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Yr SER 85 HR SHE DUARTE ON i i i Ra A TEN OWI ANS, TAD: SWE A Se aaa 1 " £5 : {PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, Aug. 3rd, 1967 -- 11 & " | in ut . . ig. wp "== y ~ QUEBEC | 0 ICNIC g: DS bin ANP The 36th annual Gerrow |Gerrow gave an interesting Hy . Picnic was held at Poplar land concise report on his 4 % _- So | Phas "~ ~~ Park, Port Perry on Sunday, |years of research into the 2, as WV - OTTAWA July 16 1967. Reception |Gerrow Family Tree. Maun- og. A Committee Pearl Gerrow and [gel] has given many hours to ; EE Gordon Sweetman registered [this project and the family I: 69 people. is grateful to him for his vn The Sports Committee un- |affort. Weis der the leadership of Lorne . | Eel Thompson had planned a Other prizes were awarded wet complete afternoon of acti- [--1-ady with the most pen- Ara vities -- swimming, baseball, [nies in purse -- Mae Gerrow; ER horseshoe pitching, races and Man with largest waistline-- LSPS contests for the young and [Gordon Sweetman; Ladies oe oid. Nail Driving -- Hazel Ding- HA man. wets Because of the threatening weather, the picnic was ad- journed to the Senior Citi- The meeting was turned } over to the new President 1 MICHIGAN ; ¥ i zens Hall for the supper and {Ed Prentice who expressed $i business period. The supper {the hope that all return ¥ »> was ined as . all eyes [to celebrate our 37th Annual :, a | Mlwere focused of the young- |Gerrow Picnic. o momma A leno ie veo ONTARIO HOUSING CORPORATION & (BRUNETVILLE) PANY Cake S U bo A R -- H.0.M.E. (Home Ownership Made Easy) BJ SN | : : Sub i / SUPERIOR Suny & > tended a warm welcome to v Ontario Government Offers Homes For Sale The first 1149 lots and hémes under the Ontario Government's unique H.O.M. E. plan will be offered for rental or sale to the public-- on schedule--as from. Aug- ust 1st, Prime Minister John Robarts announced recently. Jhe lots are located in sev- en Ontario communities in subdivisions where the Ont- ario Housing Corporation -- announcement will be used for the construction of model homes. : "Our purpose here is to de- monstrate how attractive houses can be constructed within the $15,000 ceiling on dwellings on H.O.M.E. lots," said Mr. Randall. The additional 16 subdivi- tion developments which are presently in the process of tion; and a further 11,898 units about to be contracted or under the process of de- velopment. This represents a total of 27,501 units. In addition, under the Ont- ario Student Housing Corp- oration -- a subsidiary of OHC -- residences for 1,600 students are being built at the University of Guelph, and accommodation for 1,000 RB all. The minutes and Trea- (Continued) surer's report were read and . . . The use and abuse of adopted by Secretary Lola [the word "image." There ter five years at the original transaction price. With the necessity of buying the land removed at the outset, the down payment is substanti- ally reduced. Down payments vary with the value of the land and the building to be erected on it. Full details will be available from OHC agents including costs, maps and brochures. Sheridan. It was decided to leave the date and place of the 1968 picnic in the hands of the 1968 Executive. The follow- inf officers were elected. President--Ed Prentice Vice--Mansell Gerrow Table Committee-- Mary Hockley, Bernice Clarke, Eliza Fralick. Sports Committee-- Pat O'Hara, Kent Farn- dale, Karen Heustis. its' "image." seem to be fads in words as in all else; this is the "faddy" word of the moment. man, woman, organization is concerned about his, her or (in fact try to stop me) that, if we are concerned with in- tegrity, decency and honor in personal, social and poli- tical life, our public image will take care of itself. will be a favorable one, too. . . . The availability of fil- thy literature, Every May I suggest, It particularly DT er Re er a On the Government's housing being readied are located in | Married students at the Uni- | Mr. Randall stressed that Reception Committee-- for the youth of our country. ie. agency--has acqquired pro-{, ool oC Windsor | versity of Toronto is being {the land development pro- Gordon Sweetman, Cecil | Some excuse this, by insist- in perty. Jn an eighth eommun- Peterborough Ottawa (Nep- | Provided. gram is merely one facet of Fralick, Maye Gerrow. |ing young people must learn C30 ity, Windsor, 30 model homes aan Cornwall Kirkla 3 A main feature of the [the overall H.O.M.E. plan | Nominating Committee-- the facts of life. Manure is Res are being built under the ~~ Michipicoten (Wawa), | OHC'S 1and development pro- |which is aimed at assisting Ray Fralick, Bonnie a fact of life too, but if we Pil plan and will be made avail- Tis dale, Dec iniess Polk gram described by the Prime |low and moderate income fa- Gerrow. see our children eating it we Pees ro ators [gre meow Troms: Mite, tn pgs Us fe sony the soos || mie sr te ung on thom, rly £20 ots 1a 16 othe > sebdivisicn lea, Thistletown and Espan- at Ie ron Industry through public | child went to Christine Belko, " ind ; ; PR ola. put together by the Corpora- housing and the development [10 week old daughter of| - -- LT¥Ing to write a co 1% developments in Ontario will Both Prime Minister Ro- tion" is the leasehold form of service land where private Lorna and Bill Bilko, Osha- lumn -- My admiration for b& made available shortly the of tenure. The land is rent- [enterprise finds it difficult |wa. The prizes for our oldest | YOU Mr. Smiley, has leaped pia Prime Minister said during a |barts and Mr. Randall ex-|ed and may be purchased af- jwithout OHC initiative. lady and gentleman were into the stratosphere. How i } joint news conference with [plained that Ontario is pro- : again awarded to Mr. & Mrs, |d0 You do it, week after YA Economics and Development | ceeding with the H.O.M.E. S ® ® ® C. L. Fralick Scugog Island. week after week . . . ? #5 Minister Stanley Randall, the | plan in spite of the decision e ih 10 r C ii t izens 'Our Historian Maunsell --Toronto Telegram ADS Minister responsible for Ont- [by Federal authorities not : News Service RE ario Housing Corporation. to participate in some of its By Mss. T. Redman July 22nd as follows. Ladies Semiceck fi "he H.O.M.E. (Home Own- [basic aspects. The twice monthly Euchre | High, Mrs. D. Cameron; Sec. 13 ership Made Easy) plan was designed by the province to 1 _make--homeownershipzpossi- ble for families of moderate income by removing the -ini- tial, and often prohibitive bufden, of a conventional down payment. Prospective buyers or rent- __ers-of the 1,149 lots-being of- fered immediately will be given one week to view the properties before submitting thelr applications. These ws that | Carole Channing, two popu- of the day C+ En applications will be received three years ago shows that lar actress in the lead. A | As summer gradually fades PER LB. C PER LB. by OHC on a first come, first | considerable headway has very small charge for all away, > served basis at offices in or near the communities con- cerned, starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. August 8th. The eight subdivisions are in Arnprior (85 lots), Brock- ville (173 lots), Peterborough 4 lots), St: Thomas (89 In construction of 12,000 units| May we all extend our seat, Su 3 Brunetville, near Kapuskas- at a total estimated cost of | deepest sympathy to Mr. F. | But its all worthwhile, c ing (51 lots) and Trenton (60 $150 million," said the Prime | Middleton and his family in Confederation, PER DOZ. Ne C PER LB. lots; Minister. their recent loss. Mrs. Mid- | We honour those men of ; ' Seid At' Bramalea in the Metro. dleton was a faithful member the past, politan Toronto area, 251 va-| "If we achieve this figure, | and hardly ever missed our | Who planned ahead for cant lots will be offered to]it will equal the combined Saturday Euchres. She will generations, R BRE AD both individual applicants & efforts in public housing of | he missed a great deal. And joined all Canada at ) : builders. Bramalea Consoli-| all ten provinces over the 15-| ° A month of holidays has last. ' dated, the developer of the land, will build 310 single & semi-detached houses for sale under the H.O.M.E. plan. In addition, OHC will provide another 60 houses for sale. At Windsor, the 30 lots in- cluded in the Government's The delays on the Federal level "will not delay the pro- 'gram. We intend to proceed without the participation of the Federal Government " declared the Prime Minister. At the conference, which was also attended by OHC's chairman, Emerson _E. Clow, and other senior officials of the Corporation, the Prime Minister said the record of OHC since it was established been made and that the rate of progress is accelerating ra- pidly in providing good hous- ing accommodation for the people of Ontario. "During 1967 the housing Corporation expects to start year span from 1949 to 1964 --the year in which the OHC was formed by the Govern- ment." The Housing Corporation now has 11,900 units under its administration; another 3,703 units under construc- was held at the Hall on Sat., July 22nd. A good number attended.--One-of-the-mem- bers brought a large electric fan which makes it more comfortable on these warm evenings. There is a bus trip being planned to Toronto in the | near future. At University Theatre "Thoroughly Modern Millie" is being shown on film with Julie Andrews & Senior Citizens and should be worth seeing. Will members please notify Mrs. M. Cullen or Mrs. M. Chapman if they are interested. We haven't had a bus trip for quite a- while now. passed and we all hope to meet second Wed. in Sept. at the regular meetings. The next Euchre will be Satur- day at the Hall on August 5th at 8.30 p.m. Good prizes and lunch served, for a small charge. Lucky prizes won ond (three ladies tied) Mrs. Sargantson, Mrs. F. McLean, and Mrs. O.. Lane. Mrs. E. Watson Consolation. Gent's high, Mrs. T. Redman (as man), Mr. O. Lane, (two men low) Mr. J. Demara. Mr. R. Nesbitt. Come and enjoy the next Euchre. Hall is back of Port Perry P.Q.). * * * Topic of the Day Expo seems to be the talk It's wonders with buildings on acres of land, Nothing seen was ever so grand. Music, laughter, maybe aching feet, . As you long for an empty AUGUST 3-4-5 SILVERWOODS BUTTER FRESH Spare Ribs | GRADE A LARGE EGGS ~ FRESH LOIN Pork Chops 4 LOAVES FOR 80: MIDDLETON MEATS PHONE 985-2562