebrate Port On seperate stages across the| Perry's centennial year in arena from each other and! 1971. strike would be lengthy, and exha' the UAW's $120 3 million strike fund. Union officials said the strike funds would last seven to eight weeks, with the $44,000 workers on strike drawing up to $40 weekly each. Some 27,000 of them were in six Ontario plants and one in Quebec Volume 105 -- Port Perry, Ontario, "Thursday, Sept. 17th, 1970 -- Number 46 * \500 Attend Testimonial Dinner Standing Ovation For H. L. Fair BY GRAHAM LIGHTFOOT fagricultural organizations who H. Lynn Fair received a standing ovation from about 600 friends from the farming community in Ontario County last Friday night in the Sun- derland Arena. The occasion was the re- tirement dinner to honor the end of a long career with the Department of Agriculture and Food. The crowd gathered to en- joy a beef dinner before lis- tening to plaudits from sev- eral men who have worked with or known Mr. Fair dur- ing his 24 year tenure in Ontario County as the Ag. Rep. The program was chaired by Les Smith, R. R. 2, Port Perry whe introduced Rob- ert Timbers, warden of Ont- ario County. He welcomed everyone and thanked all the New By-Law Officer Engaged By Council Roland H. McClean, Whit- by is the new by-law officer for Port Perry. He was select- ed from five applicants at a council meeting held Sat- urday. Starting salary is $6,000. annually to be reviewed after one year of service. He will receive a car allowance of $200., two uniforms and five shirts and additional! clothing up to $100. per year Duties in addition to the position of by-law enforce- ment officer are building in spector, dog controller, pub- lie school crossing guard, and parking meters. Mr. McClean was selected primarely for the reason he has 10 years of service as police constable It was left to the by-law officer to plan his own work: | a tA ing hours as long as he per- formed the duties given him satisfactorily Building permits were iss- ued to Don Wallace, 144 Mary Street to replace siding; to Lake Scugog Lumber Co. Ltd. lor additions to houses on 9 Alva Street and 49 Lilla 'Street. Admissions 24 Births 7 Deaths 1 Emergency Treatments 137 Operations Nil Discharges 26 Remaining 35 Visiting Hours 3 to 8 p.m. made the arrangements for the evening. Two male quartets enter- tained the audience at inter vals during the evening. Garry Herrema presented "'High- ights" of Mr. Fair's work rom the Uxbridge office. Mr. Herrema pointed out that even though most people con- sidered the term between 1947, when Mr. Fair came to Ontario County and 1970, his retirement year, as 23 years, the starting date of dan. 1, 1947 to Dec. 31, 1970 is actually 24 years. Letters and telegrams were read from persons not able to attend the event and Art Bennett on behalf of Minister of Agriculture Mr. Steward, presented Mr. Fair with a plaque commemorating 33 years service with the Depart- ment The guest speaker for the evening was W.P. (Bill) Wat- son, former commissioner of livestock with the department for over 25 years and general manager of the Royal Winter Fair for the past seven years. Mr. Pair and his wife Lillian were brought to the stage and presented with several gifts. Ontario County Dairy Princess dane ,Crosier gave Mrs. Fair a bouquet of roses. The coup- le also received a silver tea service, suitably engraved and a color television set. A wallet of money is to be presented as well Mr. Fair introduced his tw: children, Barbara, Mrs. Major Moogk and Lynn Jr. to the audience as well as his mother in-law Permits Tag Day The Whitby branch of the in his speech of appre ciation, Mr. Fair paid tribute to the office staff that has helped him and the assist ants who have worked with him * . . Mr. Fair ends his 40 year career December 31, 1970 He graduated from the Ont- ario Agriculture College, Guelph in 1930 when it was still under Toronto University sponsorship. He joined the Department of Agriculture right away but during the early years of the depression work was ofter only part- time. In 1938, as a full Medged representative, Mr. Fair was posted to Hastings County He was there for nine years, until his posting to Ontario County in the Uxbridge off- ice Mr. Fair was born and edu cated in Bruce County. Foll owing his graduation from Guelph he married the for mer Lilian Sinclair, Wellington County in 1932 Local Musician Attains Honours The Waterloo Lutheran Music Department, under the direction of Professor Walter Kemp, A.R.C.T\, B.A., M.A., Ph. D., announces the high standing of Glenn Taylor who achieved honours in impro visation, keyboard harmony and score reading. hh the sec ond course, History of Music he stood second in the class of thirty with 82% in the examination A summer School student at Waterloo Lutheran Uni versity, Glenn Taylor is em Ontario Humane Society was] Ployed by the Ontario County given permission to hold Tag Days in Port Perry, Friday evening Sept. 25 and Sat urday Sept. 26 Board of Education and teaches on the Staff at R.H Cornish Public School, Port Perry 16 teams from Claremont, Stouffville, Whitby, Oshawa, Markham and Port Perry competed in the last ladies open tournament held Monday